Youth Services

Welcome to our Youth Services information page.

We have many resources available for children and youth of all ages.

Youth Programs (All Programs are FREE)

Programs for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Toddler Time: First Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Designed for babies and toddlers (0 - 2 years). We sing songs, play, and read.

Story Times: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:30 a.m. Designed for preschoolers (ages 3 – 5). We read books, sing and dance, and follow up with an art activity.

Programs for Children (Ages 5-11)

Fall Crafts: Sign-up for our Fall Crafts will begin September 2. The crafts are on September 18, October 2, and 16, November 6, and 20, and December 4, and 18. These crafts must be pre-registered as there are a limited number of supplies. The crafts start at 3:30 and usually last about a half hour. (Dec. 4th: Snowman and Dec. 19: Christmas Tree)
Family Reading Program: The next scheduled reading program in Saturday, February 15th at 10:30 a.m. This program is designed to teach and encourage parents how to build literacy skills with their children. Parents will be given a chance to read aloud with others and receive information on literacy building skills.

Programs for Tweens (ages 10 - 13 )

Tween Book and Movie Club: The next meeting will be Tuesday, January 28 (last Tuesday of the month) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tweens & Teens for the month of January (ages 10 - 13) enjoy reading a pre-selected book and then watch the film. Books are available at the Library. Snacks served! The book and movie for January will be How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.

Youth Databases

Children Databases:

Elementary School Resources

This resource includes sections on:

Animals
Arts and Music
Biographies
Geography
Language Arts
Math
Science and Health
Social Studies

KIDS SEARCH - is designed for students in grades K through 8. Kids Search provides elementary school students with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing interface they can use to search their EBSCO databases.

Middle School Resources

This resource includes sections on:

Arts and Literature
Biography
Business and Government
Current Issues
Geography
Health
History
Science and Math

World Book Web

WORLD BOOK WEB – The World Book Web is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, all complemented by current periodicals and related Web sites.

Young Adult Databases:

ABC-CLIO

ABC-CLIO - is a collection of History Databases including: American Government; American History; United States Geography; World at War; World Geography; World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras; World History: The Modern Era.

High School Advanced Resources

This resource includes sections on:

Arts and Literature
Biography
Business and Government
Current Issues
Geography
Health
History
Science and Math

High School Resources

This resource includes sections on:

Arts and Literature
Biography
Business and Government
Current Issues
Geography
Health
History
Science and Math

Middle School Resources

This resource includes sections on:

Arts and Literature
Biography
Business and Government
Current Issues
Geography
Health
History
Science and Math

Youth & Family Events

LEGO Contest 2020

It’s Lego® creation time at the Elko County Library! Show off your skills by building a Lego® creation individually, with your family, or with a team. Prizes will be awarded in five categories. Sponsored by WINGERS - a special thank you to them!

The Library will accept entries from 9 a.m., Monday, January 13 through 5 p.m., Friday, January 24. Voting begins January 27, and we will announce the winners on Friday, January 31.

Pick up your registration packet at the Library or click here.

For more information, contact the Library at 738-3066.