Kids and parents in Kids World

Welcome to Kids' World, where kids and their caregivers can explore books, play, learn, make, ask questions, and meet other families in our community. Step inside and discover new ways to play and learn with the library's reimagined and refreshed Kids’ World space designed to meet the growing needs of its youngest customers. The updated spaces in Kids’ World create flexible, interactive and experiential learning zones dedicated to specific age groups with resources and activities to meet kids' developmental needs and interests, with free, open-ended exploratory play and learning opportunities.

Girls walking throunh entry

Welcome

This new entrance to Kids’ World was constructed at the end of 2023 to welcome library visitors. Other family-friendly upgrades include an all-gender restroom and a Wellness Room, which offers a quiet space for nursing mothers and anyone who may need a calming space during their visit.

Girls Making

Tween Space

Tweens in grades 4 to 6 now have a space all their own to explore making and DIY drop-in activities. Craft, build and tinker at the Maker Table full of supplies and projects, donated by the Library Foundation. Tweens can spend time with friends and make new ones, play video games or find a book recommended by a tween in the Tween Space.

Boy Playing

Everbright

Kids’ World’s Interactive Family Zone provides an engaging space for children of all ages and their families. At the zone’s center is the Everbright wall, measuring almost eight feet wide by four feet tall, with endless play opportunities for all abilities. Funded by the Library Foundation.

Girl playing

Floor Projection

A floor projection system provides kids with a fun, open play space to enjoy interactive games together right in the heart of Kids’ World. Check out the projection floor each time you visit. You never know what new game or activity you’ll discover just by looking down. Funded by the Friends of the Library.

girl eating carrot

Snack Area

If you need a snack break, there is now a café area with open seating just inside Kids’ World to the left.

Kid drawing

Lindsey Room

The Lindsey Room, home to storytimes and countless craft and activity programs, has new flooring, paint colors and a sink for washing big and little hands.

Cart

Tinker Cart

Full of fun supplies, the Tinker Cart will keep younger kids in grades K-3 engaged during drop-in programs for making and creating in the Lindsey Room. Funded by the Library Foundation.

Girls playing

Imagination Station

This engaging play area builds vocabulary and improves social skills as kids use their imaginations to play together or with their caregiver. Theme rotates monthly.

mother and infant in baby garden

Baby Garden

The littlest library visitors now have a dedicated place of their very own to safely explore soft play toys and grow socially in this highly tactile space. For non-walking infants and their caregivers.

Upcoming Kids' Programs

27
Apr

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM /Lindsey Room

29
Apr

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM /Lindsey Room

29
Apr

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM /Kids' World

29
Apr

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM /Lindsey Room

29
Apr

Louis Braille's Alphabet

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM /Lindsey Room

2
May

Stork Chat, #5 of 6

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM /Lindsey Room

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Meet me on Mercer Street

"Aspiring artist Kacie spends most of her time on Mercer Street with her best friend Nisha, but one day Nisha and her family are gone, and Kacie struggles to understand the changes happening to her street and neighborhood, and what they mean for her life."--

Gigi Shin is not a nerd

"Determined to go to an elite art camp, young Korean American girl Gigi Shin starts a tutoring club with her friends to make money, but when the first few sessions are chaotic, she wonders if she'll end up sacrificing more than she bargained for to achieve her dreams"--

The garden surprise

"Nine-year-old besties Nour and August stumble upon the perfect place for their dream hideaway--a hidden garden full of majestic trees. Excited to build a tree house, they design blueprints, research plant care, and collect necessary tools and materials. What was intended to be a secret hideaway becomes the perfect place for a once-hidden garden to come to life for their families to celebrate a very important birthday . . . and a long-lost friendship. Through creativity, hard work, and a bit of mischief, the two friends realize their dreams, bring people together, and create an unforgettable summer."--Provided by publisher

Winnie-The-Pooh and the house at Pooh Corner

"A retelling of the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their friends"--

"Forced to join the school's Community Action Club, troublemaking best friends Helen and Gracie take over the club's campaign for maxi pads in bathrooms and soon find themselves closer to change and deeper in trouble than ever before, forcing them to make a difficult decision"--

Force of nature : a novel of Rachel Carson

Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global environmental movement. Written in blank verse

The world divided by Piper

"Piper Franklin has big plans. First, she'll win the Academic Decathlon with her best friend, Tallulah. Then, she'll finish her life's work: Metaphorical Math. And in the meantime, she and Tallulah will maintain their secret, El Jardin Muerto. Nothing can stop Piper . . . except for puberty. Piper was diagnosed with early-onset puberty, and she's been taking blockers to keep it at bay since she was six years old. But now her doctor thinks it's time for her treatment to end, and Piper's eyes are opened to a completely new world. Piper sees the issues that her older sister and her mom struggle with and gets a very clear picture of her own future--one that she's not sure she likes. Will a changing body change all of Piper's plans? And why does she have to grow up in the first place? Or does she?"--Amazon

The ghost forest

DasGupta, Sayantani,

Kiya and Kinjal return to the Kingdom Beyond. For their next adventure in the Kingdom Beyond, twins Kiya and Kinjal must help the flying horses with a sudden invasion of their lands. It turns out that the tree ghosts are losing their forest! To save the trees, and the Kingdom, they must use their collective knowledge of this world and of course their magic!

Cave of the Crystal dragon

West, Tracey, 1965-

While trying to rescue their friend Griffith, Drake and Rori team up with a boy named Llew and try to gain the trust of a Crystal Dragon

"While journeying to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic, April Wood discovers a tiny polar bear cub in desperate need of her help, and in freezing temperatures and on dangerous terrain, she must face her deepest fears to save him"--

The desert queen

Van Liew, C. L.,

After knocking over their grandfather's antique sundial, cousins Amelia, Dave and Luther find themselves transported to shores of the Mediterranean Sea during the ancient times of Queen Elissa, with the sundial now marking the time they have left until they are trapped in the past forever

The night compass

The villainous Audrian Keyes claims to possess the secret of finding Navrashtya, the missing Legendary Beast of the Tundra, which prompts a perilous mission by a team of specialized Lore Keepers to set off in the dangerous Tundra and find Navrashtya no matter the cost

King of the ice

Lyons, Kelly Starling,

"When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."--

Biggest secret ever!

"When her new friend at Broomsfield Academy, popular girl Isabelle, shares a huge secret and makes her promise to keep it, witch-in-training Heidi Heckelbeck finds it difficult to keep her word, especially with a nosy classmate snooping around"--

Williams, Alicia, 1970-

Thirteen-year-old Isaiah grapples with the loss of his best friend as he strives to fit into a world that expects him to toughen up, which leads him on a exploration of identity and vulnerability