Kids

Come play chess at Hillsdale Library with friends and neighbors. All experience levels are welcome!

This preschool storytime is especially welcoming for children ages 3-5 and families who are looking for a smaller, more adaptive library experience. 

Try out Capitol Hill's Nintendo Switch! Test new games or play old favorites, make friends, and build your gaming skills.

Students perform amazing chemical reactions as they measure and mix ingredients and discover substances with strange and surprising properties: polymers.

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

The African and African American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members).

Students perform amazing chemical reactions as they measure and mix ingredients and discover substances with strange and surprising properties: polymers.

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books highlighting LGBTQ+ families, along with songs, rhymes and movement activities building language, literacy, and community in an iden

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills.

Toddlers (with a favorite adult) enjoy interactive stories, songs and games that encourage their emerging language skills. Attendance is limited and free tickets are available 15 minutes befor

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills. Attendance is limited and free tickets are

Children ages birth to 6 along with their families, elders, aunties and uncles are welcome for songs and stories celebrating Native cultures and building language and literacy skills.

Get the whole family singing and learning, in Spanish and English!

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills.

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills. 

Come explore the amazing world of reptiles with the Oregon Reptile Man, Rich Ritchey. Rich presents 15 live reptiles one at a time, and teaches about each!

Join us for a fun and imaginative LEGO building session. We'll provide the building blocks, you bring the creativity! Ideal for grades K-5, but younger and older siblings are welcome.

Central Library, beloved by the community since 1913, is now open with modern enhancements for you to enjoy!  

Families with children 0-6, you’re invited for an active half-hour of singing, dancing, and stories in English and Spanish.

¡Vengan a disfrutar y divertirse en este programa interactivo para niños de 0 a 6 años!

Trẻ em từ 0-6 tuổi (đi kèm với người lớn) sẽ cùng nhau đọc sách, ca hát, và vui chơi với những hoạt động giúp các em phát triển kỹ năng ngôn ngữ và đọc viết.

The African and African American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with their favorite adult/family members).

Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books highlighting LGBTQ+ families, along with songs, rhymes and movement activities building language, literacy, and community in an iden

Families are invited to try circus skills together, led by experienced instructors from Circus Cascadia. The goal of a family circus workshop is to get parents and children playing together!