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The Library's expert staff, robust resources and exciting programs encourage creativity and learning. We welcome kids of all ages and their caregivers to our library spaces for fun, engaging activities, diverse collections and learning support.

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Books for Kids

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Alana’s Cupcake Garden
Coco Simon & Manuela López
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Already All the Love
Diana Farid & Shar Tuiasoa
I Want to Be an Artist Cover Image
I Want to Be an Artist
Laura Driscoll & Catalina Echeverri
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Our Joyful Noise
Gabriele Davis & Craig Stanley
Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery Cover Image
Slippery, Spicy, Tingly: A Kimchi Mystery
Yangsook Choi
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When Grandpa Gives You a Toolbox
Jamie L.B. Deenihan & Lorraine Rocha 
    

  
  
  
  

    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
      

      

          

            

          
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                      Blood at the Root                    

                  

                                      

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                      Chaos Theory                    

                  

                                      

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                      The Color of a Lie                    

                  

                                      

                      Kim Johnson                    

                                  

                              

                  
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                      Friday I’m in Love                    

                  

                                      

                      Camryn Garrett                    

                                  

                              

                  
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                      Her Good Side                    

                  

                                      

                      Rebekah Weatherspoon                    

                                  

                              

                  
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                      Keith F. Miller, Jr.                    

                                  

                          

                

      



    

  
  
  
  

    
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
    
    

  
  
  
  

      
          

        

          

            

              
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