What's new in September?

We are back to our regularly scheduled programming. Storytime is back in the library at 10am on Thursdays, and there are no more Wednesday events. 

Thursdays for Kids

We have four events this month for kids!

9/4 at 3:30pm - Paint with Leaves

Create cool art using leaves as Stamps. You can even leaf your mark and make a print for our library tree.

9/11 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.

9/18 at 3:30pm – Full STEAM Ahead! - Cardboard Construction

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!

9/25 at 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.

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.

Tuesdays For Kids

9/9th and 9/23 at 3:30 - Reading Buddies

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!

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!

9/16 at 4:00pm - 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. 

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 9/2 at 4pm to chat about "Tumble".

Our next book is "Doll Bones" by Holly Black. We will talk about this slightly scary story on 10/7 at 4:00pm. Here is a quick blurb about this book from the publisher.

Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.
But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave.
Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen’s ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches?
Doll Bones is a winner of the Newbery Honor, is the recipient of six starred reviews, was on four Best Book lists, and was called "perfect" by The New York Times.

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