NHCPL Guides: Kids: Kids Home

Welcome to the New Hanover County Public Library Kids Page!

Visit our online calendar to see all of the programs currently being offered including Read to a Dog, virtual programs, and outdoor programs.

Save time and have an expert select books for your child!

We invite you to participate in this FREE program that encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before he or she enters kindergarten.

1,0000 Books Program Instructions

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

ABCmouse Home Access This link opens in a new window
ABCmouse - The award-winning ABCmouse curriculum is designed to help young children (ages 2-8+) build a strong foundation for future academic success. ABCmouse is 100% educational, with more than 10,000 learning activities (books, puzzles, educational games, art activities, songs, etc.) across all major subject areas: reading, math, science, social studies, art, and music—including more than 1,200 of those learning activities in Spanish. Best of all, kids just love it! (From Age of Learning, Inc.)
Tumble Books This link opens in a new window
Collection of animated and narrated picture books for young children, read-alongs and nonfiction books for grades K-6, as well as puzzles and games.
NC Kids Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Children’s eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming video for pre-K through 4th grade in North Carolina.
TumbleMath This link opens in a new window
TumbleMath is a comprehensive collection of math picture books, complete with animation and narration, accompanied by supplementary materials like quizzes.
Just for Kids Access Video This link opens in a new window
A collection of educational videos and TV shows for kids.

The Pine Valley Library is excited to be an ecoEXPLORE Hot Spot and Loan Spot!

ecoEXPLORE (Experiences Promoting Learning Outdoors for Research and Education) is an incentive-based citizen science program for children in grades K-8. Developed by The North Carolina Arboretum, this innovative program combines science exploration with kid-friendly technology to foster a fun learning environment for children while encouraging them to explore the outdoors and participate in citizen science.

Participate 3 ways:

1. Attend programs at the library presented by the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Whiteville.

2. Check out an ecoEXPLORE Discovery Pack.