Published on December 14, 2023
A free program encouraging all parents and caregivers to read daily to their children, ensuring a solid foundation for when their child reaches kindergarten. Sign up at any Siouxland Libraries branch or online by visiting READsquared.
Your child will receive playdoh after reading 600 books. Sculpting with playdoh lets your child’s imagination run wild, while developing fine motor skills and stimulating conversation about what he/she is building.
In this program, explore, create, and learn through STEAM activities. For children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers.
Caregivers will bond with their babies and introduce them to a new environment, sensory experiences, and baby books. Babies will build muscles that prepare them to sit, crawl, walk, and develop muscle control. For ages newborn – 9 months. Registration required.
Engage your child in learning games and activities inspired by a different book. For children ages 4 to 6 and their caregivers.
Play, bond, and learn with your child at this five-week program for parents/caregivers and children ages 1 to 3. This fun, informal, play-based program provides a rich environment of toys books, and art activities. Families have the opportunity to spend time together, make new friends, and talk one-on-one with a different community resource professional each week.
The Downtown Library is a proud member of Family Place Libraries. For more information, click HERE.
Starting Kindergarten is a significant transition in your child’s life. In this free six-week program, we will go over the six readiness skills that will help your child feel confident on their first day.
Enjoy the wonders of the season through touch, sight, hearing, and smell. For ages 1-5 and their caregivers.
Siouxland Libraries is a proud supporter of Toy Lending Library of South Dakota. Across all Siouxland Libraries locations, families can borrow toy boxes free of charge for children ages 0 to 5.
Stop by an Siouxland Libraries branch and check out a Toy Lending box.
More information on the Toy Lending Library of South Dakota.
Many Siouxland Libraries branches provide toddler rooms, puppet houses, toys, and specially designed play spaces. Free to use during regular business hours. Check out our locations and hours to plan your play date.
Touch-screen computers loaded with educational content for children ages 2 to 12. Available for in-house use at select Siouxland Libraries locations.
Children's Learning Tablets feature games and activities that build your child’s early literacy skills. For ages 3 to 5.
Miss Humblebee's Academy brings education and fun together while providing parents with the tools to measure a child’s progress. For ages 3 to 6.
Narrated stories, interactive games, original videos, and a visual interactive encyclopedia to help develop and strengthen vocabulary, reading, and other skills.