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

02 June 2025

Award-Winning Children’s Picture Book Authors Coming to Tuckahoe Library June 7

Award-winning picture book authors Hanh Bui and Chiêu Anh Urban will be at the Tuckahoe Library on Saturday, June 7 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The event is free and all ages are welcome. Read on to learn more....

Recommendations & Book Lists

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Get personalized book lists created for you by HCPL librarians. Use an online form to tell us a little about your reading preferences and we'll email you a list of books chosen just for you.

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Reading Lists by Age and Grade

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