The Buchanan County Public Library offers a wide variety of programs, services, and fun for kids and families!  Click on our online calendar for current events.

School Readiness and Socialization Programs Offered September Through May

Little Bits 

This class is for parents and their 2-4-year-old. An introduction to friends and the world of books is what this class is all about.  The class meets on Tuesday and/or Friday mornings at 11:30 until noon. We sit on the floor, sing, and enjoy books. Parties are held at holiday time.

BabyTALK

      This class meets every Wednesday at 12p.m. Babies under age 2 and parents are introduced to the library and given age-appropriate reading lists so books can be enjoyed by the whole family.

Home School Group

Two grade levels, K-5th and 6th-12th grade, meet on Friday at 10am. Call for information about past and future projects.

Reading Programs for the Whole Family

Prevent the Summer Slide!

Our Summer Reading Challenge is for all ages.  Children who read consistently in the summer while school is not in session return to school in the fall at a higher reading level than their peers who do not read.  Why not have fun and earn prizes while maintaining school readiness!

Online Author Discussions and Book Club

Discussions with children’s authors here and book club with children’s books here.

Library of Virginia Resources for Families

 DaybyDayVA

Engage your family in this family literacy calendar featuring a book recommendation, a song, an activity, and more for every day of the year.  Not every book recommendation may be available so be sure to ask our staff for additional recommendations!

Dial a Story

Each Wednesday a new story will be available for listeners around Virginia.  These stories are read by volunteers throughout Virginia and include recent picture books, fairy tales, folk tales, books highlighting equity, diversity and inclusion, and classic picture books.  This program is offered 24/7 by calling 1-833-690-0646.  Your local library does not select the books or know which books will be read.

Homework Help and More!

The Mailbox Plus:

With The Mailbox® School & District, your entire institution has unlimited, simultaneous access to this trusted classroom and activity resource. Make learning fun while teaching core skills with thousands of worksheets, crafts, forms, songs, games, graphic organizers, patterns, clip art, cards, and more for prekindergarten to grade 6. All content is created by teachers for teachers and is editor-reviewed, and new content is added regularly.

Ready-to-use, hands-on activities for kids to do at home or at school. The Educate Station team is committed to inspiring joyful learning and supporting kids, teachers, and parents.

Brainfuse Homework Help

The Just for Kids Streaming Video Collection includes clips from thousands of fun and informative video and audio titles on topics including music and arts, animals, sports and hobbies, math and science, history, reading, and much more, plus hundreds of educational interactives—kid-safe, ad-free, and perfect for children’s programs.

Imagination Library

The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is available to children ages 5 and younger who live in Buchanan County.  Call the library at 935-5721 or email teresa@bcplnet.org for more information and how to register your child or print and fill out this form and drop it off to us or click on this link: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library  The program is funded by the Friends of the Library and the state of Virginia.