The Children’s Department of the Guilford Free Library is the place to read, play, learn and grow! Here you’ll find everything for children from birth through 6th grade, as well as for the adults who come with them. Need to reach the Children’s Department? Call us at 203-453-8282 or email us at childrens@guilfordfreelibrary.org

Thank you to the Guilford Civic Women for supporting our Summer Reading Game for 27 years in a row!  You helped make reading a success for over 250 children.

Registration for December 2018 programs is open now.  Printed calendar available now in the children’s room at the library, or can be downloaded here.  Follow calendar links to the right or search for the program you would like using the search bar at the top.

Registration for winter 2019 programs starts Tuesday, December 18th at 9:00am.  You may call, stop in, or use the calendar links to the right to register.  Printed program available at the library or to download by clicking here.

The children’s room was dedicated to a wonderful former librarian, Lana Ferguson, who gave so much to make it what it is today.  Head on over to our facebook page to see pictures from this meaningful event.

We learned about different kinds of fiddle music during one of our Lana Ferguson Literary Festival programs.  Take a look!

Guilford residents with babies or toddlers are welcome to join our early literacy initiative, 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten.   A fun program of reading to your children.  Read books, record titles, receive a book bag, and your children will be set for Kindergarten!  For more details, click here.  To sign up, please visit the children’s room.