Children’s Services & Resources

Children’s
Programs

Children’s
Resources

Services for
Children & Families

 


Children’s Programs

Announcements:  

     

May the 4th be with you! Celebrate with us. Live appearances from costumed characters from Starkiller Garrison, 501st Legion! RSVP here

 

 

REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMS

Storytime:

 

 

 


All storytimes are on a drop-in basis. You and your little ones are welcome to join in on the days that work for you.

Baby Toddler Lapsit- Tuesdays @ 10:30 am 
Lapsit program for children birth-3 years old

Toddler Tales- Wednesdays @ 10:30 am
Storytime for children 18 months-3 years old

Preschool Pals- Thursdays @ 10:30 am 
Storytime for children 3-5 years old

Sensory Storytime- 4th Saturday each month @2:00pm
All ages and ability levels welcome. 

School-Age Programs:

 

Wacky Wednesday- Wednesdays @ 4:30 pm
STEAM programs for kids in grades K-6, no registration needed. 

Upcoming program dates: 

Mar. 15 Grades K-3: Microscope Mystery
Mar. 22 Grades 3-6: Microscope Mystery
Mar. 29 Grades K-3: Spring Seeds
Apr. 5 Grades 3-6: Spring Seeds
Apr. 12 Grades K-3: Dragons
Apr. 19 Grades 3-6: Dragons

 

 

Children’s Resources


Kid-friendly Library Catalog
 
Search our Butler County Federated Library System Catalog in a highly visual format. Browse thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music, and more free and available for instant streaming with your library card.

 
Homework help for all age levels. Connect with tutors for academic subjects, drop papers off for review, experience guided lessons, practice for test prep and more! Check out this YouTube video from our friends at Cranberry Public Library to learn more.   A wide collection of games, videos, and books about kid-friendly topics.

 
A social studies and science ebook library that includes interactive audio clips, videos, and more features to engage your child.   Animated fiction books are paired with nonfiction books on the same topic.

 

Tumble includes a database of interactive books, math ebooks, and an audiobook library for kids in grades K-6.

 

Websites for parents to locate additional information, games and activities, and support. 

Tumble Books
Username: tumble735
Password: books

Tumble Math
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

Audio Book Cloud
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6

 

pbskids.org

abcya.com

family.com

KidsBurgh

Pittsburgh Parent Magazine

Homeschool World

Common Sense Media

Birth Injury Justice Center


 

Services for Children & Families

 

1000 Books Before Kindergarten Logo

1000 Books Before Kindergarten! 
Register here to participate in 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten through Zelienople Area Public Library! This program is free and open to any child whose home library is ZAPL and has not yet started kindergarten. 

When you register, be sure to stop by the Library to grab a folder for your tracking sheets or download the free 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app to track your progress. You also get a free book, just for signing up! 

We are so excited to share this journey to 1,000 books with you and hope that it will encourage your children to become independent readers when they do head off to kindergarten. 

For more details on this nation-wide program, explore their website: https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/



Not everyone has the time or inclination to pore over the library catalog or scour the internet for book recommendations. So we’re trying out a new service—Book Bundles for children. Fill out our form to give us some pertinent information, and our staff will choose a selection for you to check out. We’ll have them ready for curbside pickup in 1-3 business days.