Kids & Families

Welcome all kids ages birth to 10 (pre-K to fifth grade) and their families! Here, you can always be playing, learning and growing with these library materials, Story Times and resources!

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A one-stop resource for any caregivers of young children in Jefferson County.
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Events for Kids & Families

From Story Time to reading with dogs and building LEGOs, there are all sorts of fun and educational things your kiddos can do at JCPL!

Featured Events

Mask Making Adventures Summer Camp

Jul 8th - Jul 10th | 9:30am - 12:00pm
Discover a fascinating art journey at our bilingual mask making camp! Let’s create and learn together!

Tweens Writing Group, part of a series

Grab your No. 2 pencil, and let's write! Work in a group setting with a variety of prompts to write, share, doodle, and have a great time.

LEGO® ROOM!!!, part of a series

Come in and build with bricks to your heart's content in a room devoted entirely to your LEGO® building dreams!

Homework Help

These library resources help support at-home learning for children of every ability.

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Online Resources for Kids & Families

Kanopy for Kids!

Did you know Kanopy has programming just for kids? Browse Kanopy Kids to find interactive, educational and fun videos your kids will love!

Discover More with World Book Discover

With a variety of subjects, this encyclopedic resource provides articles, videos and games for learning.

Staff Picks & New at the Library

1000 Books Before Kindergarten: July 2025

Help your little one understand words and how they go together in sentences with these fun books!

Summer Sports!

Summertime is for outdoor sports like tennis, soccer, baseball, lacrosse and softball. Read about them, and get out there and play!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten: July 2025

Help your little one understand words and how they go together in sentences with these fun books!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten: June 2025

Your child loves to hear your voice – it's comforting to them! Sing silly songs, read and talk to them every day!

If You Liked... Dog Man

You'll enjoy these titles because they showcase more laugh-out-loud illustrated chapter books and graphic novels!

Summer Sports!

Summertime is for outdoor sports like tennis, soccer, baseball, lacrosse and softball. Read about them, and get out there and play!

500 Books Before Middle School: June 2025

June is all about adventure! If you are going on a vacation or having fun in a staycation, these books will help set the tone.

500 Books Before Middle School: May 2025

May is the perfect month to unleash your creativity! These books will get you started!

New at JCPL

Resources for Parents & Caregivers

It takes a village to raise a child. These community partners and library resources can help parents and caregivers raise children into happy and healthy human beings.

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Community Partners

Raising Colorado Kids

Consolidates information into one accessible, easy-to-navigate resource for early childhood services in both English and Spanish.

Colorado Universal Preschool

All Colorado children can register for up to 15 hours per week of free, high-quality preschool through Colorado's Universal Pre-K Program!

MyJCPL Mobile App

Search the catalog, check out items, manage your account and register for upcoming events, all in the palm of your hand.

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