Kids and Family Activities
Kids Cafe
Enjoy a free healthy snack at the library. Snacks are reserved for youth ages 18 and under.
KCPT Great American Read Voting Booth
Lindsey Foat, Community Program Producer for KCPT, will be at the Waldo Branch hosting a voting table for The Great American Read. Come by, talk about your favorite Great American Read title, and cast your vote!
Passing Notes with David Alpert
Participate in an interactive art installation where we communicate with past, present, and future readers by Passing Notes in library books.
Youth Game Night
Come play the Wii, the Xbox, the Playstation, and more! This event is appropriate for ages 10-18.
Read to a Dog
The Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D.) literacy program uses therapy animals to improve children's reading and communication skills. Join the R.E.A.D. team at the Waldo Branch on the second Saturday each month between September 2018 and April 2019 (excluding December and January) as children read the pooches some prose. Children may sign up for a 10-minute slot each Saturday. Parents must sign a release form before children will be allowed to read with one of the dogs.
Front Porch Cafe
Parents and children will have the chance to connect and socialize with other families in the neighborhood. Children will enjoy a time of engaging in developmental play, while parents enjoy meaningful discussions with other parents over snacks. For pre-school-aged children and their caregivers.
Storytime at Central
Join us every Tuesday at 10 am for stories, songs, and plenty of time for play. We talk, sing, read, write and play every day, but Tuesdays are special. Parking is Free!
Westport Storytime
Stories, songs, crafts, & lots of imagination. Children must attend with an adult.
Family Storytime
Talk, sing, write, and play with your little ones! For ages 0 - 5 and their caregivers.