Children
Website Changes
Our website will be undergoing some changes this week in preparation for our new checkout system and catalog.
If you see our catalog search box, please note that the information you will see there IS NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATE. Check back Tuesday, March 23 to see the real deal!
About the Children’s Department
The Children’s Department houses books, magazines, videos, learning kits, and more for babies, toddlers, and elementary school children. Come check it out!
100’s of New Books Now Available
We have finally finished adding new books donated last February by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries! We estimate the total to be over 600 new books. Thank you ODL! The new books cover a wide range of interests and reading levels in both fiction and non-fiction. As the books were processed, we added the available Accelerated Reader information from the website www.renlearn.com. This website is used by the El Reno Schools for AR testing and is available for anyone to use. Sorry, AR tests can’t be taken using the library’s computers.
Spring programming
The children’s department is proud to announce Spring 2010 Story Time and Book Connection schedules.
Click here to print a schedule (opens as a PDF).
Story Time is for kids ages 5 and under. Parents stay with children.
Wednesday mornings
Family Fun – 9:30 – 9:50 am
Groups at 10 am and 10:30 am (call to schedule a time)
February
3 – Winter Snow
10 – Valentine’s Day
17 – Bird Feeding Day
24 – Safari Animals
March
3 – Dr. Seuss
24 – Sports
31 – Earth Day
April
7 – Easter
14 – Spring
21 – Bugs
28 – Flowers
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Book Connection – for grades K – 5th – snacks, stories, and activities
Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Penguin Parade - February 4, 11, 18, 25
Dr. Seuss - March 4, 11, 25
Flower Power Tie Dye - April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (child will need to bring one t-shirt to tie dye)
Register by calling Penny at 262-2409 or emailing her at pbeals@elreno.lib.ok.us.
Holiday Hours Information
The library will be closed on the following days:
Thursday, December 24 – Christmas Eve
Friday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Saturday, December 26
Sunday, December 27
and Friday, January 1 – New Years Day
The library will close at 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve.