Children's events and resources: April 2016

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Everyone is invited to celebrate the Library's GRAND RE-OPENING!

Saturday, May 7th beginning at 10 am! The official speeches and ribbon cutting will get underway at 10. Thanks to the Friends & Foundation of the library there will be on-going entertainment and a special appearance of Mo Willem's "Elephant & Piggie" characters!

Morning Storytimes

10 am Tuesday
Infant Lapsit is designed to encourage development of language and motor skills by incorporating books with simple songs, rhymes and fingerplays.
Plus you will meet other new parents!

For ages 6-18 months with parent or caregiver.

10 am Wednesday
Toddler Rhyme Time "reading" board books together with rhymes and fingerplay fun this interactive early literacy time if for kids 18 months through age 3 with a parent or caregiver.

10 am Thursday
Preschool Storytime is for children ages 4 and up. Come enjoy picture books, songs, fingerplays and movement

All programs are free and held in the BLUE area in the children's library. All ages welcome however we focus of the ages listed!

Read 1000 Books- Planting Seed for Kindergarten

Planting seeds for Kindergarten is the Northfield program that encourages all families and caregivers to read 1,000 books with their young children before they enter kindergarten. Studies have shown that families who start reading aloud to their children at birth help to strengthen their language skills and build their vocabulary – two important tools for beginning to learn to read. You will be rewarded for every 100 books you read. Information & reading records are available at the Northfield Public Library, ECFE and Longfellow school.