Children's Resources

AWE Early Literacy Station

The Children's Room has a computer designed especially for Pre-K to third-grade users. This durable, child-friendly computer is loaded with many top-rated developmental software titles in a full range of curriculum areas such as reading, writing, phonics, and more.

Take and Make Crafts

Stop in and see what crafts are available!

STEAM Kits

Slater Library has added 7 STEAM Kits containing books, educational games and puzzles to our children's collection! Parents and Caregivers may check out these kits for a two-week period. These kits, encompassing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) cover the following 7 themes:

1. All About Dinosaurs Kit

2. Construction and Building Kit

3. Animal Games Kit

4. Emotions and Empathy Kit

5. Letter and Number Kit

6. Pinkalicious Phonics Kit

7. The Shape of Things Kit

Toy Library

Our children's department now has a circulating toy library! Stop in to browse our selection of toys. One toy can be checked out per library card at a time and it can be borrowed for two weeks. We ask that you please double-check that all the pieces are back in the box before you return it. Many thanks to Traveling Toys and Chelsea Groton Foundation for grant funding to make the toy library possible.