Youth Services
Welcome to Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library's Youth Services Page! We have lots of events, activities, and resources for teens, tweens, children, and parents alike. 
The Children's Library has materials for patrons aged 0-12 years old. The Mini Kids and Easy section include fiction and non-fiction picture books for reading together. The Easy Readers collection is great for kids starting out on their reading journey. The Juvenile collections include an array of chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction titles to appeal to a wide range of interests. The Children's Library also houses the Parent/Teacher collection which is a selection to help parents and educators with lesson planning and implementation as well as caregiving. The library also offers Early Learning Kits. Each kit includes a themed selection of books, lesson plans, and an integration activity.
Norbert the bearded dragon came to live at the Children's Library in February of 2020 as a tiny lizard. He is no-longer tiny. Norbert spends his days basking under his heat lamp, side-eyeing onlookers, and lounging. Nobert's favorite food is pink carnations and his favorite color is red. Our Children's page contains a 24/7 livestreamed Norbert cam, online learning and homework resources, booklists, and blog posts.
On the Tween page, you can check out our tween events and get to know our tween librarian.
The CCJPL TeenHub is a space just for teens 7th - 12th grade. There’s lots of room for teens meet up with friends, browse our Young Adult collection, or work on their next school project in our TeenHub Makerspace. We also offer free TeenHub Programs every month including painting classes, creative writing workshops, crafting DIYs, cooking classes, escape rooms, video gaming, tabletop gaming, and so much more. Teens are also free to utilize our TeenHub GameZone and Tabletop Cabinet. Our Teen Hub page also contains its own blog posts and booklists, with dynamic themes and activities at the top. It's also a great place to check out the events the Teen Hub will be doing in the future!