Youth Department
At KCPL, our mission is to meet the educational, informational, and cultural needs of our community. Nowhere are those needs more important than with the Youth in our community!
We're helping kids become lifelong learners.
We do that in a variety of ways! We have an ever-growing collection of books for children! This includes “board books” which are designed to survive even the roughest of playtimes with your baby, picture books with all your childhood favorites and new bestsellers, and chapter books featuring popular series and heroes to feed your young one’s mind! We’ve also got a well-stocked non-fiction section, an entire section of comics and graphic novels, as well as many popular books available on audiobook.
Finally, we are happy to have a variety of electronic resources available to help children find important information, or just play safely on the internet! We have twelve computers available that patrons can use to access the internet safely thanks to content monitoring and filtering software. We also have four special AWE learning computers, which are full of fun learning games aimed at our younger guests! Through the box on the right hand side of the page under “Links,” we also have helpful websites and databases that can help with reading, research, or just fun!
Beanstack App
The intuitive Beanstack app makes it easy to record time spent reading books and logging titles for our reading programs. Download the app to get started.
Learn MoreStorytimes
The Youth Department also offers several storytimes. These programs are hand-crafted by our librarians to engage your child’s mind in key areas related to language development while still being super fun!
Movin' and Grovin' – 10:30 am, Tuesday Mornings
For kids ages 2-5. Kids will sing, play rhythm instruments, move and dance and hear a story. Register here!
Morning Stars – 10:30 am, Wednesday Mornings
Morning Stars is another all-inclusive storytime, focused on providing fun AND some learning to everyone from babies through preschool.
S.T.E.A.M. Program – 10:30 am, Thursday Mornings
The STEAM Program is a great time for elementary age kids to build kits, hear stories, and interact with other kids! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Resources for Parents and Teachers
Our department tries very hard to offer high quality materials and assistance that would otherwise be inaccessible to parents or teachers. We have a wide variety of materials available for checkout, from books on parenting or teaching, to Lego Kits, to science kits that are perfect for either home or the classroom! Contact us if you would be interested in any of these materials, or stop by the Youth Department to see them for yourself!
The Knox County Public Library is excited to offer free tutoring opportunities for students.
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