During August our children’s staff takes a break from programming while they clean up the fallout from summer and prepare for fall. This is when Ms. Rosa winds up her book ordering for the fiscal year and Ms. Kathleen gets her fall storytime schedule planned. On Thursday, September 3, at 10:30, there will be a special musical storytime session for all ages. Come and enjoy the music, rhymes, and playing along with percussion instruments.
After that we’ll resume the normal division of storytimes by age groups. Lapsit storytime, for children who are not yet a year old and their caregivers, is on Mondays at 10:00. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 the Wobbles (1 and 2 year olds) meet for short stories and a coloring page. Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 is when Story Pals meet (age 3 and older). Their stories are a bit more complex and they do an easy craft project. And, if you can’t make the Thursday sessions, there is a Friday session at 10:30 for all ages. The storytimes the week of September 9-11 will be about library fun and appropriate library behaviour. We hope to see you and your children then.
Each month, on the last Tuesday, Miss Wendy teaches American Sign Language to anyone who is interested. Her presentations are designed for children, but will help anyone learn the basics of signing.
The simplicity and gentle colors and textures of Jacob Bunch’s photo of a bowl of eggs appealed to many of the people who judged the children’s photo contest. Although the judges identified many other photos that they thought were prize-worthy, Jacob’s received the most votes. Ms. Rosa was so delighted with the quality of photos she received that she said she wished she could have given a prize to every child who entered. Jacob received a $100 gift card for his photo.