The Prince George's County Memorial Library system is committed to meeting the informational and reading needs of all children and teens in the County and to develop a lifelong love of books, reading, and the use of libraries. Reference and reader's advisory services, as well as informal instruction in the use of the library, are available to children and teens at all branches. Brief specific requests for information may be made by phone or by email as well.

Our Branches
Though children are welcome in all public areas of the Library, whether alone or with an adult, adults are encouraged to accompany their children in order to provide guidance and support. The Library places no restrictions on what a child may borrow; only a parent or guardian may do so. The one exception is that of DVDs and videos which may only be borrowed by adults (18 years and older) with an adult card .

Collection Highlights
Children's materials can be found in separate Children's Rooms at the Bowie, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Laurel, New Carrollton, Oxon Hill and Surratts-Clinton branches.

The specific aim of the children's collection is to provide print and non-print materials which will anticipate and meet the diversified needs, interests, tastes and background of children from infancy through grade six.

The children's collection includes cardboard, hardback and paperback books, recorded books, compact disks, cassettes, magazines, and so forth. Though the Library generally does not buy textbooks for children, much of the collection does provide homework support. Six branches have Children's Age Level Specialists who are specially trained to serve children. The six branches are: Bowie, Hyattsville, Laurel, New Carrollton, Oxon Hill and Surratts-Clinton.

All branches of the Prince George's County Memorial Library System have collections with reading materials and recorded books specially selected and purchased to accomodate the teen reader's interest and intellect. The collection, known as "Young Adult", is selected for teens in grades seven through twelve. Six branches have Young Adult Specialists, librarians who are specially trained to serve teens. The six branches are: Bowie, Hyattsville, New Carrollton, Oxon Hill, Laurel and Surratts-Clinton.

Programming
Educational and cultural programming serves to promote children's and young adults' interest in various library resources.

KidsCenter & TeenCenter
The KidsCenter and TeenCenter pages of this web site have been developed to meet the reading, homework, education and entertainment needs of children and teens.

Policies
Please take the time to read our Acceptable Use Policy, Workstation Use Policy and our Copyright and Disclaimer.