Youth – What’s New

See what's new from the Youth Department at the Bloomfield Township Public Library.

Mega Phone with the words "Want to Volunteer?"

Would you like to volunteer in the Youth Services Department this summer? Are you between the ages of 14-18 AND will be in high school in the fall of 2025? Visit our Teen Volunteer Application to apply. Please note, you must have a work permit on file to volunteer. If you are a Bloomfield Hills High School student, work permit information is found at https://bhhs.bloomfield.org/students/student-employment….

closeup of white female with long red hair in between book covers for Song for a Whale and The Secret Language of Birds

Award-winning children’s book author, Lynne Kelly, visited us to kick off March is Reading Month. She was interviewed by Youth Services Department Head Miss Jen and Librarian Miss Amanda at Bloomfield Hills High School. After questions from the audience, Ms. Kelly autographed books. Her books Song for a Whale and The Secret Language of Birds are available to check out now!…

Hand holding a cell phone

Get ready to talk, sing, read, write, and play with your little one! Text and Learn for Kindergarten (TALK) is a free service that sends two texts per week with easy ideas to build early literacy skills in children ages 0-5.

Crocheted stuffed animals

Congratulations to the winners of the Crayon to Crochet contest!

Adult kneeling down to talk with young child

In times of crisis and trauma, it can be difficult to know what to say to kids who are worried and have questions. We have materials available in the Youth Room, including our Parenting collection, and have compiled several online resources below to help support such these conversations.

Sesame Street – Community and Gun Violence
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What we are reading, listening to, and watching

Image of a large white eye filled with curved lines and a boy's hand-drawn face peering out a tunnel-like pupil.
Whale Eyes
Image of fairy tale characters surrounding a framed title while reading or holding fan letters.
The Fairy Tale Fan Club
Kwame Crashes the Underworld
The silhouettes of two children are seen as they peer into a mysterious cave.
Wish Monster
A young lady stands on a rise looking out over a town. She is surrounded by a colorful aura.
True Colors
Black witch hat silhouette next to the words "If your child loved the movie Wicked try these!" Pictured below are the covers of Cress, Watercress by Gregory Maguire, Conjure Island by Eden Royce, The Witches of Willow Cove by Josh Roberts, The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill, The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury, A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz, and The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker & Stacy Davidowitz.
“Wicked” Reads for Kids
Image of a rat standing on a bear’s back, both looking at one another, while the weather storms.
A Voice in the Storm
Image of a brown mole and a green lizard standing in grass, facing opposite directions and smiling.
Monti and Leo: A Newcomer in Pocketville