Fall is a great time to get outside with your child! Going for a walk and interacting with nature can give you a chance to explore and ask questions together without having to rush. Here are a few ideas for activities to try on your...
This year, Trick-or-Treat on Simmons Street will look a little different for many due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For the past decade PGTPL has hosted a community-wide event in partnership with several community organizations and businesses. This year we are excited to provide a different...
As the weather gets cooler and the trees blaze with autumn colors, check out these fables and folktales that celebrate the changing of the seasons! You can put these titles on hold through by following the links below, or searching in PGTPL's library app! Thirteen Moons...
Celebrate babies with this sweet storytime to try at home! Suggested books to share Click on the link to place these titles on hold. B is for Baby by Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank This is Our Baby, Born Today by Varsha Bajaj and Eliza Wheeler Baby’s Day by Katrine Crow...
As you work on learning numbers and letters with your young child, don’t forget to spend some time developing their emotional literacy as well. Emotional literacy refers to a child’s ability to identify emotions. When a child can label emotions like happy, sad, mad, surprised, worried,...
We have featured library resources with picture book collections such as Tumblebooks and Hoopla in the past. But did you know that there's a collection of read-aloud picture books that's completely free for anyone, with or without a library card? Storyline Online is a collection of...
In the library world, we follow Every Child Ready to Read, an early literacy initiative consisting of five concepts: Read, Write, Sing, Talk, Play. Using these key words, parents and caregivers can direct activities to help young children develop the skills that will someday lead...
Biography Rick Riordan was born on June 5th, 1964 in San Antonio, TX. He attended school in San Antonio and continued his education in Texas throughout his college career. He graduated from the University of Texas, located in Austin, with a double major in English and...
It’s never too early to learn about history! Because they contain colorful art and simple text, picture book biographies are a wonderful introduction to fascinating people from the past. Here are ten of our favorite picture book biographies to try. Click on the link to...
Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So-Happily Ever After is the 8th installment of Dork Diaries, of one of the most popular children’s series. In it, we meet up again with Nikki Maxwell in another not-so-graceful story about her always eventful life. In Tales From a Not-So-Happily...
