Grocery Store
through May 26, 2012
Kids can shop ‘til they drop in the Children’s Discovery Room Grocery Store. Returning by popular demand, this exhibit encourages children to sort and stock shelves, price items, weigh product, work in the deli and bakery, operate a cash register, and make change.
Discovery Room hours are subject to volunteer availability. Thursday and Friday mornings are reserved for class visits. Please call ahead to find out when the Discovery Room will be open.
Discovery Room will be closed May 27-June 4 for Exhibit Changes
Coming in June.....
New Discovery Room Exhibit
Dream Big, Discover!
June 5-August 18
Kids with big dreams about what to be when they grow up have the chance to explore life as a an artist, firefighter, police officer, astronaut, and more.
Exhibits are funded by the Friends of the Salem Public Library
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Discovery Room hours are subject to volunteer availability. Thursday and Friday mornings are reserved for class visits. Please call ahead 503-588-6088 to find out when the Discovery Room will be open. |
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Make a child's day!
Volunteer shifts for evenings and weekends are now available in the Discovery Room.
To learn how you can help, contact the Youth Services Desk in person or by phone at 503-588-6088. |
About the Discovery Room
The Discovery Room was created through a grant funded by the Salem Rotary Club in 1986. It is an exciting "hands-on" interactive educational activity room for children of all ages. Located on the second floor of Salem Public Library's Central Library , the Discovery Room offers fun opportunities that encourage problem solving, creating thinking, imagination, and understanding. The theme of the Discovery Room changes four times each year, so each interactive experience is available for about three months.
Visitors are encouraged to continue learning about the topics highlighted in the Discovery Room by exploring books and other materials available in the library. A special shelf outside the Discovery Room offers additional reading. Schools and daycares are welcomed. As the Discovery Room is limited to 35 visitors at a time, school and daycare groups are encouraged to make special arrangements to visit on a Thursday or Friday morning. Group visits can be scheduled at the Youth Services Reference Desk in person or by phone at 503-588-6088.