Children Programs and Resources

Children's Room

Storytimes


Throughout the week the library offers storytimes for babies through kindergarten. The storytimes are as follows:

Preschool Storytime Mondays 10:30 AM

  • Preschool children ages 2-5 meet for stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays.
  • Family Storytime Tuesdays 6:30 PM

  • Stories, songs, rhymes and a craft for children and their families.
  • Baby Lapsit Wednesdays 10:30 AM

  • Nursery and action rhymes, books and songs for children up to 24 months with a care provider.
  • Exploration Backpack Kits

    The Exploration Backpacks are great for children of any age but are targeted for children in grades K-6. These kits are great for school projects or to explore a topic. Each backpack is listed under the title of Exploration Backpack in the online catalog and can be checked out for three weeks with a valid Allegheny County Library Card. The backpacks kits are
    • # 1 Endangered Animals
    • # 2 Math
    • # 3 Presidents
    • # 4 Community Helpers
    • # 5 Plants
    • # 6 Human Body
    • # 7 Egypt
    • # 8 Mummies and Pyramids
    • # 9 Nature
    • # 10 Science
    • # 11 Outer Space
    • # 12 Science Projects
    • # 13 The 50 States
    • # 14 Senses
    • # 15 Weather
    • # 16 Telling Time
    • #17 Insects
    • #18 Pirates
    • #19 Rome
    • #20 Ocean Animals
    • #21 Greece
    • #22 United States Geography
    • #23 Math-decimals, fractions, and multiplication
    • #24 Reptiles
    • #25 Sharks
    • #26 Beginning Spanish
    • #27 Civil War
    • #28 Insects

    Hours

    Mon.     10:00am-6:00pm
    Tues.    12:00pm-8:30pm
    Wed.     10:00am-6:00pm
    Thur.     12:00pm-8:30pm
    Fri.        10:00am-5:00pm
    Sat.       9:00am-4:00pm
    Sun.      Closed

    Address

    317 S. Home Ave.
    Avalon, PA 15202-2805
    Phone: 412-761-2288
    Fax: 412-761-7745
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