Library Closing Early

Due to road conditions, the Library will close at 5pm Monday, December 23.  

Kids & Families

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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: First Floor-Circulation
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Activities
Event Details:

Drop off your donations for our second annual Puzzle and Board Game Swap. 

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

K-4 Book Bags

All Day
Elementary
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Literacy Building Activity
Event Details:

Sign up each month to receive a bag filled with one or two library books hand-picked just for you and other fun surprises! 

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Food & Drink

Food is prepared in an off site kitchen. While every attempt will be made to ensure food safety, we cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Tween and Teen Take-Out Box

All Day
Tweens, Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Literacy Building Activity

Takeout Boxes

Sign up each month to receive a box filled with one or two library books hand-picked just for you, a sweet or savory treat, and other fun surprises! 

Everything in the box is yours to keep, aside from the library books (those need to be returned when you're finished reading them.) For grades 5 through 12.

Event Details:

This month's theme: Books Set Outside of the U.S.

Disclaimer(s)

Food & Drink

Food is prepared in an off site kitchen. While every attempt will be made to ensure food safety, we cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

This event is in the "Baby to Pre-K" group.

Playdough Day

11:00am - 12:00pm
Baby to Pre-K
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Baby to Pre-K
Program Type: Hands On Learning, Arts and Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Entice all of your senses by smelling, tasting, seeing, hearing, and, of course, touching many different versions of playdough. Then grab a free book of recipes to try at home!

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Descendants Party

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: Youth Program Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Games and Recreation, Arts and Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all Descendants fans! Join us for activities, crafts, and snacks. Costumes encouraged!

Disclaimer(s)

Food & Drink

Food is prepared in an off site kitchen. While every attempt will be made to ensure food safety, we cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Cromaine District Library
Room: Virtual Event
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Contests/Call for Submissions
Event Details:

Calling all artists, writers, and creators!

Services for Kids & Families

Homework Help

Britannica School

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Quick facts and in-depth information on history, geography, people, places, science, and more. Biographies, world atlas, countries comparison, articles, and interactive resources are available.

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Learning Express Library

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Achieve your educational and career goals. Choose the adult learning center, career center, school center, college prep center, or high school equivalency center to see advice, how to instructions, and more resources.

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Michigan Electronic Library

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Michigan's online electronic library provides full text articles and ebooks to Michigan residents.

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NoveList K-8 Plus

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Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews and learn about the author. Create your own reading wish list.

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PebbleGo

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Grades PreK-3. Animals (including dinosaurs) and social studies sections of this early literacy and learning tool. Easy-to-navigate visual interface for emerging readers.

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World Book Kids

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Easy-to-read content for elementary school learners. Hundreds of activities, science projects and experiments.

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Recommended Items for Kids

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Stella & Marigold

Generations of readers have fallen in love with Ivy + Bean, which has sold over 8 million copies and been adapted into a popular Netflix Original Film series. Now, bestselling author Annie Barrows and illustrator Sophie Blackall are back with the first book in a bright new series about a pair of sisters named Stella and Marigold.

Stella, who's seven, is kind, a good storyteller, and ponders big questions like, what do animals think of people? Marigold, at four, tells imaginative stories (her mother calls them "fibs") and likes to wear her favorite Halloween costume year-round. Stella and Marigold do all the regular things--like going to school, playing, getting sick sometimes, and visiting the zoo--but even the most regular things have a secret side.

Sure to delight fans of Ivy and Bean, these adventure tales--animated with full-color illustrations of the sisters' encounters with magical bathrooms, snow monkeys, dream lions, howling wolves, a lost Vice President, and much more--are filled with vibrant characters, creative storytelling, and a whole lot of laughs.

BELOVED CHILDREN'S BOOK CREATORS: Annie Barrows is the author of numerous award-winning and New York Times-bestselling books for children and adults, including The Magic Half, The Best of Iggy Series, and The Truth According to Us. Sophie Blackall is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books for children, including the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner Finding Winnie and the 2019 Caldecott Medal winner Hello Lighthouse, which she also wrote.

CLASSIC / CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERS: No one creates universal yet unique characters the way Annie and Sophie do. Their distinctive combination of stories and art centered on family connection, empathy, and understanding appeal to adults, who find them lovely, and kids, who find them relatable (and laugh-out-loud funny!).

GREAT FOR NEWLY INDEPENDENT READERS: With lots of adventure, a dynamic relationship that captures an enormous range of emotions, and colorful pictures that bring the text to life, this series is perfect for emerging readers.

STRONG SIBLING RELATIONSHIP: The warm, loving relationship between Stella and Marigold is at the heart of this book. Parents looking for a positive depiction of the ups and downs of sisterhood will love this series.

Perfect for:

  • Independent readers age 6-9
  • Parents, teachers, and librarians seeking entertaining elementary school chapter books
  • Gift-givers looking for an early readers series for kids who enjoy stories full of humor and heart
  • Readers who love such bestselling book series as Ivy + Bean, Junie B. Jones, Beezus and Ramona, Dory Fantasmagory, and Princess in Black

New Parenting & Early Education Titles

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A Sweet Year

The “queen of American Jewish cooking” (Houston Chronicle) revises her children’s classic for a new generation.

In Jewish tradition, holidays are a time for family and feasting, and for Joan Nathan, nothing embodies the holiday spirit more than cooking delicious festive favorites with friends and loved ones. When her own children were young, Nathan published the first version of this book, which covers nine Jewish holidays and includes step-by-step instructions for kids and their families to prepare accessible feasts. 

Now she updates a beloved go-to resource for her grandchildren’s generation (Out with the Pot Roast! In with the Tahini Shakes!) and adds a heaping helping of new recipes. Included are dishes old and new, traditional and novel, and mouthwatering recipes that everyone will enjoy, from Moroccan Apricot Chicken and Chicken Schnitzel Tenders to Mushroom Kreplach Dumplings and Veggie Quiche.

Included are essays on the history of Jewish holidays, instructions for how to celebrate them, and craft activities such as making challah covers and candlesticks. Here are also personal essays on how Nathan’s family celebrates the holidays and various menus that can be mixed and matched. For young chefs, recipes also specify the ingredients, equipment, and steps suitable for children to do both by themselves or with adults. This charming book is the comprehensive guide to Jewish holidays and celebrations, and it will help make memories that will last a lifetime.

Included are recipes such as: •Rainbow-Colored Challah •Bagels with Apple and Cream Cheese Spread •Shakshouka •Banana strawberry pancakes •Fruit Noodle Kugel •Pasta with Pesto and Vegetables •Potato Latkes •Apple Honey Cupcakes •Date Tahini Banana Milkshake

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Red Book 2024

For more than 85 years health care professionals have "referred to the Red Book" for trustworthy guidance on pediatric infectious disease prevention, management, and control.

The new 33rd edition continues this tradition of distinction with the latest clinical guidance on the manifestations, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of more than 200 childhood infectious diseases.

Find the latest information about vaccines, emerging novel diseases, diagnostic modalities, and treatment recommendations from the combined expertise of the CDC, the FDA, the NIH, and hundreds of physician contributors.

Red Book guidance spans far beyond the pediatric practice to include family medicine, emergency medicine, public health, school health, and other medical specialties.

New in the 2024 Red Book

  • All chapters were assessed for relevance in the dynamic environment that is the practice of pediatric medicine today, and every chapter has been modified since the last edition.
  • The chapter Discussing Vaccines With Patients and Parents has been significantly revised.
  • Two new chapters on COVID-19 and Mpox have been added.
  • Greatly expanded tables, figures, and algorithms enable quick access to essential information.
  • The System-Based Treatment Table has been moved to the beginning of the book and has been reordered so that the grouped recommendations by body system are more easily and quickly accessed.
  • Standardized approaches to disease prevention through immunizations, antimicrobial prophylaxis, and infection-control practices have been updated throughout the Red Book.
  • Reference to evidence-based policy recommendations have been updated throughout the Red Book.
  • Appropriate chapters throughout the Red Book have been updated to be consistent with 2024 AAP and CDC vaccine recommendations, CDC recommendations for immunization of health care personnel, and drug recommendations from 2024 Nelson's Pediatric Antimicrobial Therapy.
  • The Breastfeeding and Human Milk chapter was updated to align with information in the 2022 AAP policy statement on breastfeeding.
  • The listing of Codes for Commonly Administered Pediatric Vaccines, Toxoids, and Immune Globulins has been expanded.