CHILDREN
Children's Collection
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Enjoy a wonderful selection of materials available through the EPLD children's department! Juvenile materials are located on the lower level of the library, which is accessible by stairs and by elevator.
Youth Services Collections:
There is also a make-and-take craft station! (The train table, puzzles, and interactives have been put away due to the pandemic.) Are you a teacher or homeschool parent? Feel free to fill out our Educational Materials Request Form when you need books for upcoming learning! |
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New Juvenile Books
SEPTEMBER 2020 NEW
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PICTURE BOOKS:
JP Barnes – I am Every Good Thing JP Bennett – Not Norman: A Goldfish Story JP Brett – The Mermaid JP Cummings – My Magical Words (The Magic of Me) JP Dean – Crayons Rock! (Pete the Cat) JP Dean – Falling for Autumn (Pete the Cat) JP Denos – Swatch: The Girl Who Loved Color JP Fan – Ocean Meets Sky JP Fogliano – Just in Case You Want to Fly JP Hische – Tomorrow I’ll Be Brave JP Hopkins – The Tree Lady JP Hughes – Digby O’Day in the Fast Lane JP Karst – The Invisible Leash JP Kennedy – C-3P0 Does Not Like Sand! (Star Wars) JP Palacio – We’re All Wonders JP Pumphrey – The Old Truck JP Reidy - Truman JP Robinson – Anywhere Artist JP Rowland – The Memory Box: A Book About Grief JP Sileo – Bee Calm: The Buzz on Yoga JP Sileo – Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness JP Sileo – Bee Still: An Invitation to Meditation JP Slater – A Book for Escargot JP Wallace – How To Catch a Yeti EASY READERS: E Sadar – Combing for Clues (Hamster Holmes) E Sadar – A Mystery Comes Knocking (Hamster Holmes) E Sadar – A Bit Stumped (Hamster Holmes) E Sadar – A Big-Time Puzzle (Hamster Holmes) E Sadar – Afraid of the Dark? (Hamster Holmes) CHAPTER BOOKS: JP* Elliott – Bo The Brave (Unicorn Diaries #3) JP* Parish – Paint the Town (Amelia Bedelia & Friends #4) NONFICTION: J 306.875 Krull – Frenemies in the Family J 324.6 Weiss – The Woman’s Hour: Our Fight for the Right to Vote J 560 Hall – Fossils for Kids (Junior Scientist’s Guide) J 595.7 Johnston – Insects for Kids (Junior Scientist’s Guide) J 597.96 Starkey – Snakes for Kids (Junior Scientist’s Guide) J 745.5083 Junior Maker (DK) J 791.43 Star Wars Alien Archive: A Guide to the Species of the Galaxy J 799.1 The New Encyclopedia of Fishing (DK) J 910.9163 Tougias – The Finest Hours J 940.54 Lowery – On the Horizon: World War II Reflections J 972.65 Manzanero – Where Is Chichen Itza? BIOGRAPHY: JB Bryant – Who Was Kobe Bryant? JB Thunberg– Who Is Greta Thunberg? JB Barnes – Between the Lines JB Weintraub – No Better Friend |
FICTION:
JF Barnett – The Sound of Danger (Mac B. Kid Spy #5) JF Creech – Saving Winslow JF Dekeyser – The Rhino in Right Field JF Draper – Blended JF Gordon - Tunnels JF Griffith – How to test a Friendship (Magnificent Makers #1) JF Harrington – Sure Signs of Crazy JF Hecht – The Mysterious Abductions (The Nocturnals #1) JF Hecht – The Ominous Eye (The Nocturnals #2) JF Hecht – The Fallen Star (The Nocturnals #3) JF Hunter – Graystripe’s Vow (Warriors Super Edition) JF Hunter – Oathkeeper (Bravelands #6) JF McDonald – Stink and the Hairy Scary Spider (Stink #12) JF McDunn – Caterpillar Summer JF MacLachlan – Wondrous Rex JF Peirce – The Gerbil ate my Homework (Big Nate) JF Star Wars – The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark JF Starobinets – In The Wolf’s Lair (Beastly Crimes #1) JF Starobinets – A Predator’s Rights (Beastly Crimes #2) JF Starobinets – Claws of Rage (Beastly Crimes #3) JF Starobinets – The Plucker (Beastly Crimes #4) JF Stilton – The Battle for Crystal Castle (Kingdom of Fantasy #13) JF Tarshis – The California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived) JF Turley – If This Were a Story JF Warner – The Skeleton Key Mystery (Boxcar Children #156) JF West – The Shadows (The Books of Elsewhere #1) JF West – Spellbound (The Books of Elsewhere #2) JF West – The Second Spy (The Books of Elsewhere #3) JF West – Alkyoneus and the Warrior Queen (Heroes In Training #17) GRAPHIC NOVELS: JF Buckley – Amelia Earhart: Pioneer of the Sky (Show Me History) JF Buckley – Martin Luther King Jr: Voice for Equality (Show Me History) JF Krosoczka – Attack of the Furball (Star Wars Jedi Academy/Christina Starspeeder) JF Krosoczka – At Last, Jedi (Star Wars Jedi Academy/Christina Starspeeder) JF Krosoczka – Revenge of the Sis (Star Wars Jedi Academy/Christina Starspeeder) JF Pilkey – Grime and Punishment (Dog Man) JF Shulman – Abraham Lincoln: Defender of the Union (Show Me History) JF Shulman – Alexander Hamilton: The Fighting Founding Father (Show Me History) JF Shulman – Benjamin Franklin: Inventor of the Nation (Show Me History) JF Shulman – Walt Disney: The Magical Innovator (Show Me History) JF Stilton – Barry the Moustache (Geronimo Stilton #5) |
Children's Programs
Story times and other fun programs are held each month throughout the year.
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Regular programs:
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Special programs:
Family Reading NightSponsored by Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian, Jesse White, and the Illinois Center for the Book, Family Reading Night is an annual statewide event held the third Thursday in November to encourage families to spend quality time reading together. This year the Eureka Public Library is hosting a cozy-night-at-home reading event. Pick a time to read together as a family that night, take a group selfie, and email the photo to childrensepld@gmail.com. All photo entries will be entered into a drawing for a special prize. Thursday, November 19 Free program. No registration required. |
Online Children's Resources
World Book Online:
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TumbleBook Library:
TumbleBook Library - K-6 children's ebook database
Use the following username and password: username: eurekapld password: libra |
The TumbleBook Library is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation), Videos (from National Geographic), TumbleTV which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books and Tumble Puzzles & Games. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which the company licensed from children's book publishers and converted to the TumbleBook format. You will NOT need a Eureka Library card or PIN. Just click on the image to the left to explore online resources for kids!
You can also download the TumbleBooks app for your preferred device below:
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Award Winner Lists:
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The Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Readers' Choice Award
The Bluestem Award: Illinois' 3-5 Readers' Choice Award Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' (4-8) Book Award |
Youth Award List Titles Now in eRead Illinois Axis 360
The 2021 Monarch, Bluestem, Lincoln, and Rebecca Caudill award titles are now available in eRead Illinois Axis 360. Find them on our Axis 360 site today.
The 2021 Monarch, Bluestem, Lincoln, and Rebecca Caudill award titles are now available in eRead Illinois Axis 360. Find them on our Axis 360 site today.
Additional Educational Resources for Kids:
This website features members of the Screen Actors Guild reading children's stories online. 
Games and activities by grade level Pre-K though 5th. 
TurtleDiary includes educational online games for grade level Pre-K through 5th, as well as specific math games and arts and crafts. |
This website features public-created webmixes of their favorite sites. We recommend "Library Symbaloo" for a mix of educational resource and game sites. 
Educational games and activities related to PBS shows, including art and science for older kids! |
Available On The Library's Public Computers!
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ABC Mouse has a program just for libraries! With over 3,500 fun-filled learning activities, find ways to help your child enjoy exploring the world!
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For additional information on children's programs or materials, please call the library at 467-2922 during library hours and ask to speak with someone in the children's department. You can also contact the Youth Services Manager, Angela Roberts, by emailing childrensepld@gmail.com or submitting a request using the form to the right. |
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