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.

 

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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.

 

Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Children" group.

Time for Tots

10:00am - 11:00am
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Community Room - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Early Childhood Programs, Preschool Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ020 Children 2-5 years with adult; siblings welcome You and your child will enjoy fun and educational activities designed to encourage early reading, math, and school readiness skills. (60 min.) ...

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Series Programs

One series program per child, please.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Paws to Read

6:30pm - 6:45pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Literacy, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ027 Children in grades 1-5 Dogs are great listeners and provide a calming environment for kids to read aloud. Grab a good book and sign up for a 15-minute reading session with a certified therapy dog. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Paws to Read

6:45pm - 7:00pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Literacy, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ028 Children in grades 1-5 Dogs are great listeners and provide a calming environment for kids to read aloud. Grab a good book and sign up for a 15-minute reading session with a certified therapy dog. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Paws to Read

7:00pm - 7:15pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Literacy, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ029 Children in grades 1-5 Dogs are great listeners and provide a calming environment for kids to read aloud. Grab a good book and sign up for a 15-minute reading session with a certified therapy dog. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Paws to Read

7:15pm - 7:30pm
Northport Building
Registration
Library Location: Northport Building
Room: Museum Cove - Northport
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Children's Programs, Literacy, School Age Programs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
NENJ030 Children in grades 1-5 Dogs are great listeners and provide a calming environment for kids to read aloud. Grab a good book and sign up for a 15-minute reading session with a certified therapy dog. ...
This event is in the "Children" group.

Block Party! (Drop-in)

10:30am - 11:15am
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 and muscles while having fun building with various blocks and playing with other children. (45 min.)  No registration required.   ...

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