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Children
Ages birth -12
Materials in the Children’s Department include over 70,000 items for early literacy, beginning readers, tweens, educators, homework help, and computers reserved specifically for children ages 12 and under.
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Children’s Events
Summer Reading Game ~ Click Picture to Start
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Next:
Paws & Read with Theo
Jul 29 at 4:00pmBe a super reader with Theo! Children aged 5 & up who are reading independently can sign up for a 15-minute reading slot by calling the library at (203) 453-8282 or stopping by the children’s department. Theo visits the library on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00pm. Click title for more information.
Coming soon:
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Sunshine Storytime10:00am- 10:45am
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Nutmeg Book Club 2024: The Canyon’s Edge2:00pm- 3:30pm
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Paws & Read with Theo4:00pm- 5:00pm
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Storytime with Mimi11:00am- 11:30am
Children’s Collections
Popular Collections
Downloads and Streaming
New Children’s Books
Children’s Programs & Resources
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The Children’s Library offers programs, services and resources for all children on a learning journey, from infants through tweens:
Read, Watch and Listen
- 1000 Books before Kindergarten
Prepares children to read by the time they reach kindergarten - The Nutmeg Book Award
Encouraging children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature - Paws and Read
Practice reading to a dog - Big Hearts Book Club Resources
Social-emotional Storytime Topics
Do, Make and Explore
The Children’s Library offers resources and activities so children can learn by doing, making and exploring:
- Springtime Fun
See the children’s events that are scheduled in the coming months - Homework Help
Find resources for homework help, from the library’s collection of children’s databases to a list of helpful homework websites curated by our children’s librarians - Fun at Home
Find resources for fun, educational and “kid-safe” activities, games and challenges, curated by our staff