Birth to Kindergarten
Early learning resources and events for your baby, toddler, or preschooler!
Early Learning
Early learning activities and resources for your baby, toddler, or preschooler!
Storytimes
Stories, songs, puppets, and more! Enjoy time with your child while building a foundation for reading success.
Online Storytimes
View recordings of storytimes. Stories, songs, and movement -- supporting literacy development and learning.
Books for Young Children
Birth to K Books
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: Picture Books
Young readers can celebrate the strength of history, tradition, culture with these picture books chosen in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
"What Happened to you?": Picture Books About Disabilities
When young kids encounter someone with a disability for the first time, they usually have questions. These books encourage conversations.
Childrens Books in Karen, Amharic, And Oromo
Saint Paul Public Library has published two children's books in the Karen language, and one book in Amharic and Oromo.
What's New for Birth to Kindergarten
Banned and Challenged Picture Books
This list is comprised of the most frequently challenged picture books, which you can find right here at SPPL.
Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month: Picture Books
Young readers can celebrate the strength of history, tradition, culture with these picture books chosen in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
SPPL's Summer Spark Program Keeps Kids Reading
Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, SPPL's Youth and Family Services Manager, share ideas on on how to keep kids reading all summer long.
"What Happened to you?": Picture Books About Disabilities
When young kids encounter someone with a disability for the first time, they usually have questions. These books encourage conversations.
Childrens Books in Karen, Amharic, And Oromo
Saint Paul Public Library has published two children's books in the Karen language, and one book in Amharic and Oromo.
KARE 11: Rondo Library updates children's area
St. Paul Public Library hosted a ribbon-cutting at that library Tuesday to unveil and celebrate the transformed children's area.
April is Autism Acceptance Month!
Picture Books featuring characters who are on the autism spectrum and/or who have sensory processing disorders.
"My Footprints" Read-Alikes
Kids deal with worries, fears, and other emotions, managing them with the help of imagination, nature, family, and friendship.
"The Rabbit Listened" Read-Alikes
Characters dealing with big emotions. Sometimes their friends or family give them advice, and sometimes just listen.
Cozy Books for December - from Dayton's Bluff Library Staff
Get cozy with the little ones and enjoy stories that celebrate the winter season and stoke festive feelings for upcoming December holidays.
Thanksgiving - by Dayton's Bluff Library Staff
Over time, many legends have formed about Thanksgiving. Here are a few books to learn more about this complicated holiday.
Read Along with Drag Story Hour
A list of picture books to help start positive conversations about gender identity and expression.
Storytime at Dayton's Bluff Library
Storytime is an interactive learning opportunity for you and your child to enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and fun.
The Rabbit Listened
Fantastic for teaching emotions and empathy to young kids, The Rabbit Listens features a kid struggling to cope with the grief of something going wrong.…
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