The J. Lewis Crozer Library offers curated kits to bring the joy of learning into your home. Whether it’s early literacy for young children or STEM exploration for older kids, our kits inspire curiosity and foster a love of learning beyond the library.
Our Early Literacy Kits, funded by The Community’s Foundation City of Chester Giving Circle, provide families with books, educational toys, songs, and activities that support early language development.
Our STEM Kits, supported by a grant from the Library Foundation of Delaware County, offer hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering, and math, sparking creativity in children of all ages. Reserve your kit today!
Early Literacy Kits
Funded by The Community’s Foundation City of Chester Giving Circle, the library is curating kits that will contain a variety of materials, including board books, picture books, educational toys, manipulatives, songs, rhymes, and activities. These kits are designed to encourage families and caregivers to incorporate early literacy activities at home, fostering a culture of learning beyond the confines of the library and school.
STEM Kits
Discover a range of STEM kits designed to spark creativity and learning in children of various ages, made possible by a grant from the Library Foundation of Delaware County. Each kit is tailored to specific educational goals and typically includes hands-on activities, books, and explorations in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM). Place a hold on the kit of your choice and pick it up at your most convenient member library.
Kits available at the J. Lewis Crozer Library include:
- Building and Design Kit (Grades 1-4): Engage in hands-on activities with the KEVA Brain Builder and City Engineering set to enhance children’s creativity and engineering skills.
- Electronics, Coding & Bots Kit (Grades 4+): Start learning about electronics with a step-by-step guidebook, code with Artie the programmable robot, and explore electronics and circuits through Snap Circuits.
- Explore Circuits Kit (Grades 4+): Develop problem-solving, logic, and cause and effect skills with a circuits kit that includes a marble circuits game and an introduction to the fundamentals of circuitry.
- Robotics and Coding Kit (Grades PK-3): Explore the expanding world of coding with fun facts about technology and engaging interactive coding games that teach sequencing, decision-making, and command-following.
- Toddler Build & Play Kit (Ages 3+): Develop fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and problem-solving abilities with activities like a candy construction building set and tubation play.