Books & Reading for Kids
Book Activities
Battle of the Books (grades 4-5)
Registration has been extended through November 30
Battle of the Books (BOB) is a program that invites 4th and 5th graders to form teams, read books, and participate in a meet to test their knowledge of the books. Registration is open to all 4th and 5th graders who live in Glenview or attend school in Glenview. Find out more…
Kid-Viewers Club (grades 3-8)
Are you always looking for the next great book? Read and review new and unpublished books before anyone else can check them out! Sign up online and visit the Youth Services desk to choose your first review book. Find out more…
Series Starter Book Club (grades 2-3)
Wednesday, December 18, 4:15-5:15 PM • Youth Program Room
Discover new books and series to read! Come and talk about this quarter’s title, Mia Mayhem Is a Superhero! by Kara West.Open to GPL cardholders and students attending Glenview schools. In-person registration required to receive the book.
Books N Bites (grades 4-5)
Wednesday, January 8, 4:15-5:15 PM • Youth Program Room
Love graphic novels? Come talk with us about this quarter’s title, New Kid by Jerry Craft. Open to GPL cardholders and students attending Glenview schools. In-person registration required to receive the book.
Book Nerds Unite! (grades 5-8)
Friday, February 28, 7-8 PM • Youth Program Room
Have you ever wondered how or why a book was made? Come and discuss this quarter’s title, Well, That Was Awkward by Rachel Vail with the author and Library staff. Open to GPL cardholders and students attending Glenview schools. In-person registration required to receive the book.
Storywalk
Through Saturday, February 15
Offsite: Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park, 2001 Patriot Boulevard
Welcome back to the Storybook Trail! Our latest selection is Bear and Chicken by Jannie Ho. When Bear finds a chicken frozen in the winter snow, he brings her home to defrost her. As Chicken awakens, she fears that Bear is preparing to eat her. Oh no! Just drop in.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
For ages birth-K
Give your child a head start in school with 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, a self-guided early literacy program, open to children with a Glenview Public Library card or who attend a Glenview school or preschool. Register and receive your folder at the Youth Services Desk. Read more…
Books & Badges
Read at home and earn badges to sew on your backpack, jacket, library bag or cap. The Books & Badges program runs from Labor Day to Memorial Day and is open to children age 4-grade 8 with a Glenview Public Library card or who attend a Glenview school.
