Kids and Family Events

Ages 3-4 and Ages 5-6

Young Scholars Academy

A free program to prepare your child for kindergarten and build support for their first year of school. Through fun activities like reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing together, families will gain valuable skills to help their child succeed in school through kindergarten and beyond. Registration for this Kindergarten readiness program is as easy as 1-2-3.

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Educational Playdates

0 to 3: Read to Me

Literacy begins at birth and every caregiver can learn and use simple, research-based techniques to build language and literacy skills right from the start.

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Books, ebooks, audiobooks, reference materials

Gaming and eSports

Welcome to CPL Play, a place to celebrate gaming for a diverse and inclusive audience. Discover the celebration of games culture first-hand, in-person and online. Experience new and different technologies, explore the art and design of games, and connect with others to discover what makes playing games so special.

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Nov 22, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Jefferson

0 to 3: Read to Me Playdate

Building your child’s brain is as simple as reading, singing, playing and talking! Join us as we read engaging books and sing lively songs with plenty of time for playing and talking! For children ages 0 to 3 (36 months) and a caring adult. Siblings welcome. Giveaway books! Questions? Call 216-623-7004. These programs are made possible by a generous grant from The Bruening Foundation. To browse a complete listing of upcoming 0 to 3: Read to Me programs at cpl.org/readtome/

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Nov 22

Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-5)

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Garden Valley

Storytimes for preschoolers ages 3 to 5 include stories, songs, activities, and rhymes designed to support reading readiness and foster the social and emotional skills kids need today.

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Nov 22

Understanding ASL

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Memorial Nottingham

Spend some time learning a new language! The program will highlight different words in American Sign Language (ASL), how to put them together to make sentences, and how to use the language in social situations.

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Nov 22

Center of Arts Inspired Learning Drumming Class

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | South

This program will provide much-needed access points for music appreciation and practice, and through music education will create opportunities for personal growth, healing, and cognitive and behavioral development that will ultimately build participants’ resiliency and educational engagement. Programming will occur at two Cleveland Public Library (South and Woodland) branches.

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Nov 22