Children's Weekly
April 12th, 2021

We're Renovating & Library Services Continue
Pickup Holds At Main Library By: April 21
Main Library Will Be Closed: April 24
All Libraries Closed For Moving: April 24 - 26
Hills & Fells Branches Open: April 27

*A special thank you to the Town of Wellesley and the Wellesley Free Library Foundation for making this possible.
Sing along and enjoy this song created from by Rainbow Emma from The Llama Who Had No Pajama: 100 Favorite Poems by Mary Ann Hoberman and illustrated by Betty Fraser to celebrate poetry month!!
You can learn 30 ways to celebrate poetry month, sign up to receive and listen to a poem a day, and much more on the poets.org web-site.
Kid-made rainbow grilled cheese sandwich just for fun and tasty too! Follow along with this simple video to make your own at home.
Don't forget to stop by the Children's Department and grab some financial literacy companion guides to share money management skills with your kids for the month of April!
April WFL Programs! Register Now!
Join Joy Marzolf, from The Joys of Nature, on Zoom to see what you can find in one of Wellesley’s 15 vernal pools. From fairy shrimp to damselflies, green frogs and painted turtles, learn about these seasonal pools and the many creatures that might inhabit them. Designed for children of all ages. Pre-registration is required.
Join Piyush Khopkar, NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, in an interactive Zoom event. Learn about Mars and the newest NASA rover Perseverance's landing and operations on the red planet. Make your own Mars Rover using tangram shapes and do a hands on physics experiment at home. Best for ages 5+. Registered patrons can pick up a library Mars Rover kit starting on Monday, April 12th. Can't make the pick up? Download the link to the project and template of the Mars Rover Tangrams here. 
Do you know what a coywolf is? Join Bob Michelson as he shows some incredible photos of these coyote breeds and teaches you how to identify if you might have one in your backyard! New England coywolves are larger than their western coyote cousins and look like a large German Shepherd. Best for ages 7+ Register below with email to receive the Zoom link for the event.
Join Phil Amara over Zoom to hear about people from his books. Practice some cartooning with him! Please bring pen and paper with you.
Join Ms. Eva over Zoom for some rip-roaring reading fun - the 4th-6th Grade Book Club! 4th - 6th graders in the area will gather to discuss favorite characters, fascinating themes, and just chat together about some good books. This month we will be discussing The Wild Book by Margarita Engle. You can read the book now online here or stop by the library to pick up a copy.
Many Programs Sponsored by the Friends of the Wellesley Free Libraries

*NEW LIBRARY HOURS
Monday – Friday, 9 am – 10 am (reserved for seniors and at-risk).
The building is closed for cleaning Monday-Friday from 2-3 pm
Monday – Thursday 10 am- 2 pm and 3 pm- 8 pm
Friday, 10 am – 2 pm and 3 pm – 6 pm
Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm
Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm
Wellesley Free Library
530 Washington St.
Wellesley, MA 02482
Phone 781.235.1610