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October Homeschool Hangout

Join us in an out of this world adventure at this months Homeschool Hangout! Can't wait to see you there!

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Inflatable Planetarium

In celebration of World Space Week the Arkansas Skydome Planetarium is bringing their inflatable planetarium and traveling Space Science Museum! Groups will be taken in as they arrive and we can't wait to see you there!

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Tween Stations: Creepy Crawlies

Come find out about bugs, spiders and other creepy crawlies with us. Learn about insect anatomy, play buggy games and make your own creepy crawly! Don’t worry, no real bugs will be present!

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Tween Ghost Hunt

Tweens are invited to a ghost hunt! Come make ghost hunting gear and investigate the library for signs of ghosts! We’ll report findings of any spooks we discover along the way!

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Tweens Stations: Our Solar System

Get ready to launch into space with us at Tween Stations: Our Solar System! Learn about our planets, our sun and more while we explore the vastness of space, or at least our small corner of it.

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Tween Book Club

Tweens join us every first Tuesday at 4 PM for Tween Book Club! See you there!

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Library Game Day

Join us for Library Game Day, an event thats fun for all ages.  Everyone is welcome to come play some board games and with every game you play you enter a drawing to take that game home!

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Homeschool Hangout Dates

Screenshot, save, and mark your calendars! These are our upcoming dates for our Homeschool Hangouts for the rest of the year.

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Announcing Our New Campaign: Your Library, Your Story

We’re excited to launch Your Library, Your Story. A community driven campaign celebrating the unique ways our library impacts our community. Click here for more information. 

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360 Library Tour Now Live!

EAST students from the International Students Magnet provided us with an exceptional 360 live tour of our library. The tour features 360 photos and captions of our library. 

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Welcome to the CCJPL Children's Page

Here you can browse activities, events, blogs, and more!


What we have!

The Children's Library serves patrons aged 0–12 with a wide range of materials, including picture books, easy readers, chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction. It also offers a Parent/Teacher collection for lesson planning and caregiving support, as well as themed Early Learning Kits that include books, lesson plans, and activities.


Norbert the Bearded Dragon

Norbert came to live at the Children's Library in February of 2020 as a tiny lizard. He is no-longer tiny. Norbert spends his days basking under his heat lamp, side-eyeing onlookers, and lounging. Nobert's favorite food is pink carnations and his favorite color is red. You can watch him live on our 24 hour Norbert Cam.