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Preschool: For children 0-5 years old

Read, talk, sing, write, and play everyday.

Story Times at SAPL

Check out the Story Times happening at libraries across the City of San Antonio!

Dial A Story / Telecuentos

Call 210.207.4466 to listen to a new story every week!

For over 20 years the children of San Antonio have been calling in to Dial-A-Story to hear a children's story.  The children's librarians record new stories every Tuesday and Friday, one in English and one in Spanish.

Read-Along Story Books

Talking, Singing, Reading, Writing, and Playing are five ways you can help your young children start their journey to becoming readers. The library has so many great story times, books, and resources for infants and toddlers to share with you to help get you started! 

Baby Story Time with SAPL

Baby Story Time with SAPL Let's sing, read, write, talk, and play together! Romp through rhymes, songs, and stories with a skilled Children's Librarian to get your baby giggling, wiggling, and learning. Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Come prepared to sit on the floor for some one-on-one time with your little one. Songs, stories, and rhymes usually lasts about fifteen to twenty minutes, but we invite you stay and let babies play and grownups connect afterwards.

Find a Baby Story Time near you on our Events calendar here. 

Toddler Story Time with SAPL

Toddler Dancing with Caregiver clappingLet’s move, sing, talk, read, and play together in this highly energetic and interactive program designed for inquisitive toddlers 18 months to 3 years and their grownups. Toddler Story Times are designed to enhance toddlers' social, emotional and language development through twenty to thirty minutes of active participation in songs, rhymes, and stories. Stay to play, create, or connect after the program. 

Find a Toddler Story Time near you on our Events Calendar here

Women's History Books for Infants and Toddlers

New Books We Love for Infants and Toddlers

Slide and See Unicorns
What Shape Is Your Bagel? By Macaroons
Big Emotions (Bubble UP) by Andrea J. Loney
Be Kind, Kangaroo by Christianne C. Jones
Me and Other Bunnies by Mo Willems
Pokemon Playtime a touch-and-feel Adventure
Banana Bop! A Monster Show by Sandra Boynton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Vegetable Garden by Gabriella DeGennaro

Libros en Español para bebés y niños pequeños

Don't Eat Me, Chupacabra! ¡No Me Comas, Chupacabra! : a Delicious Story With Digestible Spanish Vocabulary by Kyle Sullivan, Kyle
¡1, 2, 3 Cumbia! English-Spanish Manners Book by Delia Ruiz
Mamá... ¡cucú! by Raffaella Castagna
Little Chickies Los Pollitos by Susie Jaramillo
Cachorro cariñoso un cantito de amor by Sandra Boynton
Juntos en familia by Dan Saks
¡Yo Sola! By Myself! by Sumana Seeboruth
Diez Deditos Ten Little Fingers by Annie Kubler, Annie
 Las Estaciones Seasons by Susie Jaramillo
¿Quién Salta Más? Who Jumps More? by Grace Lin
Dream with the latinitas Sueña con las latinitas by Juliet Menéndez

Songs and Rhymes for Babies and Toddlers

Kanopy Kids