Kids
Take a look at the fantastic resources available at your library!
Library Cards
Child and Teen Cards can be used to check out physical books ⇗, e-books, e-audiobooks, and magazines.
A parent/guardian must be present to register children (ages 5 - 16) for a card.
What Should I Read Next?
Looking for recommendations for your next great read?
Britannica Online & eLibrary MN
The go-to sites for K-12 research! Free with your library card.
EARLY LITERACY
Help foster a love of learning in your little one with these fun pre-reading skill activities.
Every Child Ready to Read
Every Child Ready to Read ⇗, a nation-wide, research-based program, is composed of five simple practices that can help your child get ready for reading: reading, singing, playing, talking, and writing.
- Learn more: Ready to Read Tips [PDF]
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Open to children birth to entering kindergarten!
The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your precious one starts kindergarten. Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years!
Stop by the front desk to sign up and get your first log.
From the Blog:
- 2025 ALA Youth Media Award Winners ⇗
- Break the 4th Wall: 12 interactive picture books ⇗
- Why Kids Love to Re-Read Books ⇗
- Raising Ravenous Readers ⇗
- Get the Most Out of Read Aloud Time ⇗
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STORYTIME WITH MISS ANDREA
For children ages 0-5 (and their grown-ups too!)
Storytime
Twice Weekly
Mondays & Thursdays @ 10 am
Read stories, sing songs, and have fun with Miss Andrea!
Sensory Storytime
Monthly
2nd Wednesday @ 10 am
We'll engage our senses of sight, sound, smell, touch, balance, and movement while we read stories and sing songs.
Music & Movement
Weekly
Wednesdays @ 10am
Make music, move your body, and get your wiggles out in this high energy, interactive storytime.
DIAL-A-STORY
24 hours a day
A story at your fingertips...dial up story time anytime. Titles changed throughout the month, all read by library staff and volunteers.
Dial: (218) 399-3435
Watch our Facebook page ⇗ for what’s playing now!
YOUTUBE STORYTIME ARCHIVE
Have Storytime and Baby Bounce with Miss Andrea anytime with our video archive from our YouTube page ⇗.
Virtual Baby Bounce
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- View Full Playlist on YouTube
Virtual Story Time
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- View Full Playlist on YouTube
Storytime Songs
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icon in the upper right corner of the video to view more videos in this playlist.
- View Full Playlist on YouTube