The La Crosse Public Library Children and Families Department offers early literacy services, family enrichment activities, youth and teen collections, community outreach, tours, technology, and programs which are fun for all ages. Our expert staff can find a great book for any reader and are pleased to bring these services out into our community whenever we can. For more information about our services or programs, contact us as 608-789-7100 or info@lacrosselibrary.org.
Upcoming Events
Play Shoppe is a shared time for parents and their children! Join the Parenting Place and enjoy open-ended playtime, a simple art activity, circle and storytime, and a snack. Come and share the power of playing with your child!
Play Shoppe is a shared time for parents and their children! Join the Parenting Place and enjoy open-ended playtime, a simple art activity, circle and storytime, and a snack. Come and share the power of playing with your child!
Designed for all ages, this 30 minute storytime features stories, rhymes, singing, games, and dancing. A great opportunity to encourage an interest in books and help young children develop important socialization skills.
Beep, Beep! All aboard for a special storytime on an MTU bus! Held in partnership with La Crosse Municipal Transit for Transit Equity Week, this event features bus-themed stories, songs, and fun.
Unleash your creativity and bring your very own crafty creature to life. We will sew, glue, and assemble animals and creatures from fabric, felt, yarn and other materials found in the Creation Space. Best for ages 6-11.
Movies with a Mission: The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Celebrate heritage, identity and awareness months while gaining a greater understanding of issues that affect our community!
Play Shoppe is a shared time for parents and their children! Join the Parenting Place and enjoy open-ended playtime, a simple art activity, circle and storytime, and a snack. Come and share the power of playing with your child!
The Teen Advisory Council is made up of teens from local middle and high schools who advise the Public Experiences staff staff on all things teen at the library.
Looking for a way to stay warm this winter? Get busy building with blocks, magna tiles, Legos and more! Best for ages 0-6.
Library of Things
Board Games
We’ve got a variety of classic and modern board games to borrow and play with family & friends!
Link to new catalog coming soon!
Discovery Kits
Discovery Kits are interactive learning kits created to foster fun and introduce new concepts for all stages of life. From STEM exploration to Arts & Crafts to Memory Care, each kit has a theme and contains books, DVDS, equipment and suggested engagement activities.
Link to new catalog coming soon!
Puzzle Exchange
Need a puzzle? Take a puzzle home from our FREE Puzzle Exchange! Have a puzzle? Leave a puzzle! Bring puzzles to the 2nd floor puzzle shelf to exchange.
Tours
Find out how the library works, get cards for your students and hear a story during a tour of your local library.
Types of Activities:
- 4K Class Visits: Librarians visit your classroom with stories, music, fingerplays and more. We can also deliver books by request.
- Kindergarten Sneakers Tour: This program welcomes kindergarten classrooms for a storytime, tour of the Children’s Room and a behind the scenes sneak peek! La Crosse School District visits usually happen every January and February.
- Second Grade Stars Tour: This special “big kid” tour includes the Children’s Room, an in-depth behind the scenes tour and a variety of booktalks sure to get your class talking about the best new children’s books for second graders.
Books to Go
Want a new set of books each month for students and families? Let us bring our books to your door! Books to Go check-out can be done in many ways -- a rotating set of library books can be brought to your classroom once each month; Librarians can bring books for kids to check out individually; books on a certain theme can be chosen ahead of time and held at your nearest library.
Other Special Events
Are you planning a Family Fun Night, School Carnival, Literacy Night or other special event and want the library to participate? We can provide informational booths, craft activities, and more!
For more information or service requests, email us at: outreach@lacrosselibrary.org.