Library Hours
Programs
Howlarious Halloween
October 17-November 1
Nationally recognized singer storyteller Mary Jo Maichack tells family-friendly ghost stories, jokes and songs to celebrate Halloween. Always fun and funny, this spooky show will put you in the mood for Halloween treats!
Video will be available October 17-November 1
Email childservices@wethersfieldlibrary.org for link and password
Pumpkin Judging Contest
October 18-24
Decorate a pumpkin to look like your favorite book character. Pumpkins will be judged and prizes awarded!
Drop-off your decorated pumpkin at the library October 18-24.
Pick-up your pumpkin and prize beginning November 1.
Halloween Take & Make
recommended for ages 5-11
Included are supplies to create:
- Spider Web Ball
- Flying Ghost
- Vanishing Ghost
- Glowing Skeleton
Kits are first come, first served and may be picked up in the Children’s Department beginning Monday, October 25
Fall Into a Good Book
October 4 - 31
Recommended for ages 5-11
Weekly take home activity bags based on favorite characters!
First come first served.
October 4 – 10
Elephant and Piggie
October 12-17
Dog Man
October 18-24
Pete the Cat
October 25-31
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Saturday Scavenger Hunts!
Saturdays 10:00am-4:00pm
ages 2-11
Complete a scavenger hunt around the Children’s Department and receive a prize!
Scavenger hunt themes:
September: Pete the Cat
October: Halloween
November: Dinosaurs
December: Sing 2
Toddler Take and Makes
Weekly take home activity bags, with early literacy tips, for you and your child to discover together. Activity bags are first come first served.
October 18-24: Masking tape mummy
October 25-31: Footprint Ghost
November 1-7: Hatching Dinosaur
November 8-14: Tissue Paper Pterodactyl
November 15-21: Turkey Sticker Sort
November 22-25 & 27-28: Fork-Painted Hedgehog
DINOVEMBER
November 1 - 28
Celebrate the wild world of dinosaurs with a month of dinosaur activities!
Dino-mite Take & Makes
first come first served. Recommended for ages 3-11
November 1-7: Salt Dough Fossils
November 8-14: Dino Silhouette Art
November 15-21: Flying Pterodactyl
November 22-24; 27-28: Volcano
Dinosaur Hunt
The dinosaurs have escaped into the Children’s Department and are getting into too much mischief! Visit the Children’s Department weekly to help us capture them!
Virtual Building Club
Build a dinosaur using blocks, LEGO or other materials. Email us a picture (childservices@wethersfieldlibrary.org) of your creation by November 22nd to be shared in the Children’s Department.
Meet the Nutmegs
Virtual Program
Tune in to learn about the 2022 Nutmeg Nominees! Learn about a 2nd-3rd grade or 4th-6th grade Nutmeg!
Previous 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
Preschool Play & Learn Storytime
Recommended for children ages 3-5
This virtual preschool storytime focuses on the five practices of early literacy: singing, talking, reading, writing and playing. It is designed to develop your child’s pre reading skills and foster a life long love of reading.
Week #1: Colors
Week #2: Insects
Week #3: Instruments
Week #4: Nursery Rhymes
Week #5: Shapes
Week #6: Bathtime
Week #7: Alphabet
Week #8: Emotions
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
Keep boredom at bay by creating your own mask lanyard, coffee filter art, and parachute person! Also included are fun games and activities. Recommended for children ages 5-10.
View instructional video here:
Lunar New Year Crafts
Celebrate Lunar New Year by creating your own Ox, Bolang Gu Drum, Paper Lantern, Dragon Puppet, Dragon Mask and Ox bookmark. Also included are fun games and activities. Recommended for children ages 5-10.
View instructional video here:
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.
Adventures Around the World
This program has ended however we still have bags for Kenya: create a mancala game; Mexico: create a pinata & Norway: create a gnome. Visit the library to pick up the supplies to create these fun projects (first come, first served, while supplies last)
We will leave the how-to videos up, as well as the information about each country. The only thing you will not be able to access from these pages will be the challenges.
Click below to view the playlist of crafts.
Click on the countries below to learn more about them!
Miss Brie's Boredom Busters
Keep the boredom at bay with these fun activities, crafts and/or games!
Programs will be uploaded to the libraries Facebook playlist: Miss Brie’s Boredom Busters
Click below to view playlist
Meet the Newbies
Learn about brand new books for 2nd-3rd or 4th-6th graders!
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