Welcome to our Kids’ Corner!
Contact Miss Cindy, children’s librarian, with any questions about children’s programming.
Smart Start Storytime
in the AFL Community Room
For infants and toddlers through 2 years with their caregivers.
Wednesdays
10:30-11:00 AM
September 10, 2025 – May 20, 2026
(No storytimes November 26; December 24 & 31)
Preschool Storytimes
For ages 2.5 through K!
Choose the session that best suits your schedule:
Tuesdays OR Thursdays 10:15 – 11 AM
OR Wednesdays 1:15 – 2 PM
Runs September 9 through November 20
Please visit our YouTube channel for a collection of Miss Cindy’s past Preschool Storytime sessions.
Useful and Interesting Resources
Children’s Book Review & Award Sites:
Some of Our Favorite Children’s Author Sites:
- Tedd Arnold(No Jumping on the Bed!, Green Wilma)
- Avi award-winning author of Poppy, Beyond the Westen Sea, and many more
- Judy Blume (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret)
- Jan Brett(The Mitten)
- Eric Carle
- James Gurney (Dinotopia)
- Brian Jacques (Redwall, etc.)
- William Joyce (George Shrinks)
- Robert Munsch (Love You Forever)
- Dave Pilkey(Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies, Hallowiener)
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter)
- Dr. Seuss
- R. L. Stine (Goosebumps)
- Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express)
- Hans Wilhelm (Bunny Trouble, Tyrone the Horrible)
- Audrey Wood (Elbert’s Bad Word)
Homework Help
- Discovery Education
- Fact Monster
- KidsKonnect
- Learn All About Dewey & His Classification System – too cool!
- Power Library – home of Bookflix, Kid Search, Searchasaurus and more!
- N.Y. Times Learning Network – a current events site for grades 3-12, parents & teachers
Home School/Educational Resources
- Home Education Magazine
- National Home Education Network
- PBS Teacher Source Thousands of lesson plans & activities
- Sites for Teachers
- Unschooling.com
- The Accidental Scientist: the Science of Cooking
Fun Stuff
Check out the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s virtual Storytime and Resources here


