For Youth
Welcome to the Youth Room!
To request materials without coming into the Library, fill out our Curbside Pickup form, use your Baldwin Library card to put items on hold through our online catalog, or contact the Youth Reference Desk via phone (248-554-4670) or email (youth.reference@baldwinlib.org).
Check out our wide selection of programs including book clubs, take home kits, story times, and more!
Want to stay in-the-know on upcoming youth programs? Sign up to receive our newsletter.
Are there titles you’d like to see at Baldwin? Make a recommendation! Or use our Indie Author Submission form if you would like us to consider your own book for the collection.
The 2023 Birmingham Bloomfield Preschool Directory is now ready and can be accessed by clicking here. Many thanks for the Bloomfield Township Public Library for compiling the information in this directory.
The Baldwin Booster volunteer program for Summer 2024 is now full. Check back next May!
Location - View Map
300 W. Merrill St.
Birmingham, MI 48009
Library Hours
Monday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Upcoming Closures
June 19: Closed
July 4: Closed
Baldwin’s Bibliophile Bonanza
Are you a local author with a book published in the last three years? Apply for Baldwin’s Bibliophile Bonanza, our first ever Local Author Fair happening on November 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Click here for more information. The application will be available here starting August 1.
Upcoming Programs
Check out our calendar to register for programs.
July 1 Wiggle Worms Birth to 2 years
July 2 Sensory Adventure Grades 1-3
July 2 Made to Move Story Time All Ages
July 4 LIBRARY CLOSED
July 8 Paw Patrol Party Ages 3 and up
July 8 Project Kidsight Vision Screening
July 11 Mario Kart Tournament Grades 4-6
July 13 Books and Blankets Outdoor Family Story Time
July 16 Baffling Bill’s Magic of Reading Show
July 16 Ruff Readers
July 17 Sonic Party Grades 1-6
July 20 Check Us Out Chess
July 21 Kidzone at the Farmers Market
July 22 Baby Play Stations
July 22 Brick Builders Grades 1-3
July 23 Super Magical Unicorn Party Grades 1-3
July 27 Family Board Game Club Grades 1-6
July 29 Family Story Time
July 30 D.I.Y. Terrific Tiles Grades 4-6
July 31 D.I.Y. Pipe Cleaner Ninjas Grades K-3
Story Times
Reading to your child is a great way to grow a lifelong reader. And it’s easy to start them early with engaging story times led by our enthusiastic librarians. Checkout our programs for young listeners and their grownups from birth through age 5.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Encourage reading and help prepare your child for kindergarten. Register now.
Earn prizes for every 250 books you read with your child before they enter Kindergarten! Sponsored by the Bob and Jean Kelly Endowment.
Book Bundles
For babies through 6th grade. Don’t know what you want to read? Want some surprises? Fill out the Book Bundle form and a Youth Services Librarian will pull a bundle of surprise books for checkout.
Books Unboxed
For Grades 4 to 12.
Join our new, free subscription book service and receive a surprise library book tailored to your preference on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Sign ups received after the third Tuesday of the month will be fulfilled the following month. Fill out the Books Unboxed form to subscribe now.
Youth
Research & Learn
Explore these educational and fun online resources to keep your kids learning and entertained. Selected by Librarians for children in preschool through sixth grade.
Book Clubs
Reading becomes an even richer experience when it’s a shared one. Our book clubs are a great way to get readers of every age more comfortable discussing key themes in books.
Browse our various book clubs here.
TALK
Make any time learning time!
Sign up to get 8-10 messages per month with fun activities you can do at home to help prepare little ones, ages 5 and under, for school success.
Storybook Trail
Visit Beverly Park and walk the 0.4 miles trail and read an entire book that is posted on permanent posts throughout the park. Experience a new story every month April to December.
The current book is Gardens Are for Growing by Chelsea Tornetto.
Kids Library Society
Book Scavengers
We’ve hidden pictures in the Youth Room! How many can you find?
A new scavenger hunt will be put up at the beginning of each month.
Battle of the Books
Fourth and fifth grade students enrolled in the Birmingham Public School District are invited to participate in this challenging and fun book battle that encourages students to read and explore books of varying genres. Click here for the official Battle website.
Birbery
A mock Newbery program for 6th to 8th graders in Birmingham Public Schools. Click on the following links for more information.
Save on Tickets to Local Attractions
MAP (Michigan Activity Pass) allows you to use your Library card to print passes for free or reduced admission to popular Michigan institutions. Click here to check out your pass today!
TLN (The Library Network) members save on tickets, dining and more at the Detroit Zoo! Click here for details and to purchase and print your discounted tickets.
Need a book recommendation? You’ve come to the right place! Take a peek at these lists and check some books out today!
Parking
Free Two-Hour Parking in Chester Street Deck
Metered street parking around Library
Free Parking on Sundays
248-647-1700
300 W. Merrill St.
Birmingham, MI 48009
Library Hours:
Monday – Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Upcoming Closures:
July 4: Closed