What's new in May?

You can now sign up for the Summer Reading Program! For more information and to sign up online, click here. Every kid who signs up gets a free book.

Body Safety Storytime – every first Storytime of the month at 10pm.  Join us for a special Body Safety Storytime in partnership with Kid's First! These storytimes will explore important topics like bodily autonomy, consent, and identifying safe adults in a way that’s age-appropriate and meaningful for preschool kids.

Middle Grade Book Club (Ages 10-13) – Spots Available! Do you know a young reader who loves books? Our Middle Grade Book Club is a great opportunity to dive into a good story, discuss it with friends, and participate in a fun, book-related activity! Plus, each participant gets to keep a copy of the book. Meetings last 45 minutes. If you're interested or have any questions, reach out to Lindsey at lindsey@creswell-library.org.

Paint, Plants, and Pollinators – May 15th at Holt Park - our Full STEAM Ahead! event this month will be at Holt Park. More information below.

Thursdays for Kids

We have four events this month for kids!

5/1 at 3:30pm - Board Game Adventures

Each month, come play cooperative and competitive board games! This is the perfect time to bring some friends and make new ones. There will be plenty of new games to choose from, but you can always bring your favorites from home. Plus, we will have a D&D table (ages 8 and up). There is a limit to the number of kids who can do D&D, so kids who have signed up beforehand and are consistent will be reserved a spot. 

5/8 at 3:30pm - LEGO Club 

Join us for LEGO building awesomeness! Each child who completes a project will get to put it on display in the library until the next LEGO Club.

5/15 at 3:30pm – Full STEAM Ahead! - at Holt Park

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!  This month, we will be painting pots and planting seeds at Holt Park. There will be SWAG, prizes, and snacks! 

5/22 at 3:30pm – Melty Beads

You have requested more melty beads, and we are delivering! Kids (and their grown-ups, of course) can copy some suggestions or make their own. 

PreK Storytime - Thursdays at 10:00am in the Creswell Library

Join us for fun books, songs, and rhymes!! This storytime is intended for children in preschool, but all kids and their families are welcome to join. We shoot for about 30 minutes of fun, but sometimes we go a little long and sometimes just a tad short. Afterward, we will all do a fun craft. 

Babytime  – Tuesdays at 10:00am in the Creswell Library 

Join us on Tuesdays for songs, fingerplays, lap bounces, scarves, egg shakers, stories, and bubbles! This storytime is 20 minutes long so we can wrap up before the littlest get too squirmy.

May Reads for June Book Club

Middle-Grade Book Club 

Middle Grade Book Club (ages 10-13) meets the first Tuesday of every month at 4pm and goes for about 45 minutes. It always includes a simple activity relating to the story. 

We will meet at the library on 5/6 at 4pm to chat about "The Eyes and the Impossible" by Dave Eggers.

Our next book is another OBOB book titled "Dealing with Dragons" by Patricia C. Wrede. We will talk about this fun fantasy book on 6/3 at 4:00pm. Here is a quick blurb about this book from the publisher.

Meet Princess Cimorene--a princess who refustes to be proper. She is everything a princess is not supposed to be: headstrong, tomobyish smart...

And bored.

So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon. And not just any dragon, but Kazul--one of the most powerful and dangerous dragons arounds. Of course, Cimorene has a way of hooking up with dangerous characters, and soon she's coping with a witch,a a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, a stone prince, and some very oily wizards.

If this princess ran away to find some excitement, it looks like she's found plenty!

If you are interested in joining a Book Club, please email lindsey@creswell-library.org.