A special time for babies to share stories, songs, rhymes, and games with their grown-ups. Come play with us in the Children’s Library! (Newborn to 17 months, with an adult.) Limit: 10 babies.

Under the direction of Shannon Richard, children ages 3 to 5 have fun with engaging books, songs, and interactive activities. (Child must be 3 by April 1, 2023.) Child attends independent of caregiver. 

Under the direction of Amy Moyer, babies ages 6-24 months and their caregivers enjoy songs, bounces, nursery rhymes, and simple stories together.

Wiggles and Giggles- Ages 18 months up to Age 4 with a caregiver

Simple stories, rhymes, puppets, songs, and fingerplays. Every Thursday at 10 a.m. For babies with an adult.

Walk-ins welcome.

Under the direction of Amy Moyer and Shannon Richard, children of all ages and their caregivers enjoy songs, nursery rhymes, and stories together in the library’s backyard.

Join us at 10:30am every Thursday at the Gap Branch Library for a story time! In the case of a delayed opening due to inclement weather, story time will be cancelled.

Ages 1-3, siblings welcome!
Toddlers will dance, zoom, scoot and hop between stories selected to promote language development. All adults are expected to participate and encourage the children to join in the fun.

Stories, songs and fingerplays, followed by an easy craft and free play. Every Thursday at 11 a.m. for toddlers with an adult. 

Walk-ins welcome.

Under the direction of Shannon Richard, children ages 2 & 3 and their caregivers join in the fun with an active mix of songs, rhymes, ASL, and books. (Child must be 2 by April 1, 2023.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Preschoolers are invited to the library for simple science, technology, engineering, arts and math activities. Ages 3-7.

This club is open to all interested knitters, crocheters, and other needle or fabric crafters.

Join us for some relaxation and video games on our Nintendo Switch! Feel free to bring any multiplayer (4 or more players) games you wish to share with the group. Ages 10-12.

Come learn to cross stitch! This won’t be your grandma’s cross stitching; we’ll be creating fun and modern projects. Simple hand sewing skills preferred. Must attend both sessions. Ages 10-12.

We are delighted to host the return of this event in IronSpire’s exciting event space.

Children can practice their reading-aloud skills by reading their favorite stories to therapy-trained dogs. 

Please register for a time starting 2 weeks before the date of the program. 

This 4-week course will cover the fundamentals of landscape photography and include an introduction to photography equipment and the parts of a camera.