Celebrate the Irish sing-along / Thurs March 28 / 10:30AM

Celebrate the Irish sing-along with JUBAL HARP!

Thursday, March 28 at 10:30 AM.


Come Celebrate the Irish with Jubal Harp!  Judi will bring her Clarsach (Gaelic for small harp) and entertain with Irish reels and jigs.  We’ll sing Irish songs, and dance a bit.  Saint Patty’s Day will have passed but we can always celebrate the luck o’ the Irish!

May your day filled with luck & happiness!


A Special Program for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents and caregivers.

Teen Queer Reads / 1st Wednesdays / 6PM

Teen Queer Reads

A Monthly Book Club for Queer & Allied Youth (ages 12-18).

The first Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the SAL Room.

Queer Reads is an LGBTQ-friendly book club for kids 12-18. It’s a safe place to share thoughts around books we are reading and to talk about ideas and issues.

Please stop by the youth desk for a copy of this months book.


Dates:

April 3rd, May 1st, June 5th


April Book and Date:

Different Kinds of Fruit

by Kyle Lukoff

Wednesday, April 3rd


In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a National Book Award finalist, a sixth-grader’s life is turned upside down when she learns her dad is trans.

Annabelle Blake fully expects this school year to be the same as every other: same teachers, same classmates, same, same, same. So she’s elated to discover there’s a new kid in town. To Annabelle, Bailey is a breath of fresh air. She loves hearing about their life in Seattle, meeting their loquacious (and kinda corny) parents, and hanging out at their massive house. And it doesn’t hurt that Bailey has a cute smile, nice hands (how can someone even have nice hands?) and smells really good.

Suddenly sixth grade is anything but the same. And when her irascible father shares that he and Bailey have something big–and surprising–in common, Annabelle begins to see herself, and her family, in a whole new light. At the same time she starts to realize that her community, which she always thought of as home, might not be as welcoming as she had thought. Together Annabelle, Bailey, and their families discover how these categories that seem to mean so much—boy, girl, gay, straight, fruit, vegetable—aren’t so clear-cut after all.


May Book and Date:

Tegan and Sara: Junior High (Tegan and Sara, 1)

by Tegan Quin (Author), Sara Quin (Author), Tillie Walden (Illustrator)

Wednesday, May 1st


From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes their bestselling contemporary middle grade graphic novel about growing up, coming out, and finding yourself through music and sisterhood―perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters and Sweet Valley Twins.

Before Tegan and Sara took the music world by storm, the Quins were just two identical twins trying to find their place in a new home and new school. From first crushes to the perils of puberty, surviving junior high is something the sisters plan to face side by side, just like they’ve always faced things. But growing up also means growing apart, as Tegan and Sara make different friends and take separate paths to understanding their queerness. For the first time ever, they ask who one sister is without the other.

Set in the present day, this effervescent blend of fiction and autobiography, with artwork from Eisner Award–winner Tillie Walden, offers a glimpse at the twin sisters before they became indie-pop icons, exploring their shifting relationship, their own experiences coming out, and the first steps of their musical journey.

A prequel of sorts to the authors’ bestselling adult memoir High School, now an 8-episode Freevee television series!


June Book and Date:

Melissa (previously published as GEORGE)

by Alex Gino

Wednesday, June 5th


BE WHO YOU ARE.

When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl.

Melissa thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte’s Web. Melissa really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can’t even try out for the part… because she’s a boy.

With the help of her best friend, Kelly, Melissa comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte — but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

Teen Hangout / 1st & 3rd Wednesdays / 4-6pm


April 3rd & 17th

May 1st & 15th

Open teen hangout afterschool! Middle and high school kids can come on their own after school to talk, play, and just hang out. The SAL Room will be available as a safe and welcoming space for teens and older tweens to just be themselves. Youth will be expected to adhere to the library’s behavior policy.

The library is on the Crossett Brook Bus 6 route.


 

Kids Art Club / 2nd Wednesdays / 3-4pm 

Grades 2-4


Second Wednesdays from 3:00 – 4:00pm.

Dates:

April 10th, May 8th, June 12th


Get creative and explore new art mediums and techniques. What’s better than unstructured artistic exploration in the good company of your peers? Nothing!

*ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED*


Registration required.

To register:

Kids Art Club – April (Google Form)

* We will have a new registration form each month *

Lego Club / 3rd Wednesdays / 3:00-4:00PM

Lego Club (Grades 5 – 8)

Once a month on the third Wednesday from 3:00 – 4:00 PM in the SAL room.


Dates:

April 17th – Build a bird and/or a birdhouse using Lego!

May 15th – Build something that grows.


 

Teen Makerspace / 3rd Wednesdays / 6-7PM

Teen Makerspace

Third Wednesdays in the SAL room.

Recommended for ages 12-18.


Come one come all (Teens) and hang with your friends at WPL while exploring various art mediums.


Third Wednesdays from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM in the SAL room.


Aprl 17th – This month we will explore Rock Art.

 

 

Preschool Play & Read Storytime / Thursdays / 10:30AM

Preschool Play and Read Storytime

Ages 1-4+ with an adult.

Most Thursdays 10:30 am at 10:30AM to 11:15AM in the SAL room.


Just drop in, no registration necessary.


A lively, interactive storytime just right for your preschooler. Short stories and familiar songs, rhymes and fingerplays are featured, with movement breaks to wiggle and dance.

Tiny Tots Storytime / Most Mondays / 10:30AM

Tiny Tots!

Most Mondays at 10:30 am.

Ages 0-3 with caregiver.


A slower, more repetitive Storytime that features songs and rhymes to include non-mobile lap infants and their caregivers. We invite Grown-ups to socialize after Storytime while the babies play.

Just drop in, no registration necessary.


Saturday Storytime / 1st Saturdays / 10:30AM

Saturday Storytime

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Usually, but not always, on the first Saturday of the month. See dates below.


Join us for Saturday Storytime and group play. We will sing, read, learn, and have fun together!

Ages 0-5


April 6th – ECLIPSE! Followed by an Activity: Making Eclipse Viewing Safer for Kids. Eclipse glasses will be available.

May 4th –