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“The recreational and educational opportunities in Farmers Branch have really kept me active. I joined the Community Recreation Center on day one and all of our facilities are top-notch but all have that hometown, family-friendly ambiance. Farmers Branch truly feeds the mind, body and soul.”

– Tom Laney, Farmers Branch resident
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Youth Services

 

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of TumbleBooks, animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read or have read to you. The TumbleBook site includes Story Books, Language Learning, Tumble Readables, Audio Books, Tumble Puzzles, Tumble Games, Tumble Quizes and more!

 "Looking for a good book? Click here for a list of the 2011 Notable Books for Youth."

Summer Reading Club 2012

 Farmers Branch Summer Reading Club Info 2012
Click to see the SRC 2012 Guide

  Mondays

Brainfreeze Tutoring 1:30-2:30  (Grades 1 – 5)

Family Movie 3:00-5:00  (Movie TBA)

Tuesdays

Preschool Storytime 10:15-10:45

Teen Movie 1:30-3:30

Wednesdays

Preschool Storytime 10:15-10:45

Baby Bounce 11:15-11:45

Carnival Kickoff   3:00-4:30 PM

Performances 3:00-4:00 PM

Critterman

Willy Welch

Storytime Theater

Puppet Show

Magic !

David Slick – Juggler

Thursdays

Toddler Storytime 10:15-10:45

Brainfreeze Tutoring 1:30-2:30

Teen Scene 3:00-4:00

Story Time

Baby Bounce
Wednesdays at 11:15
For children birth-16 months and a caregiver

Toddler Story Time
Thursdays at 10:15
For children 16-36 months and a caregiver

Preschool Story Time
Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:15
For children ages 3-6 years and a caregiver.

Family Story Time
Tuesdays at 7:00
For children of all ages and families.

Weekly Themes for Summer

Week of: June 3 Llama Llama
June 10 - Yummy! Yummy! Fruit!
June 17 - Audrey Wood– Children’s Author
June 24 - Boats Galore
July 1 - No Story Time
July 8 - Elephants
July 15 - Yee Haw Cowboy
July 22 - Caldecott Award Winners
 

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Teen eBooks in OverDrive

TAG is back!

TAG stands for Teen Advisory Group….that’s right….teens have a voice in library programming! Let your voice be heard! Snacks provided!

Summer Chess Club

Ages 17 and under only
Join us from 10:30 am - 11:30 am every other Friday ... June 8, June 22, July 6, July 20, August 3 and August 17.
 

Homework Help

  • The library has a wide variety of books, magazines, and databases to help you with your homework. Ask the librarians how we can help you today!
  • Online Tutorial: Student Research Center (for middle school and high school students)
  • Online Tutorial: Searchasaurus  (for elementary school students)
  • Online Tutorial: Kids Search  (for elementary school students)
  • To access the Student Research Center, Searchasaurus, Kids Search or other databases from a library computer, go to the Research page on the Library Web Site. To access these databases from home, go to the Online Catalog, enter your library card number and PIN, then select "online research." Please ask a librarian if you have any questions about the databases.