Children’s Services

At the Gretna Public Library, we strive to provide services for children that entertain and educate through joyful play and a love of books. If you have any questions, please contact the Children’s Library at 402-502-9088.

Library cards are never required to attend a library event or participate in a library program.

Programming & Events

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1000 Books Before Kindergarten

1000 Books Before Kindergarten is a country-wide initiative to encourage parents to read with their children ages 0-5 as one of the best ways to prepare kids for school.

You’ll receive a logging sheet with 100 circles. Color in a circle for every book that you read with your child. When you’ve filled in all the circles on a logging sheet, bring it to the Children’s Library to receive both a prize and the next sheet!

All of them! A thousand books is not as many as you’d think. If you read just one book a day, it will take less than three years to complete. At three books a day, less than a year. Don’t forget to include:

· Books you’ve read before. Count them every time!
· Books read by other caregivers, at school or storytime, on the go, etc.

No! As with all our programs, you don’t have to have a library card to participate.

There are so many ways that kids benefit from being read to.

· A larger vocabulary
· Wider background knowledge
· A love of reading for pleasure
· A stronger child/caregiver bond
· Listening skills
· Phonetic, narrative, and sequencing skills critical to language arts and math later in school

It’s easy! Stop by either library and ask the librarian for the first logging sheet. We’ll also add your child’s name to the display in the Children’s Library.

Book Clubs

Eight blue, yellow, orange, and green cartoon books stacked atop each other.

Read and have fun with other enthusiastic readers!

Our Book Clubs for kids are designed to highlight great books and engage readers with fun activities and opportunities to make new friends. You can find out what we’re reading by clicking the button below!

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