Kits for our award winning program 1000 Books Before Kindergarten are now in stock. To be eligible the child must be three years of age or under and a resident of the town of Southington. Supplies are limited, so come to the Children’s Service s Desk and request one today.
Registration for Fall Storytime and Tales & Tunes For Tots will take place on Thursday, November 5, 2009, beginning at 9:00AM. Southington residents may register online or in person at the Children’s Services Desk. To register your child, please click on “children’s programming calendar” in the green blogroll box on the right. Please click on the first day of class (November 30th for Storytime or December 3rd for Tales & Tunes For Tots – NOTE: you must click on the “December” on the right hand side of your calendar screen to advance to December 3rd ) on the right hand side of your calendar screen. Remember to register your child for the age appropriate class. This is determined by using the child’s age on the date of registration.
At 9:00AM on the date of registration, a hand holding a pen will appear to the far right (if the hand does not appear, please refresh your screen). Click on the hand, making sure not to click the calendar icon and enter your child’s name. Your name should not appear anywhere in the registration. Fill in your telephone number and click “save.” You should then receive a confirmation message.
In order to complete your registration you must come to the library and sign the Attendance Contract before the first class. In order to provide the opportunity for as many children as possible to attend Storytime or Tales & Tunes For Tots, we must remove the name of any child whose contract remains unsigned on the first day of class.
Attention all kindergarteners enrolled in the Road to Reading program – your stickers are waiting! There is still time to turn in September’s coloring sheet and receive your sticker book, hold right pencil and eraser or turn in October’s coloring sheet and choose stickers from our sticker board. Come on down to the Children’s Services Desk today, pick up the next month’s sheet and receive your prizes.
Elect to spend your Election Day off from school at the Nappy’s Puppets production of Jack and the Beanstalk on Tuesday November 3, 2009 at 2:30 PM. This program is open to children of all ages. Registration is required.
Calling all artists between the ages of 6 and 9, there are still a few spots left in the monthly Artist’s Apprentice program. October’s class takes place on Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 4:00PM – 5:30PM. This is not a craft program, but a program which teaches the fundamentals of art to children with a passion for art.
Our fall slate of Saturday Stories has begun. This all age, drop-in Storytime is presented every other Saturday at 10:30AM. The dates of the classes are:
October 10th & 24th, November 7th & 21st, December 5th
You can always find the most recent information on Saturday Stories, Storytime or Tales & Tunes For Tots by clicking on the tales & tunes for tots, storytime & saturday stories link in the green pages box located to the right of this post.
There are three terrific new additions to the blog. In the green pages box located to the right of this blog post, you’ll find two new pages listed – A Trailer a Day . . . and What’s New in Picture Books. When you click on the A Trailer a Day page you will find a new book trailer posted each day, Monday through Friday. A book trailer is just like a movie trailer. It is a short video to advertise a book. It’s a fun way for you to discover new books (or even just books new to you) in our collection and a great way to attract reluctant readers.
What’s New in Picture Books is a page a selection of our best new picture books. I have some favorites and am happy to share them with you. On both the A Trailer a Day and the What’s New in Picture Books pages you will be able to click on the name of the book you are interested in and check to see if it is on the shelf. If the book is checked out, you may place a hold on the item online yourself or telephone the Children’s Department at 628-0947 X3. One of our staff will be happy to place the hold for you.
On the right hand side of the blog, underneath the green pages box, you’ll also find a new Flickr widget displaying the photos of all the children who have completed the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. Click on the photo of the child and you will open a Flickr account displaying the photos of all the children. We are very proud of them and hope this gives their friends and family a chance to see their adorable photos and recognize the child’s achievement.
Thanks to everyone for making this our busiest and best Summer Reading Program ever! We had record numbers of children and tweens read and participate in programming. Special thanks go out to the Harlem Wizards and Rita’s for donating their services on the night of the Grand Finale. Thank you also to all the parents who registered (fire safety laws permit a limited number of children at each program, making registration a must) and brought their children to the programs throughout the summer. We had a fabulous time and hope you did too!
It’s not too late to register to attend our Summer Reading Kickoff featuring the magical powers of Danny Magic on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6:30PM. Danny Magic will use his super powers to delight and entertain you with his hilarious magic show. Each child attending will receive a super prize. We hope to see you here.
The library’s summer reading program, Reading Saves the Day, opens with a display of magical powers when the library welcomes Danny Magic on Wednesday, June 24th at 6:30PM. This magical program kicks off our event filled summer. Each child attending will receive a super prize. Registration is required.
July is jam packed with events. One of our featured events is a visit from the Beardsley Zoo. Animal events are always popular and space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon. For the younger summer readers, we have a drop in Movement Class on Friday mornings.
Other July events include Extreme Karate, Book Time with Ronald McDonald, The Three Not So Little Pigs, Pinocchio, Kahana Hula and more.
August presents many opportunities for children to have fun at the library as well. Join us for Bingo, Triumphant Tales, Family Storytime and more.
The summer closes with our Grand Finale featuring the Harlem Wizards, 2 giant bounces for children to play in, face painting and treats from Rita’s. All children who register to attend will receive a special prize pack. Come on down to the Children’s Department and register to join in the fun.
Children of all ages are invited to stop by the Children’s Department this Saturday (May 2, 2009) any time between 9:30AM – 12:30PM to take part in Free Comic Book Day. This is a drop in program with no registration required and children may arrive and depart any time during the three hour program. Spiderman will be available to take pictures with any child who’d like to pose with the web-minded superhero. Fables Comics & Collectables has donated a comic book for each child who stops by. You can be a superhero too by bringing in a non-perishable food item to be donated to Southington Community Services. So, stop on in before the tee ball game or after dance class and don’t miss this super opportunity.
Registration for our special three week Late Spring session of Tales & Tunes For Tots and Storytime will take place on Friday, April 24, 2009, beginning at 9:00AM. Southington residents may register online or in person at the Children’s Services Desk. To register your child, please click on “children’s programming calendar” in the green blogroll box on the right. Find the first day of class. Remember to register your child for the age appropriate class. This is determined by using the child’s age on the date of registration.
At 9:00AM on the date of registration, a hand holding a pen will appear to the far right (if the hand does not appear, please refresh your screen). Click on the hand, making sure not to click the calendar icon and enter your child’s name. Your name should not appear anywhere in the registration. Fill in your telephone number and click “save.” You should then receive a confirmation message.
In order to complete your registration you must come to the library and sign the Attendance Contract before the day of the first class. In order to provide the opportunity for as many children as possible to attend Storytime or Tales & Tunes For Tots, we must remove the name of any child whose contract remains unsigned before the first day of class.
