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Children's Room
• News & Updates •
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World Read Aloud Day
February 2nd
Join Cary Library as we participate in World Read Aloud Day with a special virtual read aloud.
Register online to get the link to view the special story time, which will be viewable at your convenience on Wednesday February 2nd only. You must register to receive the link. All registrants will be entered into a raffle for book prizes generously provided by Scholastic.
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National Jazz & Friends Day of School and Community Readings
Meet the Authors: JR & Vanessa Ford
February 24th, 2 pm
Virtual - All Ages
Join Cary Library and LexPride as we welcome the JR and Vanessa Ford, the authors of Calvin. Calvin is one of this year's selected titles for the National Jazz & Friends Day of School and Community Readings and we are delighted to host the authors for this special reading and Q&A of their book for today's national event!
This event will be held virtually. Registration is required to receive the link to attend and will open Monday, February 14th at 7 pm.
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Preschool Crafts
Ages 3-5
Registration Required
Virtual
Monday, February 7th
2:15 pm
Explore, learn, and create art! A craft kit will be provided.
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Kids Cooking Green Chocolate Pudding Cake
Grades 3 - 5
Registration Required
Virtual
Friday, February 11th
3:30 pm
Learn how to make this tasty treat that is cake on the outside and pudding on the inside! We'll provide all the ingredients you need!
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Kids Cooking Green Broccoli Mac & Cheese
Grades K -2
Registration Required
Virtual
Friday, February 18th
3:30 pm
Learn how to make this tasty twist on a traditional favorite! We'll provide all the ingredients you need!
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• Preschool Activities •
Storytimes resume in person beginning Tuesday February 1st. For everyone’s safety, we will be using the following guidelines:
- Our storytimes will have a limited capacity, so everyone entering the storytime, all caregivers, children, and babies in strollers must be registered for the event.
- Masks must be properly worn at all times by everyone over the age of two.
- No food or drink will be allowed
Tuesdays:
10:15 am: Storytime Junior (ages 0 - 2) weekly, In person or virtual. Once registered, you are registered for all dates in the session ( 2/1, 2/8, and 2/15) Register
Wednesday:
10:15 am
Dance Party (ages 2 - 5), In person only. Once registered, you are registered for all dates in the session ( 2/2, 2/16, and 3/2) Register
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Singalong (ages 2-5) In person or virtual. Once registered, you are registered for all dates in the session (2/9, 2/23 and 3/9) Register
Thursday:
10:15 am: Preschool Storytime (ages 3 - 5) weekly, in person or virtual. Once registered, you are registered for all dates in the session (2/3, 2/10, and 2/17) Register
Families are welcome to bring children of any age to our storytimes, ages indicate the developmental age for which the storytime was designed, but all children are welcome.
Registration for our next storytime session will open on Tuesday February 22nd at 7 pm.
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What Our Book Clubs Are Reading |
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Tadpoles (K and 1st Grades) |
When a little girl finds an adorable robot in the woods, she presses a button and accidentally activates him for the first time. Now, she finally has a friend. But the big, bad robots are coming to collect the little guy for nefarious purposes, and it's all up to a five-year-old armed only with a wrench and a fierce loyalty to her mechanical friend to save the day!
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From a buggy disaster to a run for class president, Pedro has what it takes to be the hero of first-grade. No matter what he's doing, Pedro is always good for some laughs and adventure.
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Bookmarks (2nd & 3rd Grades) |
To earn their Sow It and Grow It badge, Violet, Tigerlilly, and the other Mouse Scouts plant a vegetable garden
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Azaleah loved her class field trip to the National Zoo in Washington D.C, and is looking forward to earning extra credit by building a diorama of a tiger in his natural habitat for extra credit--but before she can even begin her task she has to solve the mystery of her younger sister's favorite missing stuffed animal because her parents and older sister are too busy and Tiana is ready to throw a tantrum.
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Next Chapter (3rd & 4th Grades) |
A forgotten homemade robot comes to life just when aspiring fifth-grade scientist Maya needs a friend--and a science fair project.
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What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky -- which until recently was something he'd never seen, but had read all about. That's right: Isaiah can read and write. He can also talk to humans . . . if any of them are willing to listen!
After a dramatic escape from a mysterious laboratory, Isaiah is separated from his "mischief" (which is the word for a mouse family) and has to survive in the dangerous outdoors, and hopefully find his missing family. But in a world of cruel cats, hungry owls, and terrified people, it's hard for a young, lone mouse to make it alone. When he meets an equally unusual and lonely human girl named Hailey, the two soon learn that true friendship can transcend all barriers.
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Page Turners (4th & 5th Grades)
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Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past--and fast--before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever
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Yared Heywat lives an isolated life in Addis Prime -- a hardscrabble city with rundown tech, lots of rules, and not much to do. His worrywart Uncle Moti and bionic lioness Besa are his only family... and his only friends.
Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and smart mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player of the underground augmented reality game, The Hunt for Kaleb's Obelisk. But when a change in the game rules prompts Yared to log in with his real name, it triggers an attack that rocks the city. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears. Suddenly, all the stories Yared's uncle told him as a young boy are coming to life, of kingdoms in the sky and city-razing monsters. And somehow Yared is at the center of them. Together with Besa and the Ibis -- a game rival turned reluctant ally -- Yared must search for his uncle... and answers to his place in a forgotten, galaxy-spanning war.
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ComicSquad (3rd - 5th Grades) |
Gabby Woods loves a mystery, but is breaking into an abandoned lake house going too far to uncover the truth? Gabby Woods is looking forward to another summer vacation at her family's lake house, even though she would rather bury herself in a mystery novel than make new friends. But soon Gabby meets Paige, a snarky kid from Chicago, and they get caught up in a local mystery: the sudden disappearance of a glamorous couple and the extravagant lake house they left behind. To gather clues about the missing couple, Paige coaxes Gabby into trespassing. Though Gabby knows it's wrong, each sneaky visit to the abandoned lake house uncovers new mysteries. With suspicions mounting about foul play, Gabby must decide what she's willing to risk to uncover the truth, or if solving this mystery -- and keeping her friendship with Paige -- are more trouble than they're worth.
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Ten-year-old George Calder can't wait to explore every inch of the Titanic, even if his little sister, Phoebe, has to tag along. But when George sneaks away without her and ventures into the first class baggage room, a terrible boom shakes the entire boat. Suddenly, water is everywhere, and George's life changes forever.
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Book Talks (4th - 6th Grades) |
Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
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Darcy is invited to stay over at her cousin, Kayla’s house after a family dinner. She wants to but unfamiliar routines can be scary. Will she be able to stay through the night? A comforting introduction to that rite of passage, the sleepover. Full page digitally painted illustrations in muted colors add to the sense of comfort and to Darcy’s sense of accomplishment when morning comes.
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Ty's Travels series by Kelly Starling Lyons
Ty is a creative young boy with a vivid imagination! Journey with him through his imaginative play in these fun early readers that encourage play, creativity and imagination! Simple and rhythmic text make this a great series choice for emerging readers (reading level around level I).
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. For 2022, the theme is "Black Health and Wellness".
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