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
MARCH 2024
BOARD BOOKS JP Bluey – Bluey : Hooray, It’s Easter! JP Carle – The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Peekaboo Easter JP Ghigna – I See Spring JP Paprocki – Countdown to Easter JP Paprocki – Z is for Zoo JP Rey – Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George JP Verdick – Bye-Bye Time JP Verdick – Calm-Down Time JP Verdick – Clean-Up Time JP Verdick – Feet Are Not for Kicking/Los pies no son para patear JP Verdick – Germs Are Not for Sharing/Los gérmenes no son para compartir JP Verdick – Hands Are Not for Hitting/Las manos no son para pegar JP Verdick – Listening Time JP Verdick – Manners Time JP Verdick - Mealtime JP Verdick - Naptime JP Verdick – Sharing Time JP Verdick – Teeth Are Not for Biting/Los dientes no son para morder JP Verdick – Voices Are Not for Yelling/La voz no es para gritar JP Verdick – Words Are Not for Hurting/Las palabras no son para lastimar NEWBORN BOOKS TINY BOOKS PICTURE BOOKS JP Bluey - Easter JP Colliston - Spring JP Knapp - Find Momo Everywhere JP Pryor – Spring is for Strawberries JP Toht – Pick a Perfect Egg JP Wilson – Bear Finds Eggs JP Wing – The Night Before Passover EASY READERS E BAG – Alphabet Books E BAG – First Little Readers (Set 1) E BAG – First Little Readers (Set 3) E BAG – Pinkalicious Phonics E BAG – Sight Word Readers (Set 1) E BAG – Sight Word Readers (Set 2) ER – All About Safety ER – America the Beautiful ER – Animal Friends ER – Animal Homes ER – Animals on the Move ER – Around My House ER – At the Park ER – At the Playground ER – Beneath the Waves ER – Changes in Nature ER – A Closer Look ER – From Rivers to Mountains ER – Getting Dressed ER – The Gift ER – Happy Birthday ER – Healthy Foods ER – How Are You Feeling? ER – I Play Sports ER – I Recycle ER – In My Room ER – In the Garden ER – My Best Friend ER – My Body ER – My Favorite People ER – On the Farm ER – Our Busy Day ER – Pets ER – A Place to Play ER – School Is Fun ER – Space ER – Splish Splash ER – Starts with a Seed ER – Things That Go ER – Weather ER – What Do I See? ER – What Is This? ER – What's Cooking? ER – When I Grow Up ER – Who Did It? ER – Who Has Spots? SWR – All in the Family SWR – Ants SWR – At the Beach SWR – At the Park SWR – At the Zoo SWR – Bananas & Milk SWR – The Boy in the Tree SWR – Breakfast Time SWR – The Circus Trick SWR – A Fun Day SWR – Fun With Shapes SWR – Get On the Bus! SWR – Going to School SWR – Good Pets SWR – Grandma’s Gifts SWR – Happy Fourth of July! SWR – Helping Our Earth SWR – Hide and Seek SWR – How It Moves SWR – The Hungry Visitor SWR – In America SWR – It Comes Out at Night SWR – Kites SWR – Let’s Count! SWR – Let’s Make Music! SWR – Let’s Write! SWR – Lost Doll SWR – Lunchtime SWR – Magnets SWR – Making Our Pizza SWR – Monkeys in the Jungle SWR – My Baseball SWR – My Dog SWR – My Dog Has Fleas SWR – My Friend SWR – My Frog SWR – My Things SWR – A New Pet SWR – On the Farm SWR – The Rain SWR – Safety SWR – The Seed SWR – Signs SWR – The Tea Party SWR – The Tree House SWR – Under the Ground SWR – Up in the Tree SWR – Water SWR – What Do I See? SWR – What Time Is It? SWR – What Will We Eat? SWR – What Will You Do? SWR – Wheels SWR – When I Was Little SWR – Where Are the Animals? SWR – Where Are the Shoes? SWR – Who Can Read? SWR – Who Made IT? SWR – You and Me SWR – Yum, Yum! WFR – The Big Date WFR – A Black Night WFR – Brad and His Dad WFR – Chip on His Ship WFR – Gifts for the King WFR – I Like to Hop WFR – In Jill’s Bill WFR – Jan’s Van WFR – Lost in the Fog WFR – Min and Lin WFR – Ray’s Busy Day WFR – Sailing WFR – A Shaky Cake WFR – Sleepy Sheep WFR – Snug as a Bug WFR – The Split Sweater WFR – A Tricky Kick WFR – What Is That Stink? WFR – What Will Sam Eat? WFR – Where Is My Rat? EASY READER POUCHES CHAPTER BOOKS (FICTION) CHAPTER BOOKS (NONFICTION) JP* Kupperberg – Scorpions, Spiders, Centipedes, and Millipedes |
FICTION J Stilton – Treasures of the Maya (Geronimo Stilton #83) GRAPHIC NOVELS WONDERBOOKS BOOKS WITH CD TUMBLEBOOK COLLECTION AUDIOBOOKS J CD YOU – Your Story Hour: Great Stories Volume 1 J CD YOU – Your Story Hour: Great Stories Volume 3 NONFICTION BIOGRAPHY JB Swift – Get Smart About Taylor Swift JB Swift – Growing Up As…Taylor Swift PARENT COLLECTION 649.64 Hubbard – “Don’t Make Me Count to Three!” 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 childrensepld@gmail.com or submitting a request using the form to the right. |
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