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March 2024

Events for Kids
Monthly Reading Challenge

Monthly Reading Challenge

March 1-31 • All Ages

Registration is Required

Log your reading on Beanstack online or the Beanstack app to earn badges.

Read 10 hours by the end of the month and earn a Beardie Buck good for $1 toward the purchase of a Friends Book Sale item or Loki accessory available at the Checkout Desk. 

Yoto Players Now Available

Yoto players are screen-free audio players geared toward kids ages 3-12 years. Cards with pre-loaded stories and music are inserted into the player for an audio experience. Headphones, charging cable, and story and music cards for all ages are included. Visit the Library to check one out.

Programs & Events

Library programs, events, and activities are free and open to the public, but some may require registration. A waiting list is available if registration is full.

FAMILY (ALL AGES)

At-Home Mystery: The Case of the Missing Muffins

At-Home Mystery:

The Case of the Missing Muffins

Friday, March 22-Friday, April 5

Everybody at school loves chocolate muffins from the lunchroom, but the school kitchen has been raided, and the muffins are missing! Can you help figure out the clues and find out who did this? Visit the Reference Desk to pick up your family packet of clues and suspects, available Friday, March 22-Monday, April 1. Solve the mystery and return to the Reference Desk by Friday, April 5, to enter to win the game Junior Detective.

Great Library Egg Hunt

Great Library Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 23 • 10 am-12 pm

Get those eagle eyes on because we will be hiding candy-free eggs filled with surprises all over the Library! After your hunt, join in the fun with crafts and activities.

Family Fun - Trivia Night

Family Fun - Trivia Night

Monday, March 25 • 6:30-7:30 pm

It's Spring Break! Who needs to go on vacation when you can head to the Library for snacks, fun prizes, and travel trivia?! 

Registration is Required

BIRTH-PRESCHOOL (AGES 0-5)

Storytimes

Join us for stories, movement, and songs. No registration required.

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Morning Motion Storytime

Morning Motion
Tuesdays 
 9-9:30 am

Toddler Time Storytime

Toddler Time
Tuesdays & Wednesdays
10-10:30 am

Baby & Lapsit Storytime

Baby & Lapsit
Wednesdays
9-9:30 am

PreK Power

PreK Power
Wednesdays 
11-11:30 am

Shorehaven Storytime

Shorehaven Storytime

Friday, March 8 • 10-11 am 

Join the library in caring and sharing with our friends at Shorehaven! This intergenerational storytime features moving, shaking, singing, and reading, all in the spirit of being together in our community. Special guest: Ebert's Greenhouse. Plant your own flower to take home after storytime! 

Puppets & Play

Puppets & Play 

Saturday, March 16 • 10-11 am 

Stop by the Library for a puppet show, followed by open play and social time for little ones.

SCHOOL AGE (AGES 5-12)

Monday Makers

Monday Makers

Monday, March 11 

Pick up a to-go bag and create a craft at home. Available while supplies last.

Kids' Kitchen

Kids' Kitchen: Egg-cellent Eats

Wednesday, March 20 • 4-5 pm  

Enjoy fun stories, songs, and kitchen science while making new recipes. Children between the ages of 5-7 will require assistance from either an adult or older sibling. Adults do not need to register. 

Registration is Required
Craft Break

Craft Break

Monday, March 28 • 10 am-12 pm

On spring break? Drop in and explore your creative side at our craft stations.

TWEEN (AGES 8-12)

SmACK (Smart, Awesome Cook Kids) at the Library

SmACK
(Smart, Awesome Cook Kids) at the Library

Monday, March 4 • 4-5 pm

SmACK is an after-school meetup for active kids who want to be involved at the Library and in their community. Each meeting features activities, snacks, volunteering, thoughtful discussions, and more.

Registration is Required
BeTween Time - Cake Decorating

BeTween Time - Egg Decorating

Tuesday, March 26 • 4-5 pm

Learn about the intricate art of Polish and Ukranian egg decorating, then decorate eggs to take home. Registration is required.

Registration is Required

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