January 2020 -- Program Updates
FOR YOUNG CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Back to our Story Time Schedule January 14!
NOTE: 10:30 am time ONLY for Cradle to Crayons
Cradle to Crayons  
(for ages 1 to 3 years old) 
Tuesday & Friday
Tuesday: 10:30 - 11:30 am 
Friday: 10:30 - 11:30 am  
Combining time for play and socialization with a story time that includes movement, songs, finger plays and wonderful children's literature.

Baby Steps: Story Time for Infants
(for ages Birth to 18 months)
Tuesdays & Fridays
11:30 am - 12:00 pm  
Stories, songs, rhythm and rhyme all designed for you and your wee-one.

We are still at the Grace Episcopal Church
PLEASE NOTE:  Please access all sessions through the CHAPEL STREET door. If you are in front of the church at 300 Westminster Street, proceed to the rear of the building by going around the corner to the rear door on Chapel Street. PPL staff will be at the door for the first 15 minutes of each session to provide assistance. All sessions are held on the 2nd floor and strollers must be left on the ground  level. 
These sessions are not handicapped accessible. 
FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Family Learning Sundays Continue through May!
First Sunday of each month | 2 pm

Our Family Learning Sunday programs will be held in the Pavilion at Grace Episcopal Church, 300 Westminster Street, Providence

We will continue our 2019-20 Family Learning Sunday series with the following programs :

February 2 — Avi David - Music
Local artist and music educator Avi David, and youth musicians from Trinity Academy of the Performing Arts, will lead a participatory music workshop that includes singing, rhythm games and songwriting. Register
 
March 1 — Ricky Rainbow Beard Show (Ricky Katowicz)
Come and participate in a live theater production that is zany and fun -- equal parts spectacle and equal parts classroom. Register
 
April 5 — Educator Sarah Canuel, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council
Participants will get an opportunity to explore how pollution moves from the streets to our rivers using an interactive model. Families will learn about the effects of pollution on our local environment and brainstorm solutions to avoid these effects. A craft will follow. Register
 
May 3 — Kate Aubin - URI Master Gardener
What are pollinators and why are they so important to human survival? We will learn about some of the common pollinators in your backyard, the work they do and how you can create a friendly place for them to live. We’ll even build bee hotels that you can take home with you. Register

Hope you can join us for one or more of these interactive offerings including music, dance, science and art!
New Books coming all the time...receive regular emails!
Reading to our young children is one of the best ways we can ensure that they become lifelong learners.

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How 'bout some winter family fun?

Here are some fantastic winter themed books and a printable winter scavenger hunt . Get up, get out and have some fun together!

When Winter Comes ,by Nancy Van Laan and Susan Gaber
Best in Snow, by  April Pulley Sayre
Who Likes the Snow? by Etta Kaner
Countdown to our Grand Reopening!

Please mark your calendar for our Grand Reopening OPEN HOUSE -- Saturday, April 4.

We'll be all new and we want to see you! We're planning a great Grand Reopening Week, culminating in an awesome Open House (10 am - 5 pm) where there will be lots to see and do in our brand new, renovated library! We want to especially invite all our families to come a little before 10 am to help us throw open the doors in style...we have a special parade planned and lots more and we can't do it without all of you! PLEASE speak with Bonnie and Anne about how to be involved and get a full schedule of what we have planned during the day.