LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It was all about the "cold" at the Lima Public Library today.

Lima Public Library introduces literacy skills to young children with January Story Time

The library offers many different programs for all ages.

The youth services department held its first baby-toddler story time of 2025, learning all about cold weather friends from polar bears to narwhals. The library offers programs like this to help children discover early literacy skills such as narrative skills, print awareness, and letter knowledge.

Lima Public Library introduces literacy skills to young children with January Story Time

The library offers programs like this to help children discover early literacy skills such as narrative skills, print awareness, and letter knowledge.

"We also want to add in the learning, the counting, colors, and things like that. Just to get them started and then to love reading as well or books. And then we just get some songs that are interactive with the kids, and they just love music as well," said Stephanie James, head of youth services at the Lima Public Library.

Lima Public Library introduces literacy skills to young children with January Story Time

The youth services department held its first baby-toddler story time of 2025, learning all about cold weather friends from polar bears to narwhals. 

The library offers many different programs for all ages, and you can find out more about them online at https://www.limalibrary.com/ on the calendar at their home page. The winter reading program is also underway.

For more information on upcoming programs at the Lima Public Library, check out our Noon Edition Interview from earlier Tuesday:

INTERVIEW: The Lima Public Library is kicking off the new year with some fun programs!

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