The children's room is located in the rear of the first floor of the library. The room contains a play area with several toys and wooden puzzles, a large table space for programs and homework, as well as all circulating items for infants and children through elementary school.
What's New?
- Check out our collection of Playaways - ready-to-play, audiobook devices that fit in your pocket. No streaming, downloading, WiFi, or phone needed. Just plug in your own earphones and press play! Some series include Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter, and Magic Tree House.
- We circulate STEAM kits, Melissa&Doug wooden toys, and Usborne book-with-toy backpacks.
- The library offers free full-curriculum homeschooling resources for pre-k through fifth grade from Educate Station to Richards Memorial Library cardholders.
Children's Room Rules:
- Responsibility for supervising and insuring the safety and behavior of children in the library or on library grounds belongs to the parent, not the library personnel.
- A child under the age of 7, or whose physical, mental, emotional, or social development requires close parental attention to ensure his/her safety and appropriate behavior, should NOT be left alone anywhere in the library - including in the Children's Room.
- Children between 7 and 9 may use the Children's Room alone unless they require the parental supervision listed in the previous statement. However, an adult must stay inside the library at all times.
- Library staff does not assume a supervisory role while a parent is participating in programs or activites in the library.
- We kindly ask that you do not consume food in the room.