Join Contra Costa County Library in celebrating Picture Book Month this January 2025.
Community Reads for Kids – “Dogtown” by Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko
Community Reads for Kids is a countywide reading program that encourages everyone in our community to read and discuss the same book.
Online Coding Workshops for Children and Teens
Children and teens can take their first steps this summer by signing up for FREE online coding workshops offered by the Library.
DO Try This at Home! Storytimes for your Baby or Toddler. Part 3 – The Songs and Action Rhymes
In this 3-part series, you'll discover tips to help you practice Story Times at home. Part 3 shares songs and action rhymes.
DO Try This at Home! Storytimes for your Baby or Toddler. Part 2 – The Bounces and Lifts
In this 3-part series, you'll discover tips to help you practice Story Times at home. Part 2 introduces bounces and lifts.
DO Try This at Home! Storytimes for your Baby or Toddler. Part 1 – The Books
In this 3-part series, you'll discover tips to help you practice Story Times at home. Part 1 helps you choose the right books.
Discover & Go At-Home – California Academy of Science
Submitted by CCCL_DesireeC
Whether or not your favorite museums have reopened, they have great online resources for families to take “virtual” field trips.
Discover & Go At-Home – Charles Schulz Museum
Museums may be physically closed right now but they have great online resources for families to use to take “virtual” field trips.
Using Picture Books to Talk to My Son About Racism
Submitted by CCCL_DesireeC My son was just 3 years old when he asked, “Mommy, are your teachers brown like me?” Since then, I’ve made sure to highlight stories of people who looked like him so he could see himself reflected in heroes: real and fictional. What I didn’t rush to share with him were the ugly truths of racism, which now I can’t avoid. Like countless other parents from all ethnic and…
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