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WELCOME TO THE KIDS PAGE


Here, you can see the latest kids programs at your library, get homework help, and discover great new books!

Summer Reading Programs
No events at this branch
Tails and Tales 2021 Video
What's New in Kids Books
Homework Help for Kids
Homework Help
Learning ExpressLearning Express features skill-building resources for classroom and homework success.
Tutor.comGet help with school work, preparing for a test, or writing a paper.
Khan AcademyCreated by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers.
Research and Discovery
Gale in Context: ElementaryGale In Context: Elementary, formerly Kids InfoBits, gradually lets elementary school children gain comfort with research by delivering age-appropriate, reliable, curriculum-related content covering a broad range of subjects taught in the classroom like animals, arts and music, social studies, and more.
Britannica LibraryBritannica Group, Inc, the world-wide leader at the forefront of the information revolution for 250 years, have empowered the way the world teaches and learns. Britannica Library is reimagining discovery and inquiry. Inspiring curiosity and instilling the joy of learning is how Britannica builds the world’s future leaders
Britannica EscolarLos productos digitales de Britannica son utilizados por las mejores escuelas, universidades y bibliotecas del mundo
TumbleBooks
TumbleBook LibraryTumbleBook Library offers eBooks, read-alongs, videos, audiobooks and games which help pre-school and K-4 level children learn all while discovering the joys of reading.
TumbleBook BibliotecaLa TumbleBookLibrary es una colección completa de libros ilustrados en línea que son el complemento ideal para los niños que comienzan a leer, ya sean bilingües, niños para quienes el inglés es su segundo idioma o que estudian inglés como idioma extranjero. La TumbleBook Library ofrece a los estudiantes que ya saben leer solos la posibilidad de disfrutar de una gran variedad de material interesante.
Upcoming Events for Kids
Mon, Aug 25, 9:00am - 10:30am
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Mon, Aug 25, 9:30am - 10:30am
Coolidge Public Library
Children ages 3-6 explore the world of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) through play.

Mon, Aug 25, 10:00am - 11:30am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Mon, Aug 25, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Mon, Aug 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
After School Math Club for grades K-2 and 3-5!
Registration is now closed

Mon, Aug 25, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
San Tan Valley Library
A weekly read-aloud for elementary-aged children.

Mon, Aug 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library
After School Math Club for grades K-2 and 3-5!
Registration is now closed

Mon, Aug 25, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Maple Room
Get engineering with VEX Robotics! Working in teams, kids ages 10-13 plan, record, and solve practical problems using robots. **Please read long description for full details.**
Registration is now closed

Tue, Aug 26, 9:30am - 10:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Aug 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Drop-In program for preschoolers! STEM, literacy, art, sensory & dramatic play and more!

Tue, Aug 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Aug 26, 10:00am - 10:40am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Join Youth Librarian, Ms. Julie, as we read books, sing songs, and do activities each week based on a fun theme. Storytime will be followed by a craft each week.

Tue, Aug 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Aug 26, 10:40am - 11:00am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Join us for our Toddler Playgroup at the Main Library. Caregivers and their younger children will be playing with educational toys and socializing with other children. 

Tue, Aug 26, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Join Ms. Katie every Tuesday to watch anime, draw, craft and more!

Tue, Aug 26, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Vista Grande Library - Makerspace
Art & science classes / building days weekly @ Vista.

Tue, Aug 26, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Dungeon & Dragons Campaigns for ages 10 - 18!

Wed, Aug 27, 9:00am - 10:30am
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Wed, Aug 27, 9:30am - 10:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Cancelled
Wed, Aug 27, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Arizona City Community Library
Want to meet other homeschoolers? Come hang out! We'll have lego, colouring pages, and board games!

Wed, Aug 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Coolidge Public Library
Receive free sensory and developmental screenings for children ages birth to 5 years old.

Wed, Aug 27, 10:00am - 11:00am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Stories, songs, and educational play at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Wed, Aug 27, 10:00am - 10:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Wed, Aug 27, 10:15am - 11:00am
Coolidge Public Library
Weekly stories and songs help build early literacy skills for children ages birth to 5.

Wed, Aug 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Wed, Aug 27, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Wed, Aug 27, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
San Tan Valley Library
LEGO, K'Nex, Dominos and More!

Wed, Aug 27, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Vista Grande Library
Video games and board games every week for kids at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Wed, Aug 27, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Bring your little one and get the whole family together for books, movement, and fun!

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Learn to play acoustic guitar with our wonderful, volunteer instructors!

Wed, Aug 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Like to Sew? Want to learn?

Thu, Aug 28, 9:00am - 10:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Redwood room B
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Thu, Aug 28, 9:30am - 10:00am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for our littlest friends ages birth-2 years!

Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Stories, songs, and educational play at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Thu, Aug 28, 10:00am - 11:00am
Coolidge Public Library
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Thu, Aug 28, 10:15am - 10:45am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for our littlest friends ages birth-2 years!

Thu, Aug 28, 11:00am - 11:45am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for preschoolers ages 3-5 years! Stories, songs, movement and a craft!

Thu, Aug 28, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Redwood room B
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Thu, Aug 28, 3:30pm - 3:45pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!
This event is full

Thu, Aug 28, 3:45pm - 4:00pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!
This event is full

Thu, Aug 28, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Tweens ages 9-12 will create a rug!
Registration is now closed

Thu, Aug 28, 4:00pm - 4:15pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!

Thu, Aug 28, 4:15pm - 4:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!

Thu, Aug 28, 4:30pm - 4:45pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library
Read and discuss this month's book!

Thu, Aug 28, 4:45pm - 5:00pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Practice reading and building confidence four paws at a time!

Thu, Aug 28, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Enjoy time to play the Native American-Style Flute.

Fri, Aug 29, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Coolidge Public Library
Celebrate According to Hoyle Day at the library by gathering your friends for a few hours of card-playing fun. Honor Edmond Hoyle’s legacy of fair play and official rules—no cheating allowed!

Fri, Aug 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Enhance your little one's development and love of music through song, dance, and simple instruments at the Main Library with Ms. Julie.

Fri, Aug 29, 10:00am - 11:30am
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Fri, Aug 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
School age kids craft time!

Fri, Aug 29, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Do you like to knit or crochet? Come to the Vista Grande Library on Fridays to join others that do too!

Fri, Aug 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Coolidge Public Library
Tweens and Teens join in the mashup of two programs and have a spectacular time.

Fri, Aug 29, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Willow Room
This is storytime for your elementary school aged children!

Sat, Aug 30, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Redwood Room A,Redwood room B
Join us for a pajama-friendly movie morning here at MLCC.

Sat, Aug 30, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Like to sew? Want to learn?

Sat, Aug 30, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Casa Grande Main Library - Class Room
Join us for a family movie and coloring.

Mon, Sep 01, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
San Tan Valley Library
A weekly read-aloud for elementary-aged children.

Tue, Sep 02, 9:30am - 10:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Sep 02, 10:00am - 10:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Sep 02, 10:00am - 10:40am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Join Youth Librarian, Ms. Julie, as we read books, sing songs, and do activities each week based on a fun theme. Storytime will be followed by a craft each week.

Tue, Sep 02, 10:00am - 11:00am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Drop-In program for preschoolers! STEM, literacy, art, sensory & dramatic play and more!

Tue, Sep 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
This is the time to let your toddler aged 2 to 3 years enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and early learning activities with your youth library specialist.

Tue, Sep 02, 10:40am - 11:00am
Casa Grande Main Library - Activity Room
Join us for our Toddler Playgroup at the Main Library. Caregivers and their younger children will be playing with educational toys and socializing with other children. 

Tue, Sep 02, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Join Ms. Katie every Tuesday to watch anime, draw, craft and more!

Tue, Sep 02, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Vista Grande Library - Makerspace
Art & science classes / building days weekly @ Vista.
Registration opens Tuesday, August 26 2025 at 4:00pm

Tue, Sep 02, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Dungeon & Dragons Campaigns for ages 10 - 18!

Wed, Sep 03, 9:00am - 10:30am
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Wed, Sep 03, 9:30am - 10:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Cancelled
Wed, Sep 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Arizona City Community Library
Want to meet other homeschoolers? Come hang out! We'll have lego, colouring pages, and board games!

Wed, Sep 03, 10:00am - 10:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Wed, Sep 03, 10:00am - 11:00am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Stories, songs, and educational play at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Wed, Sep 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Babytime is brain-building time for your baby and social time for you!

Wed, Sep 03, 11:00am - 12:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Wed, Sep 03, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Cricut Station,Makerspace
Stop by to learn about the Library's Cricut machine.

Wed, Sep 03, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
San Tan Valley Library
LEGO, K'Nex, Dominos and More!

Wed, Sep 03, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Vista Grande Library
Video games and board games every week for kids at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Wed, Sep 03, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Storytime
Bring your little one and get the whole family together for books, movement, and fun!

Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Learn to play acoustic guitar with our wonderful, volunteer instructors!

Wed, Sep 03, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Like to sew? Want to learn?

Thu, Sep 04, 9:30am - 10:00am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for our littlest friends ages birth-2 years!

Thu, Sep 04, 10:00am - 11:30am
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Redwood room B
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Thu, Sep 04, 10:00am - 11:00am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Stories, songs, and educational play at your Vista Grande Public Library.

Thu, Sep 04, 10:15am - 10:45am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for our littlest friends ages birth-2 years!

Thu, Sep 04, 11:00am - 11:45am
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Storytime for preschoolers ages 3-5 years! Stories, songs, movement and a craft!

Thu, Sep 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Enjoy time to play the Native American-Style Flute.

Fri, Sep 05, 10:00am - 11:30am
Apache Junction Public Library - Enchanted Forest
Combined parenting education and preschool program for parents and caregivers with children ages 0-5. Registration required https://www.ajpl.org/funvan/registration/
Register

Fri, Sep 05, 11:00am - 11:45am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - North
Discover new releases for kids, old classics and everything in-between!

Fri, Sep 05, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Arizona City Community Library - Meeting Room
Hangout with your friends after school on Friday afternoons at the Arizona City Library.

Fri, Sep 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Casa Grande Main Library - Class Room
Choose Health is a fun and interactive nutrition class series designed for youth ages 8 and up! Younger siblings are welcome to join too.

Cancelled
Fri, Sep 05, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Apache Junction Public Library
School age kids craft time!

Fri, Sep 05, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Maricopa Library and Cultural Center - Willow Room
This is storytime for your elementary school aged children!

Sat, Sep 06, 10:00am - 11:00am
Vista Grande Library - Community Room - South
Come learn how to make meals, snacks, and desserts with hands on cooking. Recipes will be available to take home.
This event is full

Sat, Sep 06, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Opal Room
Like to sew? Want to learn?

Sat, Sep 06, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Casa Grande Main Library - Class Room
Join us for a family movie and coloring.

Sat, Sep 06, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Apache Junction Public Library - Café
Kids can stop in and create a craft on Saturday afternoons!