Children’s Virtual Events Archive
Meet the Author Raquel M. Ortiz
Local author Raquel M. Ortiz reads her bilingual picture book When Julia Danced Bomba / Cuando Julia bailaba bomba in Spanish. Watch children from Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center show what they have learned about the Afro-Latino tradition of bomba music and dancing. Enjoy! Read More
2022 Summer Reading Club Storytime
Watch Lakewood Public Library’s Kate MacGregor read ocean-themed stories to kick off the 2022 Summer Reading Club, "Oceans of Possibilities." Read More
Read and Grow: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Sign up your child to read 1,000 books together with you! Read More
“Why I Love Lakewood” by Luke
Watch Lakewood City Schools 4th grade student, Luke, read his 2021 winning essay Why I Love Lakewood Read More
Meet The Author—Margaret Bernstein
Local author Margaret Bernstein talks about her dream of making every child’s home a reading-friendly environment. Listen along as she reads three of her inspiring storybooks designed for fathers to read with their children. Read More
Meet The Author—Jerome T. White
Jerome T. White, professional artist, teacher and author, talks about his book Red Tail Dreamer, a tribute to White’s late grandfather and the accomplishments of the Tuskegee Airmen. Read More
Meet The Author—Sequoia Bostick
Enjoy watching local author and illustrator Sequoia Bostick read her children's book Bridget & Bot. Read More
Storytime—Prince Cinders and Falling For Rapunzel
Watch Lakewood Public Library’s Jeffrey Siebert read Prince Cinders by Babette Cole and Falling For Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox. Read More
Meet The Author—Caron Wykle
Watch local author Caron Wykle read from The Last Green Leaf, her first book which features Petey, a green leaf, who despairs when he is the last green leaf left on the trees in fall. Read More
Storytime—Kevin the Unicorn and Unicorns Are the Worst!
Watch Lakewood Public Library’s Julie Strunk read Kevin the Unicorn: Why Can't We Be Bestie-corns? by Jessika von Innerebner and Unicorns Are the Worst! by Alex Willan. Read More