About Storytime
View our Storytimes Calendar for upcoming in-person and virtual storytimes with your favorite HCPL librarians!
Storytime at Home
The library is bringing storytime to you! Join us for pajama storytimes from the comfort of your home, every Thursday evening, via Webex. Read, sing, rhyme, and count with your favorite librarians - at home! View upcoming dates.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Read with your little one and try to reach the goal of 1000 books before they start kindergarten, and earn cool prizes along the way! Learn more.
Storyline
Storyline offers recorded stories over the phone, and is geared toward preschool and early elementary children and their families. For people looking for an opportunity to listen to stories offline, call (804) 501-1946. (804) 501-1946. The library will offer newly recorded stories each week. Learn more here.
Exploration and Literacy Kits
We offer curated kits designed to help build reading skills with fun and educational activities. We've done the planning so you can enjoy quality time together with your little ones.
Research a Topic
Find trusted articles and information using research databases provided courtesy of HCPL.
Latest Kids News
09 July 2025
Our Summer Reading theme, “Color Our World,” goes hand-in-hand with the abundance of art books in HCPL’s juvenile collection. At the library, your child can delve into the lives and imaginations of artists throughout history, from Audubon to Zurbaran...
Games and Learning Fun
ABCmouse
Available in the library.
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