Reading Therapy Dog Visits *
Mondays 11 - 12 pm
Thursdays 4 - 5 pm
Sign up for a 15 minute session today

Reading therapy dogs can help children read better because for them it can be easier to practice reading aloud with a dog rather than in front of classmates or parents — it helps them gain confidence without fear or embarrassment of making mistakes. We've invited Peggy Weber and her certified reading therapy dog Rosie to visit the library and sit quietly while children read aloud to her. Peggy and Rosie will be available on Mondays from 11 am until noon and on Thursdays from 4 pm until 5 pm. Sign up your child to read with Rosie for one 15 minute session. Rosie has been certified as a reading therapy dog through Teton County Pet Partners, the local chapter of the national organization Pet Partners. Please call the library at (307) 367-4114 or stop in to the Children's Room to reserve a time slot.

Local Geology Rocks: program for elementary school aged homeschoolers
Tuesday, March 10th
2 pm
The Lovatt Room

Jim and Leanne Gray of the J L Gray Rock Shop in Big Piney will speak with elementary aged homeschoolers about rock and fossil identification with an emphasis on rocks here in Sublette County. There will also be fun with geodes and Wyoming fish fossils for the kids to take home. Each child is encouraged to bring one rock from home (preferably a local rock) which Jim will identify. They will also have information about their rock club and their rock shop. Homeschooler siblings are welcome.

Registration is required for this program. Call Michelle at the library (307) 367-4114 or email her at mhumber@sublettecountylibrary.org to register your child(ren).

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Vote for your favorite book
Voting open until mid March 2020

Children in grades K - 7 across Wyoming are invited read great books and determine which one they think is the best! Stop by the Pinedale Library's Children's Room for a voting card and to get started reading this year's Buckaroo Award or Indian Paintbrush Award nominees. Voting is open until mid March! One vote per child.

Grades K-3: Buckaroo Book Award nominees
Grades 4-6: Indian Paintbrush Book Award nominees

Baby and Me the recipient of grant funding

Sublette BOCES - Pinedale and the Sublette County Library Foundation have enriched our weekly Baby and Me Storytime with generous grant funding. Twenty sets of beloved board books will now be used by us during Baby and Me to encourage caregivers to enjoy books with their babies and to give pointers on reading to children.

Baby and Me is every Wednesday morning at 10:15 am in the library's Storytime Room. Preschool Storytime follows at 11 am.

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Fire HD 8 tablets for kids available for check out

Now you can check out a Fire HD 8 tablet for kids! Access kid-friendly games, books and movies -- thousands of titles are available through the library’s subscription to FreeTime Unlimited. Fire HD 8 tablets are NOT age specific. Like all tablets, items need to be downloaded while connected to WiFi. Children are not able to make purchases or access non-child friendly items. Fire HD tablets check out for 3 weeks.

Preloaded Nook® HDs for kids available for check out

Any time is a great time to introduce a new way of enjoying books to your kids — our preloaded Nook® HDs allow kids to enjoy old and new favorites in a safe and age appropriate manner. Both the Pinedale and Big Piney libraries have Nook HDs preloaded with dozens of ebooks for preschoolers (most with a "read to me" option), for early readers, and for 3rd graders and up. All Nook HDs come with parental controls and do not access the Internet or games — they are just for reading. Just power up and go! Nook HDs check out for 3 weeks.

Reading to preschoolers is beneficial for their brain development and academic success. It is correlated with improved attention spans and better concentration. Early reading also ignites the child's creativity and imagination, teaches them sight words and expands vocabulary.

The 1000 Books program is designed be a fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills. Parents, you can choose between a sticker log to simply keep track of the number of books read, a book list log so you can have a record of what books the kids have read, or download an app to your mobile device to keep track that way. You do not need to turn anything in, but the kids will get to have their photo on our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten bulletin board when they read 100 books, will receive a sticker for every 100 books, and will receive a book gift to keep when they reach 1000 books.

Get started fostering a lifelong love of reading today... pick up book logs in the Children's Room or download the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten app to keep track digitally.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten for iPhone

1000 Books Before Kindergarten for Android

Ready4K: Text messages to boost your child's learning

Parents of preschoolers, you can now sign up for a new, free texting service that delivers fun facts and easy tips to your phone. Called Ready4K, the texting service shows parents how to boost children’s learning and get them ready for kindergarten. In the last year, the University of Wyoming's Literacy Research Center and Clinic teamed up with Stanford University to develop and research Ready4K to make this service available in Wyoming. Research shows that receiving these helpful texts can significantly increase children’s learning. Parents and caregivers with children, ages 3 to 5, are invited to sign up for the free service, which provides three texts per week. The service is available in English and Spanish.

Learn more about Ready4K and sign up

Summer Reading, Storytime, Snapshot Day, our super readers and winners... View pictures of our recent kids' events at the library.