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Jul 14

Adventures in Babysitting

Posted on July 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM by Genesis Gaule

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Safe Sitter Essentials with CPR

Fri, July 25 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Grades 6-8 // Designed to prepare teens to be safe when they’re home alone, watching younger siblings or babysitting. The class, led by an instructor, features fun games and role-playing exercises. Includes a Safe Sitter Kit that participants get to keep. Please bring a packed lunch.

Register online
Registration deadline Fri, July 18 // Cost $50


Kristy's Great Idea

by Ann Martin 

Junior MARTIN Baby-Sitters Club v.1
also in Graphic Novel

When Kristy Thomas has the great idea to form a baby-sitter's club, a chance to earn money and spend time with her friends, all while doing something they each love to do, she has no idea how much the club will change everything. Crank calls, uncontrollable toddlers, wild pets, untruthful clients... running a business is hard work! Kristy and her co-founders, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey, are sure they can handle anything. But only if they stick together... 


Arthur Babysits

by Marc Brown 

Easy BROWN 

D.W. volunteers Arthur to babysit the terrible Tibble twins, notorious for their mischief. The situation gets out of control, but Arthur comes up with a great idea to get the twins to behave.  


Max & Ruby and the Babysitting Squad

by Rosemary Wells 

Easy WELLS 

When Louise and Ruby open up their new babysitting business they are delighted when Mrs. Warddropper hires them right away. But then they meet Percy, who wants to have everything his way. But Ruby doesn’t see it that way. Could it be that babysitting might not be as easy as Ruby and Louise thought it would be? 


Take Care of the Babysitter

by Annie Barrows 

Junior BARROWS Ivy+Bean 

The adventures of Ivy and Bean continue in the latest installment from series creators Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall. In Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, the two girls hatch a plan to prove that Bean's big sister is the world's worst babysitter. Of course, plans go awry, but fun ensues! 


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