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.
Read with your child EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you read three books a day, you’ll reach 1,000 books in less than a year! Your child will receive a free book after completing the program.
Get to know other families while helping your baby develop listening and language skills with songs, stories, and playtime. For ages 9 to 15 months and their caregivers.
Nurture a love of books through music, movement, and activities, while developing language, motor, and social skills. For ages 15 months - 3 years and their caregivers.
Encourage a love of reading and develop your preschooler’s early learning through stories, rhymes, songs, and movement activities. For ages 3 to 5.
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.
Stimulate early learning with books, rhymes, music, and movement at this drop-in program. For ages newborn to 5 years and their caregivers.
Siouxland Libraries’ YouTube channel has stories, songs, and activities made by your favorite storytellers. Enjoy storytimes from home!
These themed kits include everything needed for storytime at home: books, puppets, DVDs, and an activity guide.
These are children’s picture books with a ready-to-play audiobook already inside. It’s never been more fun to read along!
These books help prepare your child for Kindergarten by using stories to teach counting, shapes, letters, and colors.
Learning to Count
Learning Colors
Learning Letters
Learning Shapes
A digital literacy resource that pairs animated stories with a nonfiction book to introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity.