Youth Services

Youth Services

Revised December 2009

Youth Services, located on the second floor of the library, provides high quality services and materials for children from birth through tenth grade, as well as those who work with them. The following is a sampling:

Librarians who can answer your questions in person or by phone; help you select materials for assignments and/or recreational reading.

Computers with software programs and educational programs, as well as online database products.

Special services such as a school liaison, assignment shelf, teacher collections, a newsletter to the schools, school visits, booktalks, library tours, tailored storytimes, Get Well Kits for an ailing child, Travel Kits—a personal package of library materials designed for children who are taking a trip; junior high services that include junior volunteers and a junior advisory board.

Parent/teacher collection filled with ideas for classroom projects, special learning situations, child rearing, sensitive topics, pediatric problems and the like.

Thousands of hardcover and paperback titles, fiction and non-fiction for toddler through tenth grade interest levels.

Magazine selections that include over 60 special interest publications for toddler through teen and 21 parent/teacher publications.

Over 5,000 audio-visual materials including puzzles, books and tapes, recorded books, popular music tapes, educational and science kits, child care kits and much more…

Storytimes, educational and recreational presentations, crafts, drama, reading programs offered for varied interests and age groups.

And to keep you informed of all the happenings, a brochure describing activities is available on a monthly basis in the Youth Services Department.

Check us out!

For More Information, contact Lindsey Dorfman, Director of Youth Services.

(630) 971-1675 Ext.3004