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Youth
Services
Just turn right through the trees and enter the Youth Department,
a special place for children, parents and teachers. Our collection,
which is geared toward children through 8th grade, features:
· 60,000+ books
· 3,000+ videos
· About 2,000 CDs, cassettes, CD-ROMs, books on tape and CD
· 50+ magazine titles
· A growing selection of DVDs
Come into our fun, "in-the-round" reading area for younger
users, and enjoy the puzzles, games, board books, and puppets. You can
play games on the two computer terminals that are available for use
in ½ hour timeslots.
For older users, we have a great reference collection, including computer
encyclopedias and encyclopedias that can be checked out. We now feature
access to the Internet on two of the children's computer terminals.
Our staff is always available to help you find what you're looking for,
or you can use the two catalog terminals to locate your materials or
check the status of your library card account.
There are a variety of programs running throughout the year. The school
year features our Reading Patch Club, and storytimes run year-round.
The exciting Summer Reading Clubs include fun reading games for pre-readers,
new readers and school-age readers. For more information on scheduled
programs, see the
Web Calendar or the Youth
Programming web page.
Our staff is always here to help. If you don't find something you need
on the shelf, ask us to order it. If we can help make your library experience
better, let us know!
Please take some time to read our Unattended
Children Policy.
How
to Contact Us
You can contact the Youth Department at 1-847-663-6622 or 1-847-663-6623.
You can E-mail us with any
questions.
We look forward to hearing from you!
What's
New in Youth
Resources
The Youth Department collection includes reference, fiction, nonfiction,
easy books, foreign language materials and parent/teacher resources.
An audiovisual collection of videos, CDs, CD-ROMS, cassettes, books-on-tape,
books-on-CD and other materials are also available
Reader
Services
Youth librarians are available to help young people find good
books to read. By finding out the interests and reading abilities of
each child, librarians can recommend a variety of titles. A collection
of suggested book lists is also available to help young patrons find
books they will enjoy. Interlibrary loans are also available to district
cardholders for items not owned by the library.
Computer
Resources
Ten computers in the Youth Department are equipped with educational
software, reference resources and free Internet access. Computers are
available for children's use and can be reserved using the PC Reservation Station.
Programs
& Storytimes
The Youth Department offers a wide variety of fun and active programs
throughout the year including storytimes, after-school craft programs,
reading clubs and special events featuring authors and entertainers.
The Library's annual Battle of the Books
invites local schools to compete against each other in a contest which
tests their knowledge of books, authors, plots and characters. The Reading
Challenge - Battle of the Books II is a competitive reading program
for any student in 7th or 8th grade attending a school district in Niles.
You may find the schedule of upcoming programs using the following
library resources:
The Youth Department
Chapter One Library Newsletter
NPLD
Web Calendar
The Youth Programming Web
Page
Please take some time to read our
Unattended Children
Policy.
Community
Outreach
Community outreach is important to NPLD. Students can tour the Library
in organized visits, or teachers can arrange through their school library
to have NPLDs school liaison come to their school to present a storytime
or booktalk. Preschools and daycare centers in NPLDs area are also encouraged
to use the special services available to children. For more information
about our community outreach services, please contact the Youth
Department.
Tours
Library tours or special programs can be arranged for scout troops,
day camps and other community groups. Please contact the Youth
Department for more information.
Unattended Children Policy
The Library strives to be a pleasant place for all children to visit and use its many resources. The staff is always ready to help and be of service to any child. However, staff cannot be responsible for unattended children. For the welfare of all children who visit, parents must use the following guidelines when bringing children to the Library.
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Children who are not yet in third grade should always be under the supervision of a responsible person. A responsible person is an adult or a child who is in sixth grade or higher. When a young child is attending a program, a responsible person must remain in the Library during the program. |
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Unattended children in third grade and up are free to utilize the Library provided their behavior is not disruptive to other patrons or staff members. Parents are responsible for their children’s behavior on Library premises. It is not the Library’s responsibility to provide child care. |
When the Library is closing and a child of any age needs to telephone to be picked up and they do not have telephone change, the child may use the telephone at the Youth Services desk.
If a child under eighth grade is discovered to be unaccompanied at Library closing, an attempt will be made to contact the parents. If the parents cannot be contacted within fifteen minutes, a representative of the Library will contact the police department to assist in handling the situation.
Adopted by the Niles Public Library District Board of Trustees 7.1.92;
Revised 12.18.02; 4.16.08
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