Sensory kits with communication cards, fidgets and a weighted lap blanket, and noise reduction headphones in adult, child and toddler sizes, for use inside the library at most Sno-Isle libraries, plus a Sensory Stay & Play at Marysville for little ones with disabilities on the dates below.
Sensory supports. Sensory kits and headphones, Stay & Play.
Hours
Each library posts its own hours on its location page. Marysville Library: Monday to Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday and Saturday 10 am to 6 pm, Sunday 1 to 5 pm. All libraries are closed Thanksgiving (Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day (Friday, Jan. 1, 2027), and close at 5 pm on New Year's Eve.
23 community libraries; sensory items at most of them (lists on this page). Sensory Stay & Play: Marysville Library, 6120 Grove St, Marysville, WA 98270. Sno-Isle Libraries office: 7312 35th Ave NE, Marysville, WA 98271.
“Join Sherwood Community Services for a delightful Sensory Stay and Play, designed for children from birth to three years old with disabilities and developmental delays.” sno-isle.bibliocommons.com
The Communication, Sensory Engagement & Calming Tools kit has communication cards (behavior, emotions and general communication), glitter wands, stretchy noodles, a marble maze sensory mat, a pin art board, a fidget spinner, a dimple fidget, a weighted lap blanket and sunglasses. It is at Arlington, Brier, Camano Island, Coupeville, Darrington, Edmonds, Freeland, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Lakewood/Smokey Point, Lynnwood, Mariner, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Oak Harbor, Snohomish, Stanwood and Sultan. (The current Lake Stevens Library closes Nov 29 2026; it is moving to a new library.)
Noise reduction headphones, in adult, child and toddler sizes, are at Arlington, Camano Island, Clinton, Coupeville, Darrington, Edmonds, Freeland, Granite Falls, Lake Stevens, Langley, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Oak Harbor, Snohomish, Stanwood and Sultan. (The current Lake Stevens Library closes Nov 29 2026; it is moving to a new library.)
Weighted vests (small and medium) are at Langley, Mountlake Terrace and Stanwood. A wobble cushion is at Arlington, Brier, Camano Island, Clinton, Coupeville, Edmonds, Lake Stevens, Lakewood/Smokey Point, Langley, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish and Sultan. (The current Lake Stevens Library closes Nov 29 2026; it is moving to a new library.)
Some libraries also hold sensory play hours for all young kids: a drop-in Sensory Stay & Play at Darrington (birth to kindergarten), a drop-in Sensory Bin Fun Time in English and Spanish at Mariner, a Stay and Play with Sensory Bins at Lakewood/Smokey Point (registration; it runs before the library opens, with the doors unlocked from 9:50 to 10:05 am, or 9:55 to 10:05 am from Jan 26 2027) and a Winter Sensory Play Day at Lynnwood. Their dates are on the library's events calendar.
For an accommodation need, concern or question, the library asks you to email accessibility@sno-isle.org; you can also request a sign language interpreter for library events, with at least two weeks' notice.
Sensory kits and noise reduction headphones for use inside the library at most Sno-Isle libraries; what each library has differs, and staff can help if you can't find them.
Every library's page has photos to help you plan your visit.
A Sensory Stay & Play at Marysville Library for children from birth to three with disabilities and developmental delays (dates on the cards; registration required).
