About Our Kids

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We are a hive of activity!   During programs we read, build, create, discover, and experiment.  Our environment is interactive and fun! It is not a traditional quiet zone, though we do appreciate inside voices. Inquire in our branch Children's Departments about participating in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program or 1000 Books Beyond Kindergarten (our follow up program for children who have completed or aged out of the pre-kindergarten program).

PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME SCHEDULE: 

Mondays:     10:00 am--Dover

                      1:00 pm--Atkins

Tuesdays:    10:00 am--Russellville and Hector

Wednesdays:10:00 am--Russellville

Remember to check our CALENDAR for upcoming storytimes and events. And check each branch page for their own unique programs for children, adults, and families.

Kids Take Home Kits - Take Home Kits are available for pickup at PCLS Atkins and Russellville branches. Russellville also provides Tween Craft Kits for ages 8-12. Kits are available while supplies last and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Reading Lists for Early Literacy: 

Phonemic awareness is the understanding that words are made of discrete sounds. If children cannot distinguish individual sounds (phonemes) within words, they have difficulty learning to read and write. 

Concept books are a special group of picture books that are, "designed to explain an idea, object, or activity" (Lynch-Brown, 1999).

The library has concept books about subjects like:

• counting
• shapes
• time
• the alphabet 
• color

Participation books are another type of story book. Young children delight in being able to repeat the book's suggestions, such as clapping their hands, touching their toes, or covering their eyes.

In Cumulative tales (also called chain tales), action or dialogue repeats and builds in some way as the tale progresses, for example The House That Jack Built.