Kids & Families

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This spring, we are thrilled to announce our participation in Neighborhood Forest's 16th Annual Free Tree Program as part of our Earth Week celebrations from April 22nd to 27th!

Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has mobilized over 2,000 schools, libraries, and youth groups, engaged over 500,000 volunteers, and given over 197,000 children in all 50 states (and 6 provinces in Canada) the opportunity to plant their very own tree.

Check out this cute video.

We endorse this project and are excited to be participating in this wonderful program that teaches kids stewardship through the magic and wonder of planting and watching trees grow.

Please fill out the following online registration form by March 15th and receive a free tree (6-12 inches in size) during Earth Week (April 22-27).  Exact species will be revealed in early April.

Register Here!

You will also have the option to purchase additional trees and tree-related educational products (via the registration form).  The purchases will help fund more free trees for kids.

Trees will be delivered to us and will be ready for pick-up at the Rosemary Garfoot Library in Cross Plains, on or around Earth Day (April 22nd).

Learn more about the world around you with a story and related craft or activity. The books and projects in this program are geared towards pre-schoolers and their caregivers. Planned activities will sometimes take less than an hour--we encourage folks to play, visit, or enjoy the storytime room when we wrap up our activity early.

We meet weekly on Wednesdays at 10AM in the storytime room.

Join us once a month for some after school fun! Every month, we'll do something different. Activities will include making your own snack, legos, board games, and more!

Cozy up for some warm stories!

Thursdays, January 9 - March 27 @ 10:00

Our Thursday storytimes are designed for toddlers and preschoolers—if you are looking for a program for babies, join us on Fridays at 10 at our Baby and Me lapsit storytimes!

Storytime Schedule:

1/9 - Animals sleeping through winter

1/16 - Winter Birds

1/23 - Hats

1/30 - Boots

2/6 - Happy Winter Birthday, Ms. Catherine

2/13 - Sweaters and Coats

2/20 - Mittens

2/27 - Cozy Bedtime Stories (bring your bedtime buddy)

3/6 - Comfy Quilts

3/13 - Soup

3/20 - Green Stories ( St. Patrick's week)

3/27 - Spring Break Dance Party!

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A Special Time for Baby and Caregiver

Join us for these lapsit storytimes and learn songs, lap bounces and one easy board book story each week. These sessions will be tailored for babies ages 0-18 months. Please join us on Thursday mornings at 10 for all ages storytimes with your older children.

Word Sheets:

Monday, February 24, 5:30 - 6:45

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Bring your families to camp out and read in the library!

There will be sheets, clips, flashlights, walking s'mores, and of course, plenty of books! Come and get your supplies at our base camp then find a spot, anywhere in the library to build your fort.  Family Fort Night has always been one of our most popular events, don't miss out on the fun!

Monday, March 10

The First State of Being

by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Teens and Tweens alike will enjoy reading this years pick for the Newbery Medal! Join us!!

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed forever.

It's August 1999. For twelve-year-old Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as ever—except for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his fifteen-year-old babysitter, Gibby. But when a disoriented teenage boy named Ridge appears out of nowhere, Michael discovers there is more to life than stockpiling supplies and pining over Gibby.

It turns out that Ridge is carefree, confident, and bold, things Michael wishes he could be. Unlike Michael, however, Ridge isn’t where he belongs. When Ridge reveals that he’s the world’s first time traveler, Michael and Gibby are stunned but curious. As Ridge immerses himself in 1999—fascinated by microwaves, basketballs, and malls—Michael discovers that his new friend has a book that outlines the events of the next twenty years, and his curiosity morphs into something else: focused determination. Michael wants—no, needs—to get his hands on that book. How else can he prepare for the future? But how far is he willing to go to get it?This session can be both in person, and online via Zoom. To join us, call Catherine at 608-798-3886 - please let Catherine know if you would like to attend virtually.

Copies are available for checkout at the library. 

Join us once a month for some after school fun! Every month, we'll do something different. Activities will include making your own snack, legos, board games, and more!

Please read and share our behavior guidelines with your children.

Are you about to embark on a new adventure like potty training your child? There is help waiting for you in the Parent Zone of our children's department. Take a look at the variety of resources this special collection has to offer.