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Early Learning Programs

Programs for caregivers and children ages 0 – 5

Experience library programs designed to support your young child’s early learning development while connecting and playing with others in your community. 

A caregiver and young child play with colorful toys at a library Explore and Learn event.Explore and Learn
Explore and Learn is a program with fun learning activities for young children and their caregivers to meet others and play together. 

This program is free and designed for parents and caregivers with young children ages 0 - 5. No registration, drop-ins welcome. 

 
A young child plays with colorful toys on a rug.
Baby Explore and Learn
Meet other parents and caregivers in your community while enjoying fun learning activities with your baby.

This program is free and designed for parents and caregivers with babies birth to 18 months old. Older siblings are always welcome. No registration, drop-ins welcome. 
    

A group of young kids and caregivers join library staff in throwing colorful scarves in the air during storytime.
Family Storytime
Join us for songs, rhymes, movement activities and stories all designed to support the early learning skills of young children.

This program is free and designed for parents and caregivers with young children ages 0 - 5.
 

Family Storytime Schedule 
 

A baby sits on their caregiver's lap at a Baby Storytime event at the library.Baby Storytime
Baby Storytime encourages early learning through shared reading, songs, rhymes, and movement. 

This program is free and designed for parents and caregivers with babies birth to 18 months old. Older siblings are always welcome.

Library staff sit side-by-side to read a book in two languages to a crowd of kids and caregivers during bilingual storytime.
Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe / Bilingual Storytime
Acompáñanos durante Hora de Cuentos Bilingüe en español y en inglés. Compartiremos cuentos, canciones, rimas, y movimientos diseñados para niños/as de 0 a 5 años de edad.

Join us for Bilingual Storytime in Spanish and English. Our librarians will share stories, songs, rhymes, and movement designed for children ages 0-5.
 
 
Watch Storytimes on YouTube:

Baby Storytime at Home
Learn and practice simple songs, rhymes and movement activities you can use with your baby any time.

 

Song and Rhyme Storytime 
Join librarians for fun songs, rhymes, and movement activities that support your child’s early learning development.


Sensory Storytime
Create your own storytime with our menu of activities. Select between videos focused on movement, music, stories and at-home activities. Families with young children with or without exceptional needs, will enjoy sensory storytime at your fingertips.