Youth and Family

The October 2021 Central Youth Services kids zine is now available! This boo-tiful issue invites young readers to shiver with delight at scary new books, ghastly poetry, and batty puzzles! There's also a joke that's so corny it will make your pumpkin groan.    

Enriching young minds is part of what the Library does best. But we also want to be sure that our future cardholders'... other parts are getting necessary attention, as well. In partnership with HappyBottoms, the Library is taking part in a diaper donation drive starting Septe...

The September 2021 Central Youth Services...

Do you like stories about haunted houses and supernatural encounters? The Library wants you to write your own urban myth or ghost story. If your story scares us enough, we’ll produce it into a spooky video that will feature on the ...

The August 2021 Central Youth Services kids zine is now available! This end-of-summer, back-to-school issue includes a special guest visit by Pigeon, who still wants to drive the bus! (Noooo!) There are also great whale jokes, a tricky toothpick puzzler, and a pvery pfunny ptarmigan poem.

The July 2021 CYS kids zine is now available!This is an all-fun Summer Reading specular with hot new books, a Fizz Fountain STEAM activity, mustache art, and extra jokes! No squidding! Actually, there is an item about squid. Or two. Two items about squid. 

Established as a general holiday in 2021, Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans on June 19, 1865, following the end of the Civil War. Celebrate this milestone in America's history by exploring book recommendations, films, and other resources that highlight the history of Black...

Pride Month in June commemorates the Stonewall riots in New York's Greenwich Village, which ignited the gay rights movement in the United States in 1969. The Library offers a collection of book recommendations, events, films, and other resources that celebrate LGBTQIA+ voices and experiences. &n...

The June 2021 CYS kids zine is now available! It is full of fun Summer Reading books & activities, including a Missouri puzzler, Gateway Arch how-to, pizza art, and some hot firefighter jokes!

Dig into this year's Summer Reading Program with a bounty of HOMEGROWN STORIES that celebrate regional roots and cultivate the seeds of learning. We're commemorating Missouri’s Bicentennial with a crop of book picks that highlight Show-Me State storytelling in many for...