Kids
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
1000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages your reader through an incentivized, engaging program! Sign up at our Children’s Desk at the library. By having select prizes every 100 books, (with special extras at the benchmarks of 300, 500, and 700 books) the little one(s) in your life can quickly excel and learn a love of reading from the start! Collect physical sheets to track
progress in person or print them out here.
Reading Ready! Early Life Storytime
Please bring the family for an interactive storytime, where we’ll focus on early literacy skills, socio-emotional learning, and engaging experiences in 4/5-week, themed segments. You can find those themes via our event calendar descriptions, updated bimonthly. The stories and activities are carefully selected for ages 2-5 (toddler to early pre-school).
Homeschool Hangs
Inviting all homeschool families. Please bring your family for family-oriented, fun, educational activities that encourage real-life knowledge and skills, inspire your child’s interest in something new, and nurture a love of learning!
Lego Club
Join us for building on the third Tuesday, every month. There are multiple challenges to choose from (that are changed each month to reflect a relevant topic) or you can come and free build. Your options are endless!
STEM with a Story
Saturdays are for STEM! Join us as we embark on this weekend series at MPL that includes: a story read aloud relating to that month’s theme, a STEM experiment to work on together, and knowledge to take with you! This program is suitable for various ages (K-6th). Please be sure to register to secure your spot!
Reading Challenges
Visit our Children’s Department for instructions if you need help on signing up for any of our ongoing reading challenges via the Beanstack app. You can do it yourself, or with an adult if you’re under the age of 15. Log your reading online or on the app, earn badges, and keep yourself reading all year long.