Storytime Together

At the Library

Storytime Mondays & Tuesdays @ 10:30am
Drop-In storytime is for children ages 2 to 5 and includes stories, songs, rhymes, movements, and a craft all designed to help your toddlers learn and grow. If you and your child are new to storytime, please see our Storytime Guidelines.

At-Home

hoopla Read-Alongs
Not able to get to the library? We have plenty of stories online!  Enjoy picture books together with read-along narration to increase word recognition and confidence.
DayByDayNY
DayByDayNY offers daily early literacy ideas and activities for families with young children. Each month features a monthly theme with accompanying books, songs, activities, health information, and more to help engage young children in building a love of literacy and learning. This program is sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and New York state.
Mem Fox's Ten Read-Aloud Commandments
Make the most of your time with a child in your life and read every day.

Storytime Recordings

  • ​​Book Connection hosts links to 1,000+ full book and poem readings along with activity and discussion guides for after storytime.
  • Brightly Storytime has full-length picture book read-alouds with new videos uploaded every week.
  • KidLit TV features storytime read-alouds, art sessions with illustrators, and book-inspired crafts.
  • The Fable Cottage presents bilingual tales recorded by native speakers.  Each tale is available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Italian with illustrations throughout the translations.
  • Story Girl reads you new, exciting books and asks engaging questions for an immersive reading experience that you can access anywhere, anytime. It's a great way to get kids pre-K to second grade excited about reading and practicing essential skills such as critical thinking and social-emotional learning.
  • Storyline Online streams videos of celebrated actors reading books aloud. Each book is paired with an activity guide for educators and caregivers.
  • Storytime from Space features astronauts reading picture books while aboard the International Space Station.  
  • Tata Storytime is an online kids show for pre-K to age 8 kids where actors of color read beautiful picture books by authors from African, Caribbean & African American heritage.
  • Ukulele Storytimes are great for babies and young toddlers. Join Rose in Baby Rhyme Time or watch short videos of classic songs to sing together.

Featured Storytime Video: ​Anansi and the Golden Pot, Read Aloud with Taiye Selasi

After Storytime

  • Try one of the activity sheets linked here. Kids will get to imagine their first meeting with Anansi or describe how they would use the Golden Pot.
  • The characters in this story learn about sharing and we want to follow their example! Have your child draw or paint a picture with another child (a sibling or a friend) and take turns using coloring supplies to complete the art.