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. All story-times are drop-in and do not require registration. 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.
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.
Moonlight Story-Time
Ages 2-5
This special evening story-time features stories, songs and crafts. Adults remain with the children during the program.
Sensory Days
Ages 0-5
Sensory Days features a variety of sensory activities.
Tweens
We offer special tween programs for kids in grades 3-6. Programs include craft nights, Lego Club, and the Novel Thoughts Lunch Bunch. For specific program information and to register, please visit the Program Calendar.
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, January 25th. We will be discussing Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling. Copies of the book will be available at the Children’s Desk.
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, March 7th. We will be discussing The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton. Copies of the book will be available at the Children’s Desk.
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.
Resources for Kids
Homework Resources
Parent Resources
Parent Dashboard for School Transparency
Filled with important school-level information that parents and others say they want to know about Michigan public schools, including charter schools.
Michigan Department of Education
Government resource to search for education needs and concerns.
Common Sense Media
For parents and educators, Common Sense Media is filled with reviews, guides, and advice to modern media, including movies, television, and book content.