ImagineIF Libraries

The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule Mail time! Receiving and sending letters and packages is an exciting prospect to many kids, and an important aspect of life as a grown-up. This week, we learned about mail carriers and read some mystery letters addressed to the Storytime Friends. This Storytime was…

The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule This storytime was half public service announcement, half hand-washing how-to, and all fun! We sang, we danced, we conducted germ simulations, and we all walked away a little more excited about washing our hands. Books Read: Germs Are Not for Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick…

The Youth Services team at ImagineIF Libraries plans and implements early literacy programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers in Kalispell, Bigfork, and Columbia Falls. Our goal in every Storytime is to connect with young children and their caregivers through books, songs, and interactive activities that foster early literacy and social emotional skills. Explore the Storytime Schedule A turtle puppet named Fred took over storytime operations this week and taught us a new word: HER-PET-OL-O-GY. It's from the Greek, meaning "creeping animals," and refers to reptiles, lizards, amphibians . . . y'know, all those cool critters that kiddos love! (Early literacy…

Bring new life to your old clothes! Bring new life to your old clothes! Join ImagineIF and Justin Barry from Functional Design, a local upcycling company, at this hands-on workshop. Justin will teach us how to transform an old sweatshirt into a useful and personalized tote bag. Drop by, hang out, and learn how to save money and get more life out of your items. Bring an old sweatshirt or hoodie. All levels welcome. This is a FREE event. Columbia Falls City Chambers (same building as the library): March 14, 3-6pm