Does your teddy bear like adventure? Is your favorite dolly dying to get out of the house? Register for the ‘Stuffed Animal Sleepover’ that’s happening from 6-7:30pm on Thursday, March 1, in the Children’s Room. Children of all ages are welcome to prepare their favorite stuffed animal for a night in the library. We...
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Please click on the ‘calendar’ icon on this webpage (look to your right under ‘library links’) to get details regarding each program such as age groupings, date, time, and whether registration is required. (*registration required) Below is just a list…
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How about a good book AND pizza? It’s Monday, 5:30pm, school vacation, you’re hungry and it’s time to share a great story! Bring the book you’ve just finished or maybe an old favorite you just love. We’ll share some of the reasons why we liked our books. And finally, we’ll all vote on the favorite pick of the night. The winning book and...
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New for youth on Thursdays are “Create & Express” art classes. Generally, these will be fun and easy crafts for any skill level. Each month in-house artist, Judy Marden, will offer you one or two crafts to choose from. The crafts will coordinate with the holidays and/or seasons and will often be offered for...
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All ‘kids’ and their caregivers are welcome to participate in some early literacy activities. Be prepared for music, movement, rhyme, and simple stories. Mondays, January 23-February 27, 1:15-2pm /Thursdays, January 19-February 23, 1:15-2pm
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Infants through age 2 with their caregivers are invited to join us for simple stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs. Please feel welcome to stay after the session to allow for playtime and socializing for all ages. **Please register online or give us a call. WHY READ TO BABY? • Phonological awareness — Being able...
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We are the Saturday Cinema for your kids. We’ll supervise them with a movie in our large meeting room while you shop, catch up on housework, fix the car, read a book — or just enjoy the peace and quiet. Please send them with movie snacks and spill-proof beverages. Pillows are also welcome if they prefer to sprawl out rather than...
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Crafts, music, new friends and adventures into literacy are found during these classes. Caretakers may stay and listen or relax in another part of the library. We have 3 time offerings for this class–choose which time is convenient. These classes are run in 6 week sessions. TRY OUT Kiddie Lit (Ages 3-6) on Tuesdays,...
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This historical novel about New York City’s Triangle Shirtwaist Factory and the catastrophic Factory fire hits its stride to offer a compelling message about labor, sacrifice and the price of freedom in America. Haddix (the Shadow Children series) follows three very different girls: naïve Bella from Italy, who becomes a strikebreaker; the feisty Yetta,...
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We are inviting mature 5th graders to try Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes and join in the tween discussion. Ask for a book at the front desk. ‘Olive Barstow was dead. She’d been hit by a car on Monroe Street while riding her bicycle weeks ago. That was about all Martha knew.’ Martha Boyle...
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