1000 Books | 100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

Alphabet Walk

Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter. Mark off each letter as you find it!

Digital Resources mission

Utilize any or all of our digital resources during the month of February!

Friend the Library Mission

Join the Friends of EPLD or sign up for the Fall Bus Trip!

Friends mission

Join/renew Friends of EPLD! Or attend the meeting if you're already a current member!

Genealogy mission

Utilize our genealogy resources in February!

Illinois Libraries Present mission

Attend one or both of our Illinois Libraries Presents programs at EPLD in February!

Library Card Mission

Sign up for a library card, update your info, or renew your card in September!

Ocean Expert

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz!

Online Services mission

Use one of our other online resources in February!

Program Mission

Attend programs at the library in September!

Program mission

Attend a program (or a few!) at EPLD in February!

Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!

Special Programs Mission

Attend some of our special programs at the library in September!

Learn About Smokey Bear

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Traveling to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! In ancient Greek mythology, Artemis was the goddess of the Moon and twin sister to the sun god Apollo. Much like NASA’s Apollo program, which took humans to the Moon in the 1960s and 1970s, the Artemis program will take humans, including the first woman and the first person of color, back to the Moon and prepare us for traveling to Mars and beyond for the first time.

The following activities are all about the Artemis program and NASA’s plans for a new generation of crewed spaceflight. Complete three of the six activities to earn your “Moon, Mars, and Beyond” badge.

Back to the Moon with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Going back to the Moon and building a permanent presence on the lunar surface is a crucial step towards putting humans on Mars for the first time.

Learn all about NASA’s plans for lunar exploration and earn the "Back to the Moon" badge by completing four of the eight activities below!

Campfire Safety

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Many Miles to Mars with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! The Artemis program is all about sending humans back to the Moon in preparation for an even more challenging goal: human travel to Mars, the Red Planet!

Earn this badge and learn more about Mars by completing three of the five activities below!

Nature Adventure

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Planning and Prototyping with NASA’s Artemis Project

NASA is taking the first step in the next era of human exploration with the Artemis spaceflight program! Space travel requires massive amounts of planning, design, prototyping, and testing to ensure the vehicles and tools sent with astronauts into space are safe and reliable.

Dive deeper into NASA’s planning and prototyping process for the Artemis missions and earn this badge by completing three of the five activities below!

Tree Exploration

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Career Exploration

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Wildfire Science

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!

Make a Difference

Complete at least two of these Smokey Bear activities and earn a badge!