Storytime

Join us Monday-Saturday for Storytime fun and activities!

Library staff will lead songs, rhymes, reading and fingerplays to keep nurturing those all-important emerging reading skills.

Storytime Calendars:

Thank you for keeping Storytime allergen-free.

There will not be a Storytime at DCL in Highlands Ranch on Tuesday, October 13, due to a staff training closure from 8-11AM. Preschool Storytime at 11AM is available.
View the Storytime Calendar to find a Storytime at your library.
Join us for bilingual Storytime at select library locations.
Visit our Virtual Storytime calendar for recorded sessions you can enjoy from any connected device.

Early literacy is what children know about reading and writing before they can actually read or write. Storytime nurtures six important pre-reading skills:

Narrative skills
Phonological awareness
Letter knowledge

Print motivation
Vocabulary
Print awareness

Storytime at Douglas County Libraries emphasizes five simple activities — reading, talking, writing, singing and playing—that help children learn the skills to be ready to read. You can build on your child's learning by incorporating these activities into your day as well. A great way to do this is to sign up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Exposure to lots of books is a great predictor of reading readiness and school success.

Storytime Favorites

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