What's new in October?

Are you excited for our annual Pumpkin Painting event? This year, it will be on October 30th!

Board Game Adventure is currently on a hiatus. We will likely be introducing a similar program next month: Stay tuned!  

Thursdays for Kids

We have five events this month for kids!

10/2 at 3:30pm - Clay Nature Mosaics

Let's celebrate Fall and make art that reflects the beauty of nature! We will have clay, cookie cutters, and lots of beans and seeds you can use to create some unique mosaics. 

While these would look lovely outside, you will need to seal them with acrylic sealer first, after they fully set.

10/9 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.

10/16 at 3:30pm – Full STEAM Ahead! - Cardboard Construction Costumes

Explore Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math through exciting, hands-on projects. Use kid-friendly tools inspired by real woodworking to design, cut, and build your own cardboard creations. Come invent something amazing! This month, we will be attempting to make costumes out of cardboard.

10/23at 3:30pm – Melty Beads

We know how much ya'll love melty beads, so we are doing it again! Create a design, place your beads, and melt them into art.

10/30 at 3:30pm – Pumpkin Painting

Come paint pumpkins--no need to bring your own! We will have tiny pumpkins, paint, and paint pens for pumpkin painting awesomeness! 

Tuesdays for Kids

10/14 and 10/28 at 3:30 - Reading Buddies

We’re teaming up with Blue Barn Sanctuary to bring you Reading Buddies! Come join us for a cozy reading time with stuffies and bunnies. Did you know that reading to animals (even stuffed ones!) helps kids feel relaxed and supported?

Each session will have plenty of cuddly stuffed animals to read to, helpful volunteers, and—on most days—Blue Barn’s own superstar, Theodore Von Tater Tot!

PreK Storytime  – Thursdays at 10:00am

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 

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 littles get too squirmy.

Book Clubs

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 10/7 at 4pm to chat about "Doll Bones".

Our next book is "You are Here: Connecting Flights" by a whole host of authors!! We will talk about this multiple-perspective story on 11/4.

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that impacts twelve young Asian Americans in a crowded and restless airport. As their disrupted journeys crisscross and collide, they encounter fellow travelers—some helpful, some hostile—as they discover the challenges of friendship, the power of courage, the importance of the right word at the right time, and the unexpected significance of a blue Stratocaster electric guitar.  

Twelve powerhouse Asian American authors explore themes of identity and belonging in the entwined experiences of young people whose family roots may extend to East and Southeast Asia, but who are themselves distinctly American. 

Written by Linda Sue Park, Erin Entrada Kelly, Grace Lin, Traci Chee, Mike Chen, Meredith Ireland, Mike Jung, Minh Lê, Ellen Oh, Randy Ribay, Christina Soontornvat, and Susan Tan, and edited by Ellen Oh.

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