Kids & Tweens
Books, programs, activities, and more for kids and tweens.
Digital Library for Kids and Tweens
Homework help, encyclopedias, e-books, magazines, maps, and more!
Homework Help
Homework help, resources, helpful volunteer tutors, and places to study.
Library Go
Easy to use. Impossible to lose. Saint Paul Public Library's virtual card for students.
Books & More
New Items in the Library Catalog for Kids
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.
Celebrate Disability Pride Month: Kids Fiction & Nonfiction
Disability Pride Month is an annual celebration of disability pride, resilience, and visibility.
Coretta Scott King Award for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Pura Belpré Award Winners for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Bookflix
Watch and read along with video storybooks! BookFlix pairs classic fictional video storybooks with nonfiction e-books.
OverDrive/Libby for Kids
E-books and e-audiobooks for kids. Read or listen using the Libby app.
Ebooks Minnesota K-5 Collection
In this exciting compilation of titles for young readers, children will learn and explore fun, vibrant books on a wide range of topics.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Your guide to reading for elementary and middle school students. Find award-winners, recommended books, author biographies, and more.
Homework Help
Featured Items for Kids and Tweens
Homework Help
Homework help, resources, helpful volunteer tutors, and places to study.
Online Homework Help
Live online homework help from expert tutors, available every day, 1:00 -11:00 p.m., with other homework services available 24/7.
CultureGrams
Information, photos, and videos about the world's countries, the states of the U.S.A., and the provinces of Canada.
Explora Kids
A fun, easy-to-use resource! Discover reliable information from magazines, encyclopedias, and dictionaries on a wide range of subjects.
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What's New for Kids and Tweens
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
Aug 04, 2023
Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, SPPL's Youth and Family Services Manager, share ideas on on how to keep kids reading all summer long.
Celebrate Disability Pride Month: Kids Fiction & Nonfiction
Disability Pride Month is an annual celebration of disability pride, resilience, and visibility.
SPPL Offers Free Reading, Learning Fun For Kids All Summer
Jul 06, 2023
Summer Spark encourages kids, teens ages 0-18 to read for fun all summer long with hands-on exploration, reading challenges, and free books.
Coretta Scott King Award for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Pura Belpré Award Winners for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Stonewall Award for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Asian/Pacific American Award for Kids
Here's a go-to booklist for completing 2023 Summer Spark activities for your bonus milestone!
Summer Spark 2023
Have fun, stay active, and keep reading all summer log!
KARE 11: Rondo Library updates children's area
Apr 26, 2023
St. Paul Public Library hosted a ribbon-cutting at that library Tuesday to unveil and celebrate the transformed children's area.
Novels in Verse for Middle-Schoolers
Novels in Verse for 5-8 graders, recommended by and for middle-schoolers.
Middle Grade Book Talks
Heather shares some favorite books for kids in the middle grades.
4.25. This graphic novel had some immaculate, accurate, and informative mental illness representation. It perfectly showed how mental health gets worse…
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My Footprints
My Footprints is a refreshing addition to the genre of children's books that encourage acceptance and imagination. Through its depth, character development,…
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