Kids
Free Student Meals
Free healthy meals for children and teens 18 and under provided by partner school districts and available at select library locations.
Kindergarten Countdown
Kindergarten Countdown provides families with examples of fun and open-ended activities to support future school success.
Book Recommendations
Read Your Grade
Beginning Chapter Books List
Beginning Chapter Books
Time to start reading books with chapters? Here's some great ideas!
Books for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Books for Kindergarten & 1st Grade
Looking for books to share with your emerging reader? Give these a try.
Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade
Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade
Is your new reader looking for some exciting adventures? Give these a try.
Books for 4th and 5th Grade
Books for 4th and 5th Grade
Is your middle grade reader tearing through books? Check out some of these.
Books for 6th Graders
Books for 6th Graders
Middle school is here already!? We can at least help you find a good book.
Read, Watch, Listen
Celebrating Disability Pride: Grades 3-5
These fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 3-5 feature people with disabilities.
Celebrating Disability Pride: Grades 6-8
Read stories centered around protagonists with disabilities aimed at grades 6-8.
Celebrating Disability Pride: Pre-K-Early Elementary
These picture books feature characters with disabilities as they navigate their worlds with the love and support of their family and friends
Read with Pride: Children's Edition
Read with pride this June and beyond. Try one of these newer titles recently added to our rainbow of a collection.
Celebrating Disability Pride: Grades 3-5
These fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 3-5 feature people with disabilities.
Celebrating Disability Pride: Grades 6-8
Read stories centered around protagonists with disabilities aimed at grades 6-8.
Celebrating Disability Pride: Pre-K-Early Elementary
These picture books feature characters with disabilities as they navigate their worlds with the love and support of their family and friends
Read with Pride: Children's Edition
Read with pride this June and beyond. Try one of these newer titles recently added to our rainbow of a collection.
Digital Resources for Kids
Digital Resources for Kids
PebbleGo Science
Designed for K-2 students to learn science, math, technology, and engineering concepts. Includes eBooks. Available in English and Spanish.
Brainfuse - Live Tutoring Help
Get help with homework from a live, online tutor. Offers writing assistance for essays and reports, creative writing, resumes, and more.
Explora - Elementary School Research
Find age-appropriate articles and facts with easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topics, full-text magazines, and topic overviews
PebbleGo Science
Designed for K-2 students to learn science, math, technology, and engineering concepts. Includes eBooks. Available in English and Spanish.
Brainfuse - Live Tutoring Help
Get help with homework from a live, online tutor. Offers writing assistance for essays and reports, creative writing, resumes, and more.
Explora - Elementary School Research
Find age-appropriate articles and facts with easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topics, full-text magazines, and topic overviews
StoryWalk® with the Library
A StoryWalk® is a fun, educational activity that places a children's story along a popular walking route in your community. A few libraries in Contra Costa County have partnered with their communities to bring stories to life in beautiful outdoor settings. Find out where you can visit one today.
Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition (VBPC) and the Kellogg Hubbard Library.