Concord Free Public Library of Things for Kids

Where can you make it go next? Every time kids change and rearrange the pieces, Code-a-pillar takes a different path.

"A coding toy for girls and boys aged 3 and up. It takes coding off of the screen, and into the real world with a programming language you can touch. Kids help Cubetto, a friendly wooden robot, find his way home using hands-on blocks to write their first programs. Montessori and Logo Turtle-inspired, Cubetto makes programming accessible to children before they can read or write." - product description on Amazon.com

Improve engineering skills with our LittleBits set, a collection of magnetic bits children ages 8 and up can use to practice creating circuits with a variety of functions. "LittleBits ... consists of tiny circuit-boards with specific functions engineered to snap together with magnets. No soldering, no wiring, no programming, just snap together for prototyping, learning and fun. Each bit has a specific function (light, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds,...