Storytimes @ the Library
Stories in the Library – All Ages
Thursday, June 14th, 21st, 28th & July 12th, 19th, 26th – 10am & 7pm
Saturday, June 16th, 23rd, 30th & July 14th, 21st, 28th – 10am
Scrumptious stories and songs with fun-filled food theme! All children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration not required.
Stories in the Park – All Ages
Viking Park – Friday, June 15th & July 13th – 10am
Warren Township Park, Shelter B, Friday, June 22nd & July 27th – 10am
Wadsworth Park (Village Hall), Friday, June 29th & July 20th – 10am
Bring a blanket or chairs, pack a snack and join us for stories, action rhymes and songs! Then climb aboard the Bookmobile and check out books, DVDs and more! Weather permitting, no registration required.
Toddlerpalooza II
Ages 2-5 with an adult (siblings welcomed)
Saturday, June 9th, 10am
Music and movement help children prepare to be good readers. We’ll clap, tap sing and dance our way to early literacy. Register
Family Fun
Candy Sushi – All Ages
Saturday, June 9th, 1-3pm
Kick off summer reading right! After signing up at our Children’s and Programming Desk, stop by the meeting room and make your own candy sushi. Use Swedish fish, fruit roll-ups and other fun candy to make your own unique candy sushi roll. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Registration not required.
The Big Chill – Grades K and up
Tuesday, July 10th, 7pm
Can a banana be used as a hammer? Find out in this program about cryogenics. Observe how objects change when exposed to extremely cold temperatures of liquid nitrogen. Register
Movie Matinee – All Ages
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Animal crackers will be served. No registration needed.
Monday, June 11th, 2pm – Ratatouille, rated G
Monday, July 9th, 2pm – Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, rated PG
Monday, August 6th, 2pm – Rango, rated PG
Afternoon Fun
Afterschool Adventures – Grades K-1, Thursdays 4:30-5:15pm
May 24th – The Great Outdoors
Stories come to life with books, music and activities at this new after school program.
Art Attack – Grades 3-5
Friday, June 15th, 2-4pm
Let your creativity run free! Join us for an afternoon of fun crafts and unique art projects. Register
Urban Legends – Grades 3-5
Friday, July 13th, 2-4pm
Can eating pop rocks and soda really kill you? Is there a maze of tunnels under Great America? Is WNPL sinking because of all the books? Explore famous urban legends and then try some out for yourself…if you dare! Register
Open Gaming – Grades 3-5
Friday, July 27th, 2-4pm
Bring your finished reading logs to the Children’s and Programming Desk and stay for an afternoon of Wii and other gamin. Refreshments will be served. Register
Museum Adventure Pass presented by Macy’s
Need something fun to do this weekend? Check out our Museum Adventure Passes at our Children’s Reference Desk in the library! We have Passes for 19 Chicagoland museums and cultural institutions. Each Pass can be used once for 7 days after checkout. Only one pass per week per family can be checked out and must be checked out to an adult. Remember to bring your WNPL Library Card in good standing (fines cannot be over $10) and a photo ID to the Children’s Reference desk to check availability and get a pass.
Macy’s Museum Adventure Pass Web page for more information about the program and participating museums.
Can you tell me when the sign up is for the summer reading book club. Age 10 and older.
Sign up for all summer reading begins Saturday, June 12.
Hello,
could you please tell me when the crafts for grades 6 and up is? where you have to bring your own flip flops and such on the 17th. what time does it start and how do i register?
Our Caribbean Foot Jewelry & Fun Flip Flops Teen Craft is on Saturday, July 17th from 1-3pm. You can register by calling (847)244-5150 and then press 7 for the Programming Dept.
I am trying to register my daughter for preschool story time in the fall….can you send me the link?
Since storytimes started last week, you’ll need to call the Programming Office at 847-244-5150 then press #7 or stop in the library and visit the Programming Office in the Youth Services Area and we’ll be happy to get your daughter signed up.
Are there any reading programs in December?
There are no storytimes in December. Storytimes begin again on January 31 and they will all be drop in. Please see above for details.
Will you have book buddies again this year? My 7th grade daughter enjoyed it last year and was wondering if you were going to do it again this year. If so when should we come in to register?
Thanks!
Unfortunately due to our space constraints with our on-going construction project we are not able to offer the Book Buddies program this summer. We’re planning on restarting the program in summer 2012. Thanks for your interest.
Are there any programs for toddlers between 1 and 2 years old?
Currently we have no specific programs for this age group. We do have drop in storytimes which are open to all ages. They are Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7 and Saturday morning at 10. There is also one on Monday mornings at 11. These will continue for the next four weeks and parents/caregives must remain with the child. Thank you for your interest.
Can you order more Max and Ruby books by Rosemary Wells? My daughter loves these books and you don’t carry many in this series.
We will pass your suggestion along to the selector. Thank you!
Have you ever thought about having a committee of kids suggest/create ideas for programs for kids to participate in? It seems there are many things for preschool-2nd grade and 6-12 but not much for 3rd-5th grade. We love the programs going on now and would love to see more for that age group. Thanks for all that you do!
Thank you for your suggestion! We are working on providing more programming for 3rd – 5th grade. We will be having a book discussion for 4th and 5th graders this summer. Check out our next newsletter!
When is the next storytime registration?
Summer storytimes start in mid-June and are all drop-in. They do not require registration. Look for our newsletter coming out at the end of May!