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Children's Library
August Events and Activities
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Our "Unearth a Story " Summer Reading Program is coming to an end on Saturday 8/22 - time to wrap up your Reading Logs and bring in your sheets to collect your prizes and enter for our Big Prizes! * * * * * * Join the fun with Steve Woyce's "Unearth a Magic Story" MAGIC SHOW: Saturday 8/1 @ 11:30 Please register for this great show! * * * * * * * Then SAVE THE DATE: Thursday 8/20 4:30 pm we'll be having a * OUTDOOR FOAM PARTY * to celebrate the end of our Summer Reading Program!! Bring your water shoes and towels and please register for this great outdoor event! weather permitting * |
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Kid's Movie Night: Night at the Museum Wednesday 8/5 6:30 pm Rated PG 1:48 running time |
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Dinosaur Stamping Tuesday 8/11 4:30 pm Lots of fun making DINO ART! All ages welcomed
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Unearthing MORE Stories: Anytime Author Webcast is available via the above QR Code. Check out the Graphic Novel as well (at Children's) |
Kid's Saturday Movie Matinee: LEGO DINOSAURS! Saturday 8/15 1:00 pm Owen and Claire deal with runaway dinosaurs, tourists, and a sneaky saboteur who wants to destroy the park and find a legendary treasure. Legend of Isla Nublar is a 13-episode, CG-animated miniseries.
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Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Tuesday 8/4 @ 4pm |
Build to your heart's content with the library's collection of Lincoln Logs. Wednesday 8/26 @ 4:00pm |
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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 in August @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline! No registration required for 8/6, 8/20, 8/27 as we will be in the large, Community Room. * Registration is needed for the 8/13 sessions (we'll be in the small Children's Library Room) Registration starts the Monday before our Children's Library Room sessions (on 8/10). |
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. |
Message from our Children’s Librarian Look who won our Family Patriotic Basket: Brayden & Family! Thank you all for entering our contest! * * * * * * * * On-line registration has started for the times our popular Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline will be held in the smaller Children's Library Room (for Thursday 8/13). Registration for this date will begin the Monday before the events, on 8/10 NO REGISTRATION is needed for when Story Time will be hosted in the large, Community Room (8/6, 8/20, & 8/27). Please go to www.dillonlibrary.org to register for each of your children attending as space is limited. You do not need to register for yourself (as the parent or caregiver / adult attending). _______________________________ Our Summer Reading Program is ending for the summer. Time to wrap up your Reading Logs and bring in your sheets to collect your prizes and enter our Big Prizes! Log minutes spent reading, write book reviews, attend programs, and complete missions for chances to win one of our grand prizes. Stop by our library to hand in your packets, collect your prizes, and enter for our Big Prizes by Saturday 8/22. Our digital platform is Readsquared REMEMBER: Hold Thursday 8/20 open for our FOAM PARTY! _________________________ High Schoolers: Have you picked up your Summer Reading books for September? You'll find them upstairs in our YA section and don't forget our digital e-book formats amd e-readers that are also available. Our Instagram page (@CDPLkids) is up and running - check us out!  Visit and follow us! Maria Provini Children's Librarian, MLIS |
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Coming in September: Kid's Chess Instruction --- Mondays in September & October Ages 7-14 4:00 - 5:30 Registration for all 6 weeks will open soon.
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ABC Gulls
by Beth Rand
A flock of seagulls enjoy everyday activities in a book that provides words and sentences designed to teach each letter of the alphabet.
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I Lived Inside a Whale
by Xin Li
A quiet child in a boisterous family, Emma Wen dreams of a world that is peaceful and silent. When she reads about the blue whale--with a heart so big her father could stand in it--she has an idea: she fashions a boat out of household objects and sails from her bedroom into the mouth of a whale, where she settles in happily. Emma has finally found her peace and quiet. That is until another child, Owen Tang, arrives inside the whale and is loud, noisy and 'everything she is running away from.'
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Serafina Makes Waves
by Matthew Burgess
Serafina, a young cat who hates water, faces off with her nemesis when her parents sign her up for swimming lessons.
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Not Quite Narwhal
by Jessie Sima
Growing up in the ocean, Kelp has always assumed that he was a narwhal like the rest of his family. Sure, he's always been a little bit different--his tusk isn't as long, he's not as good of a swimmer, and he really doesn't enjoy the cuisine. Then one night, an extra strong current sweeps Kelp to the surface, where he spots a mysterious creature that looks just like him!
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Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer
by Jonathan Stutzman
Tiny is ready to try his favorite sport, soccer, and with the help of his teammates and lots of practice, he learns the moves.
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The World's Game
by Yamile Saied Méndez
A vibrant picture book celebrating soccer and its worldwide fans, perfect for the 2026 World Cup-- One field. One ball. Two teams...and a whole lot of fans!
With bright, colorful art and lively dialogue, this uplifting and heartfelt story is a love letter to the sport, the fans, and the communities we make. Get ready to jump, holler, and cheer for the beautiful game!
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Nellie's Big Splash
by Cori Doerrfeld
When Nellie the sea turtle hatches, she is too scared to join her siblings in the ocean, but as night falls, she overcomes her fear and discovers a whole new world waiting for her.
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Good Luck, Ice Cream Truck!
by Sorche Fairbank
Neighborhood friends greet eight different trucks until the truck they are really waiting for, the ice cream truck, finally arrives--
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The Doomsday Detectives: How Walter and Luis Alvarez Solved the Mystery of Dinosaur Extinction
by Cindy Jenson-Elliott
Father-son scientists Luis and Walter Alvarez piece together one of the greatest mysteries of all time: What really happened to the dinosaurs? Dive into this fun and informative middle grade nonfiction book, which outlines the many important scientific discoveries that aided the Alvarezes in their search for answers. This is the story of how scientists add to the sum total of human knowledge, one question at a time, and help us understand our beautiful, tragic, and magnificent world.
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Stronger at the Seams
by Shannon Stocker
When Twyla begins struggling with health issues the doctors dismiss as minor, she finds herself searching for answers on her own, while also dealing with friendship fallouts and the lingering effects of her mother's death as she navigates her freshman year of high school.
A YA coming of age novel about disabilities, chronic illness, and learning to advocate for oneself.
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None Shall Sleep
by Ellie Marney
In 1982, two teenagers--serial killer survivor Emma Lewis and US Marshal candidate Travis Bell--are recruited by the FBI to interview convicted juvenile killers and provide insight and advice on cold cases.
But when the team is called in to give advice on an active case--a serial killer who exclusively hunts teenagers--things begin to unravel.
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The Astonishing Color of After
by Emily X. R. Pan
A Time Magazine 100 Best YA Books of All Time.
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird. Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents.
The Astonishing Color of After is a stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.
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