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APRIL 2026 Kids Room Newsletter |
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San Francisco Shakespeare Festival’s touring production of Julius Caesar comes to Tiburon! Bring the family for exciting drama and free snacks.
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Thursday, April 9, 3:30-4:30 pm NEW! Conference Room Play awesome Pokemon board games, trade cards with friends, and show off your favorite Pokemon. For grades 3-5 |
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Young readers can practice reading during a private read-aloud session with our volunteer dog who is all ears! No pre-registration required; sign in for a time slot at the Children's desk when you arrive.
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Game Day Wednesday, April 15, at 2:15 pm Children's Room Early release day fun for kids in grades 3-5.A variety of board games will be provided!
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Founders Room Early release day fun for kids in grades 3-5. A different craft each time, all materials provided. |
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Join us for the return of Family Storytime! Every Sunday morning we will have a lively session of stories, songs, puppets, and fun! All ages welcome. |
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Join us for stories, rhymes, movement, and fingerplays just for developing babies. Limited capacity for the first 10 pairs of caregivers and infants in the Children's Room. For babies 0-18 months. |
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Children's Patio Any time on any Monday (9-5, weather permitting), come and create your own masterpiece with chalk on our Children's Patio. All ages welcome! |
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Tuesdays, 10:15- 10:45 AM Founders Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 2-3, open to all |
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Tuesdays,3:30-4:30 PM Founders Room We'll have a fun craft for you to make at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Crafts are geared for ages 5+ Younger kids are welcome. |
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Preschool StorytimeWednesdays, 3:30- 4:00 PM Children's Room Come to the library for stories and songs in the Children's Room! Ages 3-5, open to all
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All ages are welcome! Chess club is open to all whether you are a beginner or an experienced player. Come and enhance your skills in a friendly environment. |
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Founders Room Join us for an interactive and fun bilingual Spanish and English story time for infants and toddlers. All ages welcome! |
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Tiburon Code Club Fridays, 4:00-5:00 pm Makerspace Join our free Code Club and create awesome games, animations, and websites.
For kids ages 10 and up!
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Fridays, 10:15- 10:45 AM Children's Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 2-3, open to all
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics, as well as grade level recommendation lists. This month, look at our lists of children's books celebrating Poetry Month and Earth Day. You can also get a personalized list. Chat with a librarian who will create a book list just for you. Come by the library or send us an email: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org |
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Though we have several weekly in-person story times, you can also watch some of our recorded story times on the library YouTube channel. Listen to stories and sing along with us wherever you are. |
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Bored
by Felicita Sala
A very bored girl becomes less so when she starts to imagine all the bored people in the world floating away together to boredom-fueled adventures. Hilarious illustrations!
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Pippo's Perfectly Peculiar Days
by Lenny Wen
When peculiar events disrupt the familiar rhythm of Pippo's days, he learns to draw on inner resources to thrive in changing circumstances.
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Hogbert
by Briony May Smith
When Mommy Boar sends her little snufflebugs to explore the forest for the first time, she cautions them to stick together. But Hogbert's keen nose has other ideas, and after following a trail too far, he finds himself alone and has several temporarily scary encounters.
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Ro-Bo
by Mariana Ruiz Johnson
In this vibrant picture book, Milo only wants to play with his toy robot, RO-BO, until his mother makes him go out and play with other kids. Together the new friends go on a grand adventure thanks to RO-BO, but it is the power of their energetic play that ensures they get home safely.
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Sasha Feels Shy: (A Book about Confidence, Friendship, and Social Skills for Ages 2-5)
by Natalia Shaloshvili
This kindhearted, funny, reassuring story is for anyone who needs more time warming up in this socially extroverted world. Sasha wants to join in on a playdate, but her shyness keeps getting in the way. With empathy, humor, and some truly adorable characters, the author draws from her own childhood experiences to show that sympathy and understanding can go a long way--and might just lead to the start of a beautiful friendship.
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Will's Race for Home (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
A thrilling adventure story about a son and his father who set out to win land during the Oklahoma Land Rush--if they can survive the journey. It's 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don't get to own. So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free--if they can get to it fast enough.
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Some of Us Are Brave
by Saadia Faruqi
The devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey in Texas are seen from the perspectives of three very different kids who are navigating the waters of fear and friendship. Mona, Cody, and Yasir each have their own problems but as their regular lives fall apart, the rising floodwaters of the hurricane pull them together, and they will need to work as a team if they want to survive.
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The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene
by Corey Ann Haydu
In this poignant, magical tale two girls find themselves dropped into each other's world--and must face down dragons they've only imagined. Auden Denny Greene is happiest with her friend Runa, creating stories set in their imaginary land of Sorrowfeld, where princesses rule and cursed dragons are a constant danger. But now that they are turning twelve, Runa seems ready to give up on the magic of Sorrowfeld just when Denny needs it the most.... The magical beasts of Impossible Creatures meet the body-swap of Freaky Friday, set in a world as fantastical as Wicked's Oz!
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The Treasure of Ocean Parkway
by Sarvenaz Tash
Two podcasting sleuths help their neighbor solve a cold case--one that is literally etched into the walls of their Brooklyn apartment building. One reviewer described this book as Nancy Drew meets Only Murders in the Building.
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Scarlet Morning, Book 1: Scarlet Morning
by ND Stevenson
Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. Wickedly funny, deeply emotional, and sharply incisive, Scarlet Morning is a tale of love, betrayal, and the extraordinary lengths we'd go to save a world broken beyond repair.
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The Midwatch Institute for Wayward Girls
by Judith Rossell
A whimsical, adventure-filled mystery about three young orphans at the edge of society who find themselves at the center of a city's secrets. Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when she's sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways, and Wayward Girls--the last resort after causing a ruckus at the orphanage where she was living. But the Institute is full of curious girls training to solve mysteries, fight bad guys, and keep the city safe. In between fencing lessons and discovering all the shortcuts in the building, Maggie finds herself making friends at the Midwatch and finally feeling like she's home.
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