Children’s Library


children’s books

Search our vast catalog of children’s books. See something you like? Place it on hold, select your pickup location, and we’ll notify you when it’s ready for pickup.

Here’s a list of children’s books just added to the catalog.

Children’s Book Bundles

Would you like a librarian to pick out a bundle of books just for you? Visit our Book Bundles page to submit your Book Bundles request.


eBooks, eAudiobooks

libby by overdrive

(e-Books, e-Audiobooks, e-Magazines)

Our Libby by OverDrive service offers many ebooks for elementary school students including:

Visit our Libby FAQ page for more details on getting started with Libby.

Libby also offers access to e-Magazines. These are always available and do not count against your 10 total checkouts.


librarians explore

Follow along with our Children’s Librarians as the explore the world around them. Visit the Librarians Explore page.


Children's BookLetters

children’s bookletters

Children’s BookLetters is a monthly collection of books selected by our Children’s Librarians and emailed directly to you. Sign up to begin receiving these monthly emails.

Don’t feel like subscribing? That’s OK. You can also access the newsletter here.


children’s reading lists

Browse our reading lists of award winners, new books added to the catalog. Lists include direct links to our catalog where you can place them on hold.


student resources

Visit our Student page for resources for Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School students. Resources include online learning tools, research databases, online World Book, eBooks, and more.


tel4u

The Tennessee Electronic Library’s website for grades Pre-K‐5 provides a safe place for kids to go online for educational and fun websites.

Events

Preschool Story Time
Raleigh Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 10:30 am
Storytime
Cordova Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 11:00 am
Long Live the King of Chess @ South
South Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 3:30 pm
Bookworm Bingo
Orange Mound Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 4:00 pm
Booked & Busy: Tween Book Club
Hollywood Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 4:00 pm
Beginning Spanish
Whitehaven Library
Thu., Jan. 16, 5:30 pm
Story Time
Officer Geoffrey Redd Library
Fri., Jan. 17, 10:30 am
Sensory Story Time
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Fri., Jan. 17, 11:00 am
Family Storytime – Outer Space
South Library
Sat., Jan. 18, 11:00 am
Meet children's author Tristan Towns
Cordova Library
Sat., Jan. 18, 11:00 am
Hand Lettering for Tweens
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Sat., Jan. 18, 11:00 am
Masking Tape Treasures
Randolph Library
Sat., Jan. 18, 4:00 pm
Babies and Books
Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library
Tue., Jan. 21, 10:15 am
Baby Storytime
Cordova Library
Tue., Jan. 21, 11:00 am
Binary Coding Lanyards
Randolph Library
Tue., Jan. 21, 4:00 pm
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