Jump Start: Summer Reading Workshop hosted annually in February/March
Performer's Database: A comprehensive listing of performers who have/will perform in South Dakota libraries.
READsquared! Online reading program management application for SD Libraries.
South Dakota Discovery Center Kits The South Dakota Discovery Center offers STEMventure Exploration kits, quality STEM programs in a box, for check out to use in library programs.
SDPB- Early Learning : a comprehensive program that provides educators, home schoolers, daycare providers, parents and guardians the tools they need to create a wholistic learning experience. Helps feed knowledge to our preschool aged children, and sows imagination, curiosity, and desire for constructive play and beneficial exploration.
SDStepAhead Supporting Early Learners 
: Developmentally appropriate goals for children's growth and learning at each age level (infant, toddler and preschooler). Access the South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines to help guide plans for developing programming and activities.
Better Together: School & Public Library Partnerships
Collaboration Checklist
CELL Resources
Tips for Working with Preschoolers
Library Card Sign-Up Month/ First Library Card
Cornerstone Article, September 2021
South Dakota Historical Society Press:
Resources for patrons with special needs:
The SDSL Accessible Library Services has both fiction and nonfiction books for children in print/braille (twin vision), braille, and talking book formats. Materials in the collection begin at the preschool level.
Databases specifically suited for:
See also Handouts and Downloads.
1-605-773-3131 (Option 5, 1)
1-605-910-7114