Overview

Every week, Livingston Parish Library offers storytime sessions for preschool-aged children and their caregivers. Storytimes help foster early literacy skills needed for children to be school-ready. Our storytimes for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers focus on developing early literacy skills—those skills necessary in order to begin to learn to read. We have designed our storytimes to reach and teach a multi-age audience from babies to 5-year-olds.

Storytimes feature stories read aloud and can include songs, fingerplays, puppets, and crafts among other activities. Pick your most convenient library branch and come join the fun!

Top 10 Reasons to Visit Storytime

1) Interactive activities bring books to life

2) Get kids excited about books and reading

3) Books build brain power

4) Learn new words and ideas

5) Meet new friends

6) Learn new songs and rhymes

7) Develop skills necessary to begin learning to read

8) Create fun crafts to take home

9) Group settings help prepare kids for school

10) Storytime is fun for you and your child

Plus it's absolutely FREE!

Storytime

Join us for storytime at your local branch for storytime.

Albany-Springfield Branch, Main Branch in Livingston, Watson, and South Branch

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Denham Springs-Walker Branch

Every Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Wiggle Worms: Music and Movement

Did you know that music and dance foster important literacy development in early childhood? Join us for this fun and creative program for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Research shows that music and dance activities enhance life-long learning and neural development. Come wiggle and groove with us!

Main Branch in Livingston

Second Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Denham Springs-Walker Branch and Watson Branch

Third Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-5.

Book Babies

Book Babies, our storytime for babies and toddlers, focuses on developing early literacy skills –those skills necessary in order to begin to learn to read. Older siblings are welcome to attend and are encouraged to bring a stuffed animal friend so they can play along.

Denham Springs-Walker Branch

Every Monday at 9:45 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-2.

Watson Branch

First Friday of every month at 10:30 a.m. Appropriate for ages 0-2.

Pajama Storytime

Get on your coziest pajamas and head to the library, because every last Thursday of the month, Livingston Parish Library is hosting Pajama Storytime for babies through age 8. Storytime helps develop pre-reading skills while children and their caregivers have lots of fun before saying, "Good night!" 

Storytimes feature stories read aloud and can include songs, fingerplays, puppets, and crafts among other activities. Come join the fun!

Denham Springs-Walker Branch

Last Thursday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Appropriate for ages 0-8.

Tween Hangout

Join us for Tween Hangout! Bring your friends or come to make new ones in a space where everyone is welcome! Video games, board games, activities, crafts, snacks, and more.

Watson Branch

Fourth Thursday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Appropriate for ages 8-11.

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