Drop-in Baby Lapsit Storytime
Friday July 17 and 31, and Saturdays July 11 and 25, 10:30–10:50am
J Program Room, Ages 0–2 with an adult.
Come sing and play with words, rhyme, and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonemic awareness, one of the foundations for successfully learning to read. Plan to stay and play afterwards with new friends and puppets.

Starship Adventure @ Your Library
Pick up a packet to learn more about this year’s summer reading adventure.

Starship Adventure Activities for Entering 1st Grade or Older (unless noted otherwise):

What Planet are You From? Weird Frogs
Wednesday July 8, 2:00-3:00pm
Costin Room.
Come see some live frogs from Planet Earth that look like aliens from another planet!

Toe Jam Puppet Band in Outer Space
Wednesday July 15, 3:00-4:00pm
Costin Room.
Join the funny Toe Jam Puppet Band for some space songs and hilarious hijinks!

Stories of the Constellations
Wednesday July 22, 2:00-3:00pm
Costin Room.
Ed Jameson from the McAuliffe Space Center explains how those figures from Greek myths and other cultural traditions got into the stars! For those Rick Riordan fans out there, Ed will tie in the gods and goddesses from the Percy Jackson series.

Friday Flick: The Jetsons, the Movie, Rated G
Friday July 24, 2:00pm
Costin Room, All Ages.
The Jetsons move to outer space where George must save some aliens and his company’s factory!

Blast Off with Thomas the Chimp
Wednesday July 29, 2:00-3:00pm
Costin Room.
Join Alicia Quintano for a dynamic program of stories and songs. The highlight of the performance will be the true story of Thomas the Space Chimp!

“The Aliens Have Landed” Writing Workshop
Wednesday July 29, 3:30-5:00pm
Costin Room. Ages 9 and up. Registration required.
Alicia Quintano invites children 9 and older to write their own out-of-this-world science fiction adventure stories. Open to young writers; graphic novelists; cartoonists.

Book Bingo
Thursday July 30, 7:00–8:00pm
J Craft Room, Entering Grades 1–6.
Prizes, laughs, and best of all, books! Join us for our ever-popular book bingo and learn about all the fun books the library has to offer.

Novo Programa de Apoio – Leitura de Verão 2009 – para crianças e os pais da Woodrow Wilson e Potter Road.
Terças-Feiras das 7 ás 8 horas da noite nos meses de julho e agosto
J Program Room.
Uma ou mais professoras do Programa Bilingue das escolas Woodrow Wilson e Potter Road estarão voluntariando-se cada semana na biblioteca. Gostaríamos de encontrar com os nossos alunos e suas famílias na biblioteca para incentivar e ajudar a desenvolver o gosto pela leitura. Venham encontrar-se com as outras famílias e participem das conversas sobre os livros.

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    McAuliffe Branch Special Events

Drop-In Baby Lapsit Storytime
Tuesdays, 10:00 am
McAuliffe Branch Children's Room. 0-2 years old with an adult.
Come sing and play with words and rhyme and puppets at baby lapsit time! Parents can network while babies pick up phonemic awareness, one of the foundations for successfully learning to read. This informal program for babies and their parents/caregivers runs about 20 minutes and introduces the pleasures of the library to your baby or toddler.

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    Preschool Storyhours

The summer session will run from July 6-August 14. Sign up is required. Registration may be done by phone or in person.

Main Library, 49 Lexington Street 508-532-5570 x4336
	2 to 3 1/2 Year Old Storycraft Mondays 10:00-10:30 am or Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 am
	3 1/2 to 5 Year Old Storycraft Thursdays 10:00-10:45 am

McAuliffe Branch, corner of Nicholas and Water Streets 508-532-5636

2 to 4 Year Old Storytime Thursdays 10:00-10:20 am

 

Children's programs are funded in part by the Friends of the Framingham Library

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  News

Starship Adventure @ Your Library,
this year’s summer reading adventure is coming to a library near you. Sign-up begins June 20 at both libraries. Pick up a packet when you sign up to learn more about:
-special programs for elementary aged children on Wednesday afternoons;
-our ever popular guessing jar and trivia contests (with prizes!);
-how to win a prize at the end of the summer as well as a special t-shirt just for participating;
-how to keep track of your reading online if you’re spending time away this summer. This year, you’ll keep track of the amount of time spent reading in July and August to get your name up on our wall of reading fame—no special lists, no restrictions on what you read.