Get Ready for Storytime!

Did you know that your library offers seventeen regularly scheduled Storytimes each week? Many larger library systems provide far fewer options, so we consider ourselves fortunate to have such a full roster, with the demand to match it.

The library’s Storytimes, typically offered in six-week sessions during the year, as well as on some individual Saturday mornings, offer fun and enrichment that can benefit parents and children of different ages. We incorporate stories, fingerplays, nursery rhymes, movement, songs and more into what may be one of your child’s first social experiences outside of the family setting. We also share some tips on Early Literacy for you to use at home when reading and interacting with your children.

Registration for Baby (0 – 18 months) and Toddler (18 months - 3 years) Storytimes will begin on Monday, September 12th at 10AM. These sessions are very popular and fill quickly, so give us a call or register online to reserve your spot. There are also Storytimes for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners which are available on a drop-in basis without registration, and Family Storytimes where everyone is welcome to stop by and join the fun. Pick up a schedule at the library, call us, or check out our online Program Calendar to find dates and times that will work for you and your children. We hope to see you at the library!

Guest post by Bridget W. 

It's That Time Again...Storytime!

The wait is almost over! Our Fall Storytime registration (for baby and toddler storytimes ONLY) begins next Monday, September 8th at 10:00 AM, and all of our storytimes will begin the week of September 15th. You can register online, by phone, or in person at either of our libraries. See our storytime page for details about day, time, and location of each of our storytimes.

Also, we’re starting our monthly sensory storytimes again. The next one will be this Saturday, September 6th, from 11:00-11:30 AM in Centerville Library’s program room. This storytime engages children through movement, body awareness, and other sensory activities. It serves children with autism, language delay, sensory processing disorder, and children with disabilities. Parents, caregivers, siblings, and therapists are welcome, and no registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you soon for some storytime fun!

What Time is It?

I know that this break between summer and fall storytime sessions has been too long for some of you. Fortunately, though, the wait is almost over! Our storytime registration (required for baby and toddler storytimes ONLY) begins next Monday, September 9th at 10:00 AM. You can register online, by phone, or in person at either of our libraries. Storytimes will begin the week of September 16th. See our storytime page for details about the day, time, and location of each of our storytimes.

In addition to our regular baby, toddler, and preschool storytimes, we have a few other ones that I’m excited to tell you about. This fall, we’ll be offering a family storytime on Wednesday evenings at the Centerville Library from 6:30-7:00 PM. We had this one over the summer, and it was such a hit that we decided to keep it as part of our regular storytime schedule! This storytime is for the whole family and does not require registration.

We’re also adding kindergarten storytimes to the lineup this fall! This will be a fun-filled storytime that will be sure to get your kindergartener excited about reading. We’ll be offering two different kindergarten sessions so that both AM and PM kindergarteners will be able to participate—Wednesdays at 12:30 PM at Centerville and Thursdays at 10:30 AM at Woodbourne. This storytime does not require registration.

Finally, we’re starting our monthly sensory storytimes again! The next one will be this Saturday, September 7th from 11:00-11:30 AM in Centerville Library’s program room. This storytime engages children through movement, body awareness, and other sensory activities. It serves children with autism, language delay, sensory processing disorder, and children with disabilities. Parents, caregivers, siblings, and therapists are welcome, and no registration is required.

We look forward to seeing you soon for some storytime fun!