Kids Christmas Party in a Bag
Pick up starting Saturday, December 12th
The Pinedale Library

This year is the 22nd anniversary of one of our favorite community events of the year... the Kids Christmas Party. And although we can't gather this year, we want to wish you a season of cheer! Starting on Saturday, December 12th, stop by the library and pick up a Kids Christmas Party in a Bag, containing supplies needed for a merry holiday, including supplies and instructions to make an ornament craft, a customizable letter to Santa, and a packet of hot cocoa. Limit one bag per child, while supplies last.

Prefer Curbside Pickup? Call the library at (307) 367-4114 to reserve a bag for your outdoor, contact-free pickup starting Saturday, December 12th.

Winter Wonderland Story Walk
Starting Saturday, December 12th
Outside the Pinedale Library

Walk in a winter wonderland with lighted ice globes outside the library! Our story walks were so popular this past summer we decided to create a special one just for the season. Pages from the classic book will be lighted for nighttime enjoyment with the whole family.

Special thanks to Jim Mitchell from Sublette County Emergency Management for providing sand and much appreciated hard labor to help stabilize our story walk pages through the Wyoming winter weather!

Winter Reading Challenge
December 21st until January 29th
The Pinedale Library

Kids and teens are invited to complete some of our favorite things during winter break. Black out the bingo card and get a prize! Family readers are encouraged to participate as well. Pick up bingo cards at the library starting Monday, December 21st.

Storytime Live is on hiatus until January 6th.

Ms. Michelle has broadcasted Storytime Live on Wednesday mornings until November 18th on our Facebook page. Archived storytimes are available for you to watch at your convenience on our Facebook page.

Monthly Storytime kits at the library

Beginning again in January, we will have accompanying Storytime kits with themed crafts and songs for the month, all in a cute reusable bag that your child can decorate. The bags will contain storytime goodies (shakers, scarves, bubbles, and finger puppets), art supplies for our crafts (glue stick, crayons, and scissors), and laminated hello and goodbye songs. Pick one up at the library at the beginning of each month.

Never miss a Storytime... sign up for Storytime reminders! Simply text @sclstories to 81010 and receive a weekly text from Ms. Michelle.

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Watch previous Storytime videos

Grab and Go Stories for home storytime with pre-readers
Available for checkout

New this fall, we are offering themed storytime kits you can check out and take home. They contain picture books on a variety of subjects for home storytime with your pre-reader. Each kit will consist of three books, a laminated sheet with songs and rhymes, and reading tips. Some kits may also include a felt board. These kits are best enjoyed by preschool and kindergarten aged children who are not yet reading independently, or by the whole family. They can be checked out for three weeks before returning. Only one checkout per family each time. The themes are:

Bugs
Dinosaurs
Fractured Fairy Tales
The Classics
Feel Good
Bedtime
Things That Go
Under the Sea
Fantasy Creatures

Kids... Read the best books and vote on your favorite!
Voting open until mid March 2021

Children in grades K - 6 across Wyoming are invited to read the top books for their age group and determine which one they think is the best. Sponsored by the Wyoming Library Association and the Wyoming State Reading Council, the Buckaroo Book Award provides the opportunity for Wyoming children in grades K-3 to select favorite books they have read or have listened to and to honor the authors of these books. The Indian Paintbrush Book Award provides the opportunity for Wyoming youth in grades 4-6 to select a favorite book and honor its author. Participating helps Wyoming students:

• Become acquainted with the best contemporary authors.
• Become aware of the qualities of good books.
• Become accustomed to concepts of choice, critical reading, and voting procedures which will help them participate in choosing other book awards.
• To honor an author whose book has been enjoyed by Wyoming children.

View the Grades K-3: Buckaroo Book Award nominee list

View the Grades 4-6: Indian Paintbrush Book Award nominee list

Stop by the Children's Room for a voting card and to get started reading the best books. Voting is open until mid March 2021. One vote per child.

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.

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