by Mary Davies | Jan 4, 2023 | Kids, Teens
by Patricia Rudolph Burlington Branch Raising a reader can be tough work. There are so many activities competing for your child’s time and attention-school, sports, friends, movies, and music. Even once you’ve gotten your child into reading, you and your child are...
by Library-Admin-1 | Oct 7, 2022 | Kids, Teens
What better place to learn about the world than at the library? Bring your kids in and they’ll see people socializing, reading the newspaper, browsing books and movies. In Burlington and Lebo branches, you’ll find fish swimming in their tanks, and at LeRoy branch you...
by LeRoy | May 2, 2022 | Kids
by Colleen Decker, Library Assistant, LeRoy Branch With school being out for summer break, children have more time on their hands and parents may need to think of a new way to keep them busy and entertained. Visiting the local library is a great way to get up...
by Librarian | Mar 15, 2022 | Kids
In April, we celebrate National Library Week. It’s a week to stop and consider how important libraries are to our schools and communities. In this digital age, it may be hard to understand why libraries are still important. Kids don’t need to head to the library to...
by Librarian | Dec 7, 2021 | Kids, Library News
Reading to children has many important benefits such as encouraging language development, developing skills crucial for academic success, and strengthening the parent and child bond. To encourage reading to young children, Coffey County Libraries invite our patrons to...
by Librarian | Nov 5, 2021 | Kids
What exactly is Storytime? I’ve heard it described as the “bread and butter of library programs,” but what does that mean? For most people, it’s pretty obvious: You take your kid and sit quietly while the librarian reads some books and maybe there is a craft or...
