Story Times
Fri, Jul 11, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Join us in the Children's Library Story Time Corner for Story Time!

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

Fri, Jul 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Families are invited to attend a special story time series just for Summer!

Fri, Jul 11, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
Parents are invited to this special story time. Sessions begin with each parent reading to their children. Then as a group we will share ideas and engage in structured play.

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
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!

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Bay View Branch - Llewellyn Community Room
Join us at the Bay View Branch for Community Helper Story Time this summer! You will enjoy a short story time before meeting one of our brave community helpers and exploring their vehicle.

Sat, Jul 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Villard Square Branch - Children's Room
Set out on a reading adventure! Each week First Lady Johnson will share one of her favorite books and invite children to share theirs in a special book show-and-tell.

Tue, Jul 15, 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, Jul 15, 6:15pm - 6:45pm
Tippecanoe Branch - Secret Garden, Gift of Barbara Stein
Families are invited to a 30-minute story time filled with stories, songs, and movement all designed to help young children develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Jul 16, 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, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Story time with play

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time including plenty of fingerplays, songs, and other activities that help little ones learn. Followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time

Wed, Jul 16, 10:45am - 11:15am
Tippecanoe Branch - Outdoor (East Lawn)
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.

Wed, Jul 16, 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, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
A story time filled with stories, songs, and activities all designed to help children develop important literacy skills.

Wed, Jul 16, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help your child with their pre-reading and reading skills, no matter their age. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Jul 17, 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, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
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, Jul 17, 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.

Thu, Jul 17, 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, Jul 18, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Join us in the Children's Library Story Time Corner for Story Time!

Fri, Jul 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays.

Fri, Jul 18, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
Parents are invited to this special story time. Sessions begin with each parent reading to their children. Then as a group we will share ideas and engage in structured play.

Sat, Jul 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Outside Venue - See description for location
Share stories, songs, and rhymes, explore new picture books, and check out the vibrant Fondy Farmers' Market!

Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
Set out on a reading adventure! Each week First Lady Johnson will share one of her favorite books and invite children to share theirs in a special book show-and-tell.

Sat, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
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, Jul 21, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
Join us for a story time and activities during Disability Pride Month.

Tue, Jul 22, 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, Jul 22, 6:15pm - 6:45pm
Tippecanoe Branch - Secret Garden, Gift of Barbara Stein
Families are invited to a 30-minute story time filled with stories, songs, and movement all designed to help young children develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Jul 23, 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, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Story time with play

Wed, Jul 23, 10:30am - 11:15am
Atkinson Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Jul 23, 10:45am - 11:15am
Tippecanoe Branch - Outdoor (East Lawn)
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.

Wed, Jul 23, 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, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
A story time filled with stories, songs, and activities all designed to help children develop important literacy skills.

Wed, Jul 23, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help your child with their pre-reading and reading skills, no matter their age. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Jul 24, 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, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:30am
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, Jul 24, 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.

Thu, Jul 24, 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, Jul 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing a story with a cuddly certified therapy dog

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays.

Fri, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Join us in the Children's Library Story Time Corner for Story Time!

Fri, Jul 25, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
Parents are invited to this special story time. Sessions begin with each parent reading to their children. Then as a group we will share ideas and engage in structured play.

Sat, Jul 26, 9:30am - 10:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
Lean, canten y jueguen durante esta serie especial de la hora del cuento en español para los niños pequeños y sus cuidadores.

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
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!

Sat, Jul 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Villard Square Branch - Children's Room
Set out on a reading adventure! Each week First Lady Johnson will share one of her favorite books and invite children to share theirs in a special book show-and-tell.

Sat, Jul 26, 11:15am - 12:00pm
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Lean, canten y jueguen durante esta serie especial de la hora del cuento en español para los niños pequeños y sus cuidadores.

Mon, Jul 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Center Street Branch - Community Room
Monday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00

Tue, Jul 29, 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, Jul 29, 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Villard Square Branch - Community Room
Evening story time

Tue, Jul 29, 6:15pm - 6:45pm
Tippecanoe Branch - Secret Garden, Gift of Barbara Stein
Families are invited to a 30-minute story time filled with stories, songs, and movement all designed to help young children develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Jul 30, 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, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Story time with play

Wed, Jul 30, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

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

Wed, Jul 30, 10:45am - 11:15am
Tippecanoe Branch - Outdoor (East Lawn)
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.

Wed, Jul 30, 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, Jul 30, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help your child with their pre-reading and reading skills, no matter their age. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Jul 31, 10:00am - 11:00am
Outside Venue - See description for location
Enjoy stories, songs, and book exploration as part of Alice's Garden's weekly summer Thursday Playtime

Thu, Jul 31, 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, Jul 31, 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.

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
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, Jul 31, 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, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Join us in the Children's Library Story Time Corner for Story Time!

Fri, Aug 01, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays.

Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Center Street Branch
Set out on a reading adventure! Each week First Lady Johnson will share one of her favorite books and invite children to share theirs in a special book show-and-tell.

Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
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, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 2:45pm
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
Haven't found your very favorite book in the whole wide world yet? Maybe it's time to make it yourself!

Tue, Aug 05, 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, Aug 05, 6:15pm - 6:45pm
Tippecanoe Branch - Secret Garden, Gift of Barbara Stein
Families are invited to a 30-minute story time filled with stories, songs, and movement all designed to help young children develop important literacy skills needed prior to learning how to read.

Wed, Aug 06, 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, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Community Room
Story time with play

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:15am
Atkinson Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time

Wed, Aug 06, 10:45am - 11:15am
Tippecanoe Branch - Outdoor (East Lawn)
Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays.

Wed, Aug 06, 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, Aug 06, 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
A story time filled with stories, songs, and activities all designed to help children develop important literacy skills.

Wed, Aug 06, 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Center Street Branch - Other - See description for location
Come share books, songs, and other activities in a story time built to help your child with their pre-reading and reading skills, no matter their age. Held in the children's room.

Thu, Aug 07, 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, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
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, Aug 07, 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.

Thu, Aug 07, 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, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:15am
Capitol Branch - Community Room
Young children and their caregivers are invited to a story time filled with stories, songs and fingerplays.

Fri, Aug 08, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Join us in the Children's Library Story Time Corner for Story Time!

Fri, Aug 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
East Branch - Community Room, Gift of Lucile Krug
Families are invited to attend a special story time series just for Summer!

Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:30am
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
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!

Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Atkinson Branch - Children's Area
Set out on a reading adventure! Each week First Lady Johnson will share one of her favorite books and invite children to share theirs in a special book show-and-tell.