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Children's Room
• News & Updates •
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A StoryWalk® is a fun, educational experience for children – and adults – to enjoy reading and the outdoors at the same time. Take a walk along the trail and read and interact with the book as you go! | |
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BenAnna Band
All Ages
Registration opens October 30
Wednesday, November 8
10:30 AM
The BenAnna Band is a nationally touring children's duo that focuses on music and inclusion for kiddos of all ages, abilities and identities.
Sponsored by a grant from the Cary Library Foundation.
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*Virtual*
Meet the Author: Traci Sorell
All Ages
Registration now open
Wednesday, November 15
6:30 PM
Join us in welcoming award winning author Traci Sorell virtually to share her new book Contenders: Two Naive Baseball Players, One World Series.
A formal federal Indigenous law attorney and policy advocate, Traci is a Cherokee Nation citizen and first-generation college graduation. She lives with her family within her tribe's reservation in northeastern Oklahoma.
This program is presented in partnership with multiple Massachusetts libraries and sponsored by a grant from the Cary Library Foundation.
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Block Party
Families
(recommended ages 2 & up)
No registration required
Tuesday, October 3
7 PM
Drop in and build with our LEGO® bricks!
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this program.
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Spooky Stories
& Creepy Crafts
All Ages Welcome
No registration required
Saturday, October 28
2:30 - 4 PM
Drop in for some spooky stories & creepy crafts!
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• SCHOOL-AGE ACTIVITIES • | |
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Book Clubs
Registration required
Limited space remains in a few of our fall Children's Book Clubs:
Tadpoles - Grades 1 & 2
Bookmarks- Grades 2 & 3
Book Talks - virtual - Grades 4 - 6
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Kids Cooking Green presents Corn Cakes with a Berry-Rose-Hip Sauce
Grades 3 - 5
Registration opens Oct 2
Friday, October 13
2 PM
Virtual
Join our friends from Kids Cooking Green to learn how to make this delicious recipe. We'll provide all the ingredients you need to cook.
Sponsored by a grant from the Cary Library Foundation.
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Brickbuilders' Activity Challenge
Grades 3 - 5
Registration opens Oct 16
Friday, October 27
2:30 PM
Will you take the Brickbuilders' Challenge? Meet other kids who love LEGO® and work together in pairs or small groups to take on a challenge.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this program.
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LHS Origami Club Comes to Cary
Grades K - 8
No registration required
Come learn how to make fun folded pieces of art. Registration not required, space is limited.
This program is part of Cary Teens Lead the Way, a program designed to highlight the interests and talents of Lexington's teens.
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Pop Up Art School presents Halloween Clay Bobble Heads
Ages 8 - 12
Registration opens Oct 23
Monday, October 30
4 PM
Build a spooky character using air dry clay and add finishing touches with acrylic paint. The completed figure has a head that can swivel in any direction.
Sponsored by a grant from the Cary Library Foundation.
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Brickbuilders' Activity Challenge
Grades K - 2
Registration opens Oct 30
Friday, November 10
2:30 PM
Will you take the Brickbuilders' Challenge? Meet other kids who love LEGO® and work together in pairs or small groups to take on a challenge.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize, or endorse this program.
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• Read to Lyric •
PIck your timeslot and register for that timeslot: 6:30, 6:45, 7:00 or 7:15 on the selected date.
Tuesday October 10 - registration opens October 2nd
Tuesday October 24 - registration opens October 16
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Sensory Playtime
Ages 0-5
No registration required
Friday, October 6
3 PM
Drop in and explore our interactive sensory play stations.
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Tiny Tools for Tiny Hands: Fine Motor Fun
Ages 2 - 5
Registration opens Oct 10
Monday, October 16
1:30 PM
Join Family ACCESS Community Connections for a variety of Fine Motor Fun Activities that will help to build and strengthen the small muscles in your child’s hands!
All Family ACCESS Community Connections programs are supported by a CFCE grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care.
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Preschool Arts & Crafts
Ages 3-5
No registration required
Monday, October 23
2:30 PM
Drop in and explore, learn, and create art!
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Next storytime session begins Monday October 2! | | |
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• Storytime Schedule •
Mondays:
10 am: Music Monday (ages 2 - 5)
No Music Monday 10/9 or 10/30
Tuesday:
9:30 am: Circle Time
(ages 0 - 24 months)
No Circle Time 10/31
Wednesday:
10 AM: Dance Party (ages 2 - 5)
10:45 am: Stories & More
(ages 2-5)
Thursday:
10 am: Storytime (ages 2 - 5)
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What Our Book Clubs Are Reading | |
Tadpoles (1st & 2nd Grades) | | |
Bookmarks (2nd & 3rd Grades) | | |
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Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters by Andrea Beaty
Book 1: The Questioneers series
Rosie Revere is no stranger to flops and fails, kerfuffles and catastrophes. After all, engineering is all about perseverance! But this time, Rosie has a really important project to tackle--one that feels much bigger than herself.
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The Absent Alpacas by Kayla Whale
Book 1: A to Z Animal Mysteries
It's time for the alpaca costume contest, and Abigail Wallace is excited to see it at the Maine State Fair. But there's only one alpaca left--the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery!
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Next Chapter (3rd & 4th Grades) | | |
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The Guardian Test by Christina Soontornvat
Book 1: The Legends of Lotus Island
Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. To her dismay, Plum struggles at school. While her classmates begin to transform into amazing creatures, Plum can't even seem to magic up a single feather! If she can't embrace her inner animal form soon, she'll have to leave school ― and lose the first group of real friends she's ever known.
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Target Practice by Mike Maihack
Book 1: Cleopatra in Space series
When Cleo finds a mysterious tablet that zaps her to the far, really far future, she learns of an ancient prophecy that says she is destined to save the galaxy from the tyrannical rule of the evil Xaius Octavian. She enrolls in Yasiro Academy, a high-tech school with classes like algebra, biology, and alien languages (which Cleo could do without), and combat training (which is more Cleo's style). With help from her teacher Khensu, Cleo learns what it takes to be a great leader, while trying to figure out how she's going to get her homework done, make friends, and avoid detention!
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Page Turners (4th & 5th Grades)
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The Manifestor Prophecy by Angie Thomas
Book 1: Nic Blake and the Remarkables
It's not easy being a Remarkable in the Unremarkable world. Some things are cool--like getting a pet hellhound for your twelfth birthday. Others, not so much--like not being trusted to learn magic because you might use it to take revenge on an annoying neighbor.
All Nic Blake wants is to be a powerful Manifestor like her dad. But before she has a chance to convince him to teach her the gift, a series of shocking revelations and terrifying events launch Nic and two friends on a hunt for a powerful magic tool she's never heard of...to save her father from imprisonment for a crime she refuses to believe he committed.
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The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto by Adrianna Cuevas
Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite fantasy role-playing game, than face his father's increasing restrictions and his mother's fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never could've imagined--a month working on a ranch in New Mexico. When Rafa's work at the ranch is inexplicably sabotaged by a man (or a ghost) who may not be what he seems, Rafa discovers that the greatest mystery may have been with Rafa all along.
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Book Talks (4th - 6th Grades) | |
Shine on Luz Véliz! by Rebecca Balcárcel
Injured soccer player Luz has a hard enough time reframing her identity as a computer programmer, but when her Guatemalan half-sister moves in, she learns what it truly means to start over.
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The Catalogue of Hugs by Joshua David Stein and Augustus Heeren Stein
Much better than any catalogue that comes in the mail! A sweetly funny list of 25 different types of hugs shared by kids and their grownups, like The Blindfold, The Necklace, and The Flying Squirrel. The book is wonderfully inclusive, with line drawings illustrating people of all different shapes, sizes, abilities, ages, and skin colors. And if the hugs featured aren’t enough, there’s a list of 25 more in the back.
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Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark
I just finished reading Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark. While uneven in some areas, this was a strong debut, exploring issues surrounding a parent's death, transitions to a new city, and changes in relationships with both family and friends. The main character, Kitty, is a believable blend of lovable and prickly, with a healthy connection to her own feelings and a sensitivity to those around her. I would definitely recommend this book to a reader looking for a book with substance, which focuses on a serious topic but still has some levity.
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