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June 16-August 1 Sign ups for Summer Reading begin on June 16. Kids can sign up at any time during the program.
Children's Room
Children who sign up get a reading log to keep track of all their summer books. Each week there will be a little prize given out to all participants.
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Monday, June16
Children's Room Drop off a stuffed animal for a fun sleepover at the library to kick off Summer Reading! We will post photos of your stuffies and Librarian Alicia as she reads to them and tucks them in!
Kids can drop off a stuffed animal any time before 4 pm on Monday. Pick up the following day. |
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Join The Rhythm Builders on an interactive journey through rhythm, song, and movement! Children will enjoy songs, movements, and playing instruments. For all ages!
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Green Fest! Saturday, June 21, 11:00 am- 2:00 pmLibrary, Main Patio, Children's Patio Join us for a fun, hands-on community Green Fest for all ages — celebrating sustainability and the power of small actions. Eco-fun for everyone! Learn, play, and take action with local sustainability leaders and community partners. - Giveaways
- Kids' Activities
- Pop-up Programs
- Nature Walk & Talk
- Try Our New Library of Things
- And Much More!
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Join award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate in an online session to talk about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder. |
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Join us for a mesmerizing puppet show featuring the story of The Carnival of the Animals.
Fun for all ages! |
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Join us for a fun and interactive morning of stories, puppets, and songs. 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 0-3, open to all |
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Tuesdays, 4:00 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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Reading Buddies
Wednesday, June 18, 25, 4-4:30 pm OR 4:30-5 pm
Children's Room
Read to a teen volunteer to practice reading fluency. Open to readers entering grades 1 and up.
Remember to bring a book or come to the library early to pick one out! Limited spots! Please register online and limit to one session per day per child! Links below to register: |
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Bilingual Music Time with Malinky Music Thursdays from 9:15-9:45 am (June 5 only) Founders Room Music, rhythm, and bilingual (Spanish and English) fun to encourage language skills and coordination. Ages 2-3 but all ages welcome.
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Join us for an interactive bilingual Spanish and English storytime for infants and toddlers (but all ages welcome!) |
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Sunday, June 1 at 2:00 PM
Storytime Room Open play time with our fun and sturdy Thomas the Train wooden toy collection.
All ages welcome!
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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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Otter carries on
by Maya Tatsukawa
Otter loves floating and collecting heavy rocks, and when a storm comes, she has so many rocks that she can't swim home. With the help of a new friend, Otter realizes that maybe she doesn't need to carry everything alone.
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Eli and the uncles
by Jehan Madhani
Young Eli's eight adoring uncles, each bigger and taller than the last, have a unique personality and beard, each elegant to behold, as Eli says goodnights one by one, in a countdown to bedtime book.
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Cookie time
by Jessie Sima
While spending cookie time with their Grandpa, Kat and Ari decide to time travel to when the cookies come out of the oven but can't get the timing right as they meet prehistoric dinosaurs, robots and even past versions of themselves. Simultaneous eBook.
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Still life
by Alex London
This clever and inventive picture book follows a curious mouse, a hungry dragon and a no-nonsense princess who pose for a still-life painting but cannot sit still, in this wildly imaginative story filled with detailed illustrations that depict daring rescues, dashing heroes and found friends.
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Hilwa's gifts
by Safa Suleiman
Ali has arrived in Palestine for a visit just in time for the olive harvest. His grandfather shows him that Hilwa--his favorite tree-- has many gifts to share, not only olives, but olive oil, and shade for their picnic. Tradition is the greatest gift of all: the family gathering--generation after generation--sits under the tree to celebrate a bountiful harvest.
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A little like magic
by Sarah Kurpiel
In this breathtaking story of finding inspiration in art and natural beauty, a young girl reluctantly agrees to attend an ice festival where she sees sparkling, glorious sculptures that feel like magic, resulting in a special surprise that stays with her long after the ice melts. Simultaneous eBook.
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Smile
by Lauren Child
Clarice Bean is worrying about all the endangered things, and it's not just the planet that needs help; there's her whole family to worry about, too. This smile-inducing story is about honoring your unique gifts--and using them to make things better.
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The griffin's boy
by Sarah L. Thomson
Princess Lyss is excited to meet the griffin joining her father's royal menagerie, and when she finds a boy hiding in the stall, their arrival coincides with the revelation that someone is stealing creatures, so Lyss turns to magical creatures for help. Simultaneous eBook.
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Lifeboat 5 : based on a true story
by Susan Hood
Shares the lives, rescue and continuing friendship of British evacuees Bess Walder, 15, and Beth Cummings, 14, who spent 14 hours in the North Atlantic with their hands grasped across their overturned lifeboat after the Nazis torpedoed the SS City of Benares on route to Canada in 1940. Simultaneous eBook.
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Not nothing
by Gayle Forman
Assigned to work at a nursing home for the summer, Alex meets Josey, a 107-year-old Holocaust survivor who stopped talking years before, and as they form an unlikely bond, he starts to believe he can make a difference in the world. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Sherlock society
by James Ponti
Starting a detective agency instead of spending the summer babysitting, mowing lawns or cleaning, siblings Alex and Zoe Sherlock team up with their retired reporter grandfather to solve cold cases, including a long-lost treasure supposedly hidden near the Everglades linked to famed gangster Al Capone. Simultaneous eBook.
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Octopus moon
by Bobbie Pyron
Recently diagnosed with depression, fifth-grader Pearl struggles with self-care and self-love amidst a sea of changes in this touching novel-in-verse.
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