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Drag Queen Storytime with Brittany Lynn
Hear stories about love, diversity, and acceptance, and enjoy arts and crafts and interactive singing.
Read, Baby, Read Storytime & Playgroup
Join us every Friday for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is for babies and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read Baby Read made possible by a…
Preschool Storytime
Join Ms. Scout for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. In good weather, this program will be held outdoors in Shakespeare Park,…
Full STEAM Ahead!
Are you ready for some fun? Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm for fun programs that will involve science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math! We'll be constructing, building, painting, creating, exploring, and…
Preschool Storytime and Playgroup
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Wednesday! Enjoy stories, rhythms, and songs. Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
LEAP into Fun!
Join the LEAP team for craft and construction projects in our Story Hour Room. All ages (12 and under) are welcome! The Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP) offers K-12 out-of-school programming that fosters…
Read, Baby, Read Storytime & Playgroup
Join us every Friday for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is for babies and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read Baby Read made possible by a…
Preschool Storytime
Join Ms. Scout for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. In good weather, this program will be held outdoors in Shakespeare Park,…
Full STEAM Ahead!
Are you ready for some fun? Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm for fun programs that will involve science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math! We'll be constructing, building, painting, creating, exploring, and…
Preschool Storytime and Playgroup
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Wednesday! Enjoy stories, rhythms, and songs. Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
LEAP into Fun!
Join the LEAP team for craft and construction projects in our Story Hour Room. All ages (12 and under) are welcome! The Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP) offers K-12 out-of-school programming that fosters…
Chess Club for Kids!
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will…
Read Baby Read: Baby & Toddler Storytime!
Join Miss Mary for stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay for playtime immediately following storytime! Intended for our friends ages 2 and under and their caregivers. Nice weather? We'll be in Shakespeare Park, across the…
Fun Fridays
Join us on Fridays for crafts, science experiments, or games! This program is for school age children, beginning at 3 p.m
Read, Baby, Read Storytime & Playgroup
Join us every Friday for lap time with stories, songs, rhymes, and bounces! Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is for babies and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome. Read Baby Read made possible by a…
Preschool Storytime
Join Ms. Scout for stories, songs, and rhymes, and stay for playtime afterwards! Intended for our friends ages 6 and under and their caregivers. In good weather, this program will be held outdoors in Shakespeare Park,…
Full STEAM Ahead!
Are you ready for some fun? Join us on Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm for fun programs that will involve science, technology, engineering, art, and/or math! We'll be constructing, building, painting, creating, exploring, and…
Preschool Storytime and Playgroup
Join us for Preschool Storytime every Wednesday! Enjoy stories, rhythms, and songs. Stay after storytime for playgroup. This program is intended for ages 2 to 5 and their caregivers. Siblings are welcome.
LEAP into Fun!
Join the LEAP team for craft and construction projects in our Story Hour Room. All ages (12 and under) are welcome! The Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program (LEAP) offers K-12 out-of-school programming that fosters…
Chess Club for Kids!
Join us each Monday from 3:30-4:30pm for Chess Club! Kids 12 and under are welcome to play and learn with support from a skilled chess player. All supplies provided. No experience is necessary; all skill levels welcome! This event will…
LGBTQ Middle Grade Books
Books featuring LGBTQ characters and voices within children's fiction.
Let's Talk About Consent: 3rd - 6th Grade
Books and resources to aid parents, caregivers, and educators discuss the topic of consent and personal boundaries with children in grades 3rd - 6th.
Let's Talk About Consent: PreK - 2nd Grade
Books and resources to aid parents, caregivers, and educators discuss the topic of consent and personal boundaries with children in grades PreK - 2nd.
Explore Your World
Explore your senses, your house, and the world around you.
Books with a Beat
Picture books with rhyming or musical text that can be read or sung.
Bedtime Books
"Lullaby, and good night, in the skies stars are bright. May the moon's silvery beams bring you sweet dreams. Close your eyes now and rest, may these hours be blessed. 'Til the sky's bright with dawn, when you wake with a yawn."
Winter Holidays
Great books to share and learn about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, and New Year's.
Ramadan Picture Books
Read all about Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, and celebrate Eid al Fitr with these great books.
Easter
Easter fun for kids of all ages!
Three Kings Day
Stories about Three Kings Day, the joyous last day of the Christmas holiday.
The Books We Loved Growing Up
What books did Children's librarians read when they were kids? We've picked some of our favorites for you to enjoy!
Silly Books
Books that are guaranteed to make Toddlers and Preschoolers giggle : )
Survival Stories
Tales of abandonment, danger, and perseverance.
Remembering Maurice Sendak
Books by the famous author and illustrator Maurice Sendak.
Homeless Children
Stories about children and their families dealing with homelessness.
Pretty, Pink Princess Books that Won’t Make Parents Puke
The answer to the question: “are there any books about pink princessey girls that aren’t awful (meaning, I suppose, no Barbie paperbacks, no damsel-in-distress type situations, nothing too vapid)?”
Children's Books about Adoptive, Foster or Blended Families
Handpicked by Children’s Librarians all over the Free Library, this book list features the best picture books, nonfiction books, poetry and more that help parents introduce their children to different kinds of families, including foster…
Good Days and Bad Days
We all have Good Days and Bad Days. Here are some books that will entertain kids no matter how their day is going.
Penguins
Have fun reading and looking at books about penguins!
LGBTQ Picture Books
Books for children of LGBTQ parents, or for little brothers and sisters of LGBTQ teens.
TumbleBooks
TumbleBooks is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. Check out our home user guide
TrueFlix *
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries
With an extraordinary array of more than 35,000 individual tracks of streaming music, spoken word, and natural and human-made sounds, users can listen to performances by American folk icons such as Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Pete Seeger…
Popular Music Library
Popluar Music Library contains a wide range of popular music from around the world, including hundreds of thousands of tracks from major genres in pop music, including alternative, country, Christian, electronic, hip-hop, metal, punk,…
Overdrive World Languages eReading Room
Download ebooks and audiobooks in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Russian, French, and other languages. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go.
OverDrive Sala de Lectura Electrónica en Español
Descargue libros electrónicos y audiolibros en español para niños, adolescentes y adultos. (Download ebooks and audiobooks in Spanish for kids, teens, and adults.)
Overdrive Kid's eReading Room
Ebooks and audiobooks from Overdrive for young readers. Get the Libby app to borrow on the go.
New York Times Anywhere
Enjoy an unlimited number of free 72-hour passes to NYTimes.com, including historical coverage and international Spanish and Chinese editions. Crossword access is not included. Registration at NYTimes.com is required.
Mango Languages
Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages.
Literature Criticism Online
This extensive compilation of literary commentary represents a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras, and genres. Covers Children’s, Classical, Contemporary, Drama, Poetry, Shakespearean,…
KidsHealth
KidsHealth is more than just the facts about health. As part of The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, KidsHealth also provides families with perspective, advice, and comfort about a wide range of physical,…
Kid's POWER Library *
Quickly find the best resources for children and students from Power Library, Pennsylvania's state run library resource center
Jazz Music Library
This resource will be the largest and most comprehensive collection of jazz available online. This release includes 4,933 albums and 59,860 tracks. It and is growing regularly.
Bettina L. Love | Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
In conversation with Marc Lamont Hill Bettina L. Love is the author of the bestseller We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom , winner of the 2020 Society of Professors of Education…
Camika Royal | Not Paved For Us: Black Educators and Public School Reform in Philadelphia
In conversation with Edwin Mayorga and Sharif El-Mekki For 20 years Camika Royal was a middle and high school teacher and a teaching coach for her fellow educators in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and her hometown of Philadelphia.…
Brian Westbrook Sr. and Lesley Van Arsdall | The Mouse Who Played Football
In their illustrated children’s book, Brian Westbrook Sr. and Lesley Van Arsdall tell the story of a determined little critter named Brian who overcomes his small size to become a star in the Mouse Football League. Brian Westbrook, Sr. …
Dorothy Roberts | Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World
In conversation with Marc Lamont Hill Addressing social justice issues of policing, state surveillance of families, and science, Dorothy Roberts ’s books include Killing the Black Body , Shattered Bonds , and Fatal Invention . She has…
Kristin Henning | The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth
In conversation with Marsha Levick, cofounder, deputy director, and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center The Blume Professor of Law and director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative at the Georgetown University Law Center,…
Eoin Colfer | Highfire
In conversation with Jon McGoran, author of Splintered Eoin Colfer is the internationally acclaimed author of the Artemis Fowl series, which chronicles the “magical” ( Washington Post ) adventures of a young antihero criminal…
Mary Pope Osborne | Magic Tree House: To the Future, Ben Franklin! with Natalie Pope Boyce
Mary Pope Osborne is the prolific author of the beloved Magic Tree House series of children’s books. Featuring time-traveling brother and sister Jack and Annie, the wildly popular books have been translated into nearly three dozen…
Kirsten Gillibrand | Bold and Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote
In conversation with award-winning journalist Tracey Matisak. On the eve of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand introduces children to ten…
Maxwell King | The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers with David Newell “Mr. McFeely” of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
In conversation with award-winning journalist Tracey Matisak It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood as we welcome Maxwell King, author of The Good Neighbor , a personal, professional, and artistic biography of Fred Rogers. A figure as…
Junot Díaz | Islandborn
Junot Díaz won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao , the “unruly, manic, seductive” ( Esquire ) multigenerational tale of a cursed Dominican family. He is also the…
Matt de la Peña and Loren Long | Love
Watch the video here . Matt de la Peña was awarded the Newbery Medal and a Caldecott Honor for Last Stop on Market Street , a children’s book that highlighted volunteerism, income inequality, and other topics not often addressed by the…
Jennifer Weiner | Little Bigfoot, Big City
Watch the video here . Jennifer Weiner is the “funny, fierce, feisty” ( Glamour ) no. 1 New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen novels that dive headlong into the ups and downs of relationships, careers, and family…
Douglas Brunt | Trophy Son in conversation with Megyn Kelly
Watch the video here . In conversation with Megyn Kelly, host of Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly Ghosts of Manhattan , Douglas Brunt’s New York Times bestselling debut novel about a flawed but highflying Bear Stearns bond trader, took “a…
Evelyn Coleman | Freedom Train
It’s 1947, and twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have an older brother who guards the Freedom Train—a train that is traveling to all forty-eight states carrying the country’s most important documents, including the Declaration…
Jamie Lee Curtis | This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are & Where We Came From
One of film’s most compelling presences since her screen debut almost 40 years ago, Jamie Lee Curtis’ diverse résumé includes roles in Halloween , Trading Places , A Fish Called Wanda , Freaky Friday , and True Lies , for which she won…
Jacqueline Woodson | Brown Girl Dreaming
The author of more than two dozen books for young adults, Jacqueline Woodson has won three Newbery Honors, a Coretta Scott King Award and three Coretta Scott King Honors, as well as the 2014 National Book Award for Young People’s…
WOAR
Women Organized Against Rape—Philadelphia's Only Rape Crisis Center. Women Organized Against Rape is a non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate sexual violence.
We Can Teach Kids Consent Without Bringing Sex Into the Conversation
How a sexuality educator about how she began broaching the topic of consent and boundaries with her 4-year old.
The Consensual Project
The Consensual Project partners with schools and universities to bring students a fresh understanding of consent. The innovative curriculum, workshops, and website empower young people to incorporate consent into their daily lives.
Scarleteen
Advice, help, and information about teen sexuality. Special sections for teen gals and guys. This special section has a ton of information about what consent looks like.
RAINN
RAINN – Rape Abuse & Incest National Network – is an anti-sexual assault organization working with local rape crisis centers across the U.S. Also has a web-based crisis hotline providing live and anonymous support.
Philly schools pass sweeping policy protecting transgender students
"Without debate or comments from the public, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission adopted a policy on Thursday, June 16 that immediately allows transgender students to, among other things, be referred to by their pronoun of choice;…
Organize a Childern's Space
Fun and creative ways to organize a child's play room or bedroom.
National Geographic Kids - First Thanksgiving
National Geographic Kids serves up a history lesson for kids about the First Thanksgiving, including fun quizzes and games.
Midwest Teen Sex Show
Midwest Teen Sex Show was a comedic, semi-educational video podcast featured brief 3-5 minute monthly episodes on topics relating to teen sexuality like birth control, sexuality, hook-ups and more. Although the show is no longer…
Its Never Too Early To Teach Children About Consent and Boundaries
Great article from a Canadian writer about how parents can model consent and keep the conversation open and positive.
It's On Us
This initiative from the White House aims to change the conversation and the culture around campus sexual assault.
Get your kids reading! Fall picks from the Free Library
Teresa Arnold and Monica Carnesi, Children’s Material Selectors; and Rachel Fryd, Young Adult Materials Selector at the Philadelphia Free Library, give their children's book recommendations to Philly.com
6 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Consent
This quick article from September 2015 includes 6 tips on how to talk to your kids about consent – its appropriate for parents of children and teens. Bonus points – funny gifs.
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Resources and stories focused on male survivors of unwanted or abusive sexual experiences in childhood live healthier, happier lives.