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Waterville Public Library
Children's Room
"Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or duty. It should be offered as a precious gift." ~Kate DiCamillo
Zeus the Moose, the Children's Room mascot!
Weekly Programs for Children:
- Crafternoons: Tuesdays, 2:30 pm - 4 pm -- Come make the craft at the Library with help from our staff!
- Homeschool Hub: Thursdays, 1 - 2 pm -- Homeschool students who are pre-school through elementary grade levels are invited for fun and activities!
- Book Bites! Read-a-Loud with Mrs. Liz: Thursdays, 7 pm via the WPL Facebook Page
- Rhymetime: for Babies, Toddlers and Their Grownups! Fridays, 10:30 am in the Children's Room!
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Take advantage of our Reader Advisory services!
Looking for something new to read, but feel flooded by the amount of options? Let the librarians at the Waterville Public Library help you out! Fill out our readers' advisory form, "What Will I Read Next", or give us a call at 207-872-5433, and we will put together a list of 5 suggestions tailored to you!
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Read a good book recently that you want to share? Submit a review or recommendation!
- CloudLibrary: E-books and e-audiobooks, from classics to the newest releases! Accessible via browser or your device's app store, your account remembers what you check out.
- ComicsPlus: A collection of over 20,000 comics and graphic novels, which are all available all the time, and there is no check out limit (No Hold Queues!). ComicsPlus works on the web and through an app available for Apple or Android.
- Digital Maine Library : Access to dozens of online sources for magazine and newspaper articles, scholarly journals, literature, and digital learning.
- Mango Languages: All card holders can also now sign up for Mango Languages, an adaptive, online language-learning system that provides the tools and guidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best. Choose from over 70 world languages, including English lessons in 21 different languages, American Sign Language, and specialty courses that teach cultural differences! Sign up for your free Mango account and then access it through a browser or download the app to take the learning with you!
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten is ongoing!
Parents! If you read at least one book a day to your child from infancy through their toddler years, you will have read to them 1,095 books in three years, thereby setting them up for success when they enter into kindergarten. Part of Waterville Public Library's mission is to come alongside you and provide for your growing family titles, tracking, and rewards for this journey.
It's as easy as downloading the Beanstack app on your mobile device and logging in the books that you read. Earn incentives for every 100 books read! Sign up at https://watervillelibrary.beanstack.org/ or through the app!
Please call 207.872.5433 for assistance and more information.
Updated: 09/17/2026
NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
- October 06, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pmCrafternoons - Autumn Windsock
- October 08, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmHomeschool Hub: Game Day Scary Bingo
- October 08, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBook Bites! (Facebook Read-Aloud)
