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Storytimes 

Registration Information
Register for storytimes by using this link to the library's online event calendar:

Mother Goose on the Loose Storytime

  • Ages 0–2 years old and up
  • Mondays & Thursdays at 10:30 AM
  • No Mother Goose on the Loose on the first Thursday of each month - please join us for the Baby & Toddler Disco Party on those days!
  • Registration is not required – but if you register you will be added to the email list for last minute schedule changes. This email list will cover the Mother Goose storytimes through May 21.

Mother Goose on the Loose

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).
 

Baby & Toddler Disco Party:

  • Ages 3+ and their grownups 
  • First Thursday of each month from 10:30 to 11:15 AM
  • Registration is not required but if you register you will be added to the email list for last minute schedule changes.  This email list will cover the once-monthly Disco Parties through May 7.
  • Register here: https://harvardpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15073890
  • Please note that there will be flashing lights and noise.
Babies and toddlers are ready to groove with this kid-friendly disco party!  Bring your tiny dancer and we'll supply the music, lights, and a photo booth.  Drop in anytime during the 45 minute party to dance and have fun with your child.  Bonus points for dressing disco style!
 

Storytime for 2’s & 3’s

 
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). Our phonemic awareness activities will focus on learning and practicing the short vowel sounds and then some consonant sounds, and learning to put sounds together to make simple words.
 
This storytime is designed for children ages 2 and 3 years old (24 months through 48 months old).  For children who are younger than 2 years old (younger than 24 months old), please attend the Mother Goose on the Loose storytime which is specially designed to hold the attention of younger children!
 

Art & Stories for 4’s & 5’s

This 30 to 45 minute program, appropriate for children ages 4 to 7, begins with a few longer picturebook stories and phonemic awareness activities, then ends with a process art project that encourages preschoolers to explore art materials in an open-ended, creative manner.   Make sure to wear clothes that can get messy!

Our phonemic awareness activities will focus on learning and practicing the short vowel sounds and then some consonant sounds, and learning to put sounds together to make simple words.  

 

Saturday Toddler Storytime ~ Ages 1 to 3

Drop-in for fun stories and songs that promote early literacy. Parents, caregivers & children ages 12 months to 3 years are invited to this special story time with Miss Kathleen. To encourage the development of early literacy skills through singing, rhyming, reading, and movement, children will enjoy musical instruments, puppets, and fingerplays. This interactive program is perfect for wiggly toddlers and their caregivers.
 
 

Saturday Storytime ~ Ages 3 to 7

  • Ages 3 to 7 years old 
  • Saturday, February 7th  at 10:30 AM
  • 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.  Drop-in – no registration required.