Join us for a late afternoon Loteria game! Today is the last day of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. This holiday is a celebration of life, not mourning the death of a family member, so we are celebrating with a traditional Mexican game for...
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Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 10:30am
Meeting Room A, Online
StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Masks are required for all individuals over the...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 4:00pm
Children's Room
Need some homework help? Want to practice your reading skills by reading aloud? Drop in to the Children's Room between 4 and 6 pm every Monday and Wednesday this fall to get a little extra help from a preservice teacher in the UI College of...
Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 10:30am
Meeting Room A, Mercer Park
It's DINOvember, so why are we doing a program about birds? Well, modern birds can trace their origins to theropods, a branch of mostly meat-eaters on the dinosaur family tree, including, "Velociraptors." Anatomically, they were very...
Friday, November 5, 2021 - 10:30am
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Online
Join us for a Special Book Babies! Come have fun with West Music’s very own early childhood music and movement program, Sing & Play & Grow! Sing, & Play & Grow is a fun, and engaging program offered at Book Babies. You and your baby...
Friday, November 5, 2021 - 1:30pm
Online
Join us for a Special Book Babies! Come have fun with West Music’s very own early childhood music and movement program, Sing & Play & Grow! Sing, & Play & Grow is a fun, and engaging program offered at Book Babies. You and your baby...
Saturday, November 6, 2021 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
It's the most wonderful time of the year (well we think so). DINOvember! Join us this morning for a storytime all about dinosaurs! Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action...
Saturday, November 6, 2021 - 4:30pm
Storytime Room, Children's Room
Join us for a Dino-riffic evening of competitive puzzle piecing! Each team will work a 100-piece dinosaur puzzle, competing against a 60 minute clock to be the quickest to complete it! The fastest team to finish will win a fabulous prize! We will...
Sunday, November 7, 2021 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Do you love dinosaurs and art? Of course! All ages will enjoy this Dinovember craft! Color and decorate your own wooden dinosaur ornament to hang in your room or gift to a friend or family member. Sunday Fun Days have returned to a mainly in-...
Monday, November 8, 2021 - 10:30am
Meeting Room A, Online
Join us every Monday for a special Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Raquel! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. Masks...