Library Hours
Recurring Programs
Little Adventurers
ages 3-5
Book Quest
entering grades 1-3
Wednesdays: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31 & 8/7
2:30pm
Learn about adventures around the globe as well as in your backyard as we explore through STEM projects, art, and books.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, June 11. Register online. Click link for each date you would like to register. 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31 & 8/7
First Steps in Music with Mallory Kokus
ages birth-3
Author Talk Watch Parties
Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat
Tuesday, July 30 @ 1:40pm (talk begins at 2:00pm)
recommended for children entering grades 5-8
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, June 11. Register online
Special Programs
Learn to Play Ukulele with Julie Stepanek
ages 7-11
Tuesday, July 23 @ 6:00pm
Join Julie as she teaches you how to play the ukulele. No experience is necessary. Borrow one of her ukuleles or bring your own.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, June 11. Register online
Paint Your Pet
ages 8-11
Thursday, August 8 @ 3:00pm-4:30pm
Create a portrait of your pet with watercolor artist Nancy Roman. No experience necessary.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, June 11. Register online
Pizza & Pages Planning Party
entering grades 4-6
Thursday, August 1 @ 6:30pm
Nutmeg Award book discussion series with a light supper.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, June 11. Register online
Drop-In Programs
Adventure Center
entering grades K-6
Monday, June 17 -Saturday, August 24
during regular library hours
Visit the interactive “Adventure Center” to complete a new adventure each week. Also discover the hidden code and enter it online to earn an activity bead for the Summer Reading Program.
No Registration is required.
Adventure Animals
for families with children of all ages
Borrow an animal adventurer this summer! Each animal adventurer (think of Flat Stanley) can be checked out for one week at a time. See flyer for more information.
Art Week Take & Make
ages 5-11
Visit the library to pick up a special art project. First come first served.
Party Palooza
ages 3-7
Wednesday, August 7 @ 10:00am-12:00pm
Drop-in to celebrate your favorite Heeler family with crafts and activities.
No registration required, drop in anytime between 10:00am-12:00pm.
Ongoing Programs
Saturday Scavenger Hunt
4-12 year olds
Saturdays @ 10:00am-4:00pm
Drop-in any Saturday of the month, and the week of April 8th, to complete a fun scavenger hunt around the Children’s Department.
Each month will feature a new hunt!
June: Adventure Begins at Your Library
2024 Preschool Summer Reading Program
READ-TO-ME
for children birth-4
Monday June 17-Tuesday, September 3
- Tuesday, June 11: registration begins, visit the library to register.
- Your child will receive a stamp and reading log for registering.
- Monday, June 17: program begins.
- Stamp a circle for each day you read to your child at least 20 minutes.
- For every 6 circles stamped visit the library for a sticker.
- Complete 30 days of reading to earn a book.
- Complete 60 days of reading to earn a mini magnetic drawing board.
- Incentives are available while supplies last.
- Tuesday, September 3: summer reading ends, last day to collect incentives!
Beanstack Reading Challenges
Visit our Beanstack landing page to register and log your reading!
2024 Summer Reading Program: ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY
Entering K-6th Grade
All Wethersfield public elementary school students will be registered online by their teachers, or you may use an existing account to register.
- For children entering grades K-6.
- To register and log your reading visit wethersfieldlibrary.beanstack.org
- You can also log your reading via the Beanstack app! Download @ www.beanstack.com/mobile-app
- Monday, June 17: begin counting and logging your minutes read.
- Read books at your reading level
- Participants who are not reading on their own may count time spent while being read to..
- READ TO BEAD! For every 60 minutes that you read you will earn 3 beads to add to your chain. Trade in 10 beads for a special bead. Earn more beads by attending programs and completing activities found on Beanstack..
- All incentives earned may be picked up beginning Monday, June 17 and are available while supplies last.
- Tuesday, September 3: summer reading ends, last day to collect incentives.
Incentives
Read 20 minutes total to earn a paperback book, charm bracelet, charm, 1st brag tag and chain
Read 500 minutes total to earn an adventure reading buddy, charm & second brag tag
Read 1,000 minutes total to earn a drawstring bag, charm & 3rd brag tag.
Read 1,500 minutes total to earn a paperback book, charm & 4th brag tag.
Read 1,560 minutes total + continue earning 3 beads for every 60 minutes read.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Birth-5 years (and not yet in Kindergarten)
A fun exciting, and free way to prepare your child for learning to read!
Register online: Wethersfieldlibrary.beanstack.org OR download the app @ www.beanstack.com/mobile-app
After you register visit the library to pick up your welcome packet, brag tag and chain.
Record the titles of the books you have read on your online account. Any books count, including: books you have read more than once, books read at storytime, preschool, daycare, etc. as long as your child listens to the entire book, it counts!
Each time you read 100 books, visit the library to receive a brag tag. Other rewards include:
100 books: bunny stuffed animal
500 books: book bag
1,000 books: book of your choice and a certificate
Nutmeg Reading Challenge
Entering grades 2-6
May 1, 2023 – April 30, 2024
Join our Nutmeg reading challenge!
Read all of the 2024 Nutmeg Nominees and then vote for your favorite in April 2024 to earn a prize!
Virtual Program Videos
Baby Rhyme Time
Sing songs, learn rhymes, fingerplays and more in this fun interactive program!
Click below to view the Facebook video playlist
Click the themes below for printable pdfs of the songs featured in each program
Animal Adventures
Learn how to create fun Animal crafts showcasing animals from all around the world!
Family Fun: Game Night
Looking for some fun games to play together as a family? Check out our Family Fun Game Night!
For a PDF with supplies and directions click HERE.
Click below for a video with instructions on how to complete fun family art projects.
Family Fun: Art Night
Eight different art projects and games for families with children ages 4-12.
For a PDF with supplies and directions click HERE
Click below for a video with instructions on how to complete fun family art projects.
Miss Brie's Boredom Busters: February 2021
Lunar New Year Crafts
Holiday Crafts Kit
Learn how to create a tea light snowman ornament, a clothespin reindeer ornament, a paper gingerbread house ornament, a dreidel, a mkeka mat and a wreath greeting card. Click here to print out a brochure of all the holiday crafts featured in this video:
View instructional video here:
Print the paper gingerbread house template here
Print the dreidel template here
Turkey-tastic how-to video
Learn how to create a chocolate kiss turkey, a turkey balloon rocket, and a thankful tree.
View our Facebook how to video here
Supplies needed:
Chocolate Turkey: Hershey Kiss, paper to make heart feet/feathers, small piece of red and orange felt (you can also use paper for this), googly eyes, glue
Turkey Balloon Rocket: Turkey coloring page (we used this one), balloon, string, straw, painters or masking tape, glue stick, crayons/markers
Thankful tree: We used this template but you can make a tree and leaves just using paper.
Miss Brie's Boredom Busters
Spooktacular Halloween Science
Try out some simple spooktacular science experiments the whole family will enjoy. Click here to print out a brochure of all the Spooktacular Halloween Science experiments featured in this video: http://www.wethersfieldlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Halloween-2020-Mad-Science.pdf