- We're Open: Curbside Pick-Up and Grab & Go Appointments (Starting Mon., Nov. 23). What you need to know.
- Closed for Thanksgiving Weds., Nov. 25 at 5pm-Thurs., Nov. 26
Kids
Quick, ready-to-check-out materials make it easy to pick up curbside!
Discovery Bundles:
Children's Discovery Bundles are now available! Each bundle of books, CDs and DVDs has a theme and a targeted age group. Pre-made Discovery Bundles can be picked up curbside—just call Children's Services (708-215-3210) to let staff know you'd like one of our ready-to-go packs!
Binge Bags:
Coming soon! Movies and books come together into one binge-worthy bundle. Each pack contains one or two popular movies paired with themed books.
Custom Book Bundles:
Tell us what you like to read or want to learn about and Children’s Services will put together a custom book bundle just for you. We can even put together a book club selection for you (including discussion questions). When your recommended reads are ready, we'll email you to pick up your bundle curbside! Request a custom book bundle here.
LGPL Children’s Services Recommends:
See what Children's Service staff have been reading, watching and listening to! Check out our What Should I Read Next? page for suggestions for some of our favorite picks available on Overdrive: Media on demand, Hoopla, TumbleBooks and Kanopy Kids.
Podcasts are fun, engaging, and screen-free! Check out our top 15 Awesome Podcasts for Kids in Grades 1-6 (or the whole family!).
Looking for new app? Here are some recommendations for kids in grades 1-6 by the Children's Services team.
Electronic Resources
Hoopla (PIN required beginning 12/10)
Virtual Storytimes
Read and sing with familiar faces during the La Grange Public Library’s Virtual Storytimes! Email childrens@lagrangelibrary.org or call 708-215-3210 to receive the Library's weekly pre-recorded storytime and we'll send you a link to a 30-minute Storytime of the Week every Monday. You choose when your child will read, sing and dance along with your favorite librarians. Weekly emails will also include simple extension activities or crafts using things often found at home.
Check out Storyline Online, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website, which streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books. Be sure to check out the activity guide for crafts and fun things to do.
Have a question for a librarian? Trying to find your next book or movie? Need homework help or educational activities to fill the time? Email childrens@lagrangelibrary.org for personalized recommendations and assistance.
Recommendations
Who is the Mystery Reader?
by Mo Willems
Fans of the Elephant and Piggie series will love Mo Willems’ newest beginning reader series, Unlimited Squirrels. In the second book in the series, Who is the Mystery Reader?, the crew of… Continue
