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Children's Event Calendar |
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Upcoming Events |
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Bouncy, Bouncy Baby Storytime
For babies 5 to 23 months old
Sorry no siblings outside of age
category
Fridays, Feb. 12 - March
6
9:30 - 10:00
The
story time will include:
Songs, stories
and movement activities
designed to get babies bouncing to books.
Limited to 15 children
Call 203-899-2790 x3 to register
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Mostly Mother Goose Storytime
Mondays, Feb. 22 - March 8
10:00 - 10:30
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 Winter 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 |
Jan. 12 - Tooth Fairy Tooth Box
The tooth fairy won't have to
look under the pillow.
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Jan. 14 - Body Collage
Children may bring favorite pictures
and cut-outs of favorite things |
Jan. 19 - Counting Number Poster
Materials will be supplied, but children may also bring in paper
clips, pennies, buttons, etc. of items they want to count from 1 -10
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Jan. 21 - Pasta Maze Vase
This project will be made with clay and
tri-colored pasta |
Jan. 26 - Crazy Cat Mat
This 8.5 x 11 mat will be made with coffee beans, rice and corn.
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Jan. 28 - Brown Bag Scrapbook
Children should bring any items they would like to have in the
keepsake booklet. |
The South Norwalk Branch Library is located at 10 Washington
Street.
For more information or to register please call Sherelle Harris at
203-899-2790 x3. |
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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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Getting to Know George: Inspirational Tales
of
Leadership From the Life of American's First President
Tuesday, February 9
6:00 - 8:00
Ages 8 - 12
Performed by
Christina Frei, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Frei plays
the part of
George Washington to draw children ages 8-12 into a personal
relationship with him. Learning about the visionary
First President of the United States and to help them connect with
the big decisions he had to make when this country was being formed.
"Getting to Know George" includes an exciting workshop with lively tales,
dynamic role plays and challenging brainstorming ides exercises to
help children learn the inspiring elements of colonial life that laid the
foundation for life in America.
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 |
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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
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