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Summer Reading 2023 | Children's Programming | Follow Us Online! | Online Resources for Kids and Teens
WELCOME TO OCPL KIDS!
Our collection boasts over 35,000 items including books, magazines, music CD's, DVD's, and more to choose from. You'll find everything for children newborn through age twelve as well as for the adults who work and play with them.
The Children's Department of the Ohio County Public Library is the place to read, play, learn and grow!
Early childhood literacy is important. Children who are read to regularly exhibit higher activation in areas of the brain that support mental imagery and comprehension of narratives — key skills needed for independent reading comprehension. Library programs have significant positive impacts on early development and help equip children with lifelong learning and literacy skills that help prepare them for school and beyond.
Call us at 304-232-0244 or email [email protected] to request more information.
➤ View our full calendar of events to see our upcoming children's programs.
CAN'T MAKE IT TO ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS? GOOD NEWS — YOU CAN WATCH ONLINE!
The Ohio County Public Library Children’s Department has planned Toddler Times and Story Times both in-person at the Ohio County Public Library and virtually! Toddler Time and Story Time videos can be watched live online or on-demand!
Subscribe to our YouTube channel or like us on Facebook to received notifications of our upcoming live broadcasts or download our free OCPL Connect app from your smartphone's app store (available for both iPhones and Android devices). All videos will be available for playback following our broadcasts and viewable on the Story Time Online Page.
Children's Programming at the Ohio County Public Library
Story Time programs introduce young children to books, rhymes, songs, crafts, and other fun activities. Library Story Times incorporate the early literacy skills that children must master before they can learn to read. Story Times are designed for children 3-5 years old, though all ages are welcome. The program lasts approximately 45 minutes and caregivers are asked to participate with their children. Story Time is held in the Children's Department.
➤ Learn more about Story Time
Story Time: Most Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 am.
Story Time programs introduce young children to books, rhymes, songs, crafts, and other fun activities. Library Story Times incorporate the early literacy skills that children must master before they can learn to read. Story Times are designed for children 3-5 years old, though all ages are welcome. The program lasts approximately 45 minutes and caregivers are asked to participate with their children. Story Time is held in the Children's Department.
➤ Learn more about Story Time
Toddler Time: Most Mondays and Fridays at 10:30 am
Toddler Time is a fun-filled thirty-minute interactive program that uses rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments, and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. Toddler Time is based on the early-literacy readiness program "Mother Goose on the Loose," a proven method for planning and presenting programs that focus on the whole child. Join us for this special program most Monday and Friday mornings at 10:30 AM in the library auditorium.
➤ Learn more about Toddler Time
Story Time and Toddler Time Online: On YouTube and Facebook
While the Library had restrictions on in-person programs during the COVID pandemic, from April 2020 through July 2021, all of our children's programming was virtual. Story Times, Toddler Times, and special stories with activities were broadcast live to our social media pages and recorded so patrons could watch from home. Though our kids' programs go back to in-person the first week of August 2021, our recorded programs from this period are still available to watch online.
➤ View our online Story Times
Awesome Author Creative Writing Contest
Since 2007, The Ohio County Public Library Children’s Department has invited students who live and attend school in Ohio County, or live in Ohio County and are Homeschooled, to participate in our Annual Awesome Author Creative Writing Contest. Entries are judged for content, creativity, organization, and mechanics. Finalists are recognized at our Awesome Author Award Ceremony.
➤ Learn more about our Awesome Author Contest
Follow on Social Media!
Live broadcasts of our children's programs can be viewed either on the OCPL Kids! Youtube channel or the Ohio County Public Library Facebook page. Subscribe to our YouTube channel or like us on Facebook to received notifications of our upcoming live broadcasts or download our free OCPL Connect app from your smartphone's app store (available for both iPhones and Android devices). All videos will be available for playback following our broadcasts and viewable on the Story Time Online Page.
Online Resources for kids
Do your tech-savvy kids love e-books? Check out the following digital offerings geared toward children and teen:
e-books for Kids
WV Deli Kids: Read books on your tablet or phone!
Check out e-books for your kids on your Kindle, iPad, Android tablet, laptop or desktop computer from our on-line offerings through WV Deli. All it takes is your Ohio County Public Library card and 4-digit PIN.
➤ Start accessing our digital ebooks for kids from the collections at WV Deli!
Hoopla Kids Mode: Download immediately with no waitlists
No waitlists on Pete the Cat, Captian Underpants, Lemony Snicket, or Mo Williams! Hoopla has introduced a Kids Mode, which limits available content to that appropriate for children 12 and under. To enter Kids Mode on the Hoopla website, after you have signed in, Just click the "Kids Mode" at the top of the page.
➤ Start accessing our digital ebooks for kids collections through Hoopla!
NOTE: The first time you use Hoopla, you will need to create an account. You can do so by selecting the "Get Started" button on the homepage. Registration to Hoopla requires an email address and an Ohio County Public Library card.
e-books for Teens
WVDeli for Teens: Books on your tablet or smartphone
Check out and download e-books, audiobooks, music, and more to your Kindle, Nook, iPad, Android tablet, laptop or desktop computer from our on-line offerings through WV Deli. All it takes is your Ohio County Public Library card and 4-digit PIN.
➤ Start accessing our digital ebooks collections through WVDeli Teens!
Hoopla Young Adult Collection: No waitlists on e-books ever!
Rick Riordan, Lois Lowry, Rin Chupeco, Kiera Cass as well as classics by Tolkien, Alcott, and Austen are all available anytime on Hoopla — no waitlists ever!
➤ Start accessing young adult digital ebooks through Hoopla!
NOTE: The first time you use Hoopla, you will need to create an account. You can do so by selecting the "Get Started" button on the homepage. Registration to Hoopla requires an email address and an Ohio County Public Library card.
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Library-Sponsored Programs Policy
The purpose of Ohio County Public Library-sponsored programs is to provide education, information, and entertainment for library patrons. The Library reserves the right to exercise sole discretion in selecting and inviting presenters for its programs. In selecting presenters, the Library does not discriminate on account of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, religion, ancestry or national origin, and the views expressed by presenters of Library-sponsored programs, or by any person in attendance at the programs, do not necessarily reflect the views of the Library, its staff, and /or its representatives.
