KIDS
Youth Services 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:
There is also a make-and-take craft station! 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 2025
BOARD BOOKS JP First – First words JP Hudson – Hands can NEWBORN BOOKS TINY BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS JP Barbie – Barbie : my book of puppies JP Barbie – Barbie : you can be a gymnast JP Barbie – Barbie : you can be a pet vet JP Bluey – Mini Bluey JP Bluey – Swim school JP Bruel – Bad Kitty goes to the beach JP Bruna – Miffy and the artists JP Carle – You are ready! JP Disney - Cinderella JP Fliess – I’m a gymnast! JP Goade – Berry song JP Hasselbeck – God’s masterpiece JP Kohuth – Something on the hill JP Maclear – Noodles on a bicycle JP Mitchell – Jesus moments : David JP Mitchell – Jesus moments : Esther JP Mitchell – Jesus moments : Moses JP Paul – Hatch and match JP Paul – Whose hands are these? JP Rosenstock – The mystery of the monarchs JP Schertle – Little Blue Truck and Racer Red JP Sima – Weather together JP Underwood – The man who didn’t like animals JP Walstead – How to catch an invisible bad guy JP Wedgeworth – Your magnificent mouth JP Wolff – Baby Bear counts one JP Wolff – Wildfire! JP Young - Opposites EASY READERS E Capucilli – Biscuit’s puppy sleepover E* White – Wilbur finds a friend (Charlotte’s Web) EASY READER POUCHES CHAPTER BOOKS (FICTION) JP* Bruel – Bad Kitty camp daze JP* Bruel – Bad Kitty takes the test JP* Sharmat – Nate the Great and the boring beach bag JP* Sharmat – Nate the Great and the mushy valentine CHAPTER BOOKS (NONFICTION) |
FICTION J Baddorf – Fighting fear & giants (Fighting Fear #3) J Baddorf – Fighting fear & monsters (Fighting Fear #1) J Baddorf – Fighting fear & space aliens (Fighting Fear #2) J Bradley – The night war J Harrell - Popcorn J Hoffman – When we flew away J Hunter – The untold stories (Warriors) J Hunter – The sun trail (Warriors Dawn of the Clans #1) J Johnson – Danger in Zion National Park (National Park Mystery #4) J Johnson – Quest in Yosemite National Park (National Park Mystery #5) J Layton – The Academy (The Academy #1) J Layton – The journey continues (The Academy #2) J Layton – Tournament of champions (The Academy #3) J Martin – Karen’s prize (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #11) J McDonald – Stink and the big bad badgers (Stink #14) J O’Shaughnessy – The wrong way home J Philbrick - Wildfire J Slazyk – The gymnast GRAPHIC NOVELS J Animal – Animal rescue friends (Animal Rescue Friends #1) J Animal – Friends fur-ever! (Animal Rescue Friends #2) J Brallier – The last kids on earth (The Last Kids on Earth #1) J Brallier – Too many villains! (The Last Comics on Earth #2) J Cartaya – Curveball J Martin – Claudia and the bad joke (The Baby-Sitters Club #15) J Martin – Mallory and the trouble with twins (The Baby-Sitters Club #17) J Pascal – Best friends (Sweet Valley Twins #1) J Pascal – Choosing sides (Sweet Valley Twins #3) J Pascal – The haunted house (Sweet Valley Twins #4) J Pascal – Teacher’s pet (Sweet Valley Twins #2) J Scrivan – Nat a chance (Nat Enough #6) J Scrivan – Nat enough (Nat Enough #1) J Soontornvat – The squad J Stilton – Attack of the killer whale (Geronimo Stilton Reporter #18) AUDIO-ENABLED BOOKS BOOKS WITH CD TUMBLEBOOK COLLECTION AUDIOBOOKS NONFICTION J 332.024 Hobson – Priceless facts about money J 791.64 Book – The book of cheerleading J 791.64 Moffatt – The cheerleading book J 796.35 Knight – Wining state softball J 818.602 Daly – Would you rather? Made you think! Edition J 940.3 Giorello – Great battles for boys : World War I J 940.54 Fleming – The enigma girls J 940.542 Giorello – Great battles for boys : WW2 in the Pacific BIOGRAPHY JB Clark – Who is Caitlin Clark? JB Ohtani – Who is Shohei Ohtani? JB Tallchief – Maria Tallchief PARENT COLLECTION 372.62 Bogart – Help! My kid hates writing KITS Busy bag – tool box TONIE CHARACTERS/YOTO CARDS Tonies Batman |
Programs for Kids
Storytimes and other fun programs are held each month throughout the year.
Ongoing Programs:
1000 Books Before KindergartenJoin our fun and easy reading program! We invite you to participate in our free reading program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before kindergarten! We have prizes too! Find more info on our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten page! Free program open to any child that has not yet started Kindergarten. Registration required! |
Special Programs:
Makerspace MayThe children’s library is taking a program vacation to get ready for the Summer Reading Program. Makerspace May will be a month full of creative possibilities for kids all ages. Stop by and get creative with LEGO, art supplies, and more! Thursday, May 1 - Saturday, May 31 All Day Children's Library |
Online Resources for Kids
TumbleBookLibrary:TumbleBookLibrary - K-6 children's ebook database
Use the following username and password: username: eurekapld password: libra The TumbleBookLibrary 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 above to explore online resources for kids!
You can also download the TumbleBooks app for your preferred device below:
Ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and more from Libby: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! |
Little Pim from Mango Languages:Attention parents of aspiring bilinguals — Little Pim is now available on mobile! Take the Adventure anywhere you and your little ones go. Not sure where to begin? EPLD provides Little Pim for FREE through Mango Languages. All you need is your library card to get started today! Find more info on our Mango Languages page! OER Commons:OER Commons is a FREE public digital library of open educational resources created by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME).
Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the world to improve curriculum. |
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 |
Additional Educational Resources for Kids:
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Available On The Library's Public Computers!
For additional information on children's programs or materials, please call the library at 309.467.2922 ext. 2 during library hours. You can also contact the Youth Services Manager, Angela Roberts, by emailing [email protected] or submitting a request using the form to the right. |
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