News Flash! SCFPL Replaces Librarians with AI

by | Apr 1, 2024 | Children's

Dear valued patrons, We are thrilled to unveil an exciting development that will take our beloved library into the future: the introduction of our groundbreaking LibroBots! After extensive research and consultation with tech experts, we are proud to announce that we...

2023 Year in Review: Early Childhood

by | Jan 4, 2024 | Children's

Animals, nature, and kindness were the main themes of this year’s most popular early childhood lists. There’s a wide variety here; old classics show up alongside new popular titles, dinosaurs show up alongside books on friendship, and books with built-in...

2023 Year in Review: Children’s Literature

by | Jan 3, 2024 | Children's

When kids decide they love something, they really go all-in! The main themes of this year’s “most circulated” list are serieses and silliness. Seriously, I had to go to the fourth item on the list to find a juvenile fiction title that wasn’t...

Get a library card!

by | Sep 22, 2023 | Children's

Ten very good reasons to get a library card: It’s cost-effective. Our library cards are FREE to all Wisconsin residents. (Patrons from out-of-state can still sign up for a card for a small fee of $35 per year per household.) It’s powerful. Our library...

Talk, Sing, Read, Write, Play

by | Aug 17, 2022 | Children's

Helping a child learn to read seems like a daunting task, but it’s really not that mysterious. There are five simple activities you can do with your child that will help them develop the necessary skills. Talk. Ask your child open-ended questions. Encourage them...