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Sound Explorers
Tuesdays, February 7 - March 28
4 - 5 pm
Grades 3 - 5 only. Students will be registered for all 8 sessions when they sign up. Long Island Sound is home to sharks, squid, sea turtles and more. The Maritime Aquarium's Traveling Teachers will be coming to the Wilton Library and doing a series of after-school Science programs. In the 8 sessions offered, students learn what shark skin feels like, and how to identify different kinds of crabs and jellies. Live animals and science experiments bring to life the animals of the Sound, the issues they face, and what we can all do to make a difference in their environment.
Supported by the Amadeo Family.
Registration required, students will be registered for all 8 sessions when they sign up.
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Take Your Child to the Library Day
Saturday, February 4
Children and families are invited to visit the library in honor of National Take Your Child to the Library Day! We have many fun activities and programs planned:
Llama Llama Pajama Party 10 - 10:30 am
Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to come to the library to Llama Llama (Anna Dewdney) stories, sing songs and participate in activities. Snacks will be served. Be sure to come in your jammies!!
Registration required
. Supported by the Hoffman Family.
Minecraft Club 10 am - 12 noon
Ages 8 and up. Bring your laptop and play Minecraft with others who love Minecraft too! Registration required.
Living Dragons! 2 - 3 pm
Grades K and up. Riverside Reptiles presents their new program Living Dragons. Kids will be introduced to a wide variety of different species of lizards that include geckos that can climb glass, skinks with bright blue tongues, a lizard without legs, a cousin of the Komodo Dragon, and a lizard with an impressive beard. Registration required.
Mother and Daughter Book Club 3 - 4 pm
Grades 3 - 5. For the month of February, the title is Rules by Cynthia Lord. Mothers and daughters are invited to join in this lively discussion and activities. Refreshments will be served. Registration required.
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Calling Youth Photographers for Focus '17
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Focus 16 1st Place Youth Division, Connor Golden "Times Square"
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Do you have a favorite photograph or two that you have taken and would like to share with the community? The Wilton Arts Council is organizing a youth photography exhibit (youths through 8th grade) at the Wilton Library as a division of Focus '17, which also includes high school and adult divisions. Youths are allowed to enter 2 photographs (minimum size 8" x 10" framed and wired) in the show; entry fees are $5 per photo. Photo entries are being accepted on Saturday, February 25th from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM and on Sunday, February 26th from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM. Photographs will be on exhibit at the Wilton Library from Saturday, March 4th through Thursday, March 30th. Awards will be presented at the Focus '17 reception on Friday, March 10th (reception is from 6:00-7:30 PM). For more information and entry forms, please visit our website www.wiltonarts.org or call 203-834-9986.
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Upcoming Events - January/ February
*All story times listed are drop-in
Mondays, February 6 - March 13
Ready Readers 4:15 - 5 pm
Children ages 4 and 5 are invited to join us for this drop-in story time. Each week we will explore different topics such as woodland creatures, transportation, dinosaurs, fairy tales, and more. Children will hear stories, watch short book films, as well as participate in fun activities and crafts.
Tuesdays, January 10 - March 14
Terrific Tales for Twos and Threes 10:15 - 10:45 am:
Children ages 2 and 3 along with their caregivers will sing songs, listen to stories, and enjoy playtime together while building literacy and social skills.
Wednesdays, January 11 - March 15
Books for Babies 10:15 - 10:45 am:
Bring your wonderful baby to this infant-friendly program at the Wilton Library! We will sing and play and enjoy gentle stories geared for babies under 12 months old. This is an excellent forum to meet other new parents in the area. Bring dad too!
Wonderful Ones and Twos 11 - 11:30 am:
This program is a sharing time for 1 and 2 year-olds and their caregivers. The emphasis is on books, with some songs and toy time.
Friday, February 3
Fun with Lynn Lewis 11 am - 12 noon
Ages 2 - 6 with caregivers. Come to the Wilton Library and see popular entertainer Lynn Lewis. There will be songs and dancing for all. She will bring a special friend so that kids can play with him and participate in all the fun!
Registration required.
Friday, February 3
Cupcake Club 4 - 4:45 pm
Ages 6 - 12. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Follow step-by-step instructions to decorate a fancy cupcake!
Registration required.
Minecraft Club 10 am - 12 noon
Ages 8 and up only.
Children are invited to bring their laptop and play Minecraft with other kids who love it too! Kids can also sign up for the Fairfield County Minecraft server, a safe environment for kids to play Minecraft. Registration required for this program. Registering will automatically sign your child up for all February sessions.
Saturday
, February 4
Take Your Child to the Library Day (see above)
Mondays, February 6 - March 20
Sign, Say, and Play 11 - 11:45 am
Ages 6 mo. to toddlers with caregivers.
The Baby Signs® Program teaches caregivers and children from 6 months of age to the toddler stage signs for everyday activities so they can communicate before the child can speak fluently. Each workshop session focuses on one everyday activity. The signs are learned through activities, songs, and a book. Every participant will go home with a handout. There will be 6 workshop programs. Please register for each session separately: Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb.27, Mar. 6, Mar. 13, Mar. 20
Tuesdays, February 7 - March 28
Sound Explorers 4 - 5 pm
Grades 3 - 5 only. Registration is for all 8 weeks of class. Students learn what shark skin feels like, and how to identify different kinds of crabs and jellies. Live animals and science experiments bring to life the animals of the Sound, the issues they face, and what we can all do to make a difference in their environment. Supported by the Amadeo Family. Registration required
Fridays, February
Movement and Dance 11 - 11:30 am
Ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Drop-in to the library for a fun time of moving, grooving, jumping, shaking, singing and playing instruments. A great Friday morning work-out!
Sunday, February 12
Valentine's Day Crafts 1 - 4:30 pm
All ages. Drop-in and make a themed craft to take home!
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New Materials!
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Miss Shayna recommends Children of Exile by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Get ready for an all-new dystopian thriller from the author of
Running Out of Time and
Among the Hidden. Dystopia is a genre of books where our society has been realistically reimagined as unpleasant, typically with a totalitarian government enforcing laws. Think
Hunger Games, Brave New World, or
The Giver. While being popular in young adult literature, there are very few authors who are able to pull of this heavy topic for children.
Margaret Peterson Haddix is one of those authors who has a talent for writing a dystopian story that is engaging and appropriate for children while getting them to think about new concepts.
In
Children of Exile hundreds of children who were raised by foster parents in Fredtown, a perfect haven developed to raise children with upstanding morals and open mindedness, are told they are not actually orphans and that they are being sent back to their parents. What I love about this book is how it highlights the differences between how an innocent, nurtured, unprejudiced child views people and situations versus the views of adults hardened by generations of hate, war, and survival. What happens when children are raised in a world without their parents' bad habits and grudges, without racism, and without lying or poverty, and then are sent back into such a place?
This book is recommended for ages 9+
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