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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​

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!

New Juvenile Books

JANUARY 2021
Board Books:
JP Hudson – The Golden Acorn
JP Love-Byrd – How Many Do I Love You?
 
Tiny Books:
JP Daywalt – Love from the Crayons
 
Picture Books:
JP Adams – Love Is
JP Bruel – Bad Kitty Gets a Bath
JP Bruel – Bad Kitty Goes on Vacation
JP Callot – The Pink Umbrella
JP Cushman – Soaked!
JP DiPucchio – How To Grow Happiness
JP Dubuc – Up the Mountain Path
JP Finison – Dozens of Doughnuts
JP Guendelsberger – Inky the Octopus
JP Hayes – The Elephants Guide to Hide-and-Seek
JP Higgins – Spring Stucks
JP Kung – No Fuzzball!
JP Little Learners – I Spy with My Little Eye. Valentine’s Day
JP Lord – The Mess That We Made
JP Luckey – Sending Balloons to Heaven
JP Malia – Too Sticky: Sensory Issues with Autism
JP Montgomery – Inky’s Amazing Escape
JP Rosenthal – Chopsticks
JP Rylant – Snow
JP Schmidt – Almost Time
JP Shaffer – Emergency Kittens!
JP Tullous – A Gift To Remember
JP Vaught – Together We Grow
JP Watkins – Mabel: A Mermaid Fable
 
Easy Readers:
E Capucilli – Biscuit and the Little Llamas
E Kratts – Wild Dogs and Canines! (Wild Kratts)
 
Chapter Books:
JP*Dowell – Sam the Man & the Chicken Plan
JP* Harrison – The Enchanted Ruby (The Rescue Princesses)
JP* Harrison – The Snow Jewel (The Rescue Princesses)
JP* Shaskin – Pizza and Taco: Who’s the Best

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Graphic Novels:
JF Buckley – Harriet Tubman: Fighter for Freedom (Show Me History!)
JF Hale – Alamo All Stars (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – Donner Dinner Party (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – Lafayette! (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – Major Impossible (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hale – Raid of No Return (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales)
JF Hirsch – Rocks and Minerals (Science Comics)
JF Maddox – Home Plate Heist
JF Maddox – Running Wild
JF Maddox – Skateboard Summer
JF Maddox – Swim Team Trouble
JF Pilkey – Cat Kid Comic Club
JF Smith – Wannabees (Pea, Bee & Jay #2)
JF Sutherland – The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4)
Fiction:
JF Andrews – Spindlefish and Stars
JF Blume – Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
JF Braswell – Once Upon A Dream (A Twisted Tale)
JF Braswell – A Whole New World (A Twisted Tale)
JF Johnston – Ahsoka (Star Wars)
JF Keene – Danger at the Iron Dragon (Nancy Drew Diaries #21)
JF Lee – Minecraft: The Shipwreck
JF McLean – Blackbeard’s Ship: The Voyages of Queen Anne’s Revenge
JF Mathison – Believe
JF Myracle – The Backward Season (Wishing Day #3)
JF Patterson – Field Trip Fiasco (Middle School #13)
JF Simon – Ice Cream and Sweet Dreams (Sprinkle Sundays #12)
JF Stilton – Superstore Surprise (Geronimo Stilton)
JF Teagan – Kira Down Under (American Girl Kira #1)
JF Teagan – Kira’s Animal Rescue (American Girl Kira #2)
 
Books on CD:
J CD 1170 Dixon – Return to Black Bear Mountain (Hardy Boys Adventures #20)
J CD 1188 Appleton – The Spybot Invasion (Tom Swift Inventors’ Academy #5)
J CD 1189 Keene – The Vanishing Statue (Nancy Drew Diaries #20)
J CD 1196 Kadohata – Saucy
 
Nonfiction:
J 323.11 Smith – What Is the Civil Rights Movement?
J 338.7 Shaw – What Is Nintendo?
J 507.8 Dziengel – Steam Play & Learn
J 507.8 Chatterton – Awesome Science Experiments for Kids
J 507.8 Heinecke – Steam Lab for Kids
J 551.57 Shaw – Curious About Snow
J 590 Clarke – The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids: 500 Wild Facts!
J 613.7 Towler – Yoga Animals
J 621 Schul – Awesome Engineering Activities for Kids
J 629.45 Rocco – How We Got To the Moon
J 629.8 Katovich – Awesome Robotics Project for Kids
J 641.5 MasterChef – MasterChef Junior Cookbook
J 741.5 Watterson – Calvin & Hobbes Sunday Pages, 1985 - 1995
J 741.5 Watterson – The Days Are Just Packed (Calvin & Hobbes)
J 796.02 Buckley – Scholastic Year in Sports 2021
J 818.54 Moore – Tough Riddles for Smart Kids
J 920.72 Favilli – Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women
J 973.2 Morley – You Wouldn’t Want to be an American Colonist
 
Biography:
JB Confucius – Who Was Confucius?
JB Ellington – Who Was Duke Ellington?
JB Harris – Who Is Kamala Harris?
JB Stokes – Lil’ Bet and the Big Blue Airplane
 
Parent Collection:
248.8 Clarkson – Awakening Wonder
649 Borba – UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succe

Children's Programs

Story times and other fun programs are held each month throughout the year.
Regular programs:
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Storytime in the Library

In-person storytime and craft time has resumed! All children are welcome.

Limited space is available.
Please call Miss Angela (309-467-2922) if you would like to attend.
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Online Storytime w/ Miss Angela

Miss Angela is posting special storytime videos on the library's Facebook page every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 p.m. ​
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Wow! It's Wednesday!

​Join us online every Wednesday at 2 pm for a fun new arts & crafts video from Miss Angela!
EPLD Facebook
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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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Guest Reader Storytime Videos

Introducing guest reader story times! Click on the button below to view videos of library staff and and special guests reading stories for children.
Guest Reader Videos
Special programs:
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Children's Art Challenge

All art challenge creations are due on or before February 1. They will be on display at the library during the month of February. All participants will earn a Chick-fil-A kids meal.
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Birthday Story Writing Challenge

Miss Angela's birthday is in March and she wants to hear about your birthdays! We will have a story writing challenge for the month of March for all children 8th grade and younger. Write a story about your birthday, how you got your name, a special birthday memory, or any birthday story you would like to share. Submit it to childrensepld@gmail.com, drop it in the book drop, or give it to Miss Angela in the Children's Library. She will read them with your permission for special online storytimes in March and April. All participants will receive a free Culver's ice cream or a kid meal to Chick-fil-A.

Starts Monday, March 1
Free program. No registration required.
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

March 2 we will celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday. The Children's Library will feature a special display and gifts to pick up during the first week of March.

Tuesday, March 2
Free Program. No registration required.
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DIY Bouncy Ball project

Pick up your kit to make a DIY Bouncy Ball from the Children's Library on March 10!

Wednesday, March 10
Free program. No registration required.

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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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.

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202 S. Main St.
​Eureka, IL 61530

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309-467-2922

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Monday:                              10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday:                             10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Wednesday:                       10:00 am - 6:00 pm
​Thursday:                           10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday:                                 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
​Saturday:                            9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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    • Staff Book Reviews
  • Services
    • Outreach
    • Porch Pickup
    • Free Services
    • Copy, Print, & Fax
    • Educational Materials Request
    • Talking Books
    • Explore More Illinois
    • Online Classes
  • Research
    • COVID-19 Resources
    • Genealogy & Local History
    • Eureka Pumpkin Festival
    • City & County Resources
    • State & Federal Resources
    • Tax Form Information