Welcome to Youth Services!

To participate online in this year’s summer reading program, PAWS to Read, choose one of the paws below:

      

Did you know that one of your prize choices is to donate a dog bone to the Animal Welfare League of Chicago? Learn more about the Animal Welfare League by visiting their website.

 

 

Check out Miss Inma's Blog, featuring good reads for kids and her storyhour themes.

eBooks for Kids

Look for the OverDrive Advantage in our Media on Demand collection of eBooks.
When you seeon a book it means we've purchased extra copies of this title just for our our card-holders. Sign into your account to see our copies. For more information, call us at the Youth Services Desk, 708-798-0121 x 222.

 

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Did You Know?

• We have Storyhours, Storyhour on the Road, and Activities for kids of all ages.
• We have copies of text books from District 153 and St. Joseph in the youth reference area.  They can be used in the library or you can make copies of the pages you need.
  
• Start here for your online research and homework help!
• Next time you're looking for something on the Web, try our search engine recommendations for kids.
  
• We have a list of award-winning children's books.
  
• You can find Lexile information
• You can check out these magazines for kids.
  
• Peek-a-Book, our interactive touchscreen system, has 6 titles that rotate frequently. 
• We have an Outreach program that travels to local day care centers.
  

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