SPRING STORY TIME
April 4 - May 24
On My Own Story Time*
Thursday 10:30 am.
Ages 3 1/2 to Pre-kindergarten.
Listen to stories without a parent. Finger rhymes and a craft, too!
Mother Goose Time*
Wednesday 9:30 am
OR
Thursday at 11:30 am.
Rhymes, songs, and finger games for babies from birth to 27 months, accompanied by an adult caregiver.
Tiny Tots Story Time*
Wednesday 10:30 am
OR
Thursday 9:30 am.
An interactive story time for children ages 27 months to 3.5 years, accompanied by an adult caregiver. Listen to stories and songs and make a craft.
Summer Story Time
July 11 - August 1, 2012
Mother Goose Time
9:30 am
Babies and toddlers up to 35 months old, with an adult.
Encourage language development with songs, rhymes, and finger games. The program
ends with an informal playtime to facilitate social interaction.
No advance registration is needed. Check in at the librarian’s desk on arrival.
Summer Story Time
11 am
Ages 2 ½ to PreK, with an adult.
Come to the library for stories and a project. The program ends with an informal play time.
No advance registration is needed. Check in at the librarian’s desk on arrival.
*Please note: The same program is offered at each meeting time
in a given week. No advance registration is needed—just check in at the children’s librarians desk on arrival.
 Family Story Time
at 7:00pm
Thursdays, April 2, 2012 - May 24, 2012 NEW DAY!
July 12 - August 2, 2012
Children, ages 3 to 7 years, and their adult caregivers. Come listen to stories, sing songs, and have fun!
No advance registration required.
Parent Child Workshop
April 17, 2012 – May 8, 2012
Tuesdays, 10 am -11 am
Ages 18 months – 36 months with an adult.
In this 4 week series, parent and toddler will enjoy playing with others, making a simple project, and participating in Circle Time. A facilitator will be available to talk to parents informally about child-raising concerns. Topics to be covered include child development, nutrition, music, and creative play.
Registration begins April 3, 2012 for the April/May session.
Limit: One session per child.
Story Time Picnic
Thursday, May 31, 2012
11 a.m. - 12 noon
Ages 2—PreK, with an adult.
Bring a picnic lunch and a blanket and join the children’s
librarians for stories, games, and play! Meet in the library yard behind the white fence.
Registration begins Thursday, May 17, 2012. Rain cancels.
 Dream Big…Read!
Summer Reading Club
June 18 - August 9, 2012
Preschoolers and Grades K—4 (completed).
Come to the library beginning June 18 to pick up your folder.
Read (or listen) to books at home and list each title
in your folder. Come to the library once per week to get a
prize and a sticker. Everyone who makes four visits will
receive a ticket to the I Must Be Dreaming @ the Library show presented by PetraPuppets, a completion certificate, and be entered in a super prize drawing.
 Book Buddies
Tuesdays, July 10 and July17, 2012
11—11:30 am
Ages 3-5 years
Young listeners join teen readers for stories and to make a simple craft.
Registration begins Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
 Sidewalk Chalk Drawing
Monday, July 16, 2012
10 - 11 am
Parents and children of all ages are invited
to gather on the sidewalk in front of the library
and let the artist in you loose!
No advance
registration is needed. Rain cancels.
 Family Movie - Tuesday Flix
August 14, 2012
6:30 - 8 p.m.
All ages, accompanied by an adult.
Chill at the library with a family movie. Details will be available in the Children’s room in early August.
No advance registration needed.
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 Activity Hour
10-11 a.m.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Free play and social interaction for preschoolers and parents. The
hour will conclude with a Circle Time led by a librarian.
No advance registration is needed.
Space is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning at 9:30am
SUPER SATURDAYS
All Programs 10—2 p.m.
Drop-In Art
May 12, 2012
11:15 - 12 pm
Stop by the Children’s Room and make a holiday project with the
materials provided. Join us as we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day (March), Easter/Spring/Passover (April) and Mother’s Day (May). Your imagination is the only limit!
No registration required.
 U.S.A.! Story & Craft
Saturday, May 19, 2012
11:15 - 12
Ages 3 - 7, with an adult
Stories and projects to use during the Memorial Day Weekend, or anytime you want to express your patriotic spirit.
Registration begins Saturday, May 5, 2012.
 Learning Fun with Preschoolers
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
11 or 12:30
Ages 2—PreK, with an adult.
Join preschool educator Linda Szeglin for lots of learning fun!
Activities will reinforce fine and gross motor skills, counting & vocabulary, pre-reading skills, and will encourage cooperative play.
Registration begins Tuesday, May 8, 2012.
 Butterfly Blast!
Friday, July 13, 2012
10 or 11:30 a.m.
Ages 2 - PreK, with an adult.
Come along and capture the fun with local author Michelle Zimmerman as she reads her children’s book, Can’t Catch a Butterfly. The butterfly fun continues as she leads in an indoor butterfly hunt, butterfly games and songs, and a simple craft. Preschoolers receive a sticker and a butterfly coloring sheet to take home.
Registration begins Friday, June 29, 2012.
 Crickfest
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
10 or 11:30 am
Ages 3 –PreK, with an adult.
Join us in celebrating one of nighttime’s singing animals—crickets. Read “The Little Cricket”, and meet tiny crickets up close! Learn about their body parts, try your own sound experiments to learn how crickets make sound, and design your own cricket costume! Facilitated by an educator from the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum.
Registration begins Tuesday, July 10, 2012.
 Let’s Dance!
Friday, July 27, 2012
10 am OR 11:30 am
Ages 3—PreK, with an adult.
Join Great South Bay Dance for a creative movement dance class that is fun, active, and educational. Class includes movement games that incorporate counting, colors, shapes, and imagination as well as basic ballet, and tumbling on mats. Each class ends with a dance storybook read aloud.
Registration begins Saturday, April 7, 2012.
 Preschool Sing-Along
Friday, August 3, 2012
10 am
Ages 2 - PreK, with an adult.
Join Dara Linthwaite for a lively program of interactive traditional songs and a story!
Registration begins Friday, July 20, 2012.
 Preschool Prep
Tuesday, August 7 and 14, 2012
10 am
3 and 4 years olds, entering Preschool in September; with an adult
Join preschool educator Donna Green for a lively hour combining reading, math, and school readiness activities and information to help prepare parents and children for preschool in September.
Registration begins Tuesday, July 24, 2012.
Kindergarten Prep
Wednesday, August 8 and August 15, 2012
10 am
4 & 5 year-olds, entering Kindergarten in September; with an adult
Children entering Kindergarten in September, and their parents, share reading, math, and school readiness activities.
Registration begins Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
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