Back to top

Services for Children

Upcoming Events for Children and Families


One-on-One AppointmentsBaby Reading a Picture Book

Meet with a Children's Librarian in person or on Zoom! Appointments must be booked a minimum of 48 hours in advance.

Appointments Ideas: 

Early Literacy
Ages 1-5 with caregiver. We’ll read a story and review early literacy tips essential for development and learning.
Citas disponibles en Español con Louise para los niños pequeños de 1 a 5 años y sus adultos.

Reading
Grades 1-5. We'll find just the right book based on your interests and ability and begin to read it at the library.

Math
Grades 1-5. We'll learn games that are not only fun, but also practice math skills!

Schedule an Appointment


Take Home CraftsGraphic that says "Take Home Crafts" with are supplies spilled in a circle.

Are you looking for something to do while you're at home with the kids? Take home a craft kit from the library!

Call the Children's Services desk at 630.458.3338 or fill out the Curbside Pickup form to request a craft kit. We will get your kits ready to go and bring them to Guest Services.


Need more crafting ideas for home? Check out our Crafts and Activities Playlist on the Addison Public Library YouTube Channel!


Story Packs

Liven up your at-home read alouds with a Story Pack! Story Packs will contain all you need for at home reading fun, including two story books to be checked out from the library, a list of songs and rhymes, and a craft. Choose your theme below. One Story Pack per cardholder but you can request a kit for each child who will take part.>

Click here to request your own story pack!


Live Homework Help

One on one tutoring in math, English, science, social studies, AP classes, college test prep, and more for students in kindergarten through college and beyond. Tutors are available in English and Spanish from 3:00pm-10:00pm.


Need Help? 

Addison Public Library is in the process of hiring a new Social Services Specialist. In the meantime, please visit the 2nd Floor Desk or call 630.458.3318 for referrals to social services. Services can also be found in the Addison Community Resource Guide

Addison Community Resource GuideLogo for Addison Resource Connect

The Addison Resources Connect (ARC) have created this easy to use guide for local free and low cost services. Find housing, food, legal help, medical care, counseling, degrees and training, and more by browsing "I need..." . Or find resources for seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ and other categories by browsing "I am..."
https://addisonlibrary.org/services/children?language_content_entity=en
addisonlibrary.org
CC-MAIN-2023-23
105332
application/http; msgtype=response
sha1:SU5EHFGC7EUTYUJDXUU6TJZR3QIBDCTR
<urn:uuid:d5c86856-ebb7-45d7-bc3e-4f63a5cdf9f1>
2023-05-31T23:31:27Z
23.185.0.3
text/html
sha1:YWTCO7QWZSAIH3WFAGHK43XZQKM2NFUE
<urn:uuid:68232896-b635-4b20-8b67-8091d99a25f5>
https://addisonlibrary.org/services/children?language_content_entity=en
response
<urn:uuid:adda5c89-6780-4b9b-b736-8d59c7bfcadd>
isPartOf: CC-MAIN-2023-23
publisher: Common Crawl
description: Wide crawl of the web for May/June 2023
operator: Common Crawl Admin (info@commoncrawl.org)
hostname: ip-10-67-67-128
software: Apache Nutch 1.19 (modified, https://github.com/commoncrawl/nutch/)
robots: checked via crawler-commons 1.4-SNAPSHOT (https://github.com/crawler-commons/crawler-commons)
format: WARC File Format 1.1
conformsTo: https://iipc.github.io/warc-specifications/specifications/warc-format/warc-1.1/