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
APRIL 2021
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BOARD BOOKS
JP Eastman – Bedtime on Noah’s Ark (Local Author) JP Fox – Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes JP Hills – Rocket’s Puppy Friends JP Paige – A Trip to the Farmers Market JP Paige – A Trip to the Forest JP Paige – A Trip to the Wildflower Meadow JP Paw Patrol – Shape Patrol JP Paw Patrol – Snuggle Up, Pups JP Paw Patrol – Team Colors JP Scanlon – All the World (Caldecott Honor) JP Willey – Bunny Breaths JP Willey – Listen Like an Elephant TINY BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS JP Biebow – The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons JP Bluey – The Creek JP Camper – Ten Ways to Hear Snow JP Chandler – Goodbye to Goodbyes (Christian) JP Dean – Parents Day Surprise (Pete the Cat) JP Ellis – The Truth About Old People JP Fleming – Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera JP Hale – Itty Bitty Kitty Corn JP Herman – Valentine’s Day Dognapping (Scooby Doo) JP Hobbie – How Does Your Garden Grow (Toot & Puddle) JP Hood – The Last Straw JP James – Days like This JP Lagercrantz – My Happy Life JP Lamba – A Day So Gray JP McAnulty – Mars! Earthlings Welcome JP McAnulty – Max Explains Everything: Soccer Expert JP McAnulty – Ocean! Waves for All JP McCarthy – Pop! JP Messner – How to Write a Story JP Mitchell – Jesus and the Lion’s Den (Christian) JP Mitchell – The One O’Clock Miracle (Christian) JP Mitchell – The Storm That Stopped (Christian) JP Newbell – God’s Very Good Idea JP Parks – Gurple and Preen JP Paw Patrol – BIG Lift-and-Look Book JP Paw Patrol – Chase’s Loose Tooth JP Paw Patrol – Gold Rush Pups! JP Paw Patrol – Mighty Pup Power JP Paw Patrol – Potty Patrol JP Paw Patrol – The Pups Save Friendship Day! JP Paw Patrol – The Pups Save the Bunnies JP Paw Patrol – Track That Monkey! JP Prasadam-Halls – You Make Me Happy JP Pumphrey – The Old Boat JP Sayre – Being Frog JP Sayre – Cityscape: Where Science and Art Meet JP Sayre – Feel the Fog JP Shannon – Roy Digs Dirt JP Soman – How to Two JP Tabor – Snail Crossing JP Wilson – Bear Can’t Wait BOOKS WITH CD J CD 1007 B/CD Norman – Still a Gorilla! EASY READERS E Hodgson – When Cloud Became a Cloud CHAPTER BOOKS JP* Arnold – Starla Jean JP* Harrison – The Moonlight Mystery JP* Osborne – Camp Time in California JP* Paw Patrol – Seven Ruff-Ruff Rescues! |
FICTION
JF Ansari – The In-Between JF Applegate – The Only JF Arnold – The House That Wasn’t There JF Barrows – Ivy & Bean Get To Work (#12) JF Bell – The Great Brain Robbery (Train to Impossible Places #2) JF Bell – Delivery to the Lost City (Train to Impossible Places #3) JF Bouwman – A Crack in the Sea JF De La Cruz – Thirteenth Fairy (Never After) JF Fipps – Starfish JF Freeman – Alone JF Grant – Light Up New York (Glimmer Girls #4) JF Gratz – Code of Honor JF Griffiths – The 130-Story Treehouse JF Gutman – Houdini and Me JF Hunter – The Place of No Stars (Warriors: The Broken Code #5) JF Jeter – Wind Up JF Kapit – The Many Mysteries of the Finkel Family JF Keller – When You Trap a Tiger (Newbery Medal) JF Lagercrantz – All’s Happy That Ends Happy JF Lorentz – Of a Feather JF McAnulty – Millionaires for a Month JF Mlynowski – Spill the Beans (Whatever After #13) JF Older – Flood City JF Park – The One Thing You’d Save JF Park – Prairie Lotus JF Pichon – The Brilliant World of Tom Gates (#1) JF Pichon – Excellent Excuses (and other good stuff) (Tom Gates #2) JF Pichon – Everything’s Amazing (sort of) (Tom Gates #3) JF Smith – The Million Dollar Race JF Stone – Shuri: The Vanished JF Strasser – The Good War JF Volponi – Top Prospect JF Wallace – Bump GRAPHIC NOVELS JF G-N Hale – Treaties, Trenches, Mud and Blood (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales) BOOKS ON CD NONFICTION J 520 Betts – Super Cool Space Facts J 523 Betts – Astronomy for Kids: How to Explore Outerspace with Binoculars, a Telescope, or Just Your Eyes J 567.9 Weird – Dinosaurs: 300 Dino-Mite Facts to Sink Your Teeth Into (Weird But True) J 590 Cutest – Cutest Animals on the Planet (National Geographic Kids) J 612.3 Viola – The Digestive System: A Tour through Your Guts (Science Comics) J 629.4 Betts – Space Exploration for Kids J 636.1 Vogel – Complete Horse Care Manual (DK) J 641.8 Kuskowski – Cool Cake Mix Cupcakes J 641.8 Kuskowski – Cool Filled Cupcakes J 641.8 Kuskowski – Cool Healthy Muffins J 641.8 Kuskowski – Cool Savory Muffins J 641.8 Kuskowski – Cool Sweet Muffins J 688.72 Nash – LEGO with Dad J 745.5 Pyper – Adorkable Bubble Bath Crafts J 746.44 Kuskowski – Cool Punch Needle for Kids J 787.8 Arrow – Kids Guide to Learning the Ukulele J 808.81 Book – Book of Nature Poetry (National Geographic) J 818 Niro – Dad Jokes for Kids J 951.95 Simone – Dynamic South Korea BIOGRAPHY JB Anderson – Who is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez? JB Chesney – Warrior Dog: The True Story of a Navy Seal and His Fearless Canine Partner JB Williamson – Zion Williamson (Epic Athletes) PARENT COLLECTION 152.4 Brian – The Worry (Less) Book: Feel Strong, Stay Calm, and Tame Your Anxiety 158.2 Brian – Consent (For Kids!): Boundaries, Respect, and Being in Charge of You KITS |
Children's Programs
Story times and other fun programs are held each month throughout the year.
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Regular programs:
Weekly Summer Reading programs:
Wow It's Wednesday! ChallengesMore info TBA! 
Art in the ParkMore info TBA! 
Storytime on the Library LawnMore info TBA! |
Special programs:
National Chocolate Cake Day CraftStop by and get your chocolate cake craft and cake-in-a-mug recipe! Wednesday, May 19 Free program. No registration required. 
National Pizza Party Day CraftMake your own pizza craft this week. Pick up supplies in the children's library! Friday, May 21 Free program. No registration required. 
Storytime in the ParkOur next Storytime in the Park for May will take place on May 25 at 10:00 am! Everyone is welcome! Tuesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM Eureka Lake Park Pavilion Free program. No registration required. 
National Paper Airplane Day CraftWe will have paper airplane crafts to pick up all week. Wednesday, May 26 Free program. No registration required. Special Summer Reading programs:
Storytime on the Library LawnJoin Miss Angela for Storytime on the Library Lawn! Theme: Baseball Tuesday, June 1 | 10:00 AM Free program. No registration required. |
Previous children's programs:
Online storytime
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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