Youth and Teen Services
Visit Our Early Learners’ Room
Our Early Learners’ Room is a welcoming place for younger kids and their caregivers. We have a variety of playsets, including a train table and a block-building table. Our collection has board books for babies and toddlers, and picture books for young children. You can easily browse for your favorite characters, folktales and fairytales. Our ME Collection addresses topics caregivers may want to discuss with their children including feelings, kindness, mindfulness, new siblings, and problem solving.
Develop Your Reading Skills
We have books for readers of all skill levels. Click here for information about Our Dot System and Beyond to see how to grow literacy skills as you move through our collection.
Have Fun
There are so many ways to have fun at the Library!
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Come to a program! Our events calendar is filled with storytimes, afterschool activities and teen events.
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Play a game! We have in-house use board games for kids and teens of all ages from Candy Land, to Apples to Apples, to Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza. Play a quick game or grab a table and stay for a while. There is also a large game collection available for check out.
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Use a computer for study or play.
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Make a craft at our Spot-to-Go craft or enjoy rotating scavenger hunts and other activities.
Step Into Our Teen Room
Our Teen Room is reserved for patrons in grades 6-12. Reading materials in the room are curated for a teen audience and include fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, Abraham Lincoln award nominees, and manga. There are computers available for work and play, and a Nintendo Switch with preloaded games.
Explore Our Parenting Collection
The Parenting section is also located in the Early Learners’ Room, which makes it easy to browse while your child is playing and reading. It includes a variety of resources and materials available to help your needs, whether you are a soon-to-be parent, experienced parent, or caregiver. Topics include parenting basics; feeding and potty training; enrichment; accessibility; screen-time and much more.
Book Bags
Just for You: Subscription Book Bags
Wouldn't it be great to get a bag of books and goodies each month selected by our librarians just for you?
Sign up for our next three month session of subscription book bags begins September 9. Book bags will be available to pick up in October, November and December. Please register each child or teen in your family individually using the form below.
Future Friends:
Books for Babies
For all new babies in Riverside, the Friends donate a board book to our collection with a commemorative dedication.