Discovery Storytime
Tuesdays, September 6 - December 6
10:30 - 11:30 am
Spillette Meeting Room
Children ages 3 - 5 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a simple craft and playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

Wee Ones Storytime
Thursdays, September 8 - December 8
10:30 - 11:00 am
Children's Activity Room
Children ages birth - 2 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Help your child become a lifelong reader and be ready for kindergarten by participating in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program at the Barberton Public Library. 

The goal is to read 1,000 books to your child (yes, you can repeat books) before they start kindergarten. Does it sound hard?  If you read just one book each night, you will have read 365 books in one year. In two years, you will have read 730 books. In three years, you will have read 1,095! 

Visit the library and sign up in the Children’s Department, or online.

2023 Stoytime Dates

Discover Storytime
Tuesdays, January 10 - May 2

Wee Ones Storytime
Thursdays, January 12 - May 4

Valentine Family Storytime
Thursday, Febraury 9

Music & Movement
Mondays, February 27 - April 3

Holiday Pajama Storytime
Thursday, December 15
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Spillette Meeting Room
All Ages

Throw on your favorite jammies and cozy up for a holiday storytime.  We will read books, play games, craft and make snacks. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

Noon Year's Eve Party
Friday, December 30
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Children's Department
Ages 5 - 12 years old

Celebrate the beginning of 2023!  Drop by anytime for games and art projects, but be sure to be here at noon for a special snack and a balloon drop.

Paws to Read
Saturday, December 10
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Department
All Ages

Children are invited to practice their reading skills with friendly puppy pals!

Trained therapy dogs make an ideal audience for beginning, struggling and reluctant readers.  The dogs are non-judgmental listeners, which allows kids to practice in a no pressure    situation, that can also help to build a positive attitude toward reading.

MakerSpace Monday
Mondays, December 5, 12 & 19
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Children's Deptartment
All Ages

Drop in Mondays, anytime between 4:00 -7:00 pm, for a fun and educational family STEAM activity.  Each week will feature a self-guided Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math activity.

December will feature spy kids gadgets, circut building and a special art project with Perler beads on December 19.

Book Clubs

Morning Book Club for Homeschool students
Tuesdays from 10:30 - 11:30 am
Children's Activity Room

Lunchtime Book Club at St. Augustine Catholic School for 4th & 5th graders
Wednesday, December 14 during lunch, continuing on the third Wednesday of each month.

Resource databases, such as biography reference banks, encyclopedias, and a number of other tools covering a variety of topics, are available through the Barberton Public Library to help students complete homework assignments

Children's Homework Databases

The Library offers a variety of streaming and eMedia services.  All you need is a library card to access movies, tv shows, music, concerts, eBooks, audiobooks, and more!  Visit the eMedia page of our website for more information.

eMedia