Kid & Tween Zone

Welcome to the Kid & Tween Zone!

Your library is just as awesome as you are — and that's really awesome! We have tons of books, movies, and music to check out. We have super fun programs and a Makerspace. The tiniest kids can play and read in their own special area, too.

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Request a Mystery Bag

Are you looking for something new to read? Do you want to be surprised with awesome books, movies and audiobooks from our Youth Services staff members?

We are now offering Mystery Bags in the Youth Services Department! Just call with your library card handy, let us know the age of your child/children, and we will put together a bag of materials for you, specially picked by our awesome YS team! Once your bag is ready to go, you will get a call to pick it up during curbside hours.

You can reserve your Mystery Bag by calling us at 815-485-2605, press 5 to be connected to Youth Services.

This Just In! July

Curious George 30-adventure collection.
The greedy python / by Richard Buckley ; illustrated by Eric Carle.
Fly Guy presents : scary creatures! / Tedd Arnold.
Little Mouse gets ready : a Toon book / by Jeff Smith.
Benjamin Bear in Bright ideas! : a Toon book / by Philippe Coudray.
Escape to the mesa / Stacy Hinojosa aka StacyPlays ; illustrated by Vivienne To.
Croc & Turtle : snow fun! / by Mike Wohnoutka ; illustrated by Mike Wohnoutka.
The rhythm of the rain / Grahame Baker-Smith.
Our favorite day / Joowon Oh.
Mabel : a mermaid fable / by Rowboat Watkins.
Rabbit and the motorbike / by Kate Hoefler ; art by Sarah Jacoby.
Reading beauty / by Deborah Underwood ; illustrated by Meg Hunt.
The bear must go on / written by Dev Petty ; illustrated by Brandon Todd.
The tale of the tiger slippers / Jan Brett.
Trucker and Train / Hannah Stark ; illustrated by Bob Kolar.
How I met my monster / written by Amanda Noll ; illustrated by Howard McWilliam.
Small world / words by Ishta Mercurio ; pictures by Jen Corace.
Who stole the hazelnuts? : a forest mystery / Marcus Pfister ; translated by David Henry Wilson.
Not quite Snow White / written by Ashley Franklin ; illustrated by Ebony Glenn.
A stone sat still / Brendan Wenzel.
The cool bean / written by Jory John ; illustrations by Pete Oswald.
Maybe / written by Kobi Yamada ; illustrated by Gabriella Barouch.
Arithmechicks add up : a math story / Ann Marie Stephens ; illustrated by Jia Liu.
I wonder / words by K.A. Holt ; pictures by Kenard Pak.
Imagine that : a Hoot & Olive story / Jonathan D. Voss.
The hundred-year barn / words by Patricia MacLachlan ; illustrations by Kenard Pak.
The party and other stories / by Sergio Ruzzier.
Bruce's big storm / Ryan T. Higgins.
Home in the woods / Eliza Wheeler.
Good night, Little Blue Truck / Alice Schertle ; illustrated in the style of Jill McElmurry by John Joseph.
King Mouse / written by Cary Fagan & illustrated by Dena Seiferling.
Roar like a dandelion / words by Ruth Krauss ; drawings by Sergio Ruzzier.
Cats are a liquid / Rebecca Donnelly ; illustrated by Misa Saburi.
A day for skating / Sarah Sullivan; illustrated by Madeline Valentine.
People share with people / Lisa Wheeler ; illustrated by Molly Idle.
A crazy-much love / by Joy Jordan-Lake ; illustrated by Sonia S{u00E1}nchez.
Snowy race / April Jones Prince ; pictures by Christine Davenier.
Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.
Amal unbound / Aisha Saeed.
My papi has a motorcycle / Isabel Quintero ; illustrated by Zeke Pe{u00F1}a.
Drawn together / written by Minh L{u00EA} ; illustrated by Dan Santat.
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpr{u00E9} / words by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustrations by Paola Escobar.
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpr{u00E9} / words by Anika Aldamuy Denise ; illustrations by Paola Escobar.
The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
The undefeated / by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
I'm an activist / by Wil Mara.
From the desk of Zoe Washington / Janae Marks.
Peaceful fights for equal rights / written by Rob Sanders ; Illustrated by Jared Andrew Schorr.
Other words for home / Jasmine Warga.
Floating and sinking / by Ellen Sturm Niz.
Long way down / Jason Reynolds.
Long way down / Jason Reynolds.
The Loud house.
Understanding Indian myths / Colin Hynson.
The dog who lost his bark Eoin Colfer.
Child of the dream a memoir of 1963 / by Sharon Robinson.
Kid athletes true tales of childhood from sports legends / stories by David Stabler.
The hero next door edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.
New kid Jerry Craft.
Spirit hunters Ellen Oh.
Amal unbound Aisha Saeed.
A good kind of trouble Lisa Moore Ramee.
Small spaces Catherine Arden.
Aladdin [adapted by Elizabeth Rudnick].
Dear Sweet Pea / Julie Murphy.
Alien superstar Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver.
Aru Shah and the end of time / Roshani Chokshi.
Baker's magic Diane Zahler.
Scouts Shannon Greenland.
A child's introduction to African American history : the experiences, people, and events that shaped our country / Jabari Asim ; illustrated by Lynn Gaines.
Enough! : 20 protesters who changed America / written by Emily Easton ; illustrated by Ziyue Chen ; foreword by Ryan Deitsch, Parkland survivor and activist.
Leontyne Price : voice of a century / by Carole Boston Weatherford ; illustrated by Ra{u00FA}l Col{u00F3}n.
Woke baby / Mahogany L. Browne ; illustrated by Theodore Taylor III.
Speechless / Adam P. Schmitt.
Can I be your dog? / Troy Cummings.
How to give your cat a bath in five easy steps / Nicola Winstanley ; [illustrations by] John Martz.
Pete the Kitty goes to the doctor / by Kimberly & James Dean.
Clyde / Jim Benton.
Pete the Cat and the supercool science fair / by Kimberly & James Dean.
Be kind / Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Jen Hill.
Mi papi tiene una moto / Isabel Quintero ; ilustrado por Zeke Pe{u00F1}a ; traducido por Andrea Montejo.
Mi papi tiene una moto / Isabel Quintero ; ilustrado por Zeke Pe{u00F1}a ; traducido por Andrea Montejo.
The looney, looney, looney Bugs Bunny movie Warner Bros. Pictures ; produced by Friz Frelend ; story by David Detiege ; classic cartoons stories, John Dunn and Friz Freleng, Warren Foster, Tedd Pierce ; directed by Friz Freleng.
Looney Tunes. original movie.
Rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles Nickelodeon.
PBS Kids 15 pet-tastic tails!
PBS Kids: 15 frozen tales
Mister Rogers' neighborhood.
The spacesuit how a seamstress helped put man on the moon / director, Andy T. Jones.
Lego DC Shazam! director, Matt Peters.
Abe blue Fox Entertainment presents ; a Spray Films production ; a SPCINE co-production ; in association with FJ Productions ; producers, Carlos Eduardo Ciampolini, Noberto Pinheiro Jr, Caio Gullane, & Fabiano Gullane ; story by Fernbando Grostein Andrade, Thomaz Souto Correa, Lameece Issaq, Jacob Kader & Christopher Vogler ; screenplay by Lameece Issaq & Jacob Kader ; directed by Fernando Grostein Andrade.
Wyatt's fort. directed by Chason Laing.
Zombies 2 director, Paul Hoen.
Playmobil the movie / STXfilms presents ; a Little Dragon, 2.9 Film Holding, Moritz Borman, Morgen Studios production ; produced by Bing Wu, Timothy Burrill, Axel Von Maydell, Alexis Vonarb, Moritz Borman, Dimitri Rassam, Aton Soumache ; screenplay by Blaise Hemingway and Greg Erb & Jason Oremland ; directed by Lino DiSalvo.
Cinderella and the secret prince directed by Lynne Southerland ; screenplay, Francis Glebas, Kim Beyer-Johnson, Roger Chan ; produced by Roger Chan.
Adventures of Rufus the fantastic pet / directed by Ryan Bellgardt ; written by Chris Hoyt ; produced by Jerome Reygner-Kalfon, Sebastien Semon, Ryan Bellgardt, Chris Hoyt, Josh McKamie, Andy Swanson.
Small spaces / Katherine Arden.
{u00A1}Sonr{u00ED}e! / Raina Telgemeier ; ilustraciones by Stephanie Yue ; [traducci{u00F3}n, Jofre Homedes Beutnagel].
Diario de Greg : un renacuajo / Jeff Kinney.
The essential Bugs Bunny Warner Bros. present, Merrie Melodies, Looney Tunes.
Max & the Midknights / Lincoln Peirce.
Wild Kratts.
Sweep : the story of a girl and her monster / a story by Jonathan Auxier.
Gobble up, Snoopy! / by Charles M. Schulz ; adapted by May Nakamura ; illustrated by Scott Jeralds.
The Show-Off Monkey and Other Taoist Tales / written and illustrated by Mark W. McGinnis.
Other words for home Jasmine Warga.
The Loud house. Viacom International Inc.
Aru Shah and the song of death Roshani Chokshi.
Best of Warner Bros.
Bee geniuses, The life of bees directed by Izzy Clarke.
Highlights. directed by Highlights for Children.
Baby Einstein classics. directed by Jim Janicek [and 5 others].
Dancing hands : how Teresa Carreno played the piano for President Lincoln / directed by Andy T. Jones ; illustrated by Rafael.
We'll fly away by Bryan Bliss.
Wilder girls Rory Power.
Becoming Kareem growing up on and off the court / Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.
KIdz Bop party playlist! Kidz Bop Kids.
Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 2 original TV movie soundtrack.
Bedtime Mister Rogers.
Coming and going Fred Rogers.
You are special Mister Rogers.
Dinosaurs and metaphors Danny Weinkauf.
Kokowanda Bay Ruth & Emilia.
Hombre perro / escrito e ilustrado por Dav Pilkey como Jorge Betanzos y Berto Henares ; con color de Jose Garibaldi ; translated by Nuria Molinero.
Hombre perro / escrito e ilustrado por Dav Pilkey como Jorge Betanzos y Berto Henares ; con color de Jose Garibaldi ; translated by Nuria Molinero.
Hombre perro / escrito e ilustrado por Dav Pilkey como Jorge Betanzos y Berto Henares ; con color de Jose Garibaldi ; translated by Nuria Molinero.
Nate, el grande, {u00FA}nico en su clase / Lincoln Peirce ; [traducido por Mireia Ru{u00E9}].
Dragones y tacos / por Adam Rubin ; ilustrado por Daniel Salmieri ; traducido por Teresa Mlawer.
El d{u00ED}a en que descubres qui{u00E9}n eres / Jacqueline Woodson ; ilustrado por Rafael L{u00F3}pez ; traducido por Teresa Mlawer.
Only one you = Nadie como t{u00FA} / Linda Kranz ; traducci{u00F3}n de Teresa Mlawer.
I love you through and through = Te quiero, yo te quiero / Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak ; illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church.
Judy Moody salva el planeta / Megan McDonald ; ilustraciones de Peter H. Reynolds ; [traducido por atalaire].
Judy Moody se vuelve famosa / Megan McDonald ; ilustrado por Peter H. Reynolds ; traducido por Atalaire.
Judy Moody / Megan McDonald ; ilustraciones de Peter H. Reynolds ; [traducido por Atalaire].
El {u00FA}nico e incomparable Iv{u00E1}n / Katherine Applegate ; ilustraciones de Patricia Castelao ; traducci{u00F3}n de Mercedes Guhl.
Eva ve un fantasma / Rebecca Elliott ; Translated by J.P. Lombana.
Miss Carole's Macaroni soup! Carole Stephens.
Highlights.
Highlights.
Highlights.
Highlights. Highlights for Children.
Bee geniuses. directed by Tim Martin.
Eek, You Reek!: Poems About Animals That Stink, Stank, Stunk (DVD)
Baby babble.
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