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Sat, Mar 21, 10:30am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, caregivers, and child care centers.

Sat, Mar 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, Mar 23, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Mar 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.

Cancelled
Tue, Mar 24, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

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

Wed, Mar 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, Mar 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, Mar 25, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
New venue Good Hope Branch - Children's Circle
Children practice reading aloud and improve their fluency by sharing a story with a cuddly certified therapy dog

Wed, Mar 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, Mar 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, Mar 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, Mar 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, Mar 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Children's Area
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Mar 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Thu, Mar 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.

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

Sat, Mar 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 30, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Mar 31, 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.

Cancelled
Tue, Mar 31, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Wed, Apr 01, 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, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Fireplace
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Apr 01, 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, Apr 01, 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, Apr 01, 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, Apr 02, 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, Apr 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zablocki Branch - Children's Area
Join us in supporting your child's early literacy skills, including social-emotional learning, phonemic awareness, and basic concepts!

Thu, Apr 02, 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, Apr 02, 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, Apr 02, 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.

Sat, Apr 04, 10:30am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, caregivers, and child care centers.

Sat, Apr 04, 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, Apr 06, 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Central Library - Children's Herzfeld Activity Center
Let's talk about gravity! Join us for a read aloud about why gravity is so important and then explore the theory with activities and an art project.

Mon, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Mon, Apr 06, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!

Tue, Apr 07, 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.

Rescheduled
Tue, Apr 07, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
New date Tuesday, April 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Mitchell Street Branch
Come visit the library for a tea party with stories from around the world. We will learn about cultures and taste the tea they're most known for, while getting to play and learn with other children.

Tue, Apr 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Mitchell Street Branch - Cargill Community Kitchen,Northwestern Mutual Foundation Studio M Makerspace
Come visit the library for a tea party with stories from around the world. We will learn about cultures and taste the tea they're most known for, while getting to play and learn with other children.

Cancelled
Tue, Apr 07, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Wed, Apr 08, 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, Apr 08, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Apr 08, 10:45am - 11:30am
Tippecanoe Branch - Other - See description for location
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, Apr 08, 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.  

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 08, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch
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.

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 08, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch
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, Apr 09, 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, Apr 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Thu, Apr 09, 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, Apr 09, 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, Apr 09, 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, Apr 09, 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, Apr 10, 9:30am - 10:00am
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Fri, Apr 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Cancelled
Sat, Apr 11, 10:00am - 11:00am
Center Street Branch
Saturday mornings from 10-11 am

Sat, Apr 11, 10:45am - 11:45am
Central Library - Children's 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.

Mon, Apr 13, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Tue, Apr 14, 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, Apr 14, 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

Cancelled
Tue, Apr 14, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Washington Park Branch
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Wed, Apr 15, 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, Apr 15, 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, Apr 15, 10:30am - 11:30am
Good Hope Branch - Community Room
A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time.

Wed, Apr 15, 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, Apr 15, 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.  

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 15, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Center Street Branch
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.

Cancelled
Wed, Apr 15, 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Center Street Branch
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, Apr 16, 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, Apr 16, 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, Apr 16, 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, Apr 16, 10:30am - 11:30am
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
Join us for imaginative play for families with young children. Grab your apron and get to work at the pizza parlor! Take turns jotting down orders, making pizzas, and serving food to hungry friends.

Thu, Apr 16, 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, Apr 16, 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, Apr 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Washington Park Branch - Children's Area
Story time for ages 0-18 months.

Sat, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
Story time for children, caregivers, and child care centers.

Sat, Apr 18, 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, Apr 18, 10:30am - 11:15am
Martin Luther King Branch
Let's talk about gravity! Join us for a read aloud about why gravity is so important and then explore the theory with activities and an art project.

Sat, Apr 18, 11:00am - 11:45am
Mitchell Street Branch - Community Room
Come visit the library for a tea party with stories from around the world. We will learn about cultures and taste the tea they're most known for, while getting to play and learn with other children.

Mon, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Children's Area
Story time for children, families, and child care centers.

Mon, Apr 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Martin Luther King Branch - Community Room
A story Time designed especially for adults!