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Storytimes
Registration Information
Register for all storytimes by using this link to the Eventkeeper calendar:
Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime
- Ages 0–2 years old and up
- Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30 AM
- Registration is not required but if you register you will be added to the email list for last minute schedule changes
- No storytime on 12/18, 12/21, and 12/28
Mother Goose on the Loose is an early literacy program that uses rhymes and songs to help pre-reading children get ready for reading. It incorporates music, movement, ritual, repetition, positive reinforcement, developmental tips, nursery rhymes, puppets, musical instruments, colored scarves, and book reading into a fun-filled 30 minute session for infants to 2-year-olds and caregivers (older siblings also welcome).
Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime on Saturday!
- Saturday, December 9 at 10:30 AM
- Registration is not required – but if you register you will be added to the email list for last minute schedule changes.
A once-monthly Saturday meeting of the Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime!
Storytime for 2’s & 3’s
- Ages 2 and 3 years old
- Wednesdays at 10:30 AM
- Registration is required: Enrollment is limited to 10 children and their caregivers
This 20 to 30 minute storytime includes songs and fingerplays, simple stories, feltboard stories, and phonemic awareness activities appropriate for children aged 2 & 3 years old and their caregivers (older siblings are also welcome). For the second 5 week session our phonemic awareness activities will focus on learning and practicing some consonant sounds and reviewing the short vowel sounds. In order for instruction on the phonemes to develop in a logical sequence for the group, registration is required for the 5 week session.
Registration for the current session is closed. The current 5 week session runs through December 13.
Registration for the third session begins on December 13.
Art & Stories for 4’s & 5’s
- Ages 4 to 7 years old
- Mondays at 1:30 PM
- Registration is required: Enrollment is limited to 12 children
This 30 to 45 minute program, appropriate for children ages 4 to 7, begins with a few longer picturebook storiesband phonemic awareness activities, then ends with a process art project that encourages preschoolers to explore artbmaterials in an open-ended, creative manner. Make sure to wear clothes that can get messy!
For the second 3 week session our phonemic awareness activities will focus on learning and practicing some consonant sounds and reviewing the short vowel sounds. In order for instruction on the phonemes to develop in a logical sequence for the group, registration is required for the 3 week session.
Registration for the current session is closed. The current 3 week session runs through December 11.
Registration for the third session begins on December 11.
Saturday Storytime
- Ages 3 to 7 years old
- Saturday, December 2 at 10:30
- Drop-in – no registration required.
Teen volunteers lead these fun drop-in, half-hour Saturday Storytimes for children ages 3 to 7 and their caregivers in the story room. December theme is Silly Stories.