Youth Services Department
Serving Children and Families
The Youth Services Department of Bridgeview Public Library strives to offer quality programs to the children and families of Bridgeview. Our goal is to offer resources and programs that will promote a love of reading in each child. The Youth Services Department is a professional, caring environment where children are respected and appreciated. We look forward to serving you.
A Short Overview of Our Department:
The Youth Services Department serves children up to 6th Grade. We are always increasing the availabllity of children's books in Foreign Languages such as Arabic, Polish, Slovak, and Spanish. The following are different types of books available in the department for loan from 2 weeks to 1month.
*Board Books (for use with infants & toddlers)
*Picture Books (used mostly for preschoolers)
*Easy Reader Books
*Juvenile Books ("chapter" books for grades 2-6)
*Juvenile Non-Fiction Books
*Biographies
*CDs, DVDs, Books on CD, Books on Cassette, Playaways and VHS Movies
*We also carry all School District 109 Text Books. Bridgeview School, Lyle School, Player School, Wilkins School & Junior High and Brodnicki School. These books are for use inside the library. They are Reference Material and cannot be checked out. Photocopies can be made for a small fee.
The Children's Department also has 5 Internet Computers available for children to surf the web or play games. Every child MUSTshow a valid library card in his/her name and the child MUST have a Parental Consent Form signed by a Guardian in order to use the computer.
Please don't hesitate to ask our staff for help while you are in the library, we are glad to help you locate books or look up information. Through out the year Youth Services Staff presents the following programs. Toddler Story Time, PreSchool Story Time, Spanish Story Time, Arabic Story Time, Bedtime Stories, Craft Day, Kindergarten -1st grade Book Club and a 3rd-6th Grade Book Club, 6 week Summer Reading Program and a Winter Reading Program. Families are encouraged to attended Special Programs such as Storytellers, Magicians, and Puppet Shows scheduled throughout the year.
Check our Calendar of Events for times and dates or please call the department at (708) 458-2880 ext.106
If you have any comments, questions or would like to suggest a new website for one of our pages, please email Julie Soto at: jsoto@bridgeviewlibrary.org
