EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Eureka, Illinois)
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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:
  • Picture Books
  • Easy Readers
  • Phonic Book Sets
  • Chapter Books for Early Readers
  • Fiction for Older Readers
  • Nonfiction
  • Biographies
  • Audiobooks
  • Books with CDs
  • Magazines​
  • ​Science Kits for Kids
  • TumbleBook Collection
  • Audio-Enabled Books
  • Tonieboxes & Yoto Minis

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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Learn more about Science Kits for Kids here!

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:
  • Send text to 810-10
  • Type in text message window @3h9ea4

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

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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 
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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)
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AUDIO-ENABLED BOOKS


BOOKS WITH CD

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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
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PARENT COLLECTION
372.62 Bogart – Help! My kid hates writing

KITS
Busy bag – tool box
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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 Kindergarten

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Join 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 May

Makerspace May

The 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!
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Thursday, May 1 - Saturday, May 31
All Day
Children's Library

Online Resources for Kids

TumbleBookLibrary:

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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:
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Ebooks, audiobooks, digital magazines, and more from Libby:

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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:

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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:

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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).
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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 
https://aisled.org/monarch/
https://aisled.org/bluestem/​
​http://www.rebeccacaudill.org/

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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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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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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ABCmouse 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 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.

    Contact The Children's Department:

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address

202 S. Main St.
​Eureka, IL 61530

phone

309.467.2922

fax

309.467.3527

hours

Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday:
​9:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Wednesday & Friday:
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday:
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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