BPL Kids' Collections & Services
• Books, magazines, tape and book kits!
• DVDs and CDs
• Services and activities - tours, author
visits, and special days
Children, even babies, can have their own library cards! A parent
or legal guardian must sign the application. For more information
on obtaining a library card, please see our Membership
page, or contact any Burlington Public Library location.
Books, Books, Books!
From the tiniest tot on a parent's lap to preteens seeking
a thrilling mystery, everyone will find books to delight in
BPL's Children's collection!
For the preschool set
• Board books with easy-to-turn pages for the youngest
readers
• Concept books to introduce the alphabet, numbers, and
colours
• Picture books with wonderful illustrations and great
stories
For young readers
• First readers and beginners' books, colour-coded by
reading level
• Mystery, adventure, science fiction and fantasy to
take you to new worlds
• Find the things you need to know in information books,
from apples to zebras
• Encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, almanacs, and
more
• A large French collection of books, tapes and videos
• Magazines to take home, from Chirp to
Nintendo Power
• Book and tape kits: listen while you read along. Terrific
for new readers!
For parents, teachers and caregivers
• Our Parent-Teacher Collection: books of activities,
books about reading and child development, and help with special
problems
Children's Literature Collection
• books about the wonderful world of children's books |
DVDs and CDs
DVDs
• Popular feature films and animated classics for youngsters
• Folk and fairy tales, stories from favourite books,
songs and activities
• Fascinating glimpses into the world around us
CDs
• Listen to both stories and music on CDs.
Great for car trips!
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Services and Activities
Homework Help
Let us help you with your homework! Links to all the greatest
sites organized by subject, for most of the curriculum strands
Storytimes
Come share the fun of stories, songs, fingerplays and more!
Children's Library Cards
Kids - even babies - can have their own library cards
to take out books, videos, CDs and more. And children's cards
have lower fines
than adult cards, too! See our membership
page or call one of our branches
for details of who is eligible for a card.
School visits
Our Children's Services
staff will be happy to visit your school with a presentation,
or you can arrange to visit your closest branch for a group tour.
For more information, please contact BPL's Children's Services
at 905.639.3611, ext. 125, or call your local branch.
Partners in Learning
Partners in Learning is a multimedia presentation that demonstrates
various electronic resources available through the library
Web site, tips for students on how they can use the public
library to complete homework assignments, and a wide range
of library collections and programs available especially for
teens.
To arrange a visit to your grade 7, 8 or 9 class, please
contact Christine Dalgetty, Youth Services Librarian at 905-639-3611
ext. 144. If you are a student, tell your teacher about this
program!
... and more!
Summer Reading Club, author visits, craft days... Check our
What's New? page for details of
upcoming programs, or see what's happening at your favourite
branch on our Events page.
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