We all have Paddington Fever here at the Library! If you're going to see the movie in the theater - or if you've seen the movie and want even MORE Paddington, come on in to see our Paddington books and DVDs! Read more about Crazy for Paddington

Saturdays are filled with programs at the Urbana Free Library's Children's Department. This Saturday, Jan. Read more about Super Saturdays in the Children's Department

We recently bought a great batch of kids’ e-books that you can check out through the 3M link on our website. You can download these titles 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and just need to enter your Urbana library card number to download them. You keep them for 2 weeks and they automatically delete themselves from your device. This means no overdue fees ever! There are picture books, easy to read titles, first chapter books and regular chapter books. Read more about E-books for you!!

Read more about I Hate to Wait!

When Momo the monkey and Snap the crocodile meet, it doesn’t seem likely that they’ll get along. Read more about Unlikely Friends

Yesterday, a group of students grades three to six gathered during the library's Write On!  creative writing workshop.  One of the activities was to create poetry from book spines.  Here are the amazing results!  (And if a title sounds interesting, you are in luck - all of the titles are available for check-out.  Just visit our online catalog.)  Enjoy!  -Elaine

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Geoffrey is a young giraffe who is very tall and very clumsy. Read more about Oh Dear!

Ho, Ho, Ho, Holiday programs abound in the Children's Department at the Urbana Free Library in December. First up on Saturday, Dec. Read more about Holiday Programs at our Library

Read more about We Want More and More!

Have you ever tried to tell a story only to have someone constantly interrupting with questions and guesses Read more about Tell Me a Story...Maybe