Welcome to Youth Services, a dynamic place to learn more about the services of the library. Use this section to keep up-to-date with what’s happening at the library and to learn more about the services the youth library has to offer. Click on the images below to find out more about our services and membership requirements.
Events & Activities
JUNE 29th – AUGUST 22, 2026
This summer readers are being encouraged to dig into a good book, uncover hidden histories, and to explore the past. We want you to find the joy of discovery that reading brings. Every person and every community have stories waiting to be found and shared—through books, programs, and local knowledge.
You can read anything that taps into your interest and imagination. Complete a line or blackout to earn badges and prizes.
There will be weekly draws for blackout Bingo and lots of prizes to be won.
SUMMER RECOMMENDED READING LISTS
| Ages: 0-5 yrs. | Ages: 6 – 11 yrs. | Ages: 12 – 18 yrs. |
Keep your child reading over the summer holidays to prevent the summer slide. There are thousands of books available at the library to keep your child engaged in learning.
Register them for the Summer BINGO Reading Challenge.
Visit the library often.
Come & check us out!
THERE ARE STILL SPOTS LEFT! REGISTER TODAY!
TUESDAY, JUNE 16th, 2026
8:00 PM
Join us for an uplifting virtual conversation with bestselling author and Scripps National Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde as we discuss her new picture book, Weird and Wonderful You, in which she encourages young readers to embrace what makes them different.
Through a motivating message and a series of inspiring quotes and affirmations, this book encourages readers to embrace their unique quirks and see them as strengths. It’s a colorful manifesto for anyone who has ever felt out of place or different, urging them to stand out, be proud, and stay true to themselves.
Register and ask questions of the author!
Zaila Avant-garde Online Book Talk
Saturday, June 27th, 2026
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
FREE!
Register at June STEAM Club
LIMITED SPACE. REGISTRATION REQUIRED!
For further information, contact Mr. Hall at kehall@gov.bm
The library has curated a “Library of Things” offering our community access to items they might not need to own. These items can be checked out with your library card.
Check out our initial rollout of items. If you have any suggestions of items that we can add to our collection, feel free to let us know. Library of Things
A FREE interactive story time for children aged 2 – 4 and their caregivers.
Hosted by Deana Roberts Health Visitor
First TUESDAY of every month
Next sessions:
July 7th, 2026
10:00 – 11:00 am
Youth Library Auditorium
Summer Family BINGO Night
Friday, July 17th, 2026
5:30 – 8:00 pm
$15/family
DINNER & DESSERT PROVIDED
COME AND HAVE SOME FUN AT THIS FAMILY EVENT!
Register early to secure your spot!
TUESDAYS
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
WEDNESDAYS
4:00 PM – 5:15 PM
AGES: 14-18
EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS AS YOU
ORGANIZE PROGRAMS FOR TEENS AND
ASSIST WITH LIBRARY PROGRAMMING
THURSDAYS
3:45 PM – 5:00 PM
A DIFFERENT BUILD THEME EACH WEEK
NEW STORYWALKS! – “Bermuda’s Flying Flowers” & “Tiny Goes Green in Bermuda”
There are new Storywalk installations at the Botanical Gardens and the Verdmont Museum.
StoryWalk is a wonderful way for adults and their young children or grandchildren to combine literacy skills and healthy exercise as they walk to each of the 7 reading stations while enjoying the beauty of the Gardens.
Botanical Gardens: Book written by Ras Mykkal. The StoryWalk begins under the Ficus trees near the old Parks Office building, takes participants through the sensory garden, into the palm collection, and concludes at the bottom of the celebration lawn.
Verdmont Museum: Book written by Elizabeth Mulderig. The StoryWalk begins at the lower garden gate and takes you around the Verdmont property.
Visit these locations and enjoy the storywalks!
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. They are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sounds, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book (and some classics) which you can read, or have read to you. The language drop-down menu allows you to view the site in French and Spanish, instead of English. Click HERE to start reading!
Use your library card to access hundreds of free movies through our Kanopy library. Movies for children of all ages. Click here.
Chess gives children the skills that they need to excel scholastically and socially in the world today. If you would like for your child to learn chess or they need someone to play chess with, then sign them up for the Chess Club.
SATURDAYS
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Club run by Larry Ebbin
ALL SKILL LEVELS WELCOME
WEDNESDAYS 14-18 yrs. 4:00 – 5:15 PM
The mission of the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is to promote Bermuda Youth Library’s services to young adults by:
- Planning and implementing young adult programs
- Creating an inviting atmosphere at the library by maintaining a safe, attractive young adult area
- Promoting ideas in the young adult collection
- Promoting and encouraging reading by young adults
- Advocating the rights of young adults.
JOIN TODAY!
RESUMES SEPTEMBER 2026
Youth Library Auditorium
Thursdays & Saturdays
9:30 – 10:00 am
Ages: 3 month – 2 1/2 yrs.
JANUARY – APRIL
JUNE
JULY (SAT. ONLY)
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
NO BOOK BABIES IN MAY
Storyline Online is available 24 hours a day for children, parents, and educators worldwide. For each book, supplemental curriculum developed by a credentialed elementary school educator is provided, aiming to strengthen comprehension and verbal and written skills for English-language learners worldwide.
Visit Storyline Online at storylineonline.net.
The 
library reading app.
Thousands of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, videos and more – hand-selected by the library- are available for free. From New York Times best-sellers to classics, you’re sure to find something great to read! Warm, personal, and easy to use, Libby is great for users of all ages.
Reading has been associated as an early indicator of academic success. Public formal education does not typically start until ages 5-6. Before then, parents and caregivers are the first education providers during the 0-5 early critical years. The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge is a simple (read a book, any book to your child, with the goal of reading 1,000 before kindergarten) and very manageable endeavor. PICK UP YOUR PACKET FROM THE LIBRARY!
Books-Your-Child-Should-Hear-Before-Kindergarten
For more information about the program, visit 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program
Keep your child’s library books and card safe and dry with a library bag and pouch. Library cards can be
viewed through the clear cover eliminating the need to take cards out to check out books. The library bag allows you to always know where your books are.
Pouches: Red, blue & black $4.00
Bags: Blue, yellow & orange $7.00
