Windham Public Library

217 Windham Center Road, Windham, Maine 04062
(Phone) 207-892-1908 ; (Fax) 207-892-1915

Monday, Wednesday: 10 am-7 pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 10 am-6 pm
Friday: 9 am-4 pm
Saturday (Sept-May): 9 am-4 pm
Saturday (Jun-Aug): closed

Special hours or closings will be posted
on the homepage.

Find It Here

Children’s Room

Children's Room

mural of childrens' book characters

Miss Sam and Alexis can be reached in the Children’s Room at 207-892-1908 ext. 4.

Programs

For more information on events visit the library’s online calendar.

Story Time

tiger and lion with books story time

Join Miss Sam for Story Time for children up to age 5 and their parents/caregivers. Story Time is approximately 30 minutes long and includes stories, songs, and more!

Books and Babies

bear stuffie reading book

Join Miss Sam for Books & Babies with songs, fingerplays, and a story for children birth-24 months.

Bookworms Recommendations

Bookworm worm with glasses holding book

Bookworms

Book recommendations from the Children's Room staff--and YOU! Tell us about a book you've read and would recommend to others!

Wonder Wednesdays

Wonder Wednesday Logo kids with outer space setting in the background

Programs for ages 5-12, designed to stretch the imagination and develop critical thinking skills.

1st Wednesdays: LEGO Club
2nd Wednesdays: Crafty Challenge
3rd Wednesdays: STEM Toys
4th Wednesdays: Fun with 4-H
Any 5th Wednesday will be a smorgasbord!

More Resources!

Need help choosing books for your child? Have a topic coming up in schooling that you’d like to have books to supplement but don’t know where to start? Let the Children’s Room staff help you out! We’ll pull four books and have them on hold for you at the library. Please give us at least one business day to get your bundle ready.

Adventure Passes

We have passes for Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Dundee Park, Maine State Parks, Maine Wildlife Park, Portland Museum of Art, and USM Southworth Planetarium available for patron use. Contact the library (207-892-1908 ext. 3) for more information.

Need help fulfilling your homeschooling library skills requirement? Students in grades K-6 can meet with us for five sessions that cover things like touring the library, genre identification, and how to check out materials. Sessions last 10-20 minutes and include supplemental activities. Upon program completion, families will receive documentation of content covered.

Maine Student Book Award

Maine Student Book Award logo

The Maine Student Book Award (MSBA) is a statewide program designed for students in grades 4-8. To get in on the action, sign-up in the Children’s Room.

Backpacks

backpacks

Backpacks are filled with resources and activities on a variety of topics. They can be picked up and returned at the Circulation Desk.

Tough Topics

We put together a list of resources to help you talk to your children about tough topics like death of a loved one, racism, divorce, and more.

mural of childrens' book characters

Mural by Thomas Merriam (2006) located in the Children’s Room of Windham Public Library