Kids & Teens
- Apps for Kids
- Baby Books To Go
- Kids
- Accelerated Reader Lists
- Book Club Kits for Kids and Teens
- Book Lists for Kids
- Events & Programs
- Kids Catalog
- Local History
- School Districts
- Lily the Ladybug Librarian
- Parents & Caregivers
- Read to a Dog
- Science to Go
- STEM
- Summer Reading
- Teachers and Students
- Teens
- Tools for Students
Events & Programs
The Library offers a wide array of free events for children throughout the year, including story times, library clubs, book clubs, interactive presentations by special performers, many arts and crafts events, and so much more.
Check out Story Times! Children birth to age 6 will build a foundation for reading success through play, stories, and language fun.
Calendar for Library Events - Find upcoming special events at your local library. You can search by location, age, and event type, such as "story times." The calendar will indicate if registration is required for the event.
Kids Home Page - Check here for new and featured events. You can also browse the page for helpful links to library services, homework tools and reading resources.
Lily the Ladybug Librarian - Check out Lily's page for more information. She loves to attend library events. Lily also reads a lot and enjoys sharing her favorite stories!
Block Play
Block Play allows children to explore fun science, math, and engineering challenges.
The KaBOOM Imagination Playground™ travels to multiple Pierce County Library locations as well as some community sponsored events. It is made up of lightweight, oversized, mobile foam blocks and is meant to encourage and empower balanced and active play for children while building gross motor skills.
See dates, times, and library locations for Block Play on our calendar of events.
Visit our Block Play web pages.
Story Times
Story Times - Children age birth through 6 will build a foundation for reading success through play, stories and language fun! We offer four story time sessions during the year: winter, spring, summer and fall. All story times are drop-in.
Play to Learn - These events take place at a Pierce County Library and are sponsored by Children's Museum of Tacoma. Drop in with your children for play-filled activities, information for adults and free materials for playing and learning at home.
