Just in time for autumn...

Mouse's First Fall is the latest book in Mouse's First series by Lauren Thompson. This playful picture book celebrates fall. Going out on an autumn day, Mouse and Minka discover leaves falling through the air and lying on the ground. Minka leads and Mouse happily follows as they run through the leaves, look at their shapes, pile them up, and play hide-and-seek. Reds and yellows shine out jewel-bright against darker shades of blue, brown, and green. This is a delightful book to share with one child on your lap or many children in a classroom.

Vicky Ceelen

The photographs of human babies and animals in Baby! Baby! and Baby Nose to Baby Toes by Vicky Ceelen are placed side by side so it is easy to see the commonalities. Gorgeous photographs and darling babies and animals make these board books perfect for sharing with your favorite baby.

Reading Babies!

Read to your baby, start early & read often. Celebrate reading by visiting the library and attend baby storytime whenever you can.

Today at the Main Library we have:

Babies and Books at 10AM
Toddler Time at 10:30AM & 11AM

These programs are always a lot of fun, join us!

vroom! toot! brum!

Adorable animals drive by in vibrantly colored vehicles in this beautifully illustrated new board book.
Stop by and check out our collection
of board books - perfect for babies!

New Board Book: Chicky Chicky Chook Chook

Share the new board book version of Chicky Chicky Chook Chook by Cathy MacLennan with your baby today. It is chicky chock full of fun alliteration to read aloud!

Remember to read to your baby for 20 minutes every day. Is it hard to imagine reading for 20 minutes all at once? Don't even try! Just incorporate reading into your daily routine. To get your 20 minutes you can read for 5 minutes before naptime, 4 minutes after bathtime, 6 minutes at playtime, 2 minutes after lunch and 3 minutes in the line at the grocery store. It is easy and FUN!

New Board Book: In My Nest

Pick up In My Nest to share with your baby or toddler today. Each page represents a layer of a baby bird's nest and on the last page you will find a movable puppet surprise!

You can also check out the companion board book In My Pond.

Babies Love Books!

Babies love books! They love to touch them, play with them, look at them, bite them and listen to YOU read them. Take some time today to read a book with your favorite baby.

You and your baby are welcome to attend the Babies & Books storytime any Friday morning at 10am. At this short program you can learn a new song or a fun tickle rhyme, listen to stories, dance, bounce and more!

Play with Spot online!

What preschooler doesn't love the the Spot books by Eric Hill? Now you can read Spot books, play Spot games, and color with Spot online. Click on "Fun with Spot" to start playing.

Click here to find out which Spot books are available at the library. We have over 100 Spot books, videos, and board books. We even have some in Vietnamese, German, Spanish, and other languages!

A Child's Book Review: Moo, Baa, La La La!

Moo, Baa, La La La! was reviewed by 15-month-old Ada:


La la!

Submit your child's book review to me via email and you may see it in a future "A Child's Book Review" blog post.

Meet Daisy Duck

Waddle on down to Children's Services this Wednesday, June 18 at 10:30 AM and 2:00 PM to practice your quacking and meet the darling duck, Daisy, from Jane Simmons' books.

Parents, bring your cameras to capture Daisy and your little duckling on film. 

My Senses!

At Baby and Toddler Storytime yesterday we read stories and sang songs about our five senses -- seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting. Here are some of the books we read -- why not check them out to read with YOUR little one?

Where Is Baby's Bellybutton?
by Karen Katz









I Hear,
by Helen Oxenbury










Walking Through the Jungle,
by Julie Lacome








Teddy Bears, Teddy Bears
by William Winburn








If you have young children, ages birth through 3 years old, join us Friday mornings!
Babies and Books: 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Time: 10:30 and 11:00 a.m.

A Child's Book Review: Quiet, LOUD

Quiet, LOUD by Leslie Patricelli was reviewed by 3-year-old Robert:

We love Quiet, LOUD. Sometimes we like to be quiet. Sometimes we like to be loud.

Submit your child's book review to me via email and you may see it in a future "A Child's Book Review" blog post.

A Child's Book Review: Yummy, YUCKY

Yummy, Yucky by Leslie Patricelli was reviewed by 3-year-old Robert:

This is a special book. I like the yummy parts. I don't like the yucky parts. I don't like worms.

Submit your child's book review to me via email and you may see it in a future "A Child's Book Review" blog post.

Gallop! by Rufus Butler Seder

You have to see scanimation in action to believe it! Just open the book and watch the animals gallop, leap and flutter across the pages.

Baby Faces!

Babies love FACES...and they love BOOKS!! At the Library, we have lots and lots and lots of books that feature photographs of baby faces -- why not come on in and check some of these books out for your baby!


Margaret Miller's Look, Baby! series features a variety of books, like Baby Faces and Baby Pets.





In Grow! Babies!, photographer Penny Gentieu chronicles the growth of several babies over the course of a whole year.


To find more great Baby Face books, take a look at our Baby Faces Booklist. See you at the Library!

Winter Babies Wear Layers

Michelle Sinclair Colman and Nathalie Dion, the creators of Urban Babies Wear Black, have a wonderful new board book available: Winter Babies Wear Layers. The charming illustrations are reminiscent of the 1950s and they are the perfect compliment to the spunky text. Snuggle up with this book and your baby in front of a cozy fire.

Peek-a-Boo!

Peek-a-Boo!
Where are you?
Hiding in your place!
Peek-a-Boo!
I see you!
And your smiling face!
Peek-a-Boo!

Peek-a-Boo is our theme for our Baby and Toddler Storytimes this Friday in Children's Services! Join us for Babies & Books at 9:15 a.m., and Toddler Time at 10:00 and again at 10:45 a.m.!

What's Wrong, Little Pookie? by Sandra Boynton

Sandra Boynton's newest board book features an adorable piglet who is very upset. Will his mother be able to find out what is wrong?