Gaston County Public Library Youth Services

10/16/2026

Our littlest patrons always want to know what's behind our office door! We decided to give a sneak peek of some of the wacky things on our desks....

10/16/2026

Join us tomorrow at 10:30am in the Main Library's Story Nook for Family Storytime! Stories and songs for the whole family to enjoy.

10/15/2026

Youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade have just a little over two weeks to complete their bookmarks and turn them in to their favorite library branch!

Uncover a Mystery and mark your page! We're excited to announce our Fall 2026 Bookmark Contest for kids and teens in kindergarten - 12th grade. One winner will be chosen from each of four age group categories to have their bookmark printed and made available to patrons at all library locations. In order to enter, you should pick up an entry form at your favorite library branch or you can print your own here: https://gastonlibrary.org/DocumentCenter/View/1402/2026-Fall-Youth-Bookmark-Contest-Entry-Form. Full rules and details are available on the entry form.
Entries can be returned to any library branch location and are due no later than 2:00PM on Saturday, October 31.
Contact Kelly Lawniczak with any questions at [email protected] or 704-868-2164, option 3.

10/15/2026

🚨🚨Volunteer Hours Opportunity🚨🚨
Teens in 6th - 12th grade are invited to join guest speaker Lacrisha Thomas to talk about financial literacy: money, budgeting, planning for the future, and more! She'll be here on October 22, 2026, at 4:30PM in the Teen Area at the Main Library. Those who attend will earn one volunteer hour. Proof of hours will be provided.

10/14/2026

Join us tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. in the Children's Room at the Main Library for spooky STEAM centers! 👻
*Designed for Pre-K through Grade 5 and their families.

Join us for a night full of spooky STEM activities in the Main Library Children's Room on Thursday, October 15 at 6:00 p.m.!
*Designed for ages PreK-Grade 5

10/12/2026

Every moment is a chance to build a reader! Readers Are Built is an initiative of the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation, created to support the vision that all children, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status, become proficient readers by the end of third grade.
​*This campaign is funded through the generous support of The Leon Levine Foundation.

10/10/2026

Our Teen Advisory Board made some super cute spiders so we turned them into a display in the Children's Room at the Main Library! Thank you, TAB, for all your hard work putting up the fall decorations in our Teen Area and for making the spiders for our display!

10/09/2026

Babies and caregivers, join us tomorrow morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Main Library Story Nook for Baby Storytime! We will share books, songs, and fun just for our littlest patrons!