February Break 2010!

Not sure what to do over February Break this year?  The Webster Library has plans for you!

Monday February 15 is our all ages PJ Storytime 7:00-7:30

Tuesday February 16 come campout at the library with stories, songs and s’mores 10:30-11:15 (register here)

Thursday February 18 make sure you meet your favorite Star Wars characters and get autographs 6:30-8:00

Friday February 19  join us for a Tea Party with Olivia 11:15-12:00 (register here)

Hopefully we will see you at one or two, or maybe all of our fun activities that week!

Storytime Season

Have you been wondering where our scheduled storytimes have gone?  Well wonder no more, they are back! Some changes have been made to our regular line up, so here is a list of what we have coming up:

Tuesdays  – Stories and Art for 4-6 Year Olds 10:15 – 11:00 beginning January 26.  Register here.

Wednesdays – Stories and Songs for 3 to 5 Year Olds 10:15 – 10:45 or 11:00 – 11:30 or 1:00 – 1:30 beginning January 27.  No registration required.

Thursdays – Stories and Songs for 18 Months to 3 Year Olds 10:15 – 10:35 or 11:00 – 11:20 beginning January 28.  No registration required.

See you soon!

PJ Storytime

PJ Storytimes are still twice a month, so there is no excuse to miss out!  At 7:00 on the first and third Monday of each month wear your PJ’s to the library and have some fun with us!

B-I-N-G-O!

Don’t know what to do during school vacation??  Come play BINGO with the whole family at the Webster Public Library!   On Wednesday, December 30 from 1:00 to 3:00 you can expect to have a ton of fun and win some great prizes.

Ages 5 and up are welcome to come (accompanied by an adult) and registration is required.

Christmas Storytime

Looking to hear some great holiday stories this season?  Then don’t miss our last Christmas Storytime next Monday December 21 from 7:00 to 7:45.  You can expect some fantastic holiday stories and songs at this program, and you will love the special Christmas video that will be played on our big screen!

Hope to see you there!

Great Web Sites for Kids

The Association for Library Service to Children has added 20 new web sites to it’s list of hundreds of recommended sites for children under 14.  The complete list includes educational and informational web sites as well as fun and entertaining ones.  Now when the snow really starts coming down and you’re stuck inside, you will have some new activity resources!

Column on MCLS Website

I keep meaning to post that I’m writing a column about children’s materials for the MCLS website. I just posted a new one today, “Humbug,” about Christmas picture books. Just 25 days left…

Storytime, Storytime, Storytime!

There are a couple of drop-in storytimes coming up at WPL that require no registration at all.  These are great for those of you who don’t know if you can make every storytime, or if you’re just looking for new things to try out.

Drop in during our 3 -5 year old storytimes on Wednesdays at either 10:15, 11:00 or 1:00 through November 4th.  This storytime is a half hour of fun filled with stories, rhymes and your favorite songs by Jason.

Starting October 1st we will have a 2-3 year old drop-in storytime every Thursday until November 5th.  This shorter, twenty minute program, is good for children with little storytime experience.  Come and enjoy stories, songs and rhymes with Jason!

PJ storytime is now twice a month and neither require registration.  Stop in on any of these Mondays at 7:00:  October 5th, October 19th, November 2nd, November 16th, and December 7th.  A half hour of fun in your pajamas, what more could you want?!

We hope to see you here!

In-Home Storytimes!

There are some new additions to WPL’s YouTube Storytimes that you really should check out!

Watch Miss A’s YouTube debut as she tells the story of the Five Little Mice

As well as Little Bunny Foo Foo, and Two Little Blackbirds

Sing with Jason on I Like to Cry

And make sure you check out his  Head and Shoulders video.

These videos are a great way to bring our storytimes to your home, but as always we would love to see you at the library storytimes too!

Library Skills for Kids

Want to learn a little more about your library and how to find materials easier?  Then make sure you sign up for our September program, Library Skills for Kids: Finding Nonfiction.  This five week program will feature fun activities to teach you all about the Dewey Decimal System as well as the parts of a book.

The classes start on Thursday September 17th from 4 to 5:00, and  will take place every Thursday until October 15th.  Ages 7-11 are welcome to come, registration begins on Thursday September 3rd.

See you there!