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Children's Garden Club
Fridays beginning May 12
4 - 4:45 pm
Children in grades K and up are invited to join this weekly Garden Club! Throughout the spring and summer we will plant, tend, and eat fruits and vegetables in our raised-bed garden. During the month of May we will meet to plan our garden and prepare for June planting. This is a fun activity for the whole family! Supported by the Amadeo Family. Please contact the head of the Children's Library, Andrea Szabo, for more information and to sign up for the program: [email protected] or (203) 762-6337
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Did You Know?
The Children's Library has some basic guidelines for patrons to follow to ensure that everyone has a fun time here at the Library.
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Upcoming Events - May
*All story times listed are drop-in
Mondays, April 3 - June 5
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, April 4 - May 30
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, April 5 - May 31
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.
Tuesdays, May 9, 16, 23, 30
STEM Sandbox 4 - 4:45 pm
Children in grades K and up can drop in to play in the 'STEM sandbox'. Various Children's Library STEM stations will be available for kids to explore. Some stations will include Dash and Dot robots, Code-a-pillars, stop-motion animation apps, gears, and more. Caregivers must remain in the building.
Wednesdays, May
Fairy Tales and Fables 4 - 4:30 pm
Ages 5 and up. The Gingerbread Man and Hansel & Gretel will be there. So will the Three Little Pigs. Won't you join us? Come hear their stories any Wednesday in May.
Wednesday, May 10
Ambler Farm Reads 2:15 - 3 pm
Ages 2 - 4 with caregivers. Families can join us for a story time and nature walk at the farm! During our May session we will be learning about the new Guinea hogs!
Registration required.
Thursday, May 11
Make a Mother's Day Present! 4 - 4:45 pm
Grades K and up. Show your Mom how much you love her and appreciate everything that she does for you by making her something special.
Fridays, May 12, 19, 26
Movement and Dance 11 - 11:30 am
Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to join a fun time of moving, grooving, jumping, shaking, singing and playing instruments. A great Friday morning work-out!
Fridays, May - August
Children's Garden Club 4 - 4:45 pm
Grades K and up with caregivers. Families are invited to participate in our Garden Club for the 2017 season! We will plant, tend, and munch throughout the summer. To register please email Andrea Szabo, [email protected]
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:
Thursday, May 18
Fairy Doll Workshop 4 - 4:45 pm
Grades K and up. Come to the Wilton Library and join us for a workshop on how to make enchanting Fairy Dolls! Staff member Lesley Keogh will use common craft items like wooden beads and pipe cleaners to show children how to create their own tiny Fairies.
Registration required.
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Saturday, May 20
Tales to Tails 11 am - 12 noon
For independent readers. ROAR is bringing therapy dogs to be read to by children!
Registration required.
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New Materials!
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Miss Jane recommends The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet by Carmen Deedy
The village of La Paz is a happy one, with all that singing and hustle bustle from morning till night, but it's hard to get a good night's sleep! So a new mayor enforces a "quiet law." Before long, all singing is outlawed. Even the teakettles have to put a lid on it! It takes the pluck of a brave and irrepressible rooster to reinstate the joys of a noisy village. We hear the message of freedom of speech loud and clear in Carmen Agra Deedy's tale,
The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet, and it's an important one. Deedy's story is thoroughly engaging with bright and appealing illustrations by Eugene Yelchin.
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