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Children's Collection and Programming

Welcome to the Children's Room on the Ground Floor of the Library. There are many fun, interactive activity stations for children alongside the collections.

​Here you will find all of the Children's materials including:
  • fiction & nonfiction books
  • graphic novels & manga
  • Wonderbooks
  • audiobooks
  • videos
  • music
  • Launchpads
  • video games
Check out the programs below designed to educate and entertain children. 

Upcoming Programs
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Trunk or Treat
Come Trunk or Treat at the library on Saturday, October 21 from 3:30 pm! Vehicles will be decorated by our community partners. Visit each car to receive your treat! The event will start in the Main St. (lower) parking lot at the library's table. Please register so we can be sure to have enough goodies for all participants. ​

​Don't forget to go to our Events Calendar to register for all programs.
Ongoing Programs
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​Messy Story Hour
Messy Story Hour includes stories, songs, and finger plays followed by a sensory based activity. All ages welcomed but geared towards toddlers and preschoolers. This program meets on Mondays & Wednesdays at 10 am. Registration is required. 

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STEAM Fun
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) activities and programs are an excellent opportunity to introduce concepts and promote skills that can set you up for creative, scientific, and collaborative thinking now and in the future. STEAM Fun for grades K to 2 meets on Mondays at 3:30 and STEAM Fun for grades 3 to 5 meets on Tuesdays at 3:30. 

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​Home School Meet-Up Group
Come explore different topic areas and explore areas of STEAM with us. Join us on Tuesdays at 1 pm starting September 26.

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Girls Who Code
Learn to Code and Change the World! This program teaches beginning coding and is for those in grades 3-5. This program meets every Thursday at 5:30 pm. Snacks will be provided.  Registration is required. For more  information about the Girls Who Code program, you can go here. 

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​Youth Knit Club
If you are in grades 4 to 5 and enjoy knitting or want to learn, join us for our knitting club that meets the second and fourth Fridays of the month at 3 pm.

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Beanstack
Join our monthly reading challenges in order to earn prizes and books. Click the image for to sign up.


Suggest a Purchase
The Children's Room always welcomes support from the community. Fill out our ​Suggest a Purchase form if you would like to recommend an item for the collection.

Alternatively, if you purchase an item for the library's collection, once it is ordered and processed, you may be the first to check it out!
​Visit our How To Donate page for more information.

Contact our children's desk with any questions or concerns at 315-789-5303 ext. 110.

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ABCmouse
Available for free when physically in the Geneva Library building.
ABCmouse.com is the most comprehensive early learning curriculum available online. With more than 3,500 learning activities and 450 lessons for preschool up through early primary grades. Click on the image to explore.

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Geneva, NY 14456
315-789-5303

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