The Children's Department can be reached directly during regular Library hours at : (508) 946-2470.
Check here for useful links and resources geared towards caregivers.
NEW!: This is My Library Social Story - using template from Libraries and Autism.
Back to School:
Visit the Learn at Home page for homeschool and after school resources.
CDC Schools, Child Care, and College
PBS Parents: Going Back to School
Parent Tips and Tricks for Distance Learning
General Resources:
Middleborough Family Resource Center
Healthy Children: American Academy of Pediatrics
Mental Health Resource:
Social Stories:
NEW!: This is My Library Social Story - using template from Libraries and Autism.
Social Stories from Autism Reserach Institute
Covid-19 Related Stories for Schools by Autism Little Learners
Teaching Good Hygiene:
Llama Llama Washing Hands Song and Video
Sesame Street: H is for Handwashing
Social Distancing and Children:
Sesame Street: Practicing Social Distancing with Abby and Rudy
Sesame Street: When Children Miss Their Friends
Self Care:
Mommy Poppins: Working from Home
Parenting During a Pandemic: You are Enough
Emotional Support for Families
Age Based Tips to Help Juggle Parenting & Working from Home
Resources for New and Expecting Parents:
CDC Development Milestones Resources
March of Dimes: News Moms Need
Local Activities for Kids:
Self Help Inc. Coordinated Family and Community Engagement
Resources for Children at the Library
The Middleborough Public Library provides an array of services to children from preschool to middle school age. The Library offers story hours, internet access, educational and entertaining programs, summer reading programs, advice on books to read, Library tours and more.
The Children's Room collections offer a wide assortment of fiction, folktales, picture books, nonfiction, audiovisual materials, reference materials, and public computers. The Children's Room is for children, their parents, guardians, teachers, and caregivers, and people researching children's literature.
The Library encourages frequent visits by children and their families, however; Library staff cannot and does not provide child care or assume responsibility for children's safety. Parents, guardians, teachers and caregivers, not Library staff, are responsible for the behavior and safety of children visiting the Library. Staff cannot be placed in the position of supervising unattended children. For more information about Children in the Library please see the Library's Safe Child Policy.
Children in the Library are expected to behave in a manner conducive to maintaining an appropriate atmosphere in the building for all patrons. (Please refer to the Appropriate Use Policy )
Children must know how to reach their adult caregiver in case of an emergency, and both children and adults need to be aware of library hours.
Unattended Children
For the purposes of this policy, an unattended child is defined as a child of any age who is apparently unaccompanied by a responsible adult. Supervising adults must be close at hand. Children under the age of 10 cannot be left unattended in the Children’s Library. Parents, guardians, teachers and caregivers may not leave children alone or in the care of other children who are unable or unwilling to provide adequate care.
As in all public places, "stranger danger" is a real concern. Library staff cannot prevent children from interacting with or leaving with persons who are not the appropriate chaperone.
If the Library is closing, at a regular time or in an emergency situation, and a parent or guardian of a child cannot be located in the building, the Police Department will be called to take the child.
The Library is not responsible the failure of parents, guardians, teachers or caregivers to provide the required oversight and supervision of their child or charge, or for any consequence of such failure.