Kids’ Place

Youth Services September 2021

Wednesday mornings at 9:30 on Facebook Storytime! (September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29)

Storytime Live on Facebook for preschoolers 2 ½ to 5 years
September’s theme is 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.

Preschoolers and their families are invited to join us on the Great Falls Public Library’s
Facebook page to build early literacy skills with songs, movement, and a great story.
Watch the recording available on our YouTube channel, GFPL Kids’ Place!, available the
following Thursday morning at 7am.

Help your little one get ready for school success with our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Reading Challenge! Log your child’s reading using our ReadSquared App, our ReadSquared
website (see below), or a paper log. Kids will be rewarded with a special sticker for every 100
books they read. Complete all 1000 and earn a free book! See Kids’ Place staff for more
information.

Sign up here!
http://greatfallslibrary.readsquared.com/

Click here for more information about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten:
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/

IN PERSON Bilingual Storytime with ASL-CAN
Deaf and hearing children and families can enjoy a face-to-face Storytime with a craft presented in both American Sign Language and spoken English.

IN-PERSON Storytime in the Cordingley Room (library basement)
Wednesdays and Thursdays 10:30am


Storytime on Facebook Live
Wenesdays at 9:30am


IN-PERSON Toddler Time in the Cordingley Room (library basement)
Fridays at 10:30am

Friday mornings at 10:30 (September 3, 10, 17, and 24)
Toddler Time for babies and toddlers birth to 2 ½

September’s themes are 1000 Books Before Kindergarten and Alphabet Books.
Babies, toddlers, and their families are invited to join us face-to-face at the Great Falls Public
Library to build early literacy skills with songs, lap bounces, and a great story.

Wednesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30 (September 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, and 30)
Storytime for preschoolers 2 ½ to 5 years in the Cordingley Room (basement)
September’s theme is 1000 Books Before Kindergarten.
Preschoolers and their families are invited to join us face-to-face at the Great Falls Public
Library to build early literacy skills with songs, movement, and a great story.

Help your little one get ready for school success with our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Reading Challenge! Log your child’s reading using our ReadSquared App, our ReadSquared website below, or a paper log. Kids will be rewarded with a special sticker for every 100 books they read. Complete all 1000 and earn a free book! See Kids’ Place staff for more information.
Sign up here!
http://greatfallslibrary.readsquared.com/

Click here for more information about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten:
https://1000booksbeforekindergarten.org/

This September, the Great Falls Public Library and the American Library Association will celebrate Library Card Sign Up Month, 1000 Black Girl Books, and Banned Books Week. Sign up for a library card, then download our ReadSquared app from your app store or visit the link below to sign up for our Library Card Sign-Up Month Reading Challenge. Complete one Black Girl Book and one Banned Book by September 30th to earn a $5 gift card to Dairy Queen, Wendy’s, or Hardee’s. This reading challenge is open to kids, teens, and adults of all ages. Pick up your prizes in Kids’ Place.

Log your reading using our ReadSquared website or download the app:
http://greatfallslibrary.readsquared.com/

To find out more about 1000 Black Girl Books, follow this link:
https://grassrootscommunityfoundation.org/1000-black-girl-books-resource-guide/

To learn more about Banned Books Week, follow this link:
https://bannedbooksweek.org/

Check out the full schedule here:
https://bigriverruckus.com/