Children and Family Services

The Children’s Room is an inviting space specially designed for children of all abilities from birth to grade five and their caregivers. We offer child friendly computers, activities, and programs, as well as a large selection of books, magazines, audio books, ebooks, DVDs, video games, and online services for homework help.  

Children's Collections are housed in the Children's Room in both buildings. This collection offers a wide variety of books and other resources to our young population of library users.

 

Kids . . . Cast Your Vote for Your Favorite Elephant & Piggie Book!

When parents come to the Annual Library Vote, kids will have the opportunity to cast their own vote in the Children’s Room for their favorite Elephant & Piggie book. Each young citizen exercising their right to vote will receive Election Day goodies.

 

Elephant & Piggie Meet & Greet!
(N) Tuesday, April 4, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
(EN) Tuesday, April 4, 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Children 3 years and up with adult; siblings welcome Mo Willems’ beloved characters Elephant and Piggie are visiting the Library! Stop by to meet the characters, take pictures, make crafts, and cast your vote.

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The Road to Reading begins with you. Reading, talking, singing, writing, and playing with your child helps develop their early literacy skills. Early literacy is everything your child knows about reading and writing before they can read or write. Our library programs are designed to develop these skills by including songs, fingerplays, rhymes, and stories. Together we can lay a foundation for success in learning to read.

Check the Preschool Series Programs Road to Reading brochure to see what programs are offered.

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Children" group.

Block Party! (Drop-in)

10:00am - 10:45am
Northport Building
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Community Room - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Preschool Programs, Toddler Programs
Event Details:
Children 1-4 years with adult; siblings welcome Children learn to use their minds as well as their muscles while having fun building with various blocks and playing with other children. (45 min.)  No registration required. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Retro Video Game Party

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Community Room - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Games, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ835 Children in grades 3-5 Try numerous classic gaming systems such as Atari, Nintendo, Super Nintendo, and Sega Genesis. (120 min.) ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Elephant & Piggie Meet and Greet!

10:00am - 12:00pm
Northport Building
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Family Programs
Event Details:
Children 3 years and up with adult; siblings welcome Mo Willem’s beloved characters Elephant and Piggie are visiting the library! Stop by to meet the characters, take pictures, make crafts, and cast your vote. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Elephant & Piggie Meet and Greet!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
East Northport Building
Library Location: East Northport Building
Room: Children's Program Room - East Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Family Programs
Event Details:
Children 3 years and up with adult; siblings welcome             Mo Willem’s beloved characters Elephant and Piggie are visiting the library! Stop by to meet the characters, take pictures, mak...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Spring Plants & Bugs

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Crafts, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ807 Children in grades 1-5 Welcome spring by planting some seeds and creating your very own friendly bugs out of Sculpey clay. (90 min.) ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Pajama Storytime (Drop-in)

7:00pm - 7:30pm
Northport Building
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Family Programs, Storytime
Event Details:
Children birth – 5 years with adult; siblings welcome Shake all your sillies out before bed in this evening family storytime. (30 min.) No registration required. ...

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