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LEGO Dream and Design

Desmond-Fish Public Library

In this no-commitment, weekly club, kids and teens in grades 2-12 can practice their building skills, show off their creativity, make friends, and learn new techniques. Each week, we’ll feature […]

Weekly Events

New: Comics Plus

Comics Plus is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga to readers, exclusively through school, public, and academic libraries.

Use this link for access to a special catalog of child-friendly titles and formats.

New + Recommended Reads

1000 Books Before Kindergarten 

Signup begins April 10th in the Children’s Room!

On behalf of the 1,000 Books Foundation, we invite you to participate in this free program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten.The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, toddler, or preschooler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your little one starts kindergarten.

Does it sound hard? Not really if you think about it. If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read about 365 books in a year. That is 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around 5 years of age, you have more time than you think!

FREQUENTLY-ASKED-QUESTIONS

◦            Who can participate in this program? Any child from birth until they enter kindergarten can participate in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
◦            How long will the program take? The program will take anywhere from a few months to a few years. The program is self-paced and will depend on how often you read together.
◦            How many of my children can participate? All of them (provided they have not yet started kindergarten). Make it even more fun and read as a family!

 

Homework Help & Learning

Need help with your homework, research for a project, help preparing for a test, or just want the answer to that perplexing question? We’re here to help! Check out our Research & Learn page for even more resources.

Where to Play

Local Parks
Here at the Library

There’s lots of discover inside AND outside of the library –– our entire grounds are open to the public for play and exploration. Can you find butterflies in the reading garden? Evidence of bats in our bathouses? What kind of animal tracks can you find –– fox, rabbit, raccoon, even coyote? Make sure to tell a librarian what you discover!