Youth – What’s New

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

Chocolate chip cookies

Did you know the Youth Services Department has hundreds of cookbooks?

Image of Earth with different language speech bubbles and caution tape that reads "under construction."

If you’ve visited the Youth Services World Languages collection in the last few weeks, you may notice things seem a little different. Pardon our dust, please, because good things are coming!

Colorful mythical creatures and balls of yarn under Crayon to Crochet heading

Congratulations to our contest winners! The crochet creatures are complete! We are so grateful for all the creative submissions this year. We had a blast bringing them to life!

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.

What we are reading, listening to, and watching

A girl in a forest holding a book and sunflower seeds, with shadowy figures in the background.
The Nightmare House
A sinister teacher dressed in red holding an apple behind two terrified children on a gloomy book cover.
Eerie Tales from the School of Screams
Black and white cover art featuring a girl with long hair surrounded by whimsical cartoon skulls, a label covering her mouth.
Read at Your Own Risk
Image of a young girl with pigtails beside a dog in front of a library.
Leeva at Last
Image of a boy in a school uniform with a teacher and police officer grabbing his arms.
K is in Trouble
Image of a scared boy in a green outfit running from a blue shark with sharp teeth.
Boy vs. Shark
Image of six books and the Bad Guys characters
“The Bad Guys” Reads for Fans
3 kids with hiking gear on holding a map and looking lost in the mountains
The Long Way Around