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Children's Event Calendar |
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Upcoming Events |
Mostly Mother Goose Storytime
Mondays, Feb. 22 - March 8
9:30 - 10:00
11:30 - 12:00
Ages 24 - 35 months old
Sorry no siblings outside of age category
The
story time will include:
Fingerplays & Movement
Mostly Mother Goose rhymes
Some Classic and
Modern Tales and Songs
Parents are expected to remain in the room with their children.
Registration is Required - Each session limited to 10 children
Please call 203- 203-899-2790 x3 to register.
Please do not register via voice mail.
The South Norwalk Branch Library is located at 10 Washington
Street.
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Weekly Crafts
Children will be required to read books about
art to give them
an appreciation for the crafts. All material will be supplied.
Children may elect to bring in items as noted.
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Tuesdays: Grades K - 2
4:00 - 5:00 |
Thursdays: Grades 3 - 5
4:00 - 5:00 |
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Feb 16 - "I Have A Dream" Banner
This craft will honor Martin Luther King's
famous speech on August 28, 1968 on the steps of the Lincoln
Memorial . Book Topics: : Black History, Martin Luther King, Jr, U.S.
Monuments.
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Feb. 18 - Friendship Pin
Children will make friendship pins honoring Dr. King's dream of
friendship and equality for all.
Book Topics: Friendship, Black History,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., U.S. Monuments. |
Feb 23 - President Lincoln's Log Cabin
Come celebrate the
Hodgenville Kentucky birthplace of
Abraham Lincoln in honor of President's Day
Book Topics: U.S. Presidents, Abraham Lincoln, Historical Birthplaces |
Feb 26 - Presidential Windsock
This patriotic windsock craft will feature the four Presidents on Mt.
Rushmore.
Book Topics: U.S. Presidents, Mt. Rushmore, U.S. Monuments |
March 9 - St. Patrick's Day
Celebrate with shamrocks and lore.
Book Topics: Ireland, St. Patrick, Spring |
March 11 - Jean Party Bag
Children will make party bags from an old pair of jeans.
(children are required to bring an old pair of jeans)
Book Topics: Design, Crafts |
March 16 - Raindrops
These special raindrops shine
on even on a rainy day.
Book Topics: Weather, Science, Crafts |
March 18 - Paint your own Parasols!
Children will have fun painting
designs on 23-inch parasols.
Book Topics: Parasols/Umbrellas, Painting, Design, Crafts |
March 23 - Tippy Teapot
Make a craft from your favorite children's song. Book Topics:
Children's songs, Crafts |
March 25 - Egyptian Masks
Children will explore Ancient Egypt and make a mask representative of
the culture.
Book Topics: Egypt, Masks, Crafts |
March 31 - Easter Bunny Basket
Come celebrate Easter with Peter Cottontail Book Topics: Easter
Bunnies, Crafts, Spring |
April 1 - Easter Birdhouse
Children will make birdhouses
with fabric, lace and ribbon.
Book Topics: Easter, Design, Spring, Crafts |
April 6 - Pebble Pets
Collect flat rocks and make your favorite animal Book Topics: Animals,
Painting, Spring, Crafts |
April 8 - Flower Fairies
Children will make pixie flower fairies out of artificial flowers.
Book Topics: Flowers, Fairies, Crafts, Spring |
April 13 - Tissue Paper Kite Craft
Explore the world of flying objects
Book Topics: Spring, Kites, Crafts |
April 15 - BWA Sun Mask
Children will explore the people of
Burkina Faso in Africa and make
a mask representative of the culture.
Book Topics: Africa, Tribes Masks, Crafts |
April 20 - Bingo Marker Can
Come and make kake "Bingo"
Book Topics: Children's songs, dogs and Crafts |
April 22 - Beaded Butterfly &
Daisy Charm Bracelet
Children will celebrate Spring
with this colorful bracelet.
Book Topics: Butterflies, Jewelry Design,
Spring, Crafts |
The South Norwalk Branch Library is located at 10 Washington
Street.
For more information or to register please call Sherelle Harris at
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Read Around the World in Eight Months
Book Club 3rd Wednesday Each
Month January - August
4:00 - 5:00
Grades 5 - 8
Books should be read prior to
attending the book club each month.
MULTIPLE COPIES OF EACH TITLE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE BRANCH
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT
The
book club is limited to 12 children. Registration is necessary.
Please call
203 899-2790 x3 for more information
or to register.
Please do not register via voicemail.
The book club will run the following school year from October 2010 -
May
2011.
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January 20, 2010
"The Way of Our People"
by Arnold Griese
STOP: Alaska |
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February 17, 2010
"Hatchet"
by Gary Paulsen
STOP: Canadian Wilderness |
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March 17, 2010
"The
Watsons go to Birmingham
(1963)"
by
Christopher Paul Curtis
STOP: Detroit MI and Birmingham, AL |
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April 21, 2010
"Paco, A Latino Boy in the United States"
by Margarita Moguel Robleda
STOP: Guatemala |
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May 19, 2010
"The Other Side of Truth"
by Beverly Naidoo
STOP: Nigeria
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June 16, 2010
"Drita, My Homegirl"
by Jenny Lombard
STOP: Kosovo/Kosova |
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July 21, 2010
"Tangled Threads"
by Pegi Deitz Shea
STOP:
Thailand |
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August 18, 2010
"The Journal of Wong Ming-Chung: A Chinese Miner"
by
Laurence Yep
STOP:
China |
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Come & Play Game Day
Thursdays, December - May
4:00 - 5:00
Stew Leonard III Activity Room
Come and Play
Game Day gives children a break from computers to interact with
their parents or other children while
playing board games.
Admission to the program is a library receipt showing that the child has
checked out a library book within the past two weeks of the day he/she
comes to play. No registration is required. If the room is full, children
may have to wait and the children in the room will be limited to a half
hour.
The South Norwalk Branch Library is located at 10 Washington
Street.
For more information please call Sherelle Harris at
203-899-2790 x3.
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What's the Big Idea With
Thomas Jefferson:
Creating a Vision for Success in what Matters Most
Tuesday, March 9
6:00 - 8:-00
Ages 8 - 12
Frei plays
the part of Jefferson to help children ages 8-12 get to know him and the
exiting times in which he lived. Learning about the visionary third
President of the United States and author of the
Declaration of Independence
will help children connect to their own
vision of the future. "What's the Big Idea With Thomas Jefferson?"
includes an exciting workshop with games and a
brainstorming session to help children create their own unique
views.
Registration is Required
Please call 203-822-2790 X3 for information & to register
Sponsored by the City of
Norwalk Mayor's Office in collaboration with the Stew Leonard III
Children's Library of the South Norwalk Branch Library |
Norwalk Public Library System
© 2010