Kids Spotlight

Tween Book Club

Tween Book Club The Tween Book Club is an at-home kit for tweens in grades 4-5. Each kit features a paperback copy of the book club selection, craft supplies and directions, and discussion prompts. The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library on the date(s) listed below. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Books and supplies are provided by the Friends of the Library. Upcoming Kits Upcoming Tween Book Club Kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6, 2025 Saturday, November 1, 2025 Saturday, January 4, 2026 Saturday, March 7, 2026 Saturday, May 2, 2026 Saturday, July 11, 2026 The Tween Book Club kits will be available to pick up at your local branch library. While supplies last. If you need a kit delivered, please contact Youth Services at 541-766-6794. Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard September 2025: Penny Draws a Best Friend by Sara Shepard Fifth grader Penny, who doodles to cope with anxiety, worries that her best friend is drifting away. Why does the cubby room always smell like farts? Who etched the words "I Am Bug Man" inside my desk? Why is Mom suddenly acting like she has a secret? Nobody said starting fifth grade would be easy, and Penny Lowry's anxiety means a million questions are always spinning through her thoughts. Luckily she's got a lot to look forward to, like her favorite after-school activity, Art Club, and seeing her best friend Violet again after spending the whole summer apart. The thing is, Violet has been acting weird ever since she got back. She [Read more]

Kristin Starnes2025-09-16T10:58:56-07:00September 30th, 2021|

First Readers Book Club

Fun Zone! 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 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. 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 [Read more]

Kristin Starnes2025-10-27T15:35:13-07:00September 2nd, 2021|

Kids Book Club

Kids Book Club: Take-Home Kits The Kids Book Club is for kids in grades 2-3. The Kids Book Club includes a paperback copy of an early chapter book, discussion questions, and a craft. A limited number of copies of the book are provided by the Friends of the Library. Please contact Youth Services Librarian Kristin with any questions. The 2025-2026 Kids Book Club Kits will be offered on the following dates: Saturday, September 6, 2025: Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows Saturday, November 1, 2025: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex Saturday, January 3, 2026: Skunk and Badger by Amy TimberlakeSaturday, March 7, 2026: Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by Kate DiCamilloSaturday, May 2, 2026: Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel MillerSaturday, July 11, 2026: Flower Door Diairies: Eliza and the Flower Fairies by Megan McDonald Upcoming Kits Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows September 6, 2025: Stella & Marigold by Annie Barrows Two sisters, Stella and Marigold, do all the regular things, like go to school, but they also share adventures (both real and imagined) and secret sister things. 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. The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex November 1, 2025: The Story of Gumluck the Wizard by Adam Rex Gumluck, a young, naive wizard, does his best to help the local townspeople (and a small friendly ghost) with his sometimes critical raven sidekick, Helvetica. A limited number [Read more]

Kristin Starnes2025-09-16T11:15:54-07:00November 27th, 2018|

Early Literacy Newsletter

Early Literacy Newsletters - from the Youth Services Department at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library! The Youth Services Librarians publish a quarterly newsletter on early literacy topics for parents and caregivers of children ages birth to six years-old. Each issue contains recommended books, literacy tips, music picks, and more. Sign up to receive the Early Literacy Newsletter in your inbox. Most recent newsletter: Winter 2025 Issue Browse the Early Literacy Newsletters Fall 2024 Issue Summer 2024 Issue Spring 2024 Issue Winter 2024 Issue Fall 2023 Issue Summer 2023 Issue Spring 2023 Issue Winter 2023 Issue Fall 2022 Issue Summer 2022 Issue Spring 2022 Issue Winter 2022 Issue Fall 2021 Issue Summer 2021 Issue Spring 2021 Issue Winter 2021 Issue Summer 2020 Issue If you are looking for an older issue, please contact us and we will email it to you!

Kristin Starnes2025-10-23T18:02:11-07:00February 1st, 2016|

CBCPL Connections

Connecting the Public Library with Local Schools Welcome back to school, educators! The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library provides services and programs to local schools, including deliveries of materials to your school every 6 weeks through the BookBox program and Classroom Cards (new for Fall 2018!) for educators. Find out more about how the public library can support your classroom and school throughout the school year - at the library, at your school, and online. Check out what is available through CBCPL Connections or contact Youth Services, 541-766-6794.

Kristin Starnes2024-01-04T11:51:25-07:00August 24th, 2017|

CBCPL Values Statement

The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library system affirms that we will be an inspiring and vital part of the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds in our Benton County communities. As we experience social unrest in our communities and across the nation, we would like to remind everyone that the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library system is a refuge for all and will remain so. The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library system will continue to promote what is stated in the American Library Association Bill of Rights, promoting “equal access to information for all persons” and recognizing the ongoing need to increase awareness of and responsiveness to the diversity of the communities we serve. We recognize the critical need for access to library and information resources, services, and technologies by all people, especially those who may experience language or literacy-related barriers; economic distress; cultural or social isolation; physical or attitudinal barriers; racism; discrimination on the basis of appearance, ethnicity, immigrant status, religious background, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression; or barriers to equal education, employment, and housing. All branches of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library system encourage you to use our libraries to explore the many ways we can grow positively as a community. Everyone is welcome here. If you ever feel unwelcome in one of our libraries, please notify staff immediately. Thank you, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library system staff Enrich, Excite, Explore.

admin2024-01-04T12:08:45-07:00December 5th, 2016|

Dia Celebration

Dia Celebration (Diversity in Action) Día, also known as El día de los niños/El día de los libros or Children’s Day/Book Day, is a celebration of children, families and reading held annually in April. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Día is part of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

Mike2024-01-04T11:47:21-07:00March 16th, 2018|