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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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Lincoln Park
Current Title:
New title coming in March!
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Parker Meadow
New title for February and March!
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Block Party
Ages 2 and up
No registration required
Tuesday, February
7 pm
Drop in and build with our LEGO® bricks! Bring your Mom, your Grandpa, your friend, your cousin, and see what you can create.
Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration required.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this program
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Decorate Superhero Boxes for Local Foster Children with LexFUN!
All Ages
*LexFun membership not required
Saturdayday, March 4
1:30 - 4:30 pm
LexFUN! and the Children’s Room at Cary Library invite you to spend an afternoon with us getting crafty and making a difference in the lives of kids in foster care by helping them feel S.U.P.E.R. (Self-assured, Uplifted, Proud, Empowered & Resilient).
LexFUN! has sponsored 30 Superhero Boxes and we need you to come decorate the pillow cases, capes, masks and power cuffs to help our local foster youth feel like the heroes they are. Completed boxes will be donated to the Department of Children and Families in Arlington for distribution to local children.
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• SCHOOL-AGE ACTIVITIES •
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Brickbuilders' Activity Challenge
Grades K-2
Friday, February 3
3 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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Kids Cooking Green presents Zucchini Pancakes
Grades K - 2
Opens February 6th at 7 pm
Friday, February 17
2 pm
*Virtual*
Join our friends from Kids Cooking Green to learn how to make zucchini pancakes topped with sour cream and a drizzle of honey!
This program is made possible thanks to a grant from the Cary Library Foundation.
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Build Your Own Mars Helicopter
Grades 3 - 5
Opens February 6th at 7 pm
Friday, February 17
3:30 pm
NASA sent a helicopter to Mars! Learn about this amazing feat of engineering as you build your own Mars helicopter model with the help of local NASA Ambassador Sangeeta Gautam.
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Read to Lyric
certified therapy dog!
Grades 1 - 3
Bring your favorite book and come practice your reading skills and read to our certified therapy dog Lyric!
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Register for the program session and you'll receive a confirmation with your assigned time slot by email.
Tuesday, February 14
6:30 pm
Tuesday, February 28
6:30 pm
Due to the limited spaces available, participants will be limited to 1 time slot per month to read with Lyric.
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Dance Party
Ages 2-5
No registration required
Wednesdays
10 am
Come dance with us! Grown ups dance too!
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Preschool Arts & Crafts
Ages 3 - 5
No registration required
Monday, February 13
2:15 pm
Come get crafty with us.
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Sensory Play
Ages 0-5
No registration required
Friday, February 17
10:30 am
Drop in and have fun with our interactive sensory stations.
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Tiny Tools for Tiny Hands: Fine Motor Fun
Ages 2-5
opens February 21
Monday February 27
10:30 am
*in Person*
Your child’s hands are their first and most important tools! Join our friends from 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, and support essential skills like getting dressed, brushing teeth, feeding yourself, turning book pages, writing, drawing, cutting and more! Inspired by the Boston Children’s Museum’s Tools for Tiny Hands Curriculum.
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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Next session begins Monday March 6th!
No storytimes the week of February 20th or 27th
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• Storytime Schedule •
Mondays:
10:30 am: Music Monday (ages 2 - 5)
No Music Monday 1/16
Tuesday:
9:30 am: Laptime (prewalkers)
10:15 am: Toddler Time (walkers - age 2)
Wednesday:
10:45 am: Stories & More (ages 2-5)
Thursday:
10:15 am: Preschool Storytime
(ages 3 - 5)
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Talk, Sing, Read, Write & Play!: Early Literacy in Action
Ages 0-5
No registration required
Tuesday, February 21
9:30 am
Come and explore our interactive early literacy stations with your child and learn how talking, singing, reading, writing and playing encourage the development of early literacy skills.
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Block Party
Ages 2 and up
No registration required
Tuesday, February 21
2:30 - 4 pm
Drop in and build with our LEGO® bricks! Bring your Mom, your Grandpa, your friend, your cousin, and see what you can create.
Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this program
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Family Crafts
All Ages Welcome
No registration required
Wednesday, February 22
2:30 - 4 pm
Drop in and get crafty with us! Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Indoor Recess
All Ages Welcome
No registration required
Thursday, February 23
10 am
Drop in to get your winter wiggles out! We'll be bringing out some large-scale toys and games for a morning of self-directed gross motor play.
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Creative Writing
Grades 3 - 5
begins February 6th at 7 pm
Thursday, February 23
3 pm
Join us for an hour of creative writing activities. There will be games, story writing, and most importantly fun!
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Afternoon at the Movies
All Ages Welcome
No registration required
Friday, February 24
2:30 pm
Bring your blanket and a snack and join us for an afternoon family movie!
Animated, Rated PG
Due to license restrictions we can't publish the film we are showing online, but you can call the Children's Room and we're happy to tell you.
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What Our Book Clubs Are Reading |
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Tadpoles (K and 1st Grades) |
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by Emily Tetri
Tiger has always been protected from nightmares by her friend, the monster under her bed, but some nightmares are so big they require teamwork.
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by Julie Kim
Searching for their missing grandmother, two Korean children follow tracks into a fantastic world filled with beings from folklore who speak in Korean.
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by A.I. Newton
Book 1: Little Olympians
Zeus causes a ruckus while living with his parents, Kronos and Rhea, when every time he sneezes or gets mad his lightning shoots out, so they send him to Eureka, a camp where little gods learn to use their supernatural abilities.
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Bookmarks (2nd & 3rd Grades) |
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Book 1: Time Jumpers
At the flea market Chase and his younger sister Ava acquire an old suitcase filled with rows of carefully packed strange objects, and when they handle one of the objects they find themselves in King Arthur's castle, on a mission to save the King--and pursued by a strange man whom they first saw at the flea market, who is after their suitcase.
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Book 1: Spooky Sleuths
When Asim moves to a new town, he must save his new teacher when an evil spirit from Guyanese folklore begins to wreak havoc.
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Next Chapter (3rd & 4th Grades) |
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by Tim Probert
Book 1: Lightfall
For fans of Amulet and readers who love sweeping worlds like Star Wars, the first book of the Lightfall series introduces Bea and Cad, two unlikely friends who get swept up in an epic quest to save their world from falling into eternal darkness.
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Book 1: The Dragon Warrior
Jade Society member Faryn Liu may be destined to command the Jade Emperor's army of demon-fighting dragons, but first she must complete a daring quest across San Francisco's Chinatown before the Lunar New Year.
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Page Turners (4th & 5th Grades)
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by Tola Okogwu
When Onyeka discovers that she has psychokinetic powers, her mother reveals that she is Solari, part of a secret group of Nigerian mutants that trains at the Academy of the Sun.
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After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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Book Talks (4th - 6th Grades) |
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
by Sheila P. Moses
Determined to stand up for their rights, eleven-year-old Rufus, a Black boy, and his friends participate in the 1963 civil rights protests in Birmingham, Alabama.
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It may only be January, but I am calling best picture book of 2023 already with this absolutely stunning masterpiece by Kwame Alexander and Dare Coulter. How do you tell the story of slavery is the question that the always genius Alexander poses in this story that threads past with present and presents the story of American slavery in a way for adults to begin discussions with children on the topic of American slavery. However, it is Dare Coulter's stunning mixed media artwork that truly steals the show with this masterpiece and will certainly be on many award lists. A must read.
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Omega Morales is a warm, at-times spine-tingling story of family, ghosts, friendship, forgiveness, and monsters--both human and supernatural. It's about a young girl who doesn't totally understand her powers, her best friend and cousin, a friendly ghost, and the monster that may or may not be haunting their town. I immediately loved reading these characters; the warm, family moments and friendships were delightful, as was the adventures and misadventures of her and her crew. Some of the scarier elements were written with a lot of depth and grace and I loved watching Omega grow and learn as the book went on.
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Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme. For 2023, the theme is "Black Resiliance".
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