This story time includes stories, songs, and activities. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and bring a favorite blanket or stuffed animal! Surprise! Each child may choose one free book at the end of the program!
Tickets are required for this program. They are free and available 30 minutes before the program begins in the Children’s Department. .
Growing Readers & Early Literacy
Enjoy some time to bond with your baby and meet new friends. This program is for babies and will feature lap-sit stories, songs, activities and time to socialize with others. Story time is an excellent way to bond with your child, boost their vocabulary, and hopefully raise a lifelong reader. Studies have shown that regularly reading to your child can increase their attention span, boost their emotional intelligence, and flex their imagination. A free ticket is required and can be picked up at the information desk 30 minutes prior to the program.
Join the Maud Marks Library on Tuesdays @ 11:15AM for some Explorer Time!
Preschool Explorer Time is sensory play that encourages learning through exploration, curiosity, problem solving and creativity.
This 30 minute session will be every Tuesdays for ages 3-5 as children will get a chance to explore with fun activities that are good for the development of their language and motor skills!
See you all there!
Join us every Tuesday at 10:30 am for stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts using best practices of the Every Child Ready to Read program. You and your children will have fun while honing skills necessary to be ready to read!
Promotes early literacy skills. The program features reading, singing, talking, writing and playing. We will help give you the resources you need to expand your child’s skills, preparing them to read. Recommended for children ages 2-5 years, it features age appropriate stories, songs, and fingerplays. Story time is an excellent way to bond with your child, boost their vocabulary, and hopefully raise a lifelong reader. Studies have shown that regularly reading to your child can increase their attention span, boost their emotional intelligence, and flex their imagination.
Join us for a morning of board books, songs, parachute play, and bubbles at Baby Time-for our tiniest patrons and their caregivers! This program is a wonderful way to encourage your child’s language development, early literacy, and connect with other parents!
Join us for age appropriate stories, songs and crafts to engage toddlers and their parents. Have fun while promoting pre literacy skills! For toddlers 18 months through 3 years old.
Do you love silly stories and meeting new friends? Explore the alphabet and early literacy with us through tales, fingerplays, songs, action rhymes and crafts/activities!
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Join us for a special story time where we read a science themed story, then try hands-on science stations around the room.
Join us for age appropriate stories, songs and crafts to engage toddlers and their parents. Have fun while promoting pre literacy skills! For toddlers 18 months through 3 years old.