Kids Programs & Events

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What's New in May

Creswell Farm to Table Event on May 9, 2026, 11 AM - 2 PM at S 1st St. Features local food, vendors, demos, and live music.

The Library is participating in the Farm to Table Event on May 9th from 11am-2pm! Stop by the library to say hello and decorate a Summer Reading themed tote while supplies last! Did you know The Friends of the Library will also be hosting their book sale? Most children's books are only 50 cents!!! Did you also know that the books you buy support things like our Summer Reading Program? At this book sale, the Friends of the Library are raising money for the Dragon Puppet Theater kickoff event!

We will be hosting an interactive exhibit from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History! Oregon's Dino-Story will arrive at the library on May 19th and will likely be ready on May 20th. The last day to experience this exhibit will be June 16th.

Thursdays for Kids

We have four events this month for kids!

5/7 at 3:30pm - Melty Beads

A person holds a pixel art robot made from colorful beads in a library setting with tables and chairs.

Pick a design (or come up with your own, place your beads, and then melt!

5/14 at 3:30pm - LEGO Club

A bright banner for a LEGO club meeting every 2nd Thursday for ages 5-12, at 3:30 pm with colorful brick background.

Join us for LEGO building awesomeness! Each child who completes a project will get to put it on display in the library until the next LEGO Club.

5/21 at 3:30 pm - Full STEAM Ahead! - Coding with OZO Bots

Full STEAM Ahead! Ages 5-11, 3:30 PM, every third Thursday with science, tech, engineering, art, math graphics.

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! You can use some—or all—of these skills at our monthly STEAM events.

Are you interested in coding? Try out screen-free coding using markers, paper, and a programmable robot!

The image shows three small robotic devices on a colorful grid made with markers, used for coding and educational activities.

5/28 at 3:30 - Marble Run!

A colorful homemade marble run made of cardboard tubes and ramps, featuring glitter and playful design elements.

Use tape, toilet paper rolls, and paper plates to create an epic marble run. You can race your friends or complete challenges.

The image features the text "Storytime At the Creswell Library" in playful, green lettering.

PreK Storytime – Thursdays at 10:00am

Join us for fun books, songs, and rhymes!! This storytime is intended for children in preschool, but all kids and their families are welcome to join. We shoot for about 30 minutes of fun, but sometimes we go a little long and sometimes just a tad short. Afterward, we will all do a fun craft.

Babytime – Tuesdays at 10:00am

Join us on Tuesdays for songs, fingerplays, lap bounces, scarves, egg shakers, stories, and bubbles! This storytime is 20 minutes long so we can wrap up before the littles get too squirmy.

Book Clubs

Middle-Grade Book Club

Middle Grade Book Club (ages 10-13) meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 4pm and goes for about 45 minutes. It always includes a simple activity relating to the story.

We will meet at the library on 5/5 at 4pm to chat about "Wildfire".

Our next book is "Will's Race For Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes. We will talk about adventurous historical fiction book on 6/2.

Read more about this book here:

The image features the book cover of "Will's Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes, depicting a boy on a horse in a dramatic landscape.

It’s 1889, barely twenty-five years after the Emancipation Proclamation, and a young Black family is tired of working on land they don’t get to own.

So when Will and his father hear about an upcoming land rush, they set out on a journey from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others to the place where land is free—if they can get to it fast enough. But the journey isn’t easy—the terrain is rough, the bandits are brutal, and every interaction carries a heavy undercurrent of danger.

And then there’s the stranger they encounter and befriend: a mysterious soldier named Caesar, whose Union emblem brings more attention—and more trouble—than any of them need.

All three are propelled by the promise of something long denied to them: freedom, land ownership, and a place to call home—but is a strong will enough to get them there?

If you are interested in joining a Book Club, please email lindsey@creswell-library.org.

64 W. Oregon Avenue, Creswell OR 97426

Telephone (541) 895-3053