Young Reader Page
Upcoming Youth Services
Programs!
The children's author event has been postponed to April. The new date and time will be announced soon!
Children's Author Event!
Play Me, Please! by Gail Fulton-Anderson
A new children's book reading, signing, and Q&A with the author and illustrator!
For children in kindergarten through 5th grade & their families.
*Registration required.
The Spring Storytime session begins the week of March 4th!
Registration opens the week of February 26th. Please call (401) 294-3306 x5 to register for the Spring session of the Mother Goose, Toddler Time, and Preschool storytimes.
Lego drop-ins, take-and-make crafts, & more fun activities!
Saturday March 23, 2024: Lego Drop-in from 10am to 12pm
*Stop by the Youth Services desk to see what take-and-make crafts and other fun activities we have!*
TumbleBook Library is a database of children’s e-books, thoughtfully provided by our Friends of the North Kingstown Free Library.
TumbleBook Library Premium has over 1100 titles for grades K-6, and includes our unique animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction books and videos, carefully chosen playlists, as well as books in Spanish and French. Plus, the collection features Graphic Novels – a student favorite!
You can access TumbleBook from home as well as from the library. There are no check-out times or wait lists: the books are always available, to everyone! It is a great resource for kids, and teaches them the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
Grade Level Reading Lists
Community Reads!
Kids Reading Across Rhode Island (KRARI)
The 2023 KRARI selection is the graphic novel, The Aquanaut by Dan Santat!
KRARI is Rhode Island's One Book, One State community reading program for children! KRARI is offered by the RI Office of Library and Information Services in partnership with RI Center for the Book. Each year, the KRARI committee selects one book that appeals to rising 4th to 6th graders. Click here for more information on KRARI and The Aquanaut.
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (RICBA)
The 2023 RICBA winner is Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter!
The 2024 nominees are here! Come to the library to grab one of the 2024 nominees and get a head start on next year's Rooster Games! Click here for more information on RICBA, the 2023 winner, and 2024 nominees.