LPL Kids and Families

September 20 - December 11 (No activities Thanksgiving week)

Story times stream LIVE on Facebook and are available to view until 1 p.m. No account needed to view streaming video on Facebook.

Baby Time
Wednesday, 10:30 AM
Join Jakob for stories and activities for busy babies.

Toddler Time
Fridays, 10:30 AM
Join Jakob for stories and activities for wiggly toddlers.

Preschool Story Time
Thursdays, 10:30 AM
Becky and Monty bring stories, songs and rhymes to you.

This fall, crafts add an at-home, hands-on component to our weekly preschool and toddler story times. We'll post video demos of each craft to our YouTube channel on Sunday, then make free packets of craft supplies available to pick up anytime during Drive-Thru hours. Share your child's works of art with us through our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram! We will have a separate monthly craft challenge open to teens and adults as well.

Watch past Craft Challenge videos on our YouTube channel.

Now on Zoom! Meet up with youth librarians and other readers to talk about books! Recommended for kids in grades 3-5. A limited number of free copies of the book are available at library Drive-Thru. Email Becky at longviewlibrary@mylongview.com for the meeting information.

September 29, 3:30 PM
I Love You, Michael Collins by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
It's 1969, and 10-year-old Mamie is writing letters to astronaut Michael Collins to help her deal with problems at home.

October 27, 3:30 PM
Books by Roald Dahl
Read and discuss any book by the author! We’ll have a limited number of free copies of Matilda, The BFG, Esio Trot, and The Magic Finger, but feel free to read any of his other books as well.

December 1, 3:30 PM
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
When Candice finds an old letter in her attic, it puts her and neighbor Brandon on the trail of a mystery that will uncover secrets of their home and families.

• Ebooks & More: Use your library card to download free books and more.
• Drive-Thru Service: Place books on hold and pick them up at the library!
• Library Sampler: Let us pick a batch of kids' books for you!
• Bookmarks: Celebrity readers share children's books by Black authors to spark kid-friendly conversations about empathy, equality, self-love and antiracism. Netflix users can watch here.
• Brightly: Tips, book recommendations, and readalongs from Penguin Random House.


• Dolly Parton Imagination Library: For kids 0-5. Sign up to receive a free book delivered to your child every month.


• Teaching Our World: The Coronavirus: Age-appropriate tools from Scholastic for parents and teachers looking for ways to talk to to kids about the coronavirus.


• Parents of the LPL Facebook Group: Join the group through our library Facebook page to meet other local parents, make connections, and share resources.