1,000 Books Before Kindergarten (Birth - Kindergarten)

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a reading program designed to help parents prepare their children for kindergarten. The most effective way to get your child ready to learn is to read to them. To encourage you in that endeavor, you can sign up children ages Birth to beginning Kindergarten. There are two ways to participate, online or through paper logs.  1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is a year-round program.  Your child can continue earning prizes for the program while participating in the yearly summer reading program.  Register and Log Here
 

Story Time (Birth-Kindergarten)

Story time programs aim to instill a love of reading by encouraging parents and other special adults to read aloud to children. All children from ages Birth-Kindergarten are welcome to join in sessions.  Activities may include sensory play, art, music and crafts.  Remember: Talk, Sing, READ, Write, Play!

Registration is not required, please choose one session a week. Walk-ins are always welcome!

• Tuesdays 10:00am-10:45am (No registration required.) 
• Tuesdays 11:00am-11:45am (No registration required.) 
• Wednesdays 10:00am-10:45am (No registration required.) 
• Wednesdays 11:00am-11:45am (No registration required.) 

Click here to receive text updates about our weekly story time sessions.

READ BY THE SLICE

Online reading program where kids earn free pizza from Dempsey's! Open to all children and teens, grades K-12.  Register & log reading here.

After School Programs

Art Beats (No registration required.)

• Kids in Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades are welcome to join Miss Sarah and Miss Deb to create their own art and explore their creativity.
• Mondays 4:00-4:45 
• Click here to receive text updates about our weekly Art Beats class.

S.T.E.A.M. Team (No registration required.)

• Kids in 4th, 5th and 6th grades exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math. We will read a monthly book together, and will delve into robots, coding and arts in the weekly group.
• Wednesdays 4:00-4:45
• Click here to receive text updates about our weekly S.T.E.A.M. Team class.

Resources From The South Dakota State Library:

Book Flix	TrueFlix	World Book Kids	Primary Search	Middle Search Plus
Culture Grams	Explora Kids	Explora Teen	World Book Student	SIRS Discover
Humblebee’s Academy	World Book Dramatic Learning	Science Reference Center	SIRS Issues Researcher	World Book Early Learning

Additional Sites, not all have been vetted by Librarians:

Fun Brain	Literacy Center Education Network	Star Fall	Reading Rockets	South Dakota Step Ahead
Fun Gooms	PBS Kids	Story Place	Get Ready To Read	Kids Catalog
Learn For Good	Sesame Street	Common Sense Media	Day By Day VA	Reading is Fundamental