CHILDREN'S SERVICES
ACTIVITY BACKPACKS
Choose from 12 types of activity backpacks that contain all you need for an adventure! Use the supplies inside to explore different activities, both indoors and outdoors.
BEANSTACK
Beanstack is a web based application that enables patrons to log their books and minutes read during the Summer Reading Program or in one of our other reading events.
Download the free Beanstack app for iOS or Android devices or visit hillsborotx.beanstack.org to register.
E-READ TEXAS KIDS
Part of the E-Read Texas collection, these e-books are curated specifically for grades PK-5 and include materials from Time for Kids, books on crafting, and a number of high-lo readers. Accessible anywhere in Texas; no login required.
LIBRARY PASSES
Each pass permits FREE entry to nearby attractions. Passes are only available for checkout in-person at the library, and they are strictly first come, first served. Limit 1 pass per family. Passes are checked out for one week, and are automatically returned to the library after 7 days. Call ahead to check availability.
ROBOTICS CLUB
The Hillsboro City Library's Youth Services Department offers regular robotics and coding programs for area youth. This one hour program, led by library staff, gives kids and teens hands on coding experince. To find the date and time of the next Club Code meeting, check the library's events calendar.
ART CART
Head down to the Philotechno's Children's Library anytime during regular business hours to find our Art Cart.
The Art Cart has coloring pictures, crayons, markers, construction paper, craft kits, glue, tape, and more all ready to be used for you and your child's creative needs.
Art is an excellent method for young children to hone their fine motor skills and expand their imaginations through the creative process.
CLOUDLIBRARY
cloudLibrary makes it easy to discover the content you want to read. Whether on the web, a tablets, or your mobile device. Use cloudLibrary to browse digital shelves created by the Hillsboro Library or by filtering by genres that interest you. Gain access to thousands of e-books, and audiobooks from libraries around the state, including ours.
IMAGINATION LIBRARY
Register your child for Imagination Library at lddif.org or fill out a paper form in person at the library. Eight to ten weeks after your registration has been recieved, books will begin arriving at your home and will continue until your child turns 5 or you move out of the service area.
Leah Demaree Douglas Imagination Foundation has partnered with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to help your child love to read by providing print books at home and encouraging you to set aside daily time for your child to read. Every child will have books of their own, at no cost to you, thanks to LDDIF and Dolly Parton. Each month, a new, carefully selected book will be mailed directly to your home in your child's name. Each child can look forward to new and exciting reading adventures from the Imagination Library!
This project is made possible by funds appropriated to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the 89th Texas Legislature.
PARENT TV
ParentTV offers thousands of on-demand parenting videos and courses with content designed to support those who care for children, from pregnancy through to teenage years.
ParentTV works with leading psychologists, pediatricians, mental health specialists, nutritionists, occupational therapists and parenting educators across the globe.
Search and find videos on general parenting, play, behavior, child development, mental health, sleep, nutrition, technology and more. Most videos are under 10 minutes in length and can be accessed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.
To access this incredible resource all you need to do is to LOGIN with your Hillsboro City Library barcode and pin number via CLICKING THIS LINK.
STORYWALK®
The Friends of the Hillsboro City Library, in partnership with the Hillsboro City Library and the City of Hillsboro Parks Department, have installed a permanent StoryWalk® in Hillsboro City Park on North Pleasant Street.
A StoryWalk is a sequence of picture book pages that are displayed in 21 weatherproof cases along a path. Park visitors read the displayed story as they walk along the roughly quarter mile route. Readers will also find movement activities and engagement questions to participate in as they read the story.