Children's Services

Upcoming Dates to Remember!


Friday, July 30: Last Day to redeem Monster Bucks at Monster Shop
Friday, August 20th: Last Day to redeem Free Book!

Congratulations to all of our Summer Readers!  Out of 175 participants, the children read a total of 192,526 pages throughout the program.
Great Job Reading!



We would also like to thank all of our sponsors!
Coldwell Banker, Creamery, Doc's Drug Store, DMW Sales, First Bank of Manhattan, Forsythe Funeral Home, Giga Myke's, Inc, Hansen's Villa, Home Star Bank, Jackhammers, Kid Country Childcare, Laraway Lanes, Manhattan Collision Center, Manhattan Dental, Manhattan Style Unlimited, Manhattan Women's Club, McHugh Insurance, Mrs. G, Nap, Inc., St. Paul's U.C.C. Learning Center, Significant Beauty, Subway, TNL, Whitmore Ace Hardware.

Changes!
We are in the process is moving the books around in our Children's Room.  Please bear with us as we make these changes.  We are making the changes to make things easier for you to find the items  you need!  If you have any questions or need help finding a book, ask us!

 

Drop in Craft Day

This program will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00am until 1:00pm over the summer.  Stop in the Children's Department and bring your creativity!  We will supply the craft materials.  Registration is not required.

 

We are sorry for any inconvenience but we have incorporated our Accelerated Reader books into our regular collection.  We will still have our lists here to refer to, and if you need assistance, please ask!

 

Story Hours will be starting back up the week of September 13. Registration starts August 15.


BABY TIME, TERRIFIC TWOS & STORY TIME

We will be taking a break during the Summer Reading Program.  Sessions will resume in September.

Baby Time Tuesday 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Terrific Twos
 Wednesday
 9:30 am - 10:00 am
Story Time
 Wednesday
 10:30 am - 11:00 am
Wednesday
 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Thursday
 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Thursday
 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

 




FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ANY OF OUR PROGRAMS STOP IN AND VISIT THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT,

CALL (815) 478-3987 OR

EMAIL US AT childrensservices@mpld.org.

Find us on Facebook: MPLD Children's Dept

ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE!!!

 

The Children's Department at Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District is a wonderful place to find books, magazines, audiobooks, and even videos and DVD's! The Accelerated Reader's List is also available here at the Library.


CONTACT US

You can reach us by sending an e-mail to childrensservices@mpld.org, or by calling 815-478-3987, ext. 3.