Welcome to Youth Services, a dynamic place to learn more about the services of the library. Use this section to keep up-to-date with what’s happening at the library and to learn more about the services the youth library has to offer. Click on the images below to find out more about our services and membership requirements.
Events & Activities
Youth books will be available for checkout at the Main library.
ALL OTHER PROGRAMS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE MEETING ROOM AT THE MAIN LIBRARY.
Youth Library books can be returned at the Main Library, Queen Street during the closure.
BIG LIBRARY READ
NOVEMBER 1 – DECEMBER 15, 2024
Read the wonderful story “Thank you, Omu!” written and illustrated by Oge Mora. Tell us what you think about the book by submitted a response by ONE (1) of the following ways.
1. Submit a photo of you/your family reading “Thank you, Omu!”
2. Create your own family stew recipe OR submit a photo of you making stew
3. Write a short review about “Thank you, Omu!”
All entries will earn you a ticket for the prize draw on December 17th.
Ready, Set, READ!
Deadline: December 15th, 2024
NOVEMBER 9th, 2024
10 AM – 3 PM
Come join us for a fun day at the Verdmont Museum. Our pirate themed day will be filled with activities for the whole family. Visit this beautiful National Trust property located at 6 Verdmont Lane, in Smiths parish. Come and imagine the interwoven 18th century lives of a merchant family and the families they enslaved as you tour Verdmont’s furnished rooms, museum exhibits and hilltop gardens. Three hundred years of natural and cultural heritage relating to us all awaits you at this historic house and property overlooking the island and sea.
Abigail Dream Adventures is on to a new adventure! Walk, skip and jump your way into reading at this new Storywalk location. Walk more steps, read more words! Abigail’s Dream Adventures was written by local author, Karen E. Franks.
Family Story & Games Night
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
5:30 – 7:30 pm
FREE – BRING YOUR DINNER & BLANKET
FUN ACTIVITIES!
WE’LL BRING THE DESSERT!
Register early to secure your spot!
STEAM CLUB
Main Library, Queen St.
Saturday, November 30th
11:30 – 12:30 PM
AGES: 7+
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Register here
GET READY!!!!!
Does your little one love to interact with books? Well capture them in action as you share a story with them or they “read” by themselves. Photos will be voted on and the most endearing picture in each category will win a prize. Stay tuned for contest details.
Ages: 6 mos. – 2 1/2 yrs.
MOVIE TUESDAYS
NOVEMBER
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Nov. 5 – The Land Before Time
Nov. 12 – Oliver & Company
Nov. 19 – The Great Mouse Detective
Nov. 26 – Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World
WEDNESDAYS
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
AGES: 14-18
EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AS YOU
ORGANIZE PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AND
ASSIST WITH LIBRARY PROGRAMMING
THURSDAYS
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
A DIFFERENT BUILD THEME EACH WEEK
You can read CRICKET, CLICK AND MUSE Magazines online. You can read the current issue as well as back issues.
Follow these instructions:
Using an Apple OR Android tablet or phone device:
Use the following link to download the Muse, Click Or Cricket Digital Magazine :
Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id563500930
Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MuseMagazine.MuseMagazine
- Click on the lock icon in the upper right corner to access the Sign In window.
- Enter your Recipient Account Number (0028607661) as both the Login and the Password.
- Click the Sign In button.
Using the Internet:
* Go to https://www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/login.php?i=0&m=45325&l=1
* Enter your Recipient Account Number (0028607661) as both the Login and the Password.
* Click the LOGIN button.
ENJOY!
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. They are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sounds, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book (and some classics) which you can read, or have read to you. The language drop-down menu allows you to view the site in French and Spanish, instead of English. Click HERE to start reading!
Use your library card to access hundreds of free movies through our Kanopy library. Movies for children of all ages. Click here.
Chess gives children the skills that they need to excel scholastically and socially in the world today. If you would like for your child to learn chess or they need someone to play chess with, then sign them up for the Chess Club.
SATURDAYS
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Club run by Larry Ebbin
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME
SATURDAYS
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
YOUTH LIBRARY AUDITORIUM
AGES: 9-13
This club is designed to help young girls develop self-expression, confidence and charitable hearts while discovering their unique gifts and talents. It is a club worth joining where girls can have fun, make new friends and learn amazing new things.
RUN BY PHENOMENAL PEOPLE INC., BERMUDA
WEDNESDAYS 14-18 yrs. 4:00 – 5:15 PM
The mission of the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is to promote Bermuda Youth Library’s services to young adults by:
- Planning and implementing young adult programs
- Creating an inviting atmosphere at the library by maintaining a safe, attractive young adult area
- Promoting ideas in the young adult collection
- Promoting and encouraging reading by young adults
- Advocating the rights of young adults.
JOIN TODAY!
10:30 am AGES: 3 and up
Storytime is an early literacy program where we read books, sing songs, learn rhymes and fingerplays, and get moving with manipulatives like shakers, scarves, and a parachute. Here are some of the benefits of story time.
* Gets kids excited about books and reading
* Develops a library habit
* Encourages socialization
* Improves attention span and listening skills
* Creates quality time between caregiver and child
* Introduces new books, authors, songs, and activities to do at home
Youth Library Auditorium
Thursdays & Saturdays
9:30 – 10:00 am
Ages: 3 month – 2 1/2 yrs.
JANUARY – APRIL
JUNE – JULY (SAT. ONLY)
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, and educators worldwide. For each book, supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary school educator is provided, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.
Visit Storyline Online at storylineonline.net.
The 
library reading app.
Thousands of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, videos and more – hand-selected by the library- are available for free. From New York Times best-sellers to classics, you’re sure to find something great to read! Warm, personal, and easy to use, Libby is great for users of all ages.
Reading has been associated as an early indicator of academic success. Public formal education does not typically start until ages 5-6. Before then, parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple (read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten) and very manageable endeavor. PICK UP YOUR PACKET FROM THE LIBRARY!
Books-Your-Child-Should-Hear-Before-Kindergarten
For more information about the program, visit 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program
Keep your child’s library books and card safe and dry with a library bag and pouch. Library cards can be
viewed through the clear cover eliminating the need to take cards out to check out books. The library bag allows you to always know where your books are.
Pouches: Red, blue & black $4.00
Bags: Blue, yellow & orange $7.00
