School library activities

Don't let a short schedule keep you from providing engaging library programming. These 30-minute library lessons are perfect for librarians!

Being a brand new school librarian is both exciting and scary. All summer, you’ve planned for your new position, but today, you're feeling pretty lost.

The library is a magical place, and these librarians and teachers put in the extra hours to make this a reality for their students. From book tastings to zombie attacks to pandemic-safe activities, we’re bringing you some amazingly creative library programs that spread the magic of reading.

Here are some fun library activities to make check out time run smoothly

Free library games and resources, including printables, worksheets, and slideshow presentations designed to help kids build library skills.

Getting tweens into the library to do library activities and explore books takes some creative thinking. Activities that are interactive, fun, challenging, and hands-on are the best way to get started. We need curiosity and mystery in library activities that will keep them on the edge of their seats for more.

These library activities for kids help kids make the most of the time they have in the library!

Download Elementary Librarian Lesson plan samples here. All resources included.

Here are 27 library activities for kids that will give you different ways of engaging them at the library and help to grow a love of reading.

Some school libraries are reinventing themselves as makerspaces, but this Ohio library took a slightly different approach and has seen incredible results.