Youth

In accordance with our mission, the Alpine Public Library regularly offers programs that connect our diverse and geographically remote communities with information resources to encourage literacy and promote lifelong learning.

Beanstack Kids United! Ages 6-11

Read what you love this summer and share your discoveries with your new Beanstack friends! Beanstack friends connect to each other’s reading logs, challenge histories, and earned badges. Friends can also compete with each other on their leaderboards to log the most reading.  To sign up, please visit alpinepubliclibrary.beasnstack.org

Teens Together

Find friends on Beanstack this summer. Beanstack friends connect to each other’s reading logs, challenge histories, and earned badges. Friends can also compete with each other on their leaderboards to log the most reading. Earn badges and prizes while you meet your summer reading goals and complete the activities – and enjoy your new friends! For more information, please visit:alpinepubliclibrary.beanstack.org

Tinkercad Class

Try 3d design on this simple learning platform. Circuits and Codeblock explorations are also available. Meet in the children’s area every Tuesday at 10:00am starting on June 6th. Ages 7 to adult.

Kids United Summer Reading Program

Come and join the fun! Exciting activities await you.  Ages 6-12, 2:00pm

June 6: Together Under the Stars
June 13: Skins and Skulls
June 20: Dark Sky Defenders
June 27: Our Sun
July 11: Leave No Trace Camping
July 25: Water for Everyone
Aug. 1: Leave No Trace on the River

CUBELETS

Cubelets are robotic blocks that teach problem solving, engineering, design, and computational thinking – plus they’re FUN! Grades 3-6, Mondays, 4:30-5:30.

Beginning June 7th, this program will meet every Wednesday afternoon at 2:00pm until the school year starts.

Cuentos en Español

Cuentos en español es para los niños que ingresan a los grados pre-Kinder-2.
Cada miércoles, 10:00 am

MAKERSPACE SATURDAY

Come build, create, design, construct, devise, forge, fabricate, conceive, generate, invent, dream, discover, imagine, learn, explore, aspire, and have fun with us! Ages 6-12. 10:00am-12:00pm on the following Saturdays in 2023:

Feb.4,  March 4,  April 1,  May 6, June 3,  July no program ,  Aug. 5,  Sept. 2,  Oct. 7,  Nov. 4,  Dec.2.

Toddler Time

Reading, finger-plays, singing, dancing,  and sensory tables every Thursday morning at 10:00 am. Ages 0-5

 

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Get all the information and materials you need to meet the goal of reading 1000 books to your child before entering kindergarten.  Packets are available at the front desk.

Yes, you can do it!