Kids & Tweens

We hope you will visit the Children’s Department often! Our goal is for your child to learn and have lots of fun at every library event. We are here to meet everyone’s needs for recreational reading and information. If we do not have something you want, we will buy or borrow it for you…just ask!

Story-Times

We offer a variety of story-times for kids ages 0-5. Please visit us on Facebook for Story-time Live on Mondays. Registration is required for our Zoom Story-time on Tuesdays. Please visit the Program Calendar for specific dates.

Baby Days
Babies 0-24 Months

Baby Days is for babies and their parent or caregiver. This story-time includes playtime and an informal circle-time. UPDATE: We are unable to offer this program until further notice.

Preschool Story-Time
Ages 2-5

This story-time features stories, songs, crafts, and tons of library fun. Adults remain with the children during the program. Please see our calendar for more details about programs at this time.

Moonlight Story-Time
Ages 2-5

This special evening story-time features stories, songs and crafts. Adults remain with the children during the program. UPDATE: We are unable to offer this program until further notice.

Novel Thoughts Book Club

Novel Thoughts is a book club just for tweens in grades 3 through 6! Each meeting we will discuss a new book over a pizza lunch. The next Novel Thoughts is Saturday, September 26. We will be discussing The Camelot Code by Mari Mancusi. Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk. You can register for this program here.

Novel Thoughts Book Club

Novel Thoughts is a book club just for tweens in grades 3 through 6! Each meeting we will discuss a new book over a pizza lunch. The second Novel Thoughts is Saturday, October 17th. We will be discussing Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez. Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk. You can register for this program here.

Tween Reading Lists

Stuck on what to read next? Check out our reading lists – just for tweens. Browse a plethora of genres: fantasy, historical fiction, sports, humor, read-a-likes, and more!

Early Literacy Information

Looking for early literacy tips? We have resources to help you below and you can also contact our children’s librarians for personalized help.

Beanstack Reading Recommendations

Discover our favorite books, matched to your child’s interests as well as other tools to help build literacy. We’ll send you a weekly book recommendation for each child, tailored to their reading interests. The recommendations also include interactive activities and learning tips related to the recommended title. App recommendations, themed reading lists, and more are also available. Create an account with your Wixom library card at wixomlibrary.beanstack.org today! You can create profiles for each child under one main account.

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

The Library offers a 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, encouraging all Wixom families and caregivers to read 1000 books with their young children before they enter kindergarten. Studies have shown that families who start reading aloud to their children at birth help strengthen their language skills and build their vocabulary. There will be prizes for kids when they read 100, 500, 800 and 1000 books. They can also receive a special sticker for every 100 books read. Just register your child on our Beanstack site and the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program will appear as a program as soon as you sign in! You can register and track your child’s reading here.