Books & Reading for Kids

Book Clubs & Teams

Battle of the Books (grades 4-5)

Registration: October 2–November 9
Orientation: Monday, November 13 OR Thursday, November 16
7-8 PM • Community Room

Teams of four read the books and test their knowledge with other teams at the Library. Participants (and their grownup) should attend one of the Drop-In Orientations. Each team will participate in one meet between January 16–March 1.

Caudill Book Club (grades 6-8)

October–January
Location: Middle School Libraries

Springman, Attea, and St. Catherine students: Beginning this fall, our ahhhmazing School Services Librarian, Rachel S., is making monthly lunchtime visits to your school library. Bring your lunch (Rachel will bring dessert) and talk about the 2018 Caudill List. See your school librarian for more details.

Book Blitz Trivia (grade 6)

Friday, December 1, Wednesday, December 6, Monday, December 11 OR Thursday, December 14, 4-5:30 PM
Community Room West
Team registration opens October 16. Please register for only ONE date.

How to play: Build a team of up to four 6th graders, register for one trivia night, read the books on the list, and test your trivia skills at the Library. The top two teams from each trivia night are invited to compete for bragging rights and a sweet trophy at the Championship Round, Saturday, December 16, 1 PM. Find our book choices at the Glenview Library or at your school library.

Storywalk

Welcome to the Storybook Trail. Walk, skip, jog, or, better yet, bike along the path, to read a perfect seasonal story. Presented by the Glenview Park District, The Glenview Public Library and the Bike Glenview Initiative.

Let’s Count to 100 by Masayuki Sebe
Sunday, September 17–Saturday, October 21
Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park, 2001 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview

Celebrate the Jackman Bear’s 100th anniversary on the Storybook Trail to explore the number “100” in loads of silly and surprising ways.

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

Book Recommendations

Booklists by age, grade, and interest compiled by our librarians.

Book Discussion Collection

A list of book titles in the Youth Book Discussion collection and suggestions for starting your own book discussion group.