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Mary Ferris
Children's Librarian
mferris@pls-net.org

     Summer Programs for Children
 
Our summer schedule of programs will begin June 30th.  Registration is required for some programs although guests are welcome if space is available. 
Sign-up will continue throughout the summer as room allows. 
Please call (585) 394-1381 for more details and to register.


Catch the Reading Bug  

What's the buzz?  Reading is the way to have a great summer!  We have lots of special programs to go along with our theme, including 3 reading clubs for children.  Sign up begins Monday June 23 and continues through the summer.  Don't miss the fun! 
   
     Read-to-Bees
for preschoolers

     C
AN'T Stop Readers for children going into grades 1 - 3
    
     The Good, the Bad, and the Buggy
for 4th - 6th graders

(This is a Brown Recluse spider!)


Monday is Funday

June 30 - August 11
2:30 - 3:30 PM


Stories and a craft on a weekly theme for children going into grades 1 - 3.  There's no need to sign up - just drop in for the fun.  Different stories and crafts projects each week.

 

 Going Buggy
July 1 - August 12
2:30 - 3:30 PM

Hey kids -  if you're going into 4th, 5th or 6th grades, be sure to join us on Tuesday afternoons for some buggy fun!  Our games, crafts, book sharing, challenges, and other activities will be a great way to spend a hot summer afternoon.  Bring your friends!
 

Preschool Storytime
Wednesday or Thursday mornings
10:30 - 11:00 AM
July 2 - August 14

Stories and more for children 3-5 years old.  Our half-hour sessions feature puppets, stories from picture books, fingerplays, action rhymes, songs, and a flannelboard story or rhyme on a weekly theme.  Children are encouraged to participate on their own, but parents are always welcome. 

Each group is limited to 25 children and registration is required.  

Pajama Storytime
Wednesday evenings
7:00 - 7:30 PM
July 2 - August 13

What could be more fun than coming to the library in your jammies?   Parents are invited to join their 3 - 8 year olds for stories, fingerplays, a short movie, and fun at the library. No registration necessary

Mother Goose Time
Friday, August 1

10:15 or 11:00 AM

(2 classes - see details below)

Join us for 20 minutes of language fun for 6-24 month olds along with their Moms or Dads.  Each session features nursery rhymes, songs, bounces, stretches, fingerplays, and a short story.  The program is offered once a month, generally on the first Friday.

The Walkers class (if your child is walking) is at 10:15 and includes more active participation.  Pre-walkers meet at 11:00 for rhymes, foot pats, stretches, and songs. 

Registration is required. Sign up beginning Monday, July 21.
 

Children's Services               

Wood Library offers a variety of story programs for children throughout the year.  Information on current programs appears above or click here to go to the Wood Library's Events Calendar.  Call the library (585) 394-1381 or stop at the downstairs checkout desk for more details or to sign up. 

Registration is required for any marked with *.  Sign-up generally begins the week before the program and can be done in person at the library or by phone.

Mother Goose Time *
A 20 minute language enrichment program for 6 - 24 month olds featuring nursery rhymes, songs, and activities.

Time for Twos *
2 year olds and their parents can enjoy simple stories, songs, and fingerplays in this 20 minute program

Preschool Storytime *
A 30 minute program of stories, songs, puppets, fingerplays, and the flannelboard especially for 3, 4, and 5 year olds.

Familytime *
A nighttime story program offered to fit the schedule of working parents and their 3 - 5 year olds.

Pajama Storytime
Children 3 - 8 years old are invited to come to the library in their pajamas for stories and fun; parents are invited to join their children. This evening program is offered during the summer as well as during National Library Week and before Christmas.

Summer Reading Clubs
Wood Library offers 3 special ways for children to keep reading and enjoying books during the summer months: a Read-to-Me club for preschoolers, a club for children going into grades 1-3 to help them maintain their reading skills during their vacation months, and a club for 4th - 6th graders to help them discover new genres and explore the fun they can have through books.

Special Events
The Children's Department offers special programs for children and their families throughout the year.  These programs will be advertised on our website and calendar of events, in the media, and in the library.  Call (585) 394-1381 for details.


Collections

- Board books for babies & toddlers
- Concept collections: ABC’s,
   counting, and wordless books
- Picture books
- Midway books for reading aloud
- Easy Readers for children beginning
  to read on their own
- Juvenile Fiction in both hardcover
  and paperback for grades 3 – 5
- Juvenile Nonfiction and Biographies
- Magazines for children
- Reference materials for in-library
  research
- Stories and songs on CD's and cassettes
- Book/cassette sets which include
   a book and a story tape
- Read-to-Me sets with a book & a
   toy or puppet
- DVD's and videos for children

UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENTS

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BUG OF THE WEEK

June 30 - August 9

Each Monday morning, a new insect will move into the Children's Room to be our very special guest for a week. 

Zoologist John Truini from Wild Things will present a short program at 10:30 telling all about the bug.

Coming soon: video of John's weekly program!

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In Touch with Puppetry

Try your hand at creating a puppet!  Don't miss our week-long workshop with master puppeteer, Deborah Poplasky.  Deb will help participants turn an ordinary wooden spoon into a real character!  The week will culminate with a short puppet presentation.

For children going into 4 - 6 grades.  Registration is required.  Call 394-1381 to sign up. 

August 4 - 8 
10:30 - noon

This free workshop is part of Wood Library's In Touch With the Arts series, funded by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts through the Decentralization Program administered by the Phelps Arts Center.

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BUGGY MOVIE
MATINEES

Come at 12:00 noon & bring your picnic lunch to eat while you watch one our four bug-themed movies:

7/3    A Bug's Life
7/9    The Ant Bully
8/13   The Bee Movie
8/18   Antz

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Summer Reading Celebration

Our summer "bugman", John Truini, is coming with some of his favorite furry friends to help us celebrate catching the reading bug this summer.  This family program will run 50 minutes and will be followed with the big  announcement of the number of books that were read by the 1st - 3rd grade C'ANT Stop Readers.  You won't want to miss the fun!

Saturday, August 16th
10:30 a.m.

 

 

Storyline


234-4611

Dial this number to listen to
a 3 minute story
Sponsored by
the Friends of Wood Library and
the Canandaigua PTO

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