All Library branches will be closed and the Mobile Library will not make its scheduled stops on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
MOBIUS Information
The Schweitzer Brentwood Branch remains closed due to a maintenance issue. During this period, the drive-through will remain open, offering service from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Activities for Preschoolers
ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY
Summer Reading Program Activities
for Tiny Tots and Preschoolers Birth
Through Age 5
Reading, singing, playing and talking are fun activities to do with your little one that prepare them for learning to read. Feel free to repeat the activities and create your own — repetition is important for learning!
Take our Summer Reading Survey.
Especially for Infants to Toddlers
Sing to your infant or toddler.
Learn a rhyme and recite it to your child.
Enjoy book play with your baby; stack them, put them in and take them out of containers, and just explore how they look, feel and taste.
Put your baby in the stroller and go on a walk. Talk about things, people and animals you see. Act as a narrator during the walk.
Pause during your talk time and wait for baby to respond with a word, sound or movement.
Explore different sounds. Find items around the house to tap, shake and rattle.
Make a book of photographs or drawings of family members (don't forget pets!) and read it together.
Play with wooden blocks. Build towers together and let baby knock them down.
Hold a mirror in front of baby and talk about different parts of their face.
Listen to a long-distance relative read a story over video messaging.
Create a song routine when getting baby dressed, putting them in the car seat, bathing, etc.
For All Pre-readers
Play I-Spy with the alphabet when you're out running errands.
Put on some favorite music and have a sing-a-long.
Retell your little one’s favorite story without the book.
Make an “All About Me” book. Include photographs of all the special people in your little one’s life.
Make a “What I Can Do” chart to watch your little one grow. Encourage preschoolers to add new skills as they gain them!
Play together in the Play and Learn Center at your favorite library branch.
Create an obstacle course to complete with family members or friends.
Play dress up. See who can come up with the silliest outfit!
Build a reading fort!
Hunt for the first letter of your child’s name in books, on signs in the store and all around town: “Look, It’s a ‘T’ for “Teddy!”
Let your older baby or toddler explore finger paint. Those smears are her first attempts at writing!
Play which of these things is not like the other game.
Read a picture book featuring a character from another culture.
Check out a toy with your Library card at thelibrary.org/toys.
Play with a box! Turn it into a ship, a car, or a rocket, and go on an adventure!
Create your own activity!