Peter White Public Library Youth Services

Everything But A Paintbrush evening session is open! Drop in between 4pm & 6pm tonight (6/22) and unleash your creativity!

The Bergonzi String Trio are back at PWPL TODAY (June 18) for their annual children's concert, part of summer reading! Families with children of all ages are invited to come and experience music today at 2pm, in the Community Room. 🎵🎶🎹

Thank you to the Pine Mountain Music Festival for bringing them to the library.

Storytime at LSV Park IS a go! We are just using our rain location which in inside the Lake Superior Village Center. See you at 9:30!

Hi storytime friends! The storytime wagon is loaded and ready to head to the park! Tuesday June 16, Williams Park on Ohio St. See you at 9:30 for songs, stories and BUBBLES!!

Looking for some new reads to start off your summer? Thanks to the Friends of the Peter White Public Library - hitting the shelves this week are the Crème de la crème children's & teen books published in 2025 - The 2026 Youth Media Award books! Choose from well known medal winners like Caldecott and Newbery, and some maybe less well known including: Pura Belpré Children's Author Award, Michael L. Printz Award, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, American Indian Youth Literature Awards, Schneider Family Book Award, Stonewall Book Award, Sydney Taylor Book Awards, Asian/Pacific American Award, Coretta Scott King Awards. for Literature and more!

Read with PWPL this summer! 😍📖📚

Excited for storytime to be back! The weather for our first park storytime keeps changing - Miss Sarah will announce on the Youth FB page in the morning whether storytime will be at the park or at the Library. See you in the morning for stories ! 🦖 Storytime in the Park - Ohio St. Park

Summer Storytime starts TOMORROW! Books, songs, action songs, bubbles & parachute play, and more! 📖🎵🫧

Families and youth, join us outside on Tuesday's at 9:30 a.m. for Park Storytime located at Williams Park (E. Ohio St. across from the MARESA building).

If there is inclement weather, our rain location will be the Peter White Public Library Community Room.

We had so much fun with the Bright Star Touring Theatre dinosaur show featuring Dr. Sarah Tops and her assistant Terry at the Dino Academy show today as a very special kickoff for Summer Reading 2026!

What is happening next?
🦖Registration for summer reading STAYS open! Sign your kids up online https://pwpl.info/youth-teen/youth-programs/summer-reading-program/ and then stop by during open hours to get reading logs

⛩️Monday 6/8 - Around the World Passport Scavenger Hunt begins! Kids will once again "travel" to other countries this summer as they complete the YS scavenger hunt and get to try a treat from that country! Scavenger hunts will change on Mondays.
📌Park Storytime! Tuesday 6/9 at 9:30 at the Ohio St. Park.
🍎Gather2Grow meal pickup. Tuesday 6/9 & Thursday 6/11, 11:30-1pm, PWPL Lower Level Lobby https://pwpl.info/gather-2-grow/

The Dino Academy show is amazing! The next show is at 1pm today (6/6). Come and see for yourself 🦖🦖 Bright Star Touring Theatre

Summer Reading Kickoff is TODAY!! If you wish you may register ahead of coming to the library use this link https://events.getlocalhop.com/summer-reading-registration-kids-read/event/GiWZ9XWd1u/

See you soon!🦖🦖🦕

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