Free Events...Activities...Prizes... AND You'll Be a Better Reader! Reading and listening to books and stories opens minds to the magic and miracles of life in new worlds with "Dream Big...Read!", this year's Summer Reading Program. This free reading journey will help keep kids reading and having fun all summer long. Sign up begins June 11. Receive your reading log to track your progress.
Special events for kids! Thursday afternoons @ 3:00 Click an event for details
Animated, Talking Picture Books The TumbleBook Library is here, bringing animated, talking picture books. Try the TumbleSearch to find your books or use the index page to view all the TumbleBooks and TumbleGames. Educational puzzles and special challenges will help kids become better readers. Click for Tumblebooks Home Page
Legos In The Library Like to play with blocks and Engineer cars and buildings? Get in the action! Build with us On Sundays @ 2:00pm in the Storytime Room
Explore Weather Wiz Kids®
Do you now why some clouds are white and some are gray? What makes the wind blow? The Weather Wiz Kids® website can answer all your weather questions.
We Focus On Early Learning Lauren Lauder plans this storytime to include simple songs, rhymes and stories, as well as movement activities to stimulate young minds. Mondays @ 9:30am In the Storytime room...More
Toddler Time For Children 18-36 Months
Early Learning Groups MaryJo Christenson, Early Childhood specialist for the Anacortes School District, plans activities for toddlers with a focus on Early Learning. Children will enjoy songs, stories, fingerplay, rhymes and movement. Sponsored by the Anacortes School District in Partnership with the Anacortes Public Library. Come join the fun! Mondays & Fridays @ 10:30am in the Meeting Room
Preschool Storytime For Children 3-5 Years
Themes for Young Children Ria Kilburn, Children's Library Assistant, plans enthusiastic, creative sessions to capture young "readers'" attention for a fun learning experience. Special themes are explored throughout the year. Thursdays @ 11:15am In the Storytime Room
It's a Batty Book Fest!
Bats at the Library by Brian Lies The bats are back and the library's got them--thanks to a window left open by an unsuspecting (or perhaps sympathetic) librarian. Brian Lies' joyful critters and their nocturnal celebration cast library visits in a new light.
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies Pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets-don't forget the moon-tan lotion. Brian Lies's enchanting art and cheery beachside verse will inspire bedtime imaginations again and again. Come visit a bedazzling world of moonlight, firelight, and . . . bats!
Favorite Book & Author Lists Have you discovered a series and need to know what's next? This website lists over 25,800 Series and Sequels, books for the very young through Grade 12. Anacortes library does not necessarily own copies of every book listed. ...Click and explore!
