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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    Arab American Heritage Month

These Olive Trees
Arab Arab All Year Long!
Eleven Words for Love
The Arabic Quilt
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
Halal Hotdogs
THe Turtles of Oman
Shad Hadid and the Alchemist of Alexandria
Hope is an Arrow
Egyptian Lullaby
The City of Jasmine
The Boy at the Back of the Class
Behind My Doors
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky
The Shape of Thunder
Wishing Upon the Same Stars
Amira's Picture Day
Hilwa’s Gifts
The Cat Man of Aleppo
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
Saffron Ice Cream
The Book That Almost Rhymed
Nayra and the Djinn
The Shape of Home
Muzoon: A Syrian Refugee Speaks Out
Daughters of the Lamp
Other Words for Home
Farah Rocks Fifth Grade
The Turtle of Michigan
Shad Hadid and the Alchemists of Alexandria
Planet Omar: Unexpected Super Spy
Once Upon an Eid

Book Spotlight    Once Upon a Library

A Library
The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians
A Love Letter To My Library
Lyric McKerrigan, Secret Librarian
This Is a Story
Schomburg
Sembrando historias
Waiting for the Biblioburro
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
A Kind of Paradise
The legend of the Last Library
The Lost Library
The Dragon in the Library
The library of unruly treasures
Curse of the boggin
Book Uncle and Me
Librarian on the Roof
Little Librarians, Big Heroes
No Cats in the Library
The Loud Librarian

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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Potty Training Like a Pro

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Apple-solutely Love Fall

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Fall Into Winter Reading

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