Youth & Families

Mom laughing with son during homeschool lesson

La Porte County Public Library offers a variety of collections, events, and services for youth. Check out the resources below to find something for everyone in your family. 

Collections & Services

Upcoming Youth Events

All About Flowers

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Library in the Community
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Library in the Community
Age Group: 0-5, 6-11, Family
Program Description: Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for a program All About Flowers at Red Mill County Park! Naturalists from the parks department will be presenting about the flowers throughout the park. Afterwards, we will be reading stories and creating a craft. ...

Stories and More - Ages 3-5

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Get ready for kindergarten with stories, songs, movement and more!

Preparing for kindergarten begins long before preschool and kindergarten sign ups! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills.

Fabulous Fairy Tale Puppet Show

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Meeting Room B
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Performance
Event Details:
Join Squint and Melly for a potpourri of fun, frolicking and fabulous fairy tales! Can Melly tell her tales uninterrupted? Will the wolf outsmart the pigs? Will the GingerBread Girl finally escape the Fox? Come see the show and find out - you might e...

Creative Kids: Wind

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 6-11
Event Details:
Let your creative sparks fly! Creative Kids takes place the first Wednesday of each month and is an opportunity to cultivate your inner creativity while you learn a new craft or skill! Each activity is specially designed to ignite your imagination an...

Play and Learn Ages 0-3

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Sing, move, dance, and rhyme with us during this interactive storytime!

Babies and their grown-up are encouraged to engage and participate in a storytime structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ curriculum! Classes incorporate books, technology, movement, and hands-on practice to engage children and adults in a fun, friendly environment.

Make Your Own Fascinator

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Rolling Prairie Branch
Library Branch: Rolling Prairie Branch
Room: RP-Meeting Room
Age Group: 6-11, Teen, Adult
Program Description: Presentation
Event Details:
With the Kentucky Derby happening in two days, get in the spirit by creating your very own fascinator! Fascinators are ornamental headpieces, typically attached to a band or clip and come in spring colors to make your outfit pop! They are the perfect...

Stories and More - Ages 3-5

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: 0-5
Program Description: Storytime

Get ready for kindergarten with stories, songs, movement and more!

Preparing for kindergarten begins long before preschool and kindergarten sign ups! Storytimes build the skills needed for kindergarten and provide helpful tips for adults to use at home. Structured around the Every Child Ready to Read™ Curriculum, storytime is a great way to have fun while working on reading skills, social skills, and motor skills.

Puzzle Day

9:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Everyone, Family
Program Description: Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for a fun-filled day full of puzzles! Drop by to complete your own, or add a few pieces to a puzzle-in-progress. Challenge your friends to a puzzle-off, or compete in a speed-round game, putting together as much of a puzzle as you can before ...

May the Fourth Be With You

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: MN-Study Cafe
Age Group: Family
Program Description: Special Event
Event Details:
Join us for an afternoon of Star Wars Adventures! We will be watching Star Wars episodes on the big screen, playing Nintendo Switch and a special make and take craft. ...

Play, Grow, Read!

Play, Grow, Read! spaces engage young children and their caregivers in purposeful play. Each space includes books, games, and activities intended to help children ages 0-5 get ready to read.

Digital Library

BookFlix

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BookFlix has animated books filled with adventure, music, and interactive games that bring eBooks to life. 

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Indiana Digital Library Kids

Indiana Digital Library Kids

Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and more with Libby from OverDrive.

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Kanopy Kids

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A collection of movies and shows just for kids! Enjoy unlimited plays of enriching, educational and entertaining films and TV series.

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Local School Corporations

A.K. Smith Center

Provides Adult Education and English as a Second Language classes to Indiana Residents 16 years and older.

Phone Number
Address

817 Lafayette Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
United States

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La Porte Community School Corporation

Address

1000 Harrison St.
La Porte, IN 46350
United States

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La Porte County Purdue Extension

Providers of scientific research-based information and education with a focus on: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Human and Health Sciences, Economic and Community Development and 4-H Youth.

Phone Number
Address

#A
2857 IN-2
La Porte, IN 46350
United States

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Michigan City School Corporation

Phone Number
Address

408 South Carroll Ave.
Michigan City, IN 46360
United States

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New Prairie School Corporation

Phone Number
Address

5327 N Cougar Road
New Carlisle, IN 46552
United States

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