Preschool Page

The West Springfield Public library is a vital community resource for local parents with young children. We offer a wide variety of materials and services for our youngest patrons and their families.

The material collections include board books, picture books, big books, book + CD sets, book & puppet sets, puzzles, board games, ourdoor games, theme learning kits, magazines, parent/teacher materials, beginning readers, juvenile non-fiction, music CD’s and videos in DVD format.

Services include age appropriate storytime sessions which incorporate literacy building methods and activities, evening and Saturday storytimes, Saturday drop-in crafts, inclusion in our annual Summer Reading Program as “Read-To-Me” participants, special programming in the summer and outreach services at Headstart and area preschools.

Exclusively for West Springfield card holders. 

Click on the AV2 icon above for access to our catalog's 110 AV2 eBooks titles in 11 different languages.

English, French / français, German/ Deutsche, Hindi/ हिंदी, Korean/ 한국어, Mandarin  普通話, 

Russian/ русский, Spanish / Español, Tagalog/ Tagalog, Vietamese/ Tiếng Việt

	FOR YOUNGER KIDS     Winter 2023 STORYTIMES Registration for the following programs begins on  Tuesday, January 3rd *Upcoming in-person events subject to state and local guidelines regarding COVID-19*   "Tiny Tots" For ages birth to 24 months.  Tuesdays 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., January 10 - February 14 “Terrific Twos” For 24 months to 36 months.  Wednesdays 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., January 11 - February 15                                                                    “Super Storytime” For 3-5 year olds  Fridays  9:30 to 10:15 a.m.,  January 13 - February 17               A parent or caretaker must attend and participate in each session. For more information, visit the Youth Department or call 736-4561, ext. 4             Take it and Make it Recommended for Ages 2 - 5 February 1, 2023  Supplies available starting at 9 a.m. while supplies last  Drop by for the bags containing the material and Instructions  No Registration Required      Science Storytime Program Friday, January 20 Ages 5-8 3:30 - 4:30