Programs & Events for Kids
Library staff design a full schedule of engaging, entertaining, and educational programs and events for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children. Various events – including options for early literacy, STEAM, gaming, and crafts – are offered year-round.
1KB4K: 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
1KB4K is a library initiative that promotes reading 1,000 books to preschoolers before they begin Kindergarten. It’s easy to do, and the child gets a free book every time they read and report 100 books. Register and track their reading progress online with Beanstack, or visit the Youth Services Department for additional information or to register in person. You can also view the 1KB4K brochure here.
100 Club
The 100 Club is a fun way for kids to build their reading habits year-round – while earning prizes! Kids in kindergarten through 8th grade can join the club and track their progress on Beanstack. There’s no time limit for completing the challenge, but the goal is to read 100 books! The structure is simple: log books in any category and earn a prize for each 10 books read. Each month, a prize winner will be drawn from active readers, and readers who finish all 10 badges will earn a 100 Club completion prize and get to pick a free book to keep. Learn more about signing up in Beanstack at fondulaclibrary.beanstack.org/reader365 or ask a librarian for help and get your young readers involved in this awesome reading challenge!
Anytime Activities, Toys, & Games
Even when there’s not a program scheduled, there’s always something fun to do at the library! Stop by the desk in the Youth Services Department to learn more about the library’s current Anytime Activities – crafts, games, or projects kids can do whenever they visit the library. Additionally, the library offers a wide selection of board games and card games, as well as a train table, Lego table, puzzles, and a puppet theater to play with during your visit.
Big Fun with Big Trucks!
The Big Rig Petting Zoo may be over; however, the FDL Children’s Department has lots of great transportation books. When you are in the library, checkout the Non-Fiction Section: 629, Picture Book Section: Go, the Board Book Section, and, don’t forget online books: Hoopla, Libby, Boundless, and Tumblebooks. FDL also has a Storytime in the Box: Transportation.
Here are just a few of the many Big Rig books you can find at FDL:
Nonfiction
Dump Trucks by Aaron Frisch
Fire Trucks by Penny Glover
Humvees by John Hamilton
Big Rig on the Move by Candice Ransom
The Usborne Big Book of Big Trucks by Megan Cullis
GO Section
This Truck by Paul Collicutt
Fire Trucks in Action by Mari Schuh
Monster Bulldozers by Chris Bowman
Concrete Mixers by Ray McClellan
Grandma Drove the Snowplow by Katie Clark
I Stink! By Kate McMullan
Board Books
Trucks by Ruth Musgrave
That’s Not My Truck: It’s Too Squashy by Fiona Watts
Jonny Lambert’s Construction Site by Jonny Lambert
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?
by Brianna Caplan Sayers
eBooks
Trucks by Matt Mullins (Hoopla)
Bucket Trucks by Derek Zobel (Hoopla)
Heavy-duty Trucks by Joyce Milton (Boundless)
Police Cars by Amy Mcdonald (Libby)
Buses by Logan Avery (Libby)
Big Truck Little Island by Chris Van Dusen (Tumblebooks)
–Kris Tyler, Youth Services Specialist
National Adopt-a-Cat Month!
June is National Adopt-a-Cat Month! According to shelteranimalscount.org, 2.6 million cats were adopted from shelters and rescue centers in 2023. While adoption rates are up, shelters and rescues sadly become more and more overpopulated.
Common misconceptions about shelter animals include bad behavior, poor health, or that they are “old” and undesirable. The truth is cats adopted from shelters or rescue centers can be more healthy, loving and unique.
Read more about adopting a furry feline friend!
Mutual Rescue : How Adopting a Homeless Animal Can Save You, Too by Carol Novello
I Found a Kitty! by Troy Cummings
Pretty Kitty by Karen Beaumont
Lola Gets a Cat by Anna McQuinn
For the Love of Cats by Sandy Robbins
For the Love of Rescue Cats by Tom Colvin
Tiny But Mighty: The Kitten Lady’s Guide to Saving the Most Vulnerable Felines by Hannah René Shaw
To Catch a Cat: How Three Stray Kittens Rescued Me by Heather Green
Won-ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku by Lee Wardlaw
Cats: Choosing, Caring and Training (DVD)
The Great Cat Caper by Lauraine Snelling
Bo and Ms. Beanz: Best Friends Forever by Jane Kirkland
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantez
