Children’s Services – Lower Providence Community Library

Welcome to the Children’s Services page of the Lower Providence Community Library website. Find upcoming Programs & Events, check out our Resources for Readers, and send us your recommendations for books, DVDs, and other materials you would like to have in the library. Also, please let us know if you have any ideas for programming. We would love to hear from you!

To access our Kids eLibrary Resources, click here.

For information on books in your child’s reading level click one of these links: http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

https://lexile.com

To register for programs, email Sandrah Moles or call the library at 610-666-6640 for the Circulation Desk.

Ms Sandy’s Facebook Group

Please sign up for our Facebook Children’s Storytime page. Go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/lpclkidscorner

Storytimes With Ms Sandy!

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30am for ages 18 months – 4 year olds.

Thursdays at 11:15am for ages 4 – 6 year olds.

Saturday Storytimes

Saturday Storytimes with Miss Kim or Miss Sandy are held on the first and third Saturday of the month. Please meet in the Community Room of the Library. Geared toward ages 2-4 years but everyone is welcome.

Saturday, May 18th at 10:30am

Trolls Band Together

Monday, May 13th at 6pm

This children’s movie runs for one hour, 39 minutes. No registration necessary. Meet in the Community Room.

Preschool Playtime

Wednesday, May 15th at 1:30 pm

Ages 3-5 will enjoy playing with others! We provide building, sorting & other toys during this fun monthly get-together.

This monthly activity helps re-establish playtime and socialization for both parents and children. No registration is necessary for this event.

Play Legos

Monday, May 20th at 4 – 5pm

All ages. Meets the 3rd Monday of the month. Drop-in and free-play in the Community Room. Children under 10 years of age must have a caregiver present.

Summer Reading: Adventure Begins At Your Library

Monday, June 17th until Saturday, August 10th, 2024

We will have lots of fun and free adventures this summer, so be sure to mark your calendars!

Keep track of the minutes your read between those dates and log them on Beanstack. You will receive one free prize, one free book coupon, or one raffle ticket, for every two hours you read – up to 20 hours. Have fun reading this summer! ALL AGES can participate.

Ridiculous Nicholas

Monday, June 17th at 6:30pm

Join us for our Summer Reading kickoff with Ridiculous Nicholas! Not only is Nick Polini extremely funny and ridiculous, he hold 5 World Records in the off-beat sport of ‘Footbag’! Nick will perform a unique and hilarious family-friendly one-man circus show at the library.

Nick also performed on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon! This program is FREE & open to the public.

Kookoo The Cartoon Magician

Monday, June 24th at 6:30pm

Brandon Baglivo channels a bit of Robin Williams plus adds his own brand of cartoon magic in this FREE, FUN and KOOKY COMEDY/MAGIC SHOW! No registration necessary.

Craft Kits

A variety of craft kits are available in limited quantities. Just pick up one when you visit the library!

Book Packs Available

A variety of book packs are available in the Children’s area. These bags of books include easy picture books along with some non-fiction books on a specific topic. Books are checked out individually, but save time within the library.