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! |
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New Juvenile Books
JANUARY 2025
BOARD BOOKS JP Carle – The very hungry caterpillar eats breakfast JP Carle – The very hungry caterpillar eats dinner JP Carle – The very hungry caterpillar eats snacks JP Gamble – Good night love JP Garcia – Chugga chugga choo choo JP Lucado – Just in case you ever wonder JP Numeroff – Happy Valentine’s Day, Mouse! JP Paul – If animals kissed good night JP Schertle – Little Blue Truck feeling happy JP Ten – 10 mighty trucks NEWBORN BOOKS TINY BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS JP Bean – This is my home, this is my school JP Bluey – Bluey awesome storybook collection JP Brooks – First picture French JP Daniel – Daniel makes a mistake JP Daniel – Look for the helpers JP Dean – Pete the cat construction destruction JP Disney – My first bedtime storybook JP Good – Darcy is always first JP Hemming – The snow thief JP Hill – Fritz and the midnight meetup JP Montgomery – Penguin huddle JP My – Pony party (My Little Pony) JP Paw – Paw Patrol 5-minute kindness stories JP Paw – Paw Patrol rescue wings JP Paw – Rubble & crew dinosaur discovery! JP Potter – The essential Beatrix Potter storytime collection JP Rinker – Construction site: garbage crew to the rescue! JP Shine – At the hospital JP Tattersfield – Cupig JP Walstead – How to catch a groundhog JP Witek – In my heart EASY READERS E* Disney – Six princess tales E* My –5 magical tales (My Little Pony) E Disney – Vanishing Valentines (Super Kitties) E Morris – Flubby does not like Valentine’s Day E My – Detective Hitch E My – Sister switch (My Little Pony) EASY READER POUCHES CHAPTER BOOKS (FICTION) JP* Anderson – Blaze shows the way JP* Bruel – Party animal (Bad Kitty) JP* Maddox – Track troubles JP* Maddox – Wrestling rivals CHAPTER BOOKS (NONFICTION) JP* Animal – Arctic fox vs. snowy owl (Animal Battles) JP* Animal – Arctic wolf pack vs. polar bear (Animal Battles) JP* Animal – Bald eagle vs. Steller’s sea eagle (Animal Battles) JP* Animal – Gharial vs. sloth bear (Animal Battles) JP* Animal – Jackrabbit vs. sidewinder (Animal Battles) JP* Osborne – Sunset of the sabertooth (Magic Tree House graphic novel #7) |
FICTION J Blitt – Carols and crushes J Brady – My friend from the future (Adventures in a Video Game) J Frederick – Absolutely truly J Hatt – The Adventurers and the sea of discovery (The Adventurers #4) J Hatt – Secrets at No. 6 (Mysterious Mansions Series) J Hatt – Secrets at No. 7 (Mysterious Mansions Series) J Hering – Double cross down under (The Imagination Station #33) J Hunter – The elder’s quest (Warriors: Changing Skies #1) J Johnson – Fault lines (The Winterton Deception #2) J Keene – The ghost of Grey Fox Inn (Nancy Drew Diaries #13) J Keene – Superstitions of “The Scottish Play” (Nancy Drew Diaries #26) J Martin – Karen’s in love (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #15) J Nesbet – The long way around J Patterson – Too uncool for school (Middle School #17) J Raymundo – Lucky scramble GRAPHIC NOVELS J Maddox – Horseback hardships J Maddox – Rock ‘n’ goal AUDIO-ENABLED BOOKS JP Anthony - Bugs JP Anthony – Pets JP Barkman – I am big and the map JP Barkman – We can go JP Barnett – Sam & Dave dig a hole JP Barnett – Twenty questions JP Brown – The runaway bunny JP Capucilli – The library fish learns to read JP Fleming – Bulldozer’s big day JP Gondolfi – Look up! JP Henkes – Wemberly worried JP John – The big cheese JP John – The sour grape JP Kuefler – The digger and the flower JP Mather - Trains JP McMullen – The tub of bugs and a big kid JP Tennant – The checkup and the fish and chip shop JP Tuma – What the dinosaurs did last night JP Twiddy – Ben can run and Sam is fun BOOKS WITH CD TUMBLEBOOK COLLECTION AUDIOBOOKS NONFICTION J 005.133 Robbins – Python programming for beginners J 005.133 Yoder – Python programming for beginners J 031.02 Interesting – Interesting facts and riddles for the curious mind J 551.55 Locher – Where is Tornado Alley? J 567.9 Hughes – National Geographic little kids first big book of dinosaurs J 629.45 Hirsch – Human spaceflight J 688.72 Mayer – What is the story of My Little Pony? BIOGRAPHY JB Chisholm – Who was Shirley Chisholm? JB Stanton – You want women to vote, Lizzie Stanton? PARENT COLLECTION 028.55 Codell – How to get your child to love reading 649.68 Sorbo – Parents’ guide to homeschool KITS Steam Kit #B2 Botley coding robot TONIE CHARACTERS/YOTO CARDS Tonies National Geographic parrot |
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
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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