Youth Service Librarians
Donna
Donna enjoys reading/writing, crafts and games of all sorts. She’s passionate about sharing her love of language and its uses. She has a BA in English and Studio Art and her MA in Educational Studies.
Contact Donna at dhabinck@southsiouxcity.org
My favorite jfic book of the summer is Amari and the Night Brothers.
The library received a grant called Thinking Money for Kids. We will have in person programming, educational tablets, and online games. Here is a link to the online games.
Summer Reading Program
Kids Stuff!
Visit our Story Walk!
Located at 801 Riverview Drive (Near the YMCA).
Check out our Beanstack page! You can track activities and look for challenges for you and your child to complete!
We offer more than books at our library. We have a collection of toys available for families to check out!
Find our storytimes all listed in our Event Calendar!
Toddler time is on Tuesdays at 10:00 am in the children’s play area. This Story Time is designed for children two and under. Ms. Donna will read a story, sing songs, and do an activity with the children. She will also talk about child development with the parents.
Story time is at 10:00 on Fridays near the windows in the children’s area. This Story Time is designed for children 3-6 but is open to all ages. Participants will read a story, sing songs, and do an activity.
Have you heard about 1000 Books Before Kindergarten? It’s a program for children from birth until they go to kindergarten.
Read books with your little one and keep track of them. You can read the same book over and over or read 1000 different books. The goal is to encourage reading with little ones and spending time with them.
Use Beanstack to track your reading or pick up a paper log at the Youth Services desk.
Stop at the youth services desk to earn prizes when you hit milestones. We can check your beanstack logs but you’ll need to bring your paper log in to the desk.
email: dhabinck@southsiouxcity.org if you have more questions.
Learning Express School Center offers multiple Math and English Language Skills Improvement
Check out some extra resources from our youth librarians!
We have a YouTube channel for the youth department! Check it out here!
Look at our Spotify channel for playlists including podcasts for parents, transition songs, kids songs, and so much more!
Find some great Audio and Ebooks on Libby – for use on desktop or smart devices
Looking for suggestions on what to read? Here’s what’s new at the Library!
Hoopla is a digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere!
Game Maker Corner!
Our young patrons enjoy making games in different forms. One way that the children have made games is through a form called interactive fiction using a program called Twine. This link leads to a page where you can see the games and stories our patrons are making.
Click here to see our youth’s digital creations!
KidSpeak™ is a fun, age-appropriate online language course designed for children ages 6 and up! Accessible through Transparent Language Online, KidSpeak introduces your children to English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Mandarin Chinese. The program teaches words and phrases suitable for learners’ age, needs, and interests. More than 40 activities, puzzles, and songs guide young learners through the basics, along with a cartoon “friend” who speaks the language. KidSpeak™ works on computers, tablets, and phones – so your little ones can learn on the go, at home, or in the library.
Makerspace
Have you checked out our amazing Makerspace yet?
We have 3d printers, sewing machines, and button makers. We also have a Cricut which you can use to decorate shirts, make wall stickers, and so many other things!.
For all of you aspiring social media influencers, we have a video camera and other recording materials to play with.
We have drones to fly around the library.
We also have a Switch and two oculus headsets!
Come check it out and learn about some really cool technology.
You can set up an appointment and Ms. Donna will walk you through making a simple project.
With 9,000+ interactive books, educational games, puzzles, and other learning activities, ABCmouse.com’s award-winning online curriculum is an invaluable resource for young learners (ages 2-8+).
Game Maker Corner!
Our young patrons enjoy making games in different forms. One way that the children have made games is through a form called interactive fiction using a program called Twine. This link leads to a page where you can see the games and stories our patrons are making.