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The children's library staff provide year round involvement for our younger patrons. in addition to the school year programs, a full Summer activity is scheduled. Check with the Children's staff at 773-7273 or 469-8110 to sign up to participate in the activities.

STORYTIME: Preschool storytime (ages 2-5) features stories, finger plays, songs, puppets, etc. for entertainment. There is no pre-registration except for Daycare Centers. 

DOWNTOWN:

 Wednesdays @10 am

 

Call Children's Services at 773.7273

WESMARK:

Tuesdays @ 10 am

 

Call Janet at 469.8110

SC SchoolRooms:

The Sumter County Public Library is one of the pilot sites working with the South Carolina State Library to launch SchoolRooms - a multimedia online learning portal for the K-12 community designed to improve learning in South Carolina . The State Library hopes to have SchoolRooms available to all South Carolina citizens by this fall in time for a new school year.

 

Looking for something great to read? try these sites for ideas!

Kid's Books - divided by type and age level- plus you can read other kid's ideas.

On-Lion for kids - ideas from the NY Public Library

Book Hive - from Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library

International Children's Digital Library from the University of Maryland

American Library Association - award winning children's books

Young Adult Books - need to find the next in a series? this is the spot!

Internet Sites for Parents and Kids

Yahooligans

Easy to use and "kid safe." It's the place to start any search. Its listing of web sites for kids covers eight general topics:

  1. Around the World - Cultures, Politics, History
  2. Art Soup - Books, Drama, Dance
  3. Computers, Games and Online - Shareware, Games, Software
  4. Entertainment - TV, Music, Movies
  5. School Bell - Clubs, Homework, Math
  6. Science and Oddities - Space, Animals, Robots
  7. Recreation - Scores, Hobbies, Cars
  8. The Scoop - Comics, Daily, Events

Hotlist: Kids Did This!

This is a list of resources created by K-8 kids.