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Children's Collection

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:
  • Picture Books
  • Easy Readers
  • Phonic Book Sets
  • Chapter Books for Early Readers
  • Fiction for Older Readers
  • Nonfiction
  • Biographies
  • Audiobooks
  • Books with CDs
  • Discovery Kits
  • Magazines​
  • ​Science Kits for Kids

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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Learn more about Science Kits for Kids here!

If you would like to get updates and changes from the EPLD children's department, please sign up for Remind 101. It is easy.

Follow these steps:
  • Send text to 810-10
  • Type in text message window @3h9ea4

New Juvenile Books

APRIL 2022
BOARD BOOKS
JP Knapp – Let’s Find Momo Outdoors!
JP Oxenbury – It’s My Birthday
JP This – This is How We Stay Healthy
JP This – This is How We Stay Safe
JP Willey – Breathe Like a Bear
JP Wright – 1234 Cake! A Count-and-Bake Book

TINY BOOKS


PICTURE BOOKS
JP Bean – The Astronaut Who Painted the Moon: The True Story of Alan Bean
(biography)
JP Bender – The End is Just the Beginning: A Book of Endless Possibilities
JP Capucilli – The Library Fish
JP Charles – Freedom Soup
JP Brown – D. W. Thinks Big
JP Davis – The World is Awake: A Celebration of Everyday Blessings (Christian)
JP Evans – Made by God: Celebrating God’s Gloriously Diverse World (Christian)
JP Garcia – The Friend I Need: Being Kind and Caring to Myself
JP Guendelsberger – Little Blue Bunny
JP Ignotofsky – What’s Inside A Flower?
JP James – S is for S’mores: A Camping Alphabet
JP Johnson – One Step Further: My Story of Math, the Moon, and a Lifelong
Mission (biography)
JP Kane – Little Mommy (Little Golden Book Classic)
JP Levine – A Peek at Beaks: Tools Birds Use
JP Levy – What Should Danny Do? School Day
JP Look – Everything is Awesome: Search-and-Find Celebration of Lego History
JP McCartney – Hey Grandude!
JP O’Connor – Good Job, George!
JP Once – The Cat with the Crooked Tail (Once Upon a Dance)
JP Once – Joey Finds His Jump! (Once Upon a Dance)
JP Once – Princess Naomi Helps a Unicorn (Once Upon a Dance)
JP Ray – How to Have a Birthday
JP Robach – Better Together!
JP Santat – Are We There Yet?
JP Stickley – Love You Always
JP Wilson – Hedgehugs
JP Wilson – Hedgehugs and the Hattiepillar

EASY READERS
E* Disney – Sofia Makes a Friend (Sofia the First)
E* John – The Bad Seed Goes to the Library
E* Lewman – Tiny Diamond’s First Day of School (Trolls)

EASY READER POUCHES

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CHAPTER BOOKS (FICTION)
JP* Florence – Murray the Ferret (My Furry Foster Family)
JP* Florence – Truman the Dog (My Furry Foster Family)
JP* Kann – Message in a Bottle (Pinkalicious)
JP* Keating – Fancy Friends (Bunbun & Bonbon; graphic novel)

CHAPTER BOOKS (NONFICTION)
JP* Pallotta – Ultimate Bug Rumble (Who Would Win?)
JP* Pallotta – Ultimate Jungle Rumble (Who Would Win?)
JP* Stewart – Ants (National Geographic Kids)
FICTION
JF Beil – Wreck at Ada’s Reef (The Swallowtail Legacy #1)
JF Eastep – Jack vs the Tornado (Tree Street Kids #1)
JF Eastep – The Hunt for Fang (Tree Street Kids #2)
JF George – Better Together (Heartwood Hotel #3)
JF George – Home Again (Heartwood Hotel #4)
JF Griffiths – The 143-Story Treehouse
JF Guernsey – Molasses
JF McMann – Clarice the Brave
JF Messner – The American Revolution (History Smashers; nonfiction)
JF Messner – Pearl Harbor (History Smashers; nonfiction)
JF Messner – Plagues and Pandemics (History Smashers; nonfiction)
JF Messner – The Titanic (History Smashers; nonfiction)
JF Messner – Women’s Right to Vote (History Smashers; nonfiction)
JF Patterson – Dinosaur Disaster (Dog Diaries)
JF Pokemon – Galar Region: Gigantamax Clash / Aloha Region: Battle for the Z-
Ring (Super Special Flip Book #1)
JF Pokemon – Unova Region: A Legendary Truth / Kalos Region: The Secret of
Zygarde (Super Special Flip Book #2)
JF Pokemon – Sinnoh Region: The Power of Three / Hoenn Region: Ancient
Pokemon Attack (Super Special Flip Book #3)
JF Pokemon – Johto Region: Ash ketchum, Pokemon Detective / Kanto Region: I
Choose You! (Super Special Flip Book #4)
JF Riordan – Hotel Valhalla: Guide to the Norse Worlds (Magnus Chase)
JF Rogers – The Witch, The Sword, and the Cursed Knights
JF Sutherland – The Flames of Hope (Wings of Fire #15)
JF Walker – Monster of Farallon Islands (Fishing Chronicles #1)
JF Walker – The River King (Fishing Chronicles #2)
JF Walker – The Ice Queen (Fishing Chronicles #3)
JF Walker – The Bass Factory (Fishing Chronicles #4)
JF Walker – The Search for Big Lou (Fishing Chronicles #5)
JF Warner – The Mystery in the Magic Shop (Boxcar Children #160)
JF Wilson – Fang-tastic Friends (Vlad The World’s Worst Vampire #2)

GRAPHIC NOVELS
JF Hale – Cold War Correspondent (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hatke – Mighty Jack (#1)
JF Hatke – Zita the Spacegirl
JF Kipling – The Jungle Book: A Graphic Novel
JF Santat – The Aquanaut
JF Santat – Sidekicks
JF Siegel – The Sand Warrior (5 Worlds #1)
JF Siegel – The Cobalt Prince (5 Worlds #2)
JF Tur – Hooky
JF Twain – The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

BOOKS WITH CD


TUMBLEBOOK COLLECTION


BOOKS ON CD
J CD 1237 Warner – The Boxcar Children (#1)
J CD 1236 Warner – The Election Day Dilemma
J CD 1235 Warner – The Mystery at Skeleton Point (Boxcar Children #91)
J CD 1232 Warner – The Woodshed Mystery (Boxcar Children #7)

NONFICTION
J 551.46 Hesterman – The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids
J 595.7022 Kariko – Aliens Among Us: Extraordinary Portraits of Ordinary Bugs
J 613.04 Beaumont – Love Your Look: Care & Keeping Advice for Girls (American
Girl)
J 646.2 Plumley – Sewing School: Fashion Design
J 646.7 Beaumont – The Hair Book: Care & Keeping Advice for Girls (American Girl)
J 688.7 Dolan – How to Build LEGO Cars
J 688.725 McCann – Brick Shakespeare: The Comedies
J 741.5 Nguyen – How To Draw Cute Stuff
J 741.51 Disney – Learn to Draw Your Favorite Disney Pixar Characters
J 791.43 Star Wars – Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
J 794.8 Pokemon – Pokemon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook

BIOGRAPHY
JB Hemingway – Who Was Ernest Hemingway?
JB Schulz – Who Was Charles Schulz?
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PARENT COLLECTION
158.12 Willey – Breathe Like a Bear
158.1 Willey – Peaceful like a Panda
649 Chapman – The 5 Love Languages of Children
649 Koplewicz – Scaffold Parenting
649.1 Clarke-Fields – Raising Good Humans
649.122 Cook – Mayo Clinic Guide to Your Baby’s First Years
649.154 Greene – The Explosive Child

KITS
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Children's Programs

Story times and other fun programs are held each month throughout the year.
Ongoing programs:
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Birthday Book Club

Join the EPLD Birthday Book Club! It's fun and easy! During your birthday month, stop in the library and let us know it's your birthday!
  1. ​You will get to write your name and age on a birthday candle and put it on your birthday month cupcake!
  2. You get to choose a book to add to the library in honor of your birthday! Pick a book from our special collection, and we'll put a label inside the book with your name to celebrate and honor you!
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Free program for children of all ages. ​​
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Baby Bookworms

Baby Bookworms is back and open to all children up to 35 months old! Learn more here:
Baby Bookworms
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Storytime at the Library

Join Miss Angela for new stories twice a week! Children of all ages are welcome!

Tuesdays & Wednesdays | 10:00 AM
Free program.
​Outdoor Pavilion
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Wow It's Wednesday!

Wow It's Wednesday crafts are back! Stop by the library each week to get your take and make kit! View the tutorial video at 2:00 pm on Facebook! 

Every Wednesday | 2:00 pm
Fr
ee program. On Facebook.
Special programs:
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Second Saturday LEGO Pop-Up

Join us from 9:00 - 11:30 AM to build with our LEGO bricks!

Saturday, May 14 | 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Free program.
Children's Library

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Library Littles

We have a new program for our youngest patrons, Library Littles! Join us for a story, playtime, and activities for little ones aged 2 and under. Plan to stay and make a piece of handprint art for someone
special! This project can get messy, so please plan accordingly.​

Friday, May 20 | 10:00 - 10:30 AM
Free program. Ages 2 and under.
Children's Library

Previous children's programs:

Online storytime
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Miss Angela posted special storytime videos on the library's Facebook page every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. through April 1, 2021.​
EPLD Facebook
Guest reader storytime
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During the first few months of the pandemic we had guest reader storytimes from members of the Eureka community! Click on the button below to view videos of library staff and and special guests reading stories for children.
Guest Reader Videos

Online Children's Resources

World Book Online:

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Access World Book Online: 
https://www.worldbookonline.com
Username: wbsupport
Password: distancelearn
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Ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and more from Libby:

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Find ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and more for kids in the Libby app!

For more information about Libby, including the download link, visit our ebooks & audiobooks page!

TumbleBook Library:

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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:

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 
https://www.aisled.org/monarch.htm
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https://www.aisled.org/bluestem.htm
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http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/

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.

Additional Educational Resources for Kids:

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This website features members of the Screen Actors Guild reading children's stories online.  ​
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​Games and activities by grade level Pre-K though 5th.
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TurtleDiary includes educational online games for grade level Pre-K through 5th, as well as specific math games and arts and crafts.
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This website features public-created webmixes of their favorite sites. We recommend "Library Symbaloo" for a mix of educational resource and game sites.
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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!
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.

    Contact The Children's Department:

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Address
202 S. Main St.
​Eureka, IL 61530
Phone
309-467-2922
Hours
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Monday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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    • Staff Book Reviews
    • Pages of Eureka
  • Services
    • Outreach
    • Porch Pickup
    • Free Services
    • Copy, Print, & Fax
    • Educational Materials Request
    • Talking Books
    • Explore More Illinois
    • Online Classes
    • Niche Academy
  • Research
    • COVID-19 Resources
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    • Eureka Pumpkin Festival
    • City & County Resources
    • State & Federal Resources
    • Tax Form Information