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Game on!
Thursdays,
4 - 5 pm
Game on! On Thursdays that is. Join us -- starting May 12, from 4-5pm -- in a rousing game of either Monopoly, Candyland, Scrabble, Clue Jr, Chutes and Ladders, Checkers or Operation! Open to children 1st through 5th grades. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a caregiver. Children under 12 must have a caregiver in the building. No registration, no fee.
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Introducing Hoopla for Kids, a child-friendly portal with easily downloadable or streamable age-appropriate movies, music, and TV series. The new portal allows kids to easily find, follow, and enjoy their favorite characters, stories, and songs in a safe digital environment. Learn more about Hoopla and the new Hoopla for Kids portal here.
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Upcoming Events - May
*Story Times are drop-in except for Mother Goose on the Loose
Mondays, April 4 - June 6
Ready Readers 4:15 - 5 pm: Ages 4 and 5. Stories, films, and crafts. Sponsored by the Wilton Newcomers Club.
Tuesdays, April 5 - June 7
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes 10:15 - 10:45 am: Ages 2 and 3 with a caregiver. Stories, songs, finger plays and more.
Wednesdays, April 6 - June 8
Books for Babies 10:15 - 10:45 am: Gentle songs, stories, and toy time for babies under 12 months with their caregiver.
Wonderful Ones and Twos 11 - 11:30 am: Ages 1 and 2 with caregivers. Music, movement, and stories.
Mondays, May 9, 16, 23
Movement and Dance for Little Ones 11 - 11:30 am
Ages 0 - 5 with caregiver. Children are invited to join a fun time of moving, grooving, jumping, shaking, singing and playing instruments.
Tuesdays, April 5 - June 7
Let's Make Something 4 - 5 pm
Grades 1 - 5 with a caregiver in the building. Using the concept of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) a member of the Children's Library staff will facilitate a different activity every Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. to allow children to explore, create, innovate, design, imagine and just have a lot of fun! At 3:45 on the day of the program, tickets for that afternoon's program will be handed out on a first-come-first-serve basis at the Children's Reference Desk. Space is limited. Supported by the Amadeo Family.
Saturdays, May
Minecraft Club 10 am - 12 noon
Ages 8 and up. For the Minecraft program, with children under 12, caretakers
must remain in the building and
must sign in their child. Minecraft enthusiasts are welcome to join the Minecraft Computer Club on Saturday mornings between 10-12 noon to discuss and play everything Minecraft at Wilton Library. Please note: Minecraft is a subscription-based, online game. Players must bring their own laptop and create their own account. Hand held devices run on a separate Minecraft app and therefore will not be able to play on the same servers as children with laptops.
Register here for ALL May sessions.
Wednesday, May 11
Ambler Farm Reads 2:15 - 3 pm
Ages 3- 5 with caregivers. Join the library for a visit to Ambler Farm. We will meet at the farm to share stories about bunnies and then take a nature walk.
Registration required.
Thursdays, May 12 - June 2
Game On! 4 - 5pm
Grades 1 - 5 with a caregiver for children under 8. Stop by the library after school and unwind with some classic board games!
Fridays, May - August
Children's Garden Club 4 - 4:45 pm
Grades K and up. Throughout the spring and summer we will plan, plant, tend, and eat fruits and vegetables in our raised-bed garden. This is a fun activity for the whole family! To register email [email protected]
Saturday, May 21
Wilton Reads - Film Screening - The Lion King 3 - 4:30pm
All ages. Drop by and watch a Disney classic. Part of the Wilton Reads program.
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New Materials!
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Fiction
Nonfiction
Ms. DiBella recommends Julia and the Art of Practical Travel by Leslie M. M. Blume
Adventure, history, stereotypes and surprises...
Julia and the Art of Practical Travel by Leslie M. M. Blume has it all and more. Julia, a young girl growing up in the 1960s, lives with her conventional, practical and responsible Aunt Constance and her Grandmother in a stately home along the Hudson River. When her grandmother dies rather suddenly, Julia's life is turned upside down. Aunt Constance takes Julia and a few "practical" items on a trip across the United States in search of Julia's long-lost, hippie mother. Along the way, they encounter voodoo magic in New Orleans, a gold mine in a western ghost town, hippies on Haight-Ashbury in San Fran, and many other fascinating characters.
This is a story that contrasts the formal, reserved generation of the 1950's with the free-spirited, anti-establishment generation of the 1960's. With one foot in childhood and one in adulthood, Julia experiences heartbreak and friendship while trying to find her strength and a place of belonging. Today's reader will be intrigued at how Julia and Aunt Constance make the long drive from the east to the west coast without cell phones, GPS, convenient rest stops, wifi, audiobooks, Sirius radio and Google. Julia and the Art of Practical Travel would be a great summer read for a tween who is curious about what life was like in the 1960's from an 11 year-old's point of view.
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