WHAT IS IT

Storytime Kits are themed boxes that can be checked out and shared at home with young children!

Each kit contains picture books, an activity book, a fingerplay, a song booklet, and a puppet or flannel story board. Kits can be sent to any branch for check out. You may place a hold online or ask library staff for assistance. You can return the kit to any SSJCPL Branch Library in person - Not in book drops.

These early literacy kits are made possible through funding from First 5 San Joaquin.

CHECK OUT PERIOD:  3 weeks

Click on the kits below to check the library's catalog for availability:

ABC and 1, 2, 3

All about Art

Around the World

At the Zoo

Bedtime

Birds

Birthdays

Bugs

Celebrate Libraries

Community

Dance, Dance, Dance

Families

Friends

In the Garden

Into the Jungle

Mice

My Body

Nature

New Baby

On the Farm

Pets

School Days

Silly Stories

Sounds of Music

Sports

Storytelling

Transportation

Vacation

Weather

WHAT IS IT

Newbery Kits contain up to 30 copies and one audio version of a select book that was awarded the Newbery Medal!

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

These kits have a longer check-out period to encourage group reading and discussion.

CHECK OUT PERIOD: 6 weeks

Click on the kits below to check out the library's catalog for availability:

The Westing Game

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH

Sounder

The Giver

Tale of Despereaux

When You Reach Me