Children

1kb4k. The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County encourages you to read 1000 books with your child before he or she enters school. Register your child at the circulation desk for your reading bag and readinglog and get started today!

It's Storytime!

Baby Storyland, birth through 24 months and their caregivers, every Wednesday at 9:30 or 10:30 AM.
Storytime for Twos and Early Threes every Thursday at 9:30 AM or 10:30 AM.
Preschool Storytime every Tuesday at 9:30 AM or 11:00 AM.
Family Storytime every Monday at 9:30 AM or 11:00 AM.

Call the Youth Service Department at 740-392-BOOK ext. 248 to register. Storytime is free and open to the public. Storytime will be located on the Youth Services floor in the Storytime room.

Around the World Club!

We will be creating crafts and working on experiments from all around the world. Open to grades K-5. Registration is required. Stop by the Youth Services circulation or call 740-392-BOOK ext. 248. Program will be held in the storytime room at 4:30 PM. Parent participation is strongly encouraged and required for age 8 & under.

1/31: Continental Crafts- Part II
2/7: Animal Crafts
2/14: African Art
2/28: African Inventions

I Spy, Detective Club!

Test your detective skills with activities and crafts. Open to grades K-5. Registration required and begins on January 23, 2023. Stop by the Youth Services circulation desk or call 740-392-BOOK ext. 248. Program begins Monday, February 6, 2023 and located in the Youth Storytime room at 4:30 PM. Parent participation is strongly encouraged and required for age 8 & under.

2/6: Detective Science
2/13: Weather Detectives
2/27: Spy Science

Dr. Seuss Day

Dr. Seuss Day Thursday, March 2, 2023 come celebrate Dr. Seuss Day with Youth Services. Program will include crafts, stories, snacks, games, temporary tattoos, and special appearances from the cast of Seussical Jr. Open to grades 5 and under. Station style setup, so drop by anytime between 2:00-5:00 PM. Program located on the Youth Services Floor at the main library.

Reading can happen anytime, anywhere! You and your children can explore the joy of reading together with this series of “Reading ‘Round the Clock” videos that gives easy tips for working reading practice into everyday activities. These three videos--Reading on the Go, Reading for a Purpose, and Reading on the Screen—give great tips on keeping your family reading and preparing your children for Ohio's Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Link to the videos and to companion flyers with even more tips on the INFOhio Third Grade Reading Guarantee page at https://www.infohio.org/students/parents/resources-for-the-third-grade-reading-guarantee. The flyers and videos were developed by INFOhio, the State Library of Ohio, Ohio Educational Library Media Association, and the Ohio PTA, and they are available to all Ohioans for free.