Children's Department News

Early Childhood Programming

Discovery Storytime
Tuesdays, September 6 - December 6
10:30 - 11:30 am
Spillette Meeting Room
Children ages 3 - 5 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by a simple craft and playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

Wee Ones Storytime
Thursdays, September 8 - December 8
10:30 - 11:00 am
Children's Activity Room
Children ages birth - 2 years old

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes, followed by playtime with a variety of fun and educational toys. You can register through the online calendar to receive reminder emails.

Help your child become a lifelong reader and be ready for kindergarten by participating in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten reading program at the Barberton Public Library. 

The goal is to read 1,000 books to your child (yes, you can repeat books) before they start kindergarten. Does it sound hard?  If you read just one book each night, you will have read 365 books in one year. In two years, you will have read 730 books. In three years, you will have read 1,095! 

Visit the library and sign up in the Children’s Department, or online

School-age Programming

Teddy Bear Picnic
Wednesday, September 7
4:30 - 5:30 pm
Spillette Meeting Room
Children in grades K - 5

Bring along your teddy bear, or other stuffed animal, for stories, games, and activities.  After the program, your stuffed animal is invited to spend the night at the library for some extra fun! Stuffed animals can be picked up anytime the following day, Thursday, September 8. You can register through the online calendar to receive a reminder email.

Paws to Read is back!
Saturday, September 17
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Children's Department
All Ages

Children are invited to practice their reading skills with friendly puppy pals!

Trained therapy dogs make an ideal audience for beginning, struggling and reluctant readers.  The dogs are non-judgmental listeners, which allows kids to practice in a no pressure    situation, that can also help to build a positive attitude toward reading.

MakerSpace Monday
Mondays, September 19 & 26
4:00 - 7:00 pm
Children's Deptartment
All Ages

Drop in Mondays, anytime between 4:00 -7:00 pm, for a fun and educational family STEAM activity.  Each week will feature a self-guided Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math activity.

September 19 - Button Making with our Button Maker (limit 2 per person)
September 26 - Marble Mazes

Book Clubs
We are also working on putting together a few book clubs for older elementary age children.  If you have any questions, or would like to join us, please feel free to contact the Children's Department.

Morning Book Club for Homeschool students
Tuesdays from 10:30 - 11:30 am, beginning September 20

Lunchtime Book Club at St. Augustine Catholic School for 4th & 5th graders
Wednesday, September 21 during lunch, continuing on the third Wednesday of each month

We are also talking with the Prinicpal at Barberton's Intermediate School about a book club for the 5th grade students.  More details to come.

Resources databases, such as biography reference banks, encyclopedias, and a number of other tools covering a variety of topics, are available through the Barberton Public Library to help students complete homework assignments.

Children's Homework Databases

The Library offers a variety of streaming and eMeida services.  All you need is a library card to access movies, tv shows, music, concerts, eBooks, audiobooks, and more!  Visit our the eMedia page of our website for more information.

eMedia

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