We're Just Dying to See You at Our . . .
9th Annual
Nightmares in the Library
Halloween Celebration
Saturday, October 11
4 - 6 p.m.
Feast upon creepy-crawly treats,
Make some frightfully fun crafts,
And, of course, hear several spooky stories!
"Petrifying" pizza will also be served.
Everyone is invited to come in costume!
You won't want to miss this spooktacular event, so don't forget to sign up starting Monday, September 29!
Storyteller David Mello presents . . .
"Tales Best Told in the Dark"
This diverse collection of stories and folktales is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine! Mello, the Supervisor of Children's Services at the Fall River Public Library and storyteller-in-residence for Battleship Cove, will present a fun evening full of both spooky and humorous stories just right for Halloween. This program last one hour and is strongly recommended for ages 5 - 10.
Wednesday, October 15
6:00 p.m.
Sign ups are mandatory and begin on Monday, September 29!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Public Library
Story Time and Craft
Session 1: Mondays at 11:00 a.m.
NEW! Session 2: Thursdays at 1:00 p.m. NEW!
For children ages 3 - 5 years, this five week program includes several stories and a simple craft, and accepts fifteen children. Sign ups are required. This program will begin the week of September 22 and run through the week of October 27.
Sign Ups begin on Monday, September 8!
Early Learning Baby Story Time
Session 1: Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
Session 2: Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
A five week session, this program consists of reading aloud, songs, finger plays and games for babies and toddlers ages 6 months - 2.9 years. Children also play together with books and toys.
Each group accepts up to fifteen children. Sign ups are required. The next sessions begin on Thursday, September 25 & Friday, September 26.
Sign ups begin on Monday, September 8!
Drop In Story Time
Drop in Story Time features 30 minutes of picture books, read aloud. Appropriate for ages 3 and up.
Tuesdays - 6:30 p.m.
No signups are required!
New Additions to the Children's Room
Listening Center
A listening station has been created, complete with CD/cassette player and child-sized headphones. Now you can listen to a book on CD or cassette right here in the library! Music CDs and read-a-long picture books with CDs/cassettes can be used too! This equipment has been provided by the Circle of Friends Community Partnership for Children; a grant funded by the MA Department of Education and administered by the YMCA of Greater Worcester - Boroughs Family Branch.
Computer Games
Children using the computers in the Children's Room will soon be pleasantly surprised to find some new games installed! Dora the Explorer, Finding Nemo, and Spongebob Squarepants are just a few of the titles recently added to the computers. These games cannot be accessed without the use of a CD-ROM, so please ask Miss Tressy if you would like to play any of these new games. Games purchased by the Blackstone Friends of the Library.
Cool Websites
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
http://kidlinx.com/recommended.html