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Lexington County Library holds a long-standing commitment to serving children and families by offering exceptional collections, programs and services. Our primary goal is to foster a deep appreciation for reading and exploration. Additionally, we recognize the importance of supporting families, caregivers and educators. When you visit any of our 10 branches, you’ll discover dedicated spaces specifically designed for children to engage in reading and discovery.

Our specially crafted areas cater to literacy and learning, ensuring that our programs deliver enriching experiences that encourage a love for books and community. For children, we offer a range of:

 

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Topic    Native American Heritage Month

Man Made Monsters
Warrior Girl Unearthed
Little Moons
Code Talker
Everything you wanted to know about Indians but were afraid to ask : young readers edition
If I Go Missing
Hunting by Stars
Saints of the Household
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
Harvest House
A Snake Falls to Earth
Surviving the City
Apple: Skin to the Core
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Four Faces of the Moon
Indiginerds : tales from modern indigenous life
Legendary frybread drive-in

Book Spotlight    What's cooking?

A is for artichoke
Pancakes! : cook in a book
Stir crack whisk bake
A taste of the world
The junior chef cookbook
Cooking Class
Beat the wheat!
The forest feast for kids
Sweet tooth!
The best kids cookbook
Jewish holidays cookbook festive meals for celebrating the year
Barbie : Cooking with besties
Look and cook breakfast
Baking bliss!
Celebrate with me!

PICTURE BOOKS    South Carolina Book Awards (2026)

The Book That Almost Rhymed
One Day This Tree Will Fall
ARTificial Intelligence
Stokes
Flamingos are Pretty Funky
The Girl Who Figured it Out
The Curious Why
Buffalo Fluffalo
Monster Hands
A Friend for Eddy
Go and Get with Rex
The Yellow Bus
I'm Sorry You Got Mad
Home in a Lunchbox
When Black Girls Dream Big
There Are No Ants in This Book
Neat Nick's Big Mess
Ursula Upside Down
The Man Who Didn't Like Animals
José Feeds the World

CHILDREN'S    South Carolina Book Awards (2026)

Shock City
Spark
The Night War
Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-grade Year
The Legend of the Last Library
The No-brainer's Guide to Decomposition
The Mystery of Locked Rooms
And Then, Boom!
The Master of Mystic Mountain
Heroes
The Dark Skies Mystery
Faker
Medusa
Rougarou Magic
Wander Lost
Trouble at the Tangerine
Let It Glow
The Last Dragon on Mars
Will's Race for Home
Fowl Play

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