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First Readers Book Club for Kids: Take-Home Kits!

The First Readers Book Club is for kids in grades K-1. The First Readers Book Club includes a paperback copy of an early reader book, discussion questions, and a craft. If you are beginning to read and love books like Elephant and Piggie, Frog and Toad, Biscuit, and Fly Guy – this book club is for you!

The 2025-2026 First Readers Book Club kits will be offered on the following dates:

  • Saturday, September 6th, 2025
  • Saturday, November 1st, 2025
  • Saturday, January 3, 2026
  • Saturday, March 7, 2026
  • Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Saturday, July 11, 2026

Available while supplies last. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library.

Upcoming Kits

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All Are Welcome: Welcome Back! by Alexandra Penfold

September 6, 2025: All Are Welcome: Welcome Back! by Alexandra Penfold

Illustrations and rhyming text follow a group of children who learn how to write, spell, make friends, and be kind on the first day back at school.

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, September 6, 2025, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Book cover featuring illustrated mice carrying baked goods in front of two adult owls and three baby owls.

Mouse and Spoon: Owlets and Tarts by Cynthia Rylant

November 1, 2025: Mouse and Spoon: Owlets and Tarts by Cynthia Rylant

Mom and Dad Owl are exhausted–their three little owlets refuse to go to sleep. They need pillow tarts for their babies, and quickly! Will Ginger, Tom, and Piper at the Mouse and Spoon Bakery be able to help?

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, November 1, 2025, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Book cover featuring polar bear with a suitcase shaking hands with a small penguin.

Little Penguin’s New Friend by Laura Driscoll

January 3, 2026: Little Penguin’s New Friend by Laura Driscoll

A polar bear is coming to visit! Little Penguin has never met a polar bear, but has heard that they’re scary. He wonders if he should believe everything he hears.

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, January 3, 2026, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Book cover featuring girl in garden next a goat

Farm Friends: Poppy’s Pollinators by Kimberly Derting

March 7, 2026: Farm Friends: Poppy’s Pollinators by Kimberly Derting

When it is time to plant her flower garden, Poppy’s father explains about the importance of pollinators and she decides to plant flowers that will attract bees and butterflies to the farm.

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, March 7, 2026, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Book cover featuring girl sitting with a lunchbox.

Geraldine Pu and Her Lunchbox, Too!

May 2, 2026: Geraldine Pu and Her Lunch Box, Too! by Kimberly Derting

Geraldine Pu’s favorite part of school is lunch. She loves her lunch box, which she calls Biandang. She can’t wait to see what her grandmother, Amah, has packed inside it each day. Then one day, Geraldine gets stinky tofu…and an unexpected surprise. What will she do?

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, May 2, 2026, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Book cover featuring Curious George monkey with map and red wagon

Curious George Scavenger Hunt by H. A. Rey

July 11, 2026: Curious George Scavenger Hunt by H. A. Rey

Curious George is looking for something fun to do, so the man with the yellow hat has an idea–a scavenger hunt! George sets off at once. Find out what exciting surprise awaits George when he finds everything on his list!

A limited number of kits will be available for pick-up beginning Saturday, July 11, 2026, on a first-come, first-served basis at each library branch.

A small number of kits will also be available for home delivery. Please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794 for more information.

Past Titles

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