One Time Programs

Wool Spinning with Angora Rabbits

Saturday, September 16 from
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Ages 4 and up

Winterberry Homestead will bring their Angora rabbits for a fun and educational  program. Everyone will have a chance to play with the bunnies, learn how to make yarn and take home  a hand spinner.

Space is limited.

Recurring Programs

Story and Craft

Wednesdays and Fridays at 4:15
Starting September 13
For ages 4-8

Each week we will read a story and do a related craft project. Wednesdays and Fridays will have the same craft.

Lapsit

Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
For ages 0-4

Join Miss Lois for a story time full of songs and fingerplays. Check out the songs performed by Miss Lois here!

STEM Thursdays

Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.
For ages 5-9

Alternates between:

Lego Club

Your challenge is to build a creation using only what's inside a box full of Legos. Finished creations will be displayed in the Children’s Room for a few weeks. (Held every other week)

10-Min Creation Station

As the timer counts down, kids will have 10 minutes to create something using only the materials in their mystery  box. Everyone will have a chance to build with at least 4-5 different boxes.

Engineering Exploration

Each session kids will build a different engineering-based project as a group.  Projects this summer include a suspension bridge and a free-standing arch.

Read to a Dog

Every other Saturday
at 1:30 p.m.
Starting September 9

For kids who are reading
 
Children will have the chance to read to one of our corgi friends - Knives or Machete. Both are registered therapy dogs.

Saturday Morning Storytime

Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
On Saturdays without a featured programs
For ages 3 and up

Come listen to Ryan read some of his favorite stories aloud.

Crafty Saturday
Saturdays all day
For ages 4 and up

Join us for a different drop in craft project every week.

New Books!

Mouse & Giraffe
by Kelly DiPucchio

Mouse and Giraffe don’t agree on anything.

They live on the same street, but their experiences couldn’t be more different. On sunny days, Mouse is comfortable in the shade, while Giraffe is so tall, he overheats in the sun. On rainy days, Giraffe is dry above the clouds, while Mouse gets stuck in the storm. What will it take for Mouse and Giraffe to learn that perspective is all about walking in someone else’s shoes?

Time for Bed, Old House
by Janet Costa Bates

Isaac is excited about having a sleepover at Grandpop’s house, but he’s a little nervous about being away from home for the first time. Luckily, his knowing Grandpop tells him it’s not quite time to go to bed yet—first, he needs Isaac’s help in putting the house to bed. Quietly and slowly, they move from room to room, turning out lights and pulling down shades, as Grandpop gently explains the nighttime sounds that Isaac finds unfamiliar. Now it’s time to read the house a bedtime story (Isaac is good at reading the pictures). By the time the house is settled in for the night, Isaac and Grandpop are ready for bed, too.

Finding Fire
by Logan S. Kline

After a hard rain douses the family fire, a brave young boy sets out to search for more fire to bring home before the cold season sets in. Along the way, he’ll face many challenges, from perilous mountains to fearsome predators to raging rivers, and find something wholly unexpected: a friend.

Growing Up Powerful
by Nona Willis Aronowitz

Puberty comes with a lot of changes for girls today. There’s the thrilling stuff: making friends, discovering their superpowers, and finding their voices. Then there are the not-so-fun parts: body changes, school stress, and totally understandable social anxiety. It’s enough to make a Rebel Girl’s head spin! That’s where we come in.

Filled with helpful advice, Q&As between experts and girls around the world, and fun quizzes, Growing Up Powerful has the inside scoop on all things girlhood, and gives tweens and teens the tools they need to become their most confident selves.
 
The Flamingo
by Guojing

A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother’s living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical.

This nearly wordless graphic novel begins in nostalgic sepia toned illustrations and explodes into riotous color as Lao Lao tells her granddaughter the story of a little girl who finds herself as the caretaker of a baby flamingo.

ThunderBoom
by Jack Briglio

In this exciting graphic novel, Logan is thrilled when his parents tell him they’re all taking the train to see the Santa Claus parade. But Logan isn’t like most 11-year-olds – he can’t speak, and he mostly lives in his head. On this adventure, Logan must face some of his greatest fears: masks, dogs and the unknown. When he’s separated from his parents at the parade, Logan goes where he’s the bravest version of himself – his imagination. Transforming into superhero ThunderBoom, Logan is determined to stomp his way through any challenges.

Monster vs. Boy
by Karen Krossing

On the edge of town, a boy named Dawz lives with his sister and their uncle-turned-adoptive-father, Pop. No one in their ramshackle house knows that a monster—who is smaller than a bear cub—lives in Dawz’s bedroom closet. She calls herself Mim.

When a series of events forces Mim to leave her closet, she sets out on a quest to unlock the magic of books, but will Dawz be willing to help her?

Fish Out of Water
by Joanne Levy

Twelve-year-old Fishel (Fish) Rosner doesn’t like regular “boy” things.

He hates sports and would prefer to read or do crafts instead of climbing trees or riding dirt bikes with his friends. He also loves to dance. But all his interests are considered “girly.” Fish doesn’t get why that’s a bad thing. He’s just interested in different things than other boys. When he asks his Bubby to teach him to knit, she tells him to go play outside. When he begs his mom to take him to Zumba, she enrolls him in water polo instead. Why does everyone else get to decide what Fish should or shouldn't do?