Children's Services

Children's Collection

The children’s collection includes materials for children from infancy through approximately sixth grade plus a Parents’ Shelf. Materials for children include books, board books for toddlers, read-alongs, easy readers, audiocassettes, music CDs, videocassettes, DVDs, CD-ROM software, and children’s magazines. The Parents’ Shelf includes parenting books on a variety of topics, some homeschooling materials, and books of interest to teachers.

Reader’s Advisory & Reference Services

The children’s reference desk is staffed Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm ; Friday from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; and Sunday from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. You may contact the children's reference desk by calling 405-372-3633 ext.108 or through email at ChildrensReference@stillwater.org.

Help is available on request at other times for reader’s advisory and assistance with information for school reports and projects.

Children's Computers

There are two computers in the Children's Department that contain educational and entertaining games and stories. These computers are not connected to the Internet and do not require parental permission or library cards in order for a child to use them. They are available on a first come, first served basis.

There are also two Internet computers specifically for children. These computers are more highly filtered than other Internet computers in the libraryl. Email, chat and social networking sites cannot be accessed on the children's Internet computers. A library card and parental permission is required to access the Internet computers.

Listening and Viewing Centers

In the Children’s Department, there is two stations available to use in the library with our audio-visual materials. Children can enjoy books on CD and music CD's at the Listening Center. At the Viewing Center, both VHS and DVD videos can be watched. Both stations are also available to preview audio-visual materials before you check them out.