Shamrock Wishes
So many people, kids and adults, wrote a wish and dropped it in the shamrock wishing well! Here are a few we thought it would be okay to share. Many of them were predictable...
18 April, 2018
The Children’s Room Tag
Big Day for Board Games!
Yesterday was busy at the library, and we spotted people playing games including Bloxels, Daniel Tiger's Welcome to Main Street Game, and The Fairy Game. Just look at all the games you can play in the Children's Room of the library! There are circulating copies of...
08 April, 2018
Miss Humblebee’s Academy
Have you tried Miss Humblebee’s Academy, yet? This incredible online resource helps children develop literacy skills. Preschool through kindergarten-aged children learn basic concepts and build a strong foundation in letter knowledge and sound. The Best part - It's FREE to use with your Library Card! Miss Humblebee's...
27 March, 2018
Winter Olympics – on Flannel
As we write this, the 2018 Winter Olympics have just begun. Many people are wishing they could hibernate and watch more events! At the Imagination Hub, we are featuring an Olympic-themed flannel board where you can pretend to be an ice skater, hockey player, skier,...
10 February, 2018
Messy Melting Art
On Wednesdays at 10:00, the library offers programs for kids 2-6 years old. It might be a story + craft, or music, creative theme play, process art, parachute music...
06 December, 2017
Crystal Climbers to Try!
Crystal Climbers at the Imagination Hub! Be creative and make these versatile blocks into whatever you like. When you hold them up to the light, you can see how colors blend. The Hub has an ever-changing variety of fun things to do, with something new...
25 October, 2017
HomeBank Gives Generous Donation to Library Youth Services Department
BIG News to Share! HomeBank in Plainfield made a very generous contribution to the Library for $10,000. These gift funds were used to purchase AWE Literacy tablets for Youth Services! AWE Learning provides literacy-focused digital learning solutions for early learners to public libraries. We are grateful and...
17 October, 2017
‘Neighborhood’ News
In 'neighborhoods,' related books are kept together to make them easy for you to find. There are three kinds. Concept neighborhoods include Shapes, Colors, ABCs, etc. Holiday neighborhoods make it handy to find available books. Popular Character neighborhoods are frequently requested books like Pete the...
13 October, 2017
Do-it-yourselfers!
Of course we will always by happy to help you find things, but here's our catalog if you prefer to be independent. Let us know if you'd like help figuring out the catalog, we'll be happy to help you with that too! ...
18 July, 2017
New Duplo Table!
Have you seen our newest addition to the Children's Room play area? We have a Duplo table! We love building bricks, because they are excellent for unstructured play--and have more early literacy value than you might think: learning through trial and error learning through action and...
26 May, 2017
