Cuentacuentos/Bilingual Story Hour

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Wednesday, May 27
4-5 pm
Griffin Room
Dragons and Dinosaurs
During May’s LEGO® Club, it’s all about giant lizards!
We’ll provide the LEGO® bricks, you just need to
bring your imagination. All finished creations will be
put on display.
Sign up is not required – Late arrivals are
welcome.
Contact Gretchen if you have any questions:
[email protected] or 203-630-6347
Wednesday, May 20 at 4-5pm
Griffin Room
Use air power to send a straw rocket flying
high! Whoosh! Open to K-3rd graders.
All materials provided. Space is limited.
Call 203-630-6347 or e-mail [email protected]
for more information or to register.
La Biblioteca Pública
e Meriden presenta
Cuentacuentos/Bilingual
Story Hour
Read to a real dog at the library!
One-on-one sessions build confidence for
beginning readers!
Sábados a 11:00am
2, 16 y 30 de mayo
Saturdays at 11:00am
May 2, 16, and 30
Thursdays, May 7, 14, 21, and 28
at
3:45pm, 4pm, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45pm
Kids in K-4th Grades
Tomie dePaola Children’s Library
La hora del cuento es un programa divertido para familias y niños.
Leyendo juntos los niños se preparan para ir a la escuela y tener éxito.
Todos están invitados a celebrar cuentos y juegos divertidos en español
y en inglés. Habrá refrescos y bocadillos.
Give your child the chance to practice reading aloud to a gentle and trained
therapy dog. Children will have
approximately 15 minutes to read. Spots are
limited and registration is required.
Story hour is a fun program for families and children. Reading together
helps prepare children for success in school. Everyone is invited to listen
to stories in English and Spanish and participate in games and crafts.
Refreshments and snacks will be served.
For more information, call the Children’s
Library at (203)630-6347.
El día de los niños/El día de los libros is Saturday, May 2
DON’T MISS OUR GREAT DÍA ACTIVITIES!
Pick up our special flyer at the Library
or call (203) 630-6347 for more information.
Meriden Public Library ● Tomie dePaola Children’s Library ● 105 Miller St. Meriden, CT 06450
Phone: (203) 630-6347 ● E-mail: [email protected]
START ON STORIES
Thursdays
10:30am
Spring II
TUESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
11:15am
3-4 years old
6:30pm
Grades K-2
This story time program is designed for babies
and children through 2 years old accompanied
by a parent/caregiver. Stories, music, and play
are incorporated into an hour-long
program beginning at 10:30 am.
Registration is ongoing.
10:30am
2-3 years old
with parent/caregiver
Register by calling (203) 630-6347 or e-mailing
Miss Gretchen at [email protected]
6:30pm
3-4 years old
Parents/caregivers may be asked to show proof of age. For more
information about these FREE storytimes, call (203) 630-6347.
Storytimes will begin the week of May 5th and end the week
of June 11th.
“Paddington”
Saturday, May 9
2:30pm
Griffin Room
WANT TO EXPLORE YOUR WORLD?
World Book Online KIDS is a vibrant educational tool that will assist children
in lower grades with their research, homework, and overall curiosity. It includes thousands of easy-to-read articles, engaging images and illustrations,
interactive games and activities, science projects, important people to discover, maps and various parent/teacher resources.
Visit the Meriden Public Library’s website:
meridenlibrary.org
Click on Children’s -> Online Resources -> World Book Kids
A young Peruvian
bear travels to London in search of a
home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family,
who offer him a temporary haven.
(PG: StudioCanal, 95 min.)
“Maya the Bee”
Saturday, May 30
10:30 am
Griffin Room
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Monday, May 18th
6 -7:30pm
Griffin Room
Snacks and drinks provided.
For more information contact Melissa at
[email protected] or call 203-238-
Maya is a little bee
with a big heart. She
dreams of an exciting
life of freedom, fun
and adventure - the
world is simply far too interesting to stay
inside a hive!
(PG: Shout Factory, 79 min.)