Join us for a Dia de los Muertos Party 3:30-5:30pm! We will have delicious treats, horchata, crafts like Calaveras (sugar skull masks) and papel picado (decorative tissue paper cutouts), and we'll watch Disney's Encanto!
Toddlers
Led by DACAMERA Young Artists, kids identify patterns in everyday life and in music and have the opportunity to create musical patterns of their own. Remixed for Hispanic Heritage Month, participants learn about rhythmic patterns from various Hispanic countries and musical genres.
Recommended for children 18 months to 3 years and their parent or caregiver. Toddlers will learn as they dance and move and play with developmentally appropriate toys!
Tickets are required for all programs unless otherwise noted. They are free and available 15 minutes before the program begins in the Children's Department. Tickets are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Lines for the tickets sometimes form before the tickets are distributed. Tickets can run out very quickly, so please plan accordingly.
¡Sumérgete en el aprendizaje del idioma con esta dinámica e interactiva hora de cuentos en español! Diseñada para mantener a los niños pequeños en movimiento, cada sesión incluye historias llenas de vida, rimas infantiles y canciones pegadizas que introducen los fundamentos de la fonética. No se necesita experiencia previa en español: ¡solo ven listo para moverte, reír y aprender! (Edades: 2 a 4 años)
Join us on Tuesdays at 10:30 am for Baby Story Time! This 30-minute Story Time program is designed for babies from birth to 18 months old. We share books, songs, rhymes, music, bubbles, and toys! We also learn some early literacy tips and activities. It’s a great way to meet other caregivers and to give your baby a chance to socialize.
Siblings are always welcome.
This program is held in our library meeting room.
No registration or tickets required.
Join with other toddlers and parents/caregivers for weekly story time fun! Toddler Time uses age appropriate stories, songs and finger plays to engage toddlers and their parents/caregivers. This story time is geared towards toddlers ages 18 months through 3 years.
Tickets are required and will be handed out at the Children's Desk starting 30 minutes prior. Children must have a ticket to attend Toddler Time.
Come Move and Groove with Us!
Join us for a fun-filled session of reading. singing, and playful movement!
It’s the perfect way to introduce toddlers to the joy of books and reading while building important motor skills. Through music, movement, and play, we’ll help support your child’s growth in a joyful, engaging way—because Children of all ages are welcome.
Join us at the HCPL Stratford Branch Library for
Tiny Tots Storytime with other toddlers and parents/caregivers.
Storytime fosters early literacy skills and a love for reading in a cozy, welcoming environment. Books, stories, songs, movements and group play time. Come and develop your child’s early literacy skills in this supportive, community environment.
Come make a craft! This is for children ages 2 and up.
Where: Upstairs in the kids' area or outside.
Note: First come, first served. We hope and aim to have enough supplies for everyone to join the fun.
Information for Persons with Disabilities:Programs and services are Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant. Special accommodations can be requested in advance by contacting the library.
Toddler-Time for Walkers & Non-talkers/Babblers
This Storytime focuses on the developmental needs for "Toddlers," specifically children who are walkers AND non-talkers or babblers.
So, seats and attendance for this Storytime give priority to "toddlers, who are walkers & non-talkers.