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Children's Library
Events and Activities |
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Origami with Miss Karina! Have fun folding paper and learning new designs with Miss Karina. Note: This program will be held in the Anne O'Brien room, located upstairs in the Clarence Dillon Public Library! Thursday, September 5th @ 10:00 Fun for all ages! Registration recommended! |
Kid's Minecraft Play Come play Minecraft with us! All you need is a Minecraft Bedrock account and a compatible device (Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows 10, Console, or VR Gear).
Both experienced and new players are welcomed but our Minecraft Club platform space is limited to 10 players.
Open World / Build Session for ages 10-15.
Tuesday 9/17 4:30 - 6:00 pm Must register! |
Kids' Movie: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
Journey across the beaches and below the waves on a goofy and wacky adventure with everyone's favorite sea sponge! "In this lively animated adventure, undersea oddball SpongeBob SquarePants and his starfish friend, Patrick, embark on a quest to clear the name of Mr. Krabs, the owner of the Krusty Krab restaurant, who has been framed for stealing the crown of ocean deity King Neptune. Leaving the familiar confines of Bikini Bottom, SpongeBob and Patrick venture out towards Shell City, where they hope to find Neptune's crown, but numerous obstacles stand (or float) in their way." Saturday 9/14 @ 1:00 pm |
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Watercolors with Miss Pat is BACK! Back by popular demand, join Miss Pat on Thursday, September 26th for another round of fabulous art for your 2nd - 8th grader! Thursday 9/26 4:30 pm Please register - space is limited! |
Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Wednesday 9/18 @ 4pm
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Build to your heart's content with the library's collection of Lincoln Logs. Tuesday 9/24 @ 4:00pm |
SpongeBob SquarePants Craft Join the undersea fun as we celebrate 25 years of SpongeBob with a cool craft! Open to grades 2nd - 6th Tuesday, September 24th @ 4:30 |
Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Baby Play Time
Mondays @ 10am - 12pm Parents & caregivers are invited to socialize and have open-ended play with our toys and puzzles. Ages 0-5 |
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Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline Thursdays @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline. You will have a GREAT time!! |
1000 Books Before Kindergarten |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The Dillon Library participates in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy program. Turn in your reading logs for prizes and more. For more information, please contact the Children's Librarian. |
What's Happening at the Library |
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Special Library Hours Announcement: Our Summer Hours continue until Labor Day. The library will be closed on Sunday 9/1, closed Monday for the Labor Day holiday, and will resume normal hours on Tuesday, September 3rd. Message from our Children’s Librarian Our “Adventure Begins at Your Library” Summer Reading Program has ended. Thank you all for participating! I know I loved seeing the colorful paper logs and the progress on the electronic reading logs each week. I appreciate your children’s enthusiasm for reading, their book reviews, and all their hard work! Reading strengthens comprehension, vocabulary, critical thinking, and conversation skills. Thank you for encouraging your child to read this summer. Way to go everyone!! - September is National Get Your Library Card Month! The American Library Association (ALA) has teamed up with Skybound Entertainment and leading toy and game company Hasbro to encourage people to roll out to their libraries with the TRANSFORMERS franchise, featuring Optimus Prime, as part of Library Card Sign-Up Month in September. Join Optimus Prime and check out your local library today! New card members can stop in Children's and receive a special button to acknowledge their new library card status with us. Getting a library card has so many benefits - it truly is the most valuable card in your wallet! Tumblebooks have been added to our kids page, as well as to the Research Databases page under Young Readers, E-books, and Books and Literature. TumbleBooks are Story Books – Chapter Books/Read-Alongs – Non Fiction stories, plus Language Learning videos, puzzles & games created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, have your child read, or have it read to them. There are even books in foreign languages! TumbleBooks are GREAT for children and teens! ________ Our museum pass collection has expanded to now include admission to Insectropolis in Toms River! Stop by Adult Circulation to check them out, along with other museum passes! ________ Our Instagram page (@CDPLkids) is up and running - check us out!  Visit and follow us! Maria Provini Children's Librarian |
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Elmo & Tango
by Andrea Posner-Sanchez
Meet Tango--Elmo's adorable mixed-breed puppy! This sturdy board book is based on Sesame Street's new animated special Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy. The youngest Sesame Street fans will love looking at the bright, colorful illustrations and hearing about all the fun things Elmo and Tango do together.
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What to expect at preschool
by Heidi Eisenberg Murkoff
It's hard to believe, but your child's starting preschool. Even if it's just for a couple of hours two or three days a week, it seems such a big step for someone in such little sneakers. Not to worry -- this book will help prepare both of you for that step. It will answer your child's questions about what preschool is like, what preschoolers do, who teachers are, and how they help to make preschool such a fun and special place -- so that the first day of preschool will be a day you'll both look forward to.
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The Night before Kindergarten
by Natasha Wing
No more teddies and blankets—it's time for backpacks and pencils as children lay out their clothing and gather their school supplies the night before Kindergarten starts, but once everyone is in the classroom, will it be the children or the parents who have more trouble saying good-bye?
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The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
A mother raccoon teaches her son a way to overcome his fear about going to kindergarten for the first time. A great book soon to be a favorite for all families!
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First Grade Stinks!
by Mary Ann Rodman
First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too. A perfect September read.
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Naughty Nautical Neighbors
by Annie Auerbach
SpongeBob and Patrick Star are the best of friends -- until their annoying neighbor Squidward decides to interfere. But Squidward's plan to split up best friends might backfire on him in a big, hilarious way!
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Iveliz Explains It All
by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Twelve-year-old Iveliz is trying to manage her mental health and advocate for the help and understanding she deserves, but in the meantime her new friend calls her crazy and her abuela Mimi dismisses the therapy and medicine Iveliz needs to feel like herself.
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The Superteacher Project
by Gordon Korman
Determined to teach their new teacher who's boss, Oliver Zhan and his best friend Nathan realize that Mr. Aidact is not what they expected and, suspecting something is fishy, must get to the bottom of the mystery.
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Into the Light
by Mark Oshiro
New to our YA Collection: two outcasts, Eli and Manny, find their lives intersecting in unimaginable ways when the reported discovery of an unidentified body draws them into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identity and who they are allowed to be.
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