Park Ridge Public Library’s Children’s Services Department has a number of games and activities to encourage learning through play while at the Library. In addition to the apps or activities on our iPads and computers, we also have physical games patrons can play.
ABCMouse
Accessible on patron computers in the Library is ABCMouse, a learning program covering reading, math, art, music, and more for kids ages 2 to 8. Created by teachers and education experts, ABCMouse has over 10,000 exciting learning activities for children at all academic levels. Activities are also available in Spanish.
iPad Apps
The following apps are available on our four iPads in the Children’s Services Department.
- 4 by Boynton
- Animal Band – Music Time
- Animal Math
- Animal Math – School Edition
- AniMatch
- Awesome Xylophone
- Bandimal
- Beck and Bo
- Bugs and Buttons
- Build a Truck
- Busy Shapes
- Captain Underpants
- The Cat in the Hat Builds That!
- Charlie & Lola: My Little Town
- Crazy Gears
- Elmo Loves 123s
- Elmo Loves ABCs
- Endless 123
- Endless ABC
- Explore Daniel’s Neighborhood (Daniel Tiger)
- Faces IMake
- Felt Board
- First Letters and Phonics
- Fish HD
- The Foot Book
- Geoboard
- Goodness Shapes
- Grr-ific Feelings (Daniel Tiger)
- Hoopa City
- Joy Doodle
- Kiddopia – Kids Learning Games
- Kids Music Factory
- LEGO Creator Islands
- LEGO Duplo Doctor
- LEGO Duplo Trains
- LEGO Juniors Create & Cruise
- LetterSchool
- Loopimal
- LOTE4Kids
- Lunchbox (Monkey Preschool Lunchbox)
- Math Bingo
- MGOL (Mother Goose on the Loose)
- Mo on the Go
- Monkey Wordschool Adventure
- Monster at the End of this Book (Monster 1)
- My Caterpillar (The Very Hungry Caterpillar)
- Ocean (Marcopolo)
- PBS Kids Games (Play Games)
- Pango Build Park
- Pango Roller Coaster
- Peek-a-Zoo
- Peppa Pig – Sports Day
- Petting Zoo
- Phonics Fun on the Farm
- Pigeon! (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus)
- Rapunzel
- Reader (Endless Reader)
- Robot Factory
- Sago Mini Farm
- Sago Mini Puppy Preschool
- Sago Mini World
- ScratchJr.
- Sock Puppets
- Superhero HD Comic Book Maker
- Teach Your Monster to Read – Phonics
- Thinkrolls
- Thinkrolls Kings and Queens
- Toca Band
- Toca Blocks
- Toca Boca Jr.
- Toca Builders
- Toca Dance
- Toca Elements
- Toca Hair Salon 3
- Toca Kitchen
- Toca Nature
- Toca Tea Party
- Toddler Games
- Water? (Where’s My Water?)
- Wee Rockets
- Word Wagon HD
Games
A limited number of physical games are available to play while in the Children’s Services Department. The games are rotated periodically and include checkers, board games, and card games.