Children's services

Family Storytime

Join us with your little ones for stories, songs and fun! Storytime is a fun, inclusive and interactive event that incorporates reading, singing, movement and wordplay to help promote reading and communication skills early on, while celebrating and supporting the cultural and linguistic diversity of our communities. Storytime promotes the joy of reading and helps to develop early literacy skills. It also...
  • Demonstrates that books and reading are fun
  • Develops listening and pre-reading skills
  • Increases vocabulary
  • Provides a bonding activity between children and adults

Drop in at the time and location that works best for you.

Day of the week Time Location
Tuesday 7:15 p.m. Belle Haven Library
100 Terminal Ave.
Thursday 10:15 a.m. Menlo Park Library
800 Alma St.
Friday 10:15 a.m. Menlo Park Library
800 Alma St.
Friday 5:15 p.m. Belle Haven Library
100 Terminal Ave.
Saturday 10:15 a.m. Belle Haven Library
100 Terminal Ave.
Saturday 11:15 a.m. Menlo Park Library
800 Alma St.

Children can enjoy the library at home

Read

Learn

  • ABC Mouse is the #1 digital learning program for ages 2-8!  To start, create an account on the web site. Then continue on the web or in the app.
  • LOTE4Kids has over 2,000+ digital picture books in 50+ languages. Each book also comes with English translations to help kids learn languages and enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English).
  • Tutor.com lets you get homework help with a live tutor.

Storytime

  • Kanopy has a Kanopy Kids section with animated Story Time picture books. Watch on the web site or in the app.
  • LOTE4Kids offers picture book videos that are read aloud in English and LOTE (Languages Other Than English), perfect for bilingual storytimes.
  • TumbleBookLibrary offers story books and read-alongs.

 

Upcoming events for children and families