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! (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! |
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:
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New Juvenile Books
SEPTEMBER 2024
BOARD BOOKS JP Ayala-Kronos – Trunk-or-treat! JP Barone – Busy tractor JP Beretta – Chameleon’s colors JP Campbell – Look after us JP Crews – Inside freight train JP Dewdney – Llama Llama colors JP Dewdney – Llama Llama feelings JP Dewdney – Llama Llama numbers JP Dewdney – Llama Llama trick or treat JP John – Machines at work (John Deere) JP Schiavello – Adorable animals JP Schiavello - Trucks JP Swift – Babies in the wild NEWBORN BOOKS TINY BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS JP Andersen – The swan princess JP Baker – Go forth and tell JP Bob –Muck’s sleepover (Bob the Builder) JP Caldecott – Tomfoolery! JP Daniel – A bandage for Miss Elaina (Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood) JP Davidson – Squeak! JP Everett – Halloween is coming! JP Fallon – 5 more sleeps ‘til Halloween JP Harrison – Big (Caldecott Medal Winner) JP Hudson – A bold pumpkin plan JP Kay – Fall parade JP Kelly – Mousetronaut saves the world JP Kerascoët – I forgive Alex JP Leung – The truth about dragons (Caldecott Honor) JP Liu – Hidden gem JP Montague – Fail-a-bration! JP Orlinsky – Being small (isn’t so bad after all) JP Paley – They hold the line JP Paw – Cat pack power (Paw Patrol) JP Paw – Skye’s time to fly (Paw Patrol) JP Peppa –Ballet lesson (Peppa Pig) JP Salati – Hot dog (Caldecott Medal Winner) JP Szymanski – In the ocean JP Tabor – Ursula upside down JP Thornborough – Daniel and the very hungry lions JP Thornborough – Deborah and the very big battle JP Thornborough – Esther and the very brave plan JP Thornborough – God’s very colorful creation JP Thornborough – Moses and the very big rescue JP Wedgeworth – Your amazing hands JP Yolen – Eeny and her sisters JP Yolen – How do dinosaurs say trick or treat? JP Yoon – Stormy night EASY READERS E* Gilman – Dixie and the class treat E* Kann – Pinkalicious lost in Paris E Capucilli – Biscuit visits the firehouse EASY READER POUCHES CHAPTER BOOKS (FICTION) JP* DiCamillo – Orris and Timble : the beginning (Orris and Timble #1) CHAPTER BOOKS (NONFICTION) JP* Brown – Super sharks |
FICTION J American – Adventures with Claudie (American Girl) J American – Meet Isabel and Nicki (American Girl) J Applegate – Dogtown J Eggers – The eyes & the impossible (Newbery Medal Winner) J Glaser – The Vanderbeekers lost and found (The Vanderbeekers #4) J Glaser – The Vanderbeekers make a wish (The Vanderbeekers #5) J Johnson – Final word (The Winterton Deception #1) J McDonald – Judy Moody sunny side up (Judy Moody #17) J Warner – The election day dilemma (The Boxcar Children Holiday Special) GRAPHIC NOVELS J Scheidt – Mayor Good Boy (Mayor Good Boy #1) J Scheidt – Mayor Good Boy turns bad (Mayor Good Boy #3) AUDIO-ENABLED BOOKS J-P Dyckman AUD – How dinosaurs went extinct J-P Higgins AUD – Life is good (Good Dog #6) BOOKS WITH CD TUMBLEBOOK COLLECTION AUDIOBOOKS NONFICTION J 031.02 O’Brien – 2025 book of world records BIOGRAPHY JB Kelce – Who is Travis Kelce? PARENT COLLECTION KITS |
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:
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Online Resources for Kids
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 above to explore online resources for kids!
You can also download the TumbleBooks app for your preferred device below:
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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! 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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