Discover ideas for including Book Connections resources in library programming for your youngest patrons.

• Looking for inspiration for spring themed displays or story times? Check out our Spring Collection for books celebrating the season. Filter by grade level to find the right age range for your audience or by resource type.

  • Find ways to supplement the book in programs with resources like this activity kit for Groundhog’s Dilemma or these coloring pages to pair with First Notes of Spring.

• Explore rhyming, introduce phonetic concepts, and celebrate Poetry Month by sharing some of the books on these recommended lists of picture books that rhyme:

  • Rhyme and Reason: 25 Multicultural Rhyming Books
  • 2021 Rhyming Picture Books

Share titles in story times or displays, or plan a whole program around the joys of rhyme!

• Complete Book Readings can help even the youngest library patrons connect with the authors and illustrators of the books they read! Check out these video book readings by the author and explore the full collection:

  • Bright Star by Yuyi Morales
  • Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
  • You Matter by Christian Robinson

Easily use these readings in programming or other outreach to families to introduce young readers to the faces behind their favorite books.

• Increase accessibility and introduce American Sign Language into your story times or other programming with these bilingual ASL complete book readings:

  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
  • Are You Ready to Play Outside?
  • The Snowy Day in English and ASL or Spanish and ASL