What’s cooking for Thanksgiving at your house? How about bringing the kids down to the library on Wednesday, November 22 to let off some STEAM? Registration is open on our website (www.bedfordnhlibrary.org) for you to sign up for our two sessions:
Age 5-7… 10:00 – 11:30am: Candy Corn Challenge and Butter by Hand
News flash…Magformers are back! Every month, there will be a designated time when we will put out our large collection of these fascinating building toys for free play. No need to register…just come on along. To round out 2017, Magformers will be available on Tuesday, November 21 from 10:00am – 2:00pm, and Wednesday, December 13th from 12:00 – 4:00pm. A full schedule is posted in the Children’s Library.
The holidays are upon us...a tough time for some of our military personnel stationed a long way from home and loved ones. A card from a child can bring cheer to a seaman, soldier or airman/woman serving overseas to preserve the freedoms we cherish in America. Materials are available in the Children's Library....won't you stop by and make a card today? They will be sent off in the middle of November, so time is of the essence!
Lilly's back for a new year of listening to kids read! She is so excited! This year, due to popular demand, she will visit with us twice a month...usually on the first week of the month. Please note...November is an exception...she will come on Thursday, November 2 and Tuesday, November 14th..In any case, her schedule will be Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-5:30pm.
What can STEM possibly have to do with Thanksgiving? Join us on Wednesday, November 22, and you'll see! While Mom’s busy baking pies, you can meet the challenge of creating things out of candy corn and cranberries, and make your own butter for the feast. There will be a morning class for ages 5-7, from 10:00 - 11:30am. Kids aged 8-12 will meet in the afternoon, from 1:00 - 2:30pm. On-line registration is open on our website.
Readers, unite! The first meeting of the Middle Grade Book Club (Grades 4-6) will be a Meet & Greet on Monday, October 2, from 5:00-6:00pm. Along with chat and refreshments, you will have an opportunity to pick up your copy of the first amazing title up for discussion... Wonder, by R. J. Palacio. Imagine being a fifth grader born with some serious and unusual facial abnormalities...suddenly you're thrust into private school in Manhattan, after having been safely homeschooled your whole life!
In keeping with our summer reading theme, "Build a Better World", we gave our young Bedford patrons an opportunity to thank some of the awesome departments and organizations in town that make this a better place to live. For the entire summer, colorful postcards were made available to the children, so that they could write their messages and place them in our own special "Mailbox". The results were very sweet, and in some cases, amusing.
Coming to the library on Friday, October 6 at 1:00pm... a great boredom buster for a school workshop day!
