LPL Kids and Families

Winter Reading Challenge

For the month of January, LPL is participating in Beanstack's annual winter reading challenge, Books Like Us, sponsored by Simon & Schuster. We challenge readers of all ages to read at least 5 books during the month and keep track of their reading on our Beanstack site. (You can also download the free Beanstack app.)

Not only can readers win a prize, but you can help the Library win books for our shelves or a virtual author visit!

• Open to babies through adults!
• Pre-register anytime
• Log your reading, January 1-31
• Tell us you're participating when you come through Library Drive-Thru for a free button!
• Read 5 books and win a finisher's prize!
• Finishers earn entry to win on one of six grand prize personalized book boxes!
• Share your readong on social media using the tags #WinterRead2021 and #BooksLikeUs
• Sponsored locally by the Longview Library Foundation--Thank you!

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.

Tuesday, January 26, 3:30 pm
I Can Make This Promise by Christine Day.

Craft Series on YouTube

Have fun with easy kids' crafts this fall! Watch a video tutorial on our YouTube channel, then pick up a free craft packet anytime during Drive-Thru hours. Weekly crafts for toddlers and preschoolers go along with our Facebook Live story times. Crafts for older kids are posted monthly. Share your child's works of art with us through our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram!

Toddler/Preschool Crafts (Weekly)

1. Available starting January 19

Elementary Kid Crafts (Monthly)

• January: Scratch Art

View the Fall Craft playlist on YouTube! The Winter Series starts January 11!

• BrainFuse Homework Help: BrainFuse supports your child's learning with one-on-one live tutoring, writing lab, practice tests, and more--all free with your library account.


• Book Links Magazine: Literature-Based Resources for Educators and Librarians. Current digital issue is free to everyone.


• 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.