Welcome to the Newton Free Library Children's Room Webpage! Our collections include fiction and non-fiction, picture books, easy reader and beginning chapter books, folk and fairy tales, foreign language books, circulating and non-circulating reference books, and a professional collection. We provide lists of recommended books, by grade level and subject, and our librarians are always happy to help you find just the right book. 

Our large audiovisual collection includes CD-ROMs, CDs, cassettes, books on tape, videos, DVDs, and media kits. 

Programs are offered for children of all ages. These include storytimes, writing, crafts, science, and many wonderful performances.
ALL OUR PROGRAMS ARE FREE!

Our support and services to schools include visits to preschools to read stories, tours of the children's room for school groups, and prepared "kits" with books, materials, and activities on particular themes available for loan to teachers. Each year, we visit all the first grades in the Newton Public Schools. We have also visited other grades, informing students about our collections and services. We would be happy to come to any classroom for an age-appropriate presentation. We are always interested in working with teachers to ensure that we have enough material to support research and reading assignments.

This great group is ready to help you at the Library by making suggestions on reading material to checking out your books for you to take home!

Supervisor
Susan Raskin Abrams

Assistant Supervisor
Jane Malmberg

Staff
Marianne Connelly
Melissa Forbes-Nicoll
Marthe Forrester
Roberta Goganian
Jean Holmblad
Phyllis Katz
Sandy Leifeld
Janet Linder
Maral Mahdasian
Louise Marshall
Pam McCuen
Kelly Shaffner-Brown
Vandana Sodder
Rebecca Weiss
Deena Zuckerman

Please be respectful of your library and your community and observe the following rules of good library behavior:

• No running and noisy play
• Eating is allowed in library facilities only for sponsored functions and within proscribed space constraints. Eating and drinking are not allowed near computers in the library.
• Library staff members are not responsible for the care of unsupervised children, except when minors are participating in a scheduled library program. Children aged eight and under may not be left unattended. Lost or unattended children aged eight and under will be returned to their parents or caregivers. Children under the age of 12 may not act as caregivers for younger children. If a responsible adult has not been located within one hour, or if the library is closing, the police may be called. Under no circumstances will a staff member take a child out of a library facility or transport a child to another location.
• The parents or caregivers of children who are disrupting other's use of the library will be asked to take them out of the library if the disruptive behavior cannot be controlled.
• Preschoolers must have an adult accompany them while using library computers.
• Shoes must be worn in the library for the safety of library patrons and staff. Cleats and skates are not permitted in library buildings.
• Out of courtesy for all patrons of the Library, please limit cell phone use to the lobby.