Children's Room Information

Pre-K Story Time

storytime

Every Wednesday at 10:30AM.  Ages 3 – 5 years.  Held in the Gallery.  No pre-registration required. 


Starting June 1 -  Storytime will be held outside on the Library deck, If it rains, the class will be held inside.


Some activities you may experience during this story time class are books, music, singing, dancing, flashcards, puppets, flannel-board stories, scavenger hunts, show-&-tell, making new friends, and other cool, educational activities! If you can’t make it to class, catch us live on the Paris Public Library’s Facebook page.



1000 Books Before Kindergarten

On behalf of the 1,000 Books Foundation, we invite you to participate in this FREE program which encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she starts kindergarten. Click here for more details.






Read with Me

Reserve a time slot to meet & read to a wonderful therapy dog!

 readwithme

All reading levels ages 12 & under

Make a new furry friend!

Reading aloud to a therapy dog. . .

* helps soothe & calm children

* helps reduce stress

* is an enjoyable, fun experience

* builds self-confidence & self-esteem

* builds a positive association with reading

* promotes nurturing & compassion

 


Parent/caregiver must remain in the library

while child is having his/her reading time.

Visit the Children’s Room at the Paris Public Library

to sign up for a time slot.  Or sign up over the 

phone 903-785-8531






mha picHelp prepare your preschooler for kindergarten and beyond by introducing key concepts in math, science, social studies, language, literacy, art and music. Miss Humblebee’s Academy is the only online solution that helps children learn while having fun AND provides parents with tools to measure their child’s progress. Miss Humblebee’s Academy helps children ages 3 to 6 get ready for kindergarten. It Includes hundreds of guided lessons with sound cues. Click here for printable flyer (PDF).

Texas Bluebonnet Award

The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and to identify their favorite books.

The award further provides an opportunity to honor and encourage imaginative authors who create books with high appeal to children.

The Master List: The Texas Bluebonnet Award committee is responsible for selection of the books on each year’s Master List. Suggestions are solicited from librarians, teachers, parents, students and other interested persons. A new list of no more than twenty books is released each year by November. In selecting titles, the committee considers student interests, relevant content, reputable reviews, and literary quality. Both fiction and nonfiction books are represented. The author must be a living U.S. citizen or an author who resides and publishes in the United States. Books considered for the master list must have been published in the United States. Only titles published within the three years prior to the master list release date are considered. Textbooks and new editions of existing titles are not eligible.

Texas Bluebonnet Award Winners

YEAR
AUTHOR
TITLE
2021Chris Van DussenIf I Built a School JE VAND
2020Adam RubinEl Chupacavras (A Bilingual Tale of the Legendary Creature) JE RUBI Spanish
2019Patricia McCormick
Sergeant Reckless: The True Story of the Little Horse Who Became a Hero
J 951.9042 MCCO
2018
Max Brallier
The Last kids on Earth J GF BRAL
2017
Victoria Jamieson
Roller Girl J GF JAMI
2016
Laban Carrick Hill
When the Beast Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop J92 KOOL
2015
Drew Daywalt
The Day the Crayons Quit JE DAYW
2014
John Grandits
Ten Rules you Absolutely Must Not Break if You Want to Survive the School Bus
2013
Simms Taback
Postcards from Camp JF TARA
2012
Tom Angelberger
The Strange Case of the Origami Yoda JF ANGL
2011
Willy Claflin
The Uglified Ducky: a Maynard Moose tale JE CLAF
2010
Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel
Help Me, Mr. Mutt! JE STEV
2009
Cynthia C. DeFelice
One Potato, Two Potato JE DEFE
2008
Lucy A. Nolan
On the Road (Down Girl and Sit series) JF NOLA
2007
Joe Hayes
Ghost fever = Mal de Fantasma JF HAYE
2006
Lisa Wheeler & Marc Siegel
Seadogs: An Epic Ocean Operetta JE WHEE
2005
Robert Blake
Togo JE BLAK
2004
Phil Bildner
Shoeless Joe & Black Betsy JE BILD
2003
Ruth Sanderson
The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring J398.2094 SAND
2002
Kate DiCamillo
Because of Winn-Dixie JF DICA
2001
Janet Stevens & Susan Stevens Crummel
Cook-A-Doodle-Doo! JE STEV
2000
Cynthia DeFelice
Ghost of Fossil Glen JF DEFE
1999
Janelle Cannon
Verdi JE CANN
1998
Betsy Byars
Tornado JF BYAR
1997
Jon Scieszka
Math Curse J510 SCIE
1996
Mary Downing Hahn
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story JF HAHN
1995
Jon Scieszka
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales JE SCIE
1994
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Shiloh JF NAYL
1993
Brian Selznick
The Houdini Box JF SELZ
1992
Bill Wallace
Snot Stew JF WALL
1991
Stephanie Spinner & Jonathan Etra
Aliens for Breakfast JSF SPIN
1990
Louis Sachar
There’s a Boy in the Girls Bathroom JF SACH
1989
Mary Downing Hahn
Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story JF HAHN
1988
Betty Ren Wright
Christina’s Ghost JF WRIG
1987
Johanna Hurwitz
The Hot and Cold Summer JF HURW
1986
Betty Ren Wright
The Dollhouse Murders JF WRIG
1985
Barbara Park
Skinnybones JF PARK
1984
Barthe DeClements
Nothing’s Fair in Fifth Grade JF DECL
1983
Bill Wallace
A Dog Called Kitty JF WALL
1982
Judy Blume
Superfudge JF BLUM
1981
Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Her Father JF CLEA


Information from the Texas Bluebonnet Award Website

Paris Public Library 903-785-8531 * Ms. Tracy - Children’s Librarian