Early Literacy Classes
Stories, songs, movement, and play designed to help young children learn and grow.
Laramie County Library System’s free early literacy classes are designed for different ages and developmental stages, giving children opportunities to build literacy, language, movement, and social-emotional skills while enjoying time together.
Led by our early literacy educators, classes feature carefully selected picture books along with songs, rhymes, movement, STEM, and other literacy-based activities. These experiences support early literacy development through talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing while helping children build skills for future reading and learning.
Action songs and rhymes encourage gross motor development, while fingerplays, counting rhymers, and other hands-on activities help strengthen fine motor skills that contribute to writing development. Books, group activities, and time with other children also provide opportunities to practice listening, interacting with peers, and expressing emotions and ideas.
Each class includes stay and play, giving children and their adults time to play, connect, and socialize in a less structured setting. You may even leave with a new song, rhyme, activity, or idea to try together at home.
Find the Right Class
Book Babies
Share books, songs, lap bounces, rhymes, movement, and fingerplays with your baby. This shorter, less-structed class offers an introduction to books and early literacy while giving babies opportunities to interact with other children. Stay and play follows the class with developmentally appropriate toys and time for adults to connect.
Wiggle and Giggle: Toddler Time
Designed with toddlers in mind, Wiggle and Giggle combines shorter, interactive books with plenty of opportunities to move. Songs, stories, and activities help children gradually build focus needed for longer group experiences while allowing plenty of room to wiggle. Stay and play follows for class for additional play and social time.
Tales Together
Enjoy stories and early literacy activities together as a family. Classes may include picture books, puppet stories, flannel rhymers, movement songs, and other activities, with educators adapting the experience to the ages and needs of the children in the room. Stay and play follows the class.
Ready Readers
Ready Readers is designed for children who are ready to participate in class independently. More complex stories, writing, and extension activities help build kindergarten readiness, attention, and the ability to participate in literacy activities with peers. Stay and play provides additional time to socialize and work together through less-structured activities.
Yoga Together
Stories and early literacy meet movement and mindfulness in this special class. Children and their adults can enjoy songs, stories, stretching, and play together.
Little Colts Story Time
Gather for a lively story time that gives children opportunities to enjoy books, create, and spend time with their peers. Each session includes stories and a craft activity.
Tales Together @ Pine
Enjoy an interactive story time featuring books, songs, puppets, crafts, and other activities that encourage early literacy while giving children and their adults time to learn and have fun together.