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Sat, Jan 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center,Children's Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Pack up the tools! Get ready to plan and build with blocks and trucks with your young children at the construction site.

Mon, Feb 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!

Tue, Feb 03, 10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tue, Feb 03, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Wed, Feb 04, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
30-minute story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
Enjoy a 20 minute storytime, followed by play with educational toys for kids under 3 with an adult.

Wed, Feb 04, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Children's Circle
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Feb 04, 11:00am - 11:30am
New venue Villard Square Branch - Children's Room
A 20 min Story Time for young children, ages 0-3 years. Story time is followed by open play time.  

Wed, Feb 04, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help children of all ages with their pre-reading and reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Wed, Feb 04, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Read aloud to or along with our children's librarian and enjoy fun phonics games and activities. This is a low-stress opportunity for kids to work on their reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Feb 05, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:15am
Bay View Branch - Llewellyn Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn.

Thu, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Children's Story Steps
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Thu, Feb 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Feb 05, 11:00am - 11:20am
Central Library - Children's Room - Back Area
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Fri, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Fri, Feb 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregiver are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Cancelled
Fri, Feb 06, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch
Taste test snacks from local and national Black owned businesses, enjoy a story time, and sample a curated menu of books that highlight Black history and Black voices. All ages welcome!

Sat, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center,Children's Room - Back Area
Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Cancelled
Sat, Feb 07, 10:30am - 11:15am
Martin Luther King Branch
Come celebrate 100 amazing years of Langston Hughes! We'll read together, learn about the his life and poetry, listen to the jazz music that inspired him and work on our own poetry.

Tue, Feb 10, 10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tue, Feb 10, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch - Finney Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Let's set up tents and share camp stories. Go on a pretend nature hike, sing camp songs, and roast marshmallows over a campfire.

Wed, Feb 11, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
30-minute story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
Enjoy a 20 minute storytime, followed by play with educational toys for kids under 3 with an adult.

Wed, Feb 11, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Feb 11, 11:00am - 11:30am
Villard Square Branch - Community Room
A 20 min Story Time for young children, ages 0-3 years. Story time is followed by open play time.  

Wed, Feb 11, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help children of all ages with their pre-reading and reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Wed, Feb 11, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Read aloud to or along with our children's librarian and enjoy fun phonics games and activities. This is a low-stress opportunity for kids to work on their reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Feb 12, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:15am
Bay View Branch - Llewellyn Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn.

Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Children's Story Steps
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Thu, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Feb 12, 11:00am - 11:20am
Central Library - Children's Room - Back Area
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Fri, Feb 13, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Fri, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregiver are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Fri, Feb 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Sat, Feb 14, 10:00am - 11:00am
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Saturday mornings from 10-11 am

Sat, Feb 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center,Children's Room - Back Area
Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Mon, Feb 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!

Tue, Feb 17, 10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tue, Feb 17, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Wed, Feb 18, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Other - See description for location
30-minute story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Feb 18, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Feb 18, 10:45am - 11:30am
Tippecanoe Branch - Community Room, Gift of Heather Hurley
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and movement. No story time February 4 & 11, March 25 & April 1.

Wed, Feb 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Villard Square Branch - Children's Room
A 20 min Story Time for young children, ages 0-3 years. Story time is followed by open play time.  

Wed, Feb 18, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help children of all ages with their pre-reading and reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Wed, Feb 18, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Read aloud to or along with our children's librarian and enjoy fun phonics games and activities. This is a low-stress opportunity for kids to work on their reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Feb 19, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
New venue Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:15am
Bay View Branch - Llewellyn Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn.

Thu, Feb 19, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Children's Story Steps
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Thu, Feb 19, 11:00am - 11:20am
Central Library - Children's Room - Back Area
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 19, 3:30pm - 4:45pm
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Come learn about Carnival and Mardi Gras! We'll read local author Baptiste Paul's "To Carnival!", make Mardi Gras masks, and enjoy special seasonal treats!

Fri, Feb 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregiver are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Sat, Feb 21, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center,Children's Room - Back Area
Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Mon, Feb 23, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
Come celebrate 100 amazing years of Langston Hughes! We'll read together, learn about the his life and poetry, listen to the jazz music that inspired him and work on our own poetry.

Tue, Feb 24, 10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Feb 25, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
30-minute story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays all designed to help little ones develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Feb 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
Enjoy a 20 minute storytime, followed by play with educational toys for kids under 3 with an adult.

Wed, Feb 25, 10:45am - 11:30am
Tippecanoe Branch - Community Room, Gift of Heather Hurley
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and movement. No story time February 4 & 11, March 25 & April 1.

Wed, Feb 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Villard Square Branch - Community Room
A 20 min Story Time for young children, ages 0-3 years. Story time is followed by open play time.  

Wed, Feb 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing a story with a cuddly certified therapy dog

Wed, Feb 25, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help children of all ages with their pre-reading and reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Wed, Feb 25, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Read aloud to or along with our children's librarian and enjoy fun phonics games and activities. This is a low-stress opportunity for kids to work on their reading skills. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Feb 26, 10:00am - 10:30am
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Central Library - Children's Story Steps
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Thu, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:15am
Bay View Branch - Llewellyn Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. Story time includes plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn.

Thu, Feb 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Feb 26, 11:00am - 11:20am
Central Library - Children's Room - Back Area
Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Thu, Feb 26, 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing a story with a cuddly certified therapy dog

Fri, Feb 27, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Fri, Feb 27, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregiver are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs, and fingerplays.

Sat, Feb 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center,Children's Room - Back Area
Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Mon, Mar 02, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!