It is between 30 and 45 minutes long and includes stories, songs, activities, and sometimes crafts. Children participate with other children while parents wait in another part of the library. Dates are available at the Youth Services desk, on local cable, in the Park Forest quarterly calendar booklet, and in the Star. Registration is strongly recommended and can be done in person or by phone. In the fall and spring, a Read to Me program is available for children from birth through five years.
Adults commit to read to their children for about a six week period.
Registration is required and a log is kept of the books read. A name tag for the child is posted on the Youth Services bulletin board. The program concludes with a special program on a Saturday morning in the Library. Dates and registration procedures are available at the Youth Services desk, on local cable, in the Park Forest quarterly calendar booklet , and in the Star . In February, a program is offered to first grade beginning readers to encourage them to utilize their newly acquired reading skills.