Books & Reading for Kids
All Library programs scheduled through May 15 have been canceled.
Free Online Resources for Kids
While school is out, try some of these sites with content just for kids.
Book Activities
Battle of the Books (grades 4-5)
Check out the Honor Roll from the most recent battle. 4th and 5th graders! Form teams, read books, and participate in a meet to test your knowledge of the books. 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 Read and review new and unpublished books before anyone else can check them out!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…
Book Nerds Unite! (grades 5-8)
Wednesday, May 20, 7-8 PM • Youth Program Room
Have you ever wondered how or why a book was made? Come and discuss this quarter’s title, Checked by Cynthia Kadohata. Open to GPL cardholders and students attending Glenview schools. In-person registration required to receive the book.
Storywalk
Through Friday, May 15
Offsite: Little Bear Garden at Gallery Park, 2001 Patriot Boulevard
As an old man grumbles his way through a rainy morning preading gloom, his neighbor, a young child, spreads cheer while hopping through puddles in frog-themed rainwear. 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.
