Youth – What’s New

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….

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!…

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.

Congratulations to the winners of the Crayon to Crochet contest!

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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