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OCTOBER 2026 Kids Room Newsletter |
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Wednesdays, every other week 4:00 PM Sept 30, Oct 14, Oct 28
Childrens Room Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays in Mandarin, led by Shu Mei Wang. All ages welcome! |
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Wednesdays, every other week 10 AM Sept 30, Oct 14, Oct 28
Childrens Room
Come say ''bonjour" and enjoy a special storytime in French!
All families and languages welcome! |
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Pokémon Club Wednesday, October 21, 3:30- 4:30 PM NEW! Founders Room Callling all Pokémon trainers! Come make new friends while you train, play bingo, and explore!
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Wednesday, October 28 3:30-4:30 PM
Conference Room Knitting, cross stitch, sewing: if you are age 8 to 12 and you love working with a needle and thread, this is your club! |
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Upper Elementary Book Club NEW!
Wednesday, October 21, 3:30-4:30 PM
Conference Room
Join us to discuss a different graphic novel, prose novel with illustrations or hybrid novel each month! Limited to 12 kids in Grades 4 or 5 only! |
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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. All ages welcome!
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StoryTUNES Saturdays, 11:00-11:30 AM Children's Room Join us for a fun session of music, movement, and stories! Designed for ages 1-3 but 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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Students in grades 3 to 6 can receive drop-in homework help from teen volunteers. Homework helpers will help kids complete assignments and enhance study skills.
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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 Storytime Wednesdays, 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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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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Join us for chess meetups at the library! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced player, come and enhance your chess skills in a friendly environment. All ages are welcome. |
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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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Your Next Favorite Story is Waiting! Think of Book Bundles as a personalized surprise package for your young reader! Our librarians love playing 'book detective' to find up to 10 wonderful titles tailored specifically to your child’s interests and reading level. Fill out the form online and we will choose a bundle of books! |
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Scavenger Hunt
On your next visit to the library, try our monthly Scavenger Hunt.
Explore the Children’s Library to see how many things you can find!
Participants win a small prize.
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If you have a child from 0-5 years old, register them for free monthly books delivered to your mailbox from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. |
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics, as well as grade level recommendation lists. 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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Going Home with Dad
by Simon Howe
Join a father and child on a quiet day of wandering, observing, and asking resonant questions. As a father mouse and his child set out to meander through their day, they notice other creatures moving along, too. With soft, rounded characters evocative of miniature felt figurines and glowing, gently lit colors, Simon Howe offers a tender story of curiosity and parent-child connection--one whose open-ended questions might invite a broader exploration of loss and other universal themes.
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The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest by Lynn StreetTake a lyrical journey on the wings of blue jays as they bury thousands of acorns for next season's food and help Mother Nature extend the oak forests. Most of us know about the mighty oak tree, and how important oaks are as a keystone species. But we may be less aware of the role that blue jays play in assisting the expansion of oak tree forests. Covering one full year from season to season, we learn about the habits of the blue jays. The detailed back matter provides further information about oaks and jays.
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Do You Know the Dark?: Exploring the Unseen, Unknown, and Unusual
by Roz MacLean
This breathtaking new picture book, perfect for bedtime, is about the wonders of the dark. When the lights are out, the world transforms into shadows and endless night sky. We go from seeing what is around us to uncertainty. In accessible, lyrical text, Do You Know the Dark? offers new ways to think about the unknowns of darkness, appreciating its gifts of rest, regeneration, and possibility. Beyond what we can perceive in the daylight, could there be beauty we had never thought to imagine?
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The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever
by Jessie Sima
Here is a wild and fanciful tale of how an elf facing a dangerous dragon was inspired to write The Greatest Bedtime Story Ever to save himself Are you ready to hear the GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER? Good, because THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER came to be written in the most amazing way. It all started when an elf, who happened to be a great writer, stumbled upon his greatest challenge--a sleep-deprived dragon Nothing could get the dragon to fall asleep. Nothing except...THE GREATEST BEDTIME STORY EVER.
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The Thing about Pie
by Amy Hest
As homey as its subject, here is a sweet tribute to America's favorite dessert and the love that gets baked into it. This is just about the perfect day: a morning in the kitchen baking, a bike ride across town with a fresh pie in the basket, and Grampa waiting to share warm slices in the park. The Thing About Pie is the perfect book to share at bedtime, circle time, or in the park with a snack. A delicious-sounding recipe is included.
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The Wildest Thing
by Emily Winfield Martin
This enchanting picture book depicts a child finding their wild self. What would you do if you let the wild in? Eleanor loved wild things. Every wing and wild sprout. There was something wild inside of her, waiting to come out... With gorgeous illustrations, this book is the ideal addition to any bedtime reading routine or read aloud. The Wildest Thing beautifully expresses a timeless message about little ones unleashing their inner wild and encouraging their budding imagination and unique individuality.
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One Wrong Step by Jennifer A. NielsenTwo kids and their fight for survival on the unforgiving trails of Mount Everest make up this spine-tingling story which includes an avalanche and even Nazi soldiers. Jennifer Nielsen's storytelling climbs to new heights in this epic about loss, grief, letting go, and the most important lesson a climber can learn: where the eye goes, a person follows.
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The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre
by Gail Carson Levine
Here we meet a spirited heroine who must overcome deeply rooted prejudice--including her own--to heal her broken country.Peregrine strives to live up to the ideal of her people, the Latki--and to impress her parents: Peregrine runs the fastest, speaks her mind, and doesn't give much thought to the castle's Bamarre servants, whom she considers to be weak and cowardly. But when she discovers a devastating secret about herself, Perry must free her people from tyranny.
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Wish You Well
by Jamie Sumner
Three eighth graders who have big personalities and big medical diagnoses but little else in common come up with the outrageous plan to team up and scam a wish-granting foundation. The scheme starts off as a distraction. But soon the stakes feel real. Because when you finally let someone in, and a true friendship begins, there's more to lose.
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Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own
by Curtis Manley
This beautiful biography in verse is about two French scientists who changed what we know about volcanoes. Katia, a curious girl who collected pebbles and dreamed of escaping her small town, grew up just a few miles away from Maurice, a boy who knew more about rocks and minerals than his own teachers. When Katia and Maurice met as college students, they formed The Vulcan Team--named after the Roman god of fire--to observe, investigate, and document one of the most dangerous, natural phenomena on the planet: volcanoes! Chasing Eruptions traces the legacy of the Kraffts' volcanic photographs and films--and how their footage continues to inspire and educate today.
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The Haunting of Old Splinter
by Jack MacKay
Innocent wishes turn decidedly sinister in this chilling horror story. Peter and his half brother, Adrian, live in the shadow of Old Splinter--a formerly lavish estate now in ruins. Rumored to have once housed an eccentric magician, it's now home to little more than spiderwebs and mold. Tasked with renovating the crumbling mansion on behalf of their wealthy uncle, Peter's stepdad is at his wits' end. And the cracks are beginning to show in their once-happy cottage. A mysterious local legend may be their only hope. The wishing claw, a magical hand that grants your deepest desires, has spell-bound townsfolk for centuries. If it's real--if he can find it--then Peter might just save his family But wishes are tricky things and they always come with a price. What starts innocently enough soon unearths much more than Peter bargained for, including a dark secret lurking in the walls of the mansion...and a monstrous hunger that comes knocking at his door.
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