DROP-IN PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY
Did you know that Northland Children & Teen Services Librarians visit preschools, daycare centers, conduct school visits, and provide assemblies and interactive storytelling programs for students in classrooms from Kindergarten through High School? Every week our librarians take stories, fingerplays, action rhymes, songs, science experiments and other STEAM activities, book talks and games out into the community to add a little library zip to early literacy programs in our service area.
Schools in the Northland Public Library Service Area
In 2024:
Children’s programs in the library: 261 programs for 7,504 children
Children’s outreach programs: 250 visits to 6433 children
Teen programs in the library: 67 programs to 393 teens
Virtual Teen programs: 28 programs to 179 viewers
In 2023:
Children’s programs in the library: 266 programs for 8,024 children
Children’s outreach programs: 216 visits to 4459 children
Teen programs in the library: 68 programs to 391 teens
Virtual Teen programs: 91 programs to 630 viewers
In 2022 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library: 257 programs for 6,040 children
Children’s outreach programs: 64 visits to 1,226 children
Teen programs in the library: 50 programs to 299 teens
Virtual Teen programs: 78 programs to 482 viewers
In 2021 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library: 58 programs for 1,173 children
Children’s outreach programs: 4 visits to 22 children
Virtual Children’s programs: 163 programs to 4,601 viewers
Teen programs in the library: 1 programs to 3 teens
Virtual Teen programs: 111 programs to 611 viewers
In 2020 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library: 124 programs for 3,981 children
Children’s outreach programs: 48 visits to 1,486 children
Virtual Children’s programs: 331 programs to 20,186 viewers
Teen programs in the library: 16 programs for 232 teens
Virtual Teen programs: 21 programs to 557 viewers
In 2019 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library : 448 programs to 15,995 kids
Children’s outreach programs: 343 visits to 8,978 kids
Teen programs in the library: 93 programs to 854 teens
Teen outreach programs: 8 visits to 982 teens
Total patrons = 26,809
In 2018 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library : 387 programs to 16,348 kids
Children’s outreach programs: 323 visits to 8,927 kids
Teen programs in the library: 88 programs to 806 teens
Teen outreach programs: 27 visits to 502 teens
Total patrons= 26,583
In 2017 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library: 415 Programs to 15,850
Children’s outreach programs: 336 visits to 11,985 patrons
Teen programs: 92 programs to 1086 teens
Total patrons = 28,921
In 2016 our outreach included:
Children’s programs in the library: 395 programs to 12,444 patrons
Children’s outreach programs: 415 visits to 14,689 patrons
Teen programs: 99 programs to 694 teens
Total patrons = 27, 827
If you know of a preschool, daycare center or grade school in Bradford Woods, Franklin Park, Marshall, McCandless or Ross that would like a visit please call the Children’s/Young Adult Services Department at 412-366-8100 ext. 123.
***Outreach is based on staff availability.
