Kids

Thanksgiving Craft Bags

Week of November 27-31

Celebrate the season of gratitude with our Thanksgiving/Harvest Season Craft Take Home Bag! Inside you’ll find everything you need to create heartwarming crafts that capture the spirit of the season. Unleash your creativity and share in the joy of celebration!

Available during Thanksgiving week 11/27-31 at Hood River Library and all branches.

Holiday Party

Saturday, December 21, 10-11am
Cascade Locks and Parkdale Branch Libraries

Celebrate the season with friends and family in a festive, fun-filled atmosphere at the library! Enjoy warm hot chocolate, exciting games, and creative crafts as we come together to celebrate the holiday spirit!

Holiday Party

Saturday, December 21, 3-5 pm
Hood River Library

Celebrate the season with friends and family in a festive, fun-filled atmosphere at the library! Enjoy warm hot chocolate, exciting games, and creative crafts as we come together to celebrate the holiday spirit!

Bookmobile Stop

Come to our weekly Saturday stop to check out materials and take home craft kits and snacks!

Learn more about the Bookmobile…



Makerspace open hours

Tuesday-Thursday 10am-6:45pm
Friday-Saturday 10am-5:45pm

Makerspace, Hood River County Library

A Makerspace is a place where people of all ages can make things. It’s a place for hands-on learning with all the tools for creativity.

Patrons can explore technology, crafts, tools, and more!

 

Hood River & Parkdale Storytimes

Storytime in Hood River

Every Thursday at 10:30a, Hood River Library

Come to our librarian-led storytimes! Explore the library, help kids build social skills, and make new friends. 



CL Storytime hiatus

Parkdale Storytime is taking a break!

Parkdale Storytime is on a temporary break for the winter. We’ll be back in the Spring!

NoveList

Find your next book with NoveList Plus

If you want some help finding a new book, give NoveList Plus a try. You can use it to search for new titles and the results will match your preferences.

For the easiest search, try the Recommended Reads Lists. They’re located on the left side of the homepage and span all genres and age levels.

⇒ Enter your library card barcode number when it asks for your Patron ID.

 

Library Highlights for Kids

Kanopy for Kids

Kanopy for Kids

Kanopy’s dedication to thoughtful entertainment includes educational and engaging videos for children of all ages—as well as the young at heart. Parents can trust that our catalog encourages social and emotional development, promotes respect for community diversity, and inspires creativity. Browse Kanopy Kids and discover the videos that spark children’s imagination. And the best part is it is you have unlimited plays for free with your library card! 

Libby

Library2Go

Your Hood River County Library District card gives you free access to thousands of e-books and e-audiobooks for all ages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Visit the ebooks and audiobook page for detailed instructions.

When logging in, select from the library drop down menu:  LEO Listens – Libraries of Eastern Oregon

More resources we recommend…

Family Learning

Hood River County School District

These family learning resources are meant for skill building & development and most importantly for fun!

Lexile

Lexile Framework for Reading

Find the right book for your reading level. Don’t know your Lexile measure? Get help finding it.

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income.

Khan Academy

Khan Academy

Watch tutorials online and practice a wide variety of life skills and academic subjects, from computer programming to printmaking or 2nd grade math to entrepreneurship.

Oregon Zoo

Enjoy live videos of zoo animals and fun activities!

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