Children's Room - (336) 703-3040

FIRST FLOOR - Children's librarians are interested in helping you find what you need. Do you want to learn about a Venus fly trap, find joke books, read an award-winning story, get an idea for a science project, find a cookbook, read about Abraham Lincoln or Michael Jordan, or check-out Where the Sidewalk Ends just one more time? We can help you make the connection. Don't be shy, ask us.

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Collection

Our books, tapes, and CDs inform and entertain youth from infancy through age 13. Laptime books, early readers, folk and fairy tales and a variety of chapter books will provide you with journeys of wonder! Nonfiction titles can satisfy your curiosity about that bug in the back yard or answer your teacher's toughest homework assignment. Tapes and CDs with music and recorded stories round out a collection that is built with YOU in mind.

Children's Room Programs

Throughout the year, toddler and preschool programs are offered in the department.

Program Times
Program Day and Time
Book Babies Mondays @ 10:00 am
Toddler Time Mondays @ 10:30 am
Music and Movement Tuesdays @ 11:00 am
Preschool Films Wednesdays @ 10:00 am
Preschool Storytime Thursdays @ 11:00 am
Things to Do Thursdays Thursdays @ 4:00 pm
Open Your Eyes! Fridays @ 4:00 pm
Family Storytime Saturdays @ 11:00 am

* Don’t miss the special programs planned for older children and families during holidays, Black History Month, National Library Week, and the Summer Reading Club in June and July.

Storytime at the Library

Bring your toddler or preschooler to any branch of Forsyth County Public Library to enjoy Storytime. Each location offers interesting stories along with other fun events and activities that make listening, reading and learning fun and enjoyable. Check with each location for exact times.

Computers

Along with our online catalog computers, we have one early literacy station and two game computers (made available through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) that feature educational software, plus four Internet work stations with a word processing program. Children 18 months to 13 years old are eligible to use the Gates computers for up to 30 minutes per session. You can choose from dozens of games, interactive stories, and exploratory programs. Learning has never been so much fun! The four Internet stations are for children 13 and younger and may be used in 1 hour sessions. To use any of our computers, sign up with the Librarian at the Children's Room desk.

Summer Reading

We had a great time this summer with "Make a Splash" @ your library! There were pirates, and crazy balloon sculptures, silly stories, fun games, and prizes. Make sure to join us Summer 2011 as we travel around the world with books.

For more information, contact your favorite branch and speak to a Youth Services Librarian.