Children's Programs

Story Time | Activities for Children | Activities for Children and Parents

Story Time

Every Friday @ 1:00

Wind…money…fish. What do these three things have in common? They’re all prior Story Time themes. Each week Summer, our Youth Services Coordinator, chooses a kid-friendly theme, reads a few books aloud to the group, gathers the children and adults to complete a related craft and serves a snack.

During the summer, Story Time is merged with the Read 2 Me Summer Reading Program. Both programs are open to everyone; however, all summer Story Time participants are asked to register for the Summer Reading Program.

Summer Reading Program Activities for Children

Read 2 Me Program

This program is for pre-readers or very early readers. Read 2 Me programs introduce the “summer reading” concept to young children by enabling the child to participate in the game element of the program. During each session books are read aloud to the group to increase literacy and foster a relationship with the library that will grow as they do. Children can record the books on their game card just as the older kids do to qualify for weekly prizes.

Week 1 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Friday, July 10th @ 1:00
Each child decorates a letter from our slogan, “Imagine, Create, Participate!”. All letters will be strung together to act as a banner to display for the entire duration of the Summer Reading Program.

Week 2 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Friday, July 17th @ 1:00
Sign up your child to participate in creating a Community Mural. The completed mural painted by children of every age will be on display during the Family Art Show on July 24th.

Week 3 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Friday, July 24th@ 1:00
Children create their very own Jackson Pollack style artwork. Witness the joy on each child’s face as they carelessly and freely splatter paint of all colors onto a canvas. Each work of art will be on display during the Family Art Show. After the event, the masterpiece is yours to take home.

Week 4 – I’ve Got Rhythm

Friday, July 31st @ 1:00
Learn everyone’s name with a rhythm rhyme full of stomping and clapping.
Everyone gets the chance to play several rhythmic instruments to beat of BINGO!

Kids have fun decorating paper towel tubes to make their very own rhythm sticks.

Week 5 – I’ve Got Rhythm

Friday, August 7th @ 1:00
Children open and close a book in time to the music of This Old Man.
We’ll sing a song and act out movements.
Simon Says…sign up for our rendition, The Conductor Says.
Turn a can into a drum during this week’s craft.

Week 6 – Ham It Up!

Friday, August 14th @ 1:00
Kids take turns acting out different animals during Guess the Animal Charades.

Explore speech speed and dynamics with a copy cat chant ranging from loud and fast to soft and slow.

The Director Says walk over there….
Create a crazy cat mask to enjoy at home.

Week 7 – Dance and Move

Friday, August 21st@ 1:00
Let’s all do the Chicken Dance!
Everybody dance! Now….freeze!
Children make their own hula skirt

Week 8 – Free Play

Friday, August 28th @ 1:00
If your child were a pizza, what kind of pizza would they be? We’ll reenact the actions of the book Pete’s a Pizza, including toppings!

Summer Reading Program Activities for Children and Parents

Parents as Reading Partners Program

The Parents as Reading Partners Program is for pre-readers or very early readers. This program requires the willingness of a parent/guardian to participate in reading a book to the group and is designed to encourage families to read aloud together.

Week 1 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Thursday, July 9th @ 1:00
Each child decorates a letter from our slogan, “Imagine, Create, Participate!”. All letters will be strung together to act as a banner to display for the entire duration of the Summer Reading Program.

Week 2 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Thursday, July 16th @ 1:00
Sign up your child to participate in creating a Community Mural. The completed mural painted by children of every age will be on display during the Family Art Show on July 24th.

Week 3 – Now You See It (Visual Arts)

Thursday, July 23rd @ 1:00
Using Matisse as a model, children will create a cut and paste masterpiece. Each work of art will be on display during the Family Art Show. After the event, the masterpiece is yours to take home.

No Program for Thursday, July 30th

Week 5 – I’ve Got Rhythm

Thursday, August 6th @ 1:00
As we read Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a musical note is given to each character. Children guess which character is performing in the book by recognizing the different notes.

Learn about tempo as children follow a drumbeat by walking, tiptoeing, flapping arms, clapping and spinning.

Get ready to shake, rattle and roll with this easy egg shaker craft.

No Programs for Thursday, August 13th – August 27th