Music at the Library

Jim Gill's Sing-a-thon of Celebrated Songs

Jim Gill is an award-winning musician and author known for celebrating active play. Clap, sing, play, and dance along as he strums his banjo!

Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among children's artists. Jim is a child development specialist, completing his graduate studies in child development at the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim's recordings and books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between children and caring adults. Anyone who has experienced one of Jim's concerts knows that rather than performing for the children, Jim leads everyone to sing and play together.

Jim has released ten award-winning CDs of music play for young children that are favorites in classrooms, family rooms, and playrooms. Jim is also the author of two children's books. His first book, May There Always Be Sunshine, has inspired thousands of children across the country to create pages, filled with their own wishes and illustrations, in the same spirit as Jim’s book.