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The Jonesboro Community Calendar is now live for viewing! 

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Knitting Club

Grab your lunch and join us for knitting in the Shakespeare Room at noon on Thursdays!

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Welcome to the CCJPL Children's page! Here you can browse activities, events, blogs, resources for kids and parents and more!

 

Summer Sponsors for 2023

 

An image showing the logos of all of CCJPL's 2023 Summer SponsorsSt. Bernards Medical Group

Andy’s Frozen Custard

The Children’s Clinic

First Community Bank

Coca-Cola

Pepsi

RightFiber By Ritter Communications

Story Coffee House

Shane Smith, DDS

Arvest Bank

 

 

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Upcoming Events
Dec 30
Kid's Winter Staycation: Game Day
Dec 30, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Dec 31
Kid's Winter Staycation: Noon-Year's Party
Dec 31, 2024 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Book Lists
Santa's First Christmas Mac Barnett, Sydney Smith view item
Busy Betty and the Perfect Christmas Present Reese Witherspoon, Xindi Yan view item
Christmas at Hogwarts J. K. Rowling, Ziyi Gao view item
Elmore the Christmas Moose Dev Petty, Mike Boldt view item
Tamales for Christmas Stephen Briseño, Sonia Sánchez view item
A Stickler Christmas Lane Smith view item
A Dragon for Hanukkah Sarah Mlynowski, Ariel Landy view item
Eight Sweet Nights, a Festival of Lights Charlotte Offsay, Menahem Halberstadt view item
Let's Celebrate Korean New Year! Michelle W. Park, Hyewon Yum view item
Ruffles and the Cold, Cold Snow David Melling view item
A Cozy Winter Day Eliza Wheeler view item

December 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Alice in a Winter Wonderland Jan Brett view item
Hat for House Audrey Perrott, Druscilla Santiago view item
The Bad Guys in One Last Thing Aaron Blabey view item
Anang and the Ribbon Skirt Cameron Mukwa view item
Inkworld Cornelia Funke view item
Squad (the Tryout #2) Christina Soontornvat, Joanna Cacao view item
Mr. Lemoncellos Fantabulous Finale Chris Grabenstein view item
Pete the Cat and the Wright Brothers James Dean view item
First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip Mac Barnett, Shawn Harris view item
Snow Is... Laura Gehl view item
Lost in the Empire City Avi view item
Tumblebaby Adam Rex, Audrey Helen Weber view item

November 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess Rick Riordan view item
All the Books Heyley Rocco view item
Tales of Ancient Egypt: Myths & Adventures from the Land of the Pyramids Hugo Cook view item
How to Sing a Song Kwame Alexander view item
Onyx & Beyond Amber McBride view item
Freedom Fire: Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek Kwame Mbalia view item
Deer Run Home Ann Clare Lezotte view item
Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin Julia Donaldson view item
The Bakery Dragon Devin Elle Kurtz view item
An Anthology of Fungi Lynne Boddy view item
The Hill: Inside the Secret World of the U.S. Capitol Kate Anderson Brower view item
The Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys view item

October 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Can You See What I See? Walter Wick view item
This Land Ashley Fairbanks, Bridget George view item
Spooky, Scary Skeletons Andrew Gold, Polona Lovsin view item
The Witching Wind Natalie Lloyd view item
The Gingerbread House Jack's Family Ate Kelly DiPucchio, Nate Wragg view item
Scholastic Book of World Records 2025 Scholastic view item
Snow Thief Alice Hemming, Nicola Slater view item
Kristy and the Walking Disaster Ann M. Martin, Ellen T. Crenshaw view item
Grumpy Monkey Play All Day Suzanne Lang, Max Lang view item
The Verts: A Story of Introverts and Extroverts Ann Patchett, Robin Preiss Glasser view item
Stealing Little Moon : the Legacy of American Indian Residential Schools Dan SaSuWeh Jones view item
How Technology Works DK view item

September 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

We Are Definitely Human X. Fang view item
The Ofrenda That We Built Jolene Gutierrez view item
Read at Your Own Risk Remy Lai view item
Pizza for Birds Bob Shea view item
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Nature Walk: A Search-And-Find Book Eric Carle view item
Willow the White House Cat Jill Biden view item
Cat on the Run in Cucumber Madness! Aaron Blabey view item
I Am Jesse Owens Brad Meltzer view item
A Mischief of Mice Christine Matheson view item
The Everybody Experiment Lisa Ramée view item
Not Nothing Gayle Forman view item
I'm Sorry You Got Mad Kyle Lukoff view item

August 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Pizza Face Rex Ogle Dave Valeza view item
Faker Gordon Korman view item
Pasta Pasta Lotsa Pasta Aimee Lucido Mavisu Demirag view item
Quacken Justin Colón view item
Just What to Do Kyle Lukoff view item
Belly Song Mother Moon Leah Giles view item
Old Willis Place Graphic Novel Mary Downing Hahn Meredith Laxton Scott Peterson Sienna Haralson view item
Wolfgang in the Meadow Lenny Wen view item
Little Ghost Makes a Friend Maggie Edkins Willis view item
Prunella Beth Ferry view item
I Got the Spooky Spirit Connie Schofield-Morrison Frank Morrison view item
Pokémon Book of Evolutions DK view item

July 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Cesaria Feels the Beat Denise Rosario Adusei Priscila Soares view item
Spindle of Fate Aimee Lim view item
Beach Hair Ashley Woodfolk Nina Mata view item
Are You Small? Mo Willems view item
Pete the Cat Screams for Ice Cream! James Dean Kimberly Dean view item
Roswell Johnson Saves the World! Chris Colfer view item
Legendary Mo Seto A. Y. Chan view item
Duck Duck Taco Truck Laura Lavoie Teresa Martinez view item
Bubble Gum Bison Needs a Bath Scott Rothman Pete Oswald view item
Not-A-Box City Antoinette Portis view item
Girl Who Kept the Castle Ryan Graudin view item
Tate's Wild Rescue Jenny Turnbull Izzy Burton view item

June 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Through a Clouded Mirror Miya T. Beck view item
Samira's Worst Best Summer Nina Hamza view item
Lily Xiao Speaks Out Nicole Chen view item
Lion of the Sky Ritu Hemnani view item
Once upon a Sari Zenia Wadhwani Avani Dwivedi view item
Simone Minnie Phan view item
Box of Dreams Faith Kazmi Christine Almeda view item
Do You Even Know Me? Reem Faruqi Ani Bushry view item
Child's Introduction to Asian American and Pacific Islander History Naomi Hirahara Sarah Demonteverde view item
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness Mai K. Nguyen view item
Unhappy Camper Lily LaMotte Ann Xu view item

May 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

I Survived the Battle of d-Day, 1944 (I Survived Graphic Novel #9) Lauren Tarshis Brian Churilla view item
Moving Up! Rosemary Wells view item
Mama in the Moon Doreen Cronin view item
Ahoy! Sophie Blackall view item
I Am More Than LeBron James Niña Mata view item
My Lost Freedom George Takei Michelle Lee view item
Mid-Air Alicia D. Williams Danica Novgorodoff view item
In and Out the Window Jane Yolen view item
She'll Be the Sky Ella Risbridger Anna Shepeta view item
Orris and Timble: the Beginning Kate DiCamillo view item
Little Bit Super Gary D. Schmidt Leah Henderson Pablo Cartaya Nikki Grimes Jarrett J. Krosoczka view item
Haiku, Ew! Lynn Brunelle Julia Patton view item

April 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

Finally Heard Kelly Yang view item
Partition Project Saadia Faruqi view item
Wrong Book Drew Daywalt Alex Willmore view item
Sleepy Sheepy and the Sheepover Lucy Ruth Cummins Pete Oswald view item
When Moon Blooms Aida Salazar Caribay M. Benavides view item
Sick! Heather L. Montgomery Lindsey Leigh view item
I Lived Inside a Whale Xin Li view item
Little Seasons Mirka Hokkanen view item
First State of Being Erin Entrada Kelly view item
Partly Cloudy Deborah Freedman view item
No Cats in the Library Lauren Emmons view item
Ferris Kate DiCamillo view item

March 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

When I Wrap My Hair Shauntay Grant Jenin Mohammed view item
Homegrown DeAnn Wiley view item
Forever and Always Brittany J. Thurman Shamar Knight-Justice view item
Last Stand Antwan Eady Jerome Pumphrey Jarrett Pumphrey view item
Blue Pickup Natasha Tripplett Monica Mikai view item
Shark Teeth Sherri Winston view item
Nightshade Revenge Anthony Horowitz view item
I Am a Masterpiece! : An Empowering Story about Inclusivity and Growing Up with Down Syndrome Mia Armstrong view item
Love Is My Favorite Color Nina Laden Melissa Castrillon view item
Angela's Glacier Jordan Scott view item
Slugfest Gordon Korman view item
Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu Ying Chang Compestine view item

February 2024 Book Recommendations - Children's

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Blog Posts

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with CCJPL

Rylie Yawson

Let CCJPL be a resource to you as you celebrate Indigenous art, lives, and authors!

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Are You Up for a Challenge?

Michaela Huss

Learn how Teens can participate in our Summer Reading Challenge and earn prizes!

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June 2024 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying three themes this month - 8-Bit, Colors, and Read Alike for kids who enjoy Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and Wings of Fire!

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Early Learning Kit for Children

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill details our new Early Learning Kits for children.

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May 2024 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying items for Mental Health Awareness Month and Better Sleep Month, as well as a Cottagecore display!

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Introducing Myself

Rylie Yawson

Rylie Yawson introduces herself as the new Marketing & PR Manager

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February 2024 Circulation Display

CCJPL Displays

The Circulation Department will be displaying items for Black History Month!

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Beginning Readers

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill details materials and programs offered by the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library that can benefit children learning how to read.

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January 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying survival books for January!

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November 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be displaying items you can "Fall" into!

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October 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

From October 1st to October 21st, the children's library will be displaying items related to ghosts, and for the rest of the month will be displaying Monster Reads!

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Are Spooky Books Ok for Kids?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill wants to help you find out if the horror genre is right for your child!

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September 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

The Children's Department will be hosting a display called "Roll For Adventure"!

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Graphic Novels: Friend or Foe?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill emphasizes the benefits of allowing children to read graphic novels.

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August 2023 Children's Display

CCJPL Displays

Children's will be displaying items for World Bee Day and International Bat Night!

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Why Does Representation Matter in Children's Literature?

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill reflects on the importance of representation in children's media.

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Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Amanda Stogsdill

The Children's Department promotes the Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program.

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Early Literacy

Amanda Stogsdill

Amanda Stogsdill emphasizes the importance of early literacy.

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Book Club Favorites

Karl Suechting

Over the past two years, I’ve led a book club discussion once a month and I thought it might be interesting to share some of my favorite titles that we’ve read. My selections included some nonfiction as well as fiction. All of the titles were published in the past five years, and only a few were bestsellers.

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