Library Hours
Spring Storytime Programs
Monday, March 11, 2024 - Saturday, April 20, 2024
Registration is required and space is limited. Children MUST meet the age requirement specified for each program by start of session. Registration begins on Monday, February 26th @ 10:00am. Register online, in-person, or call 860-529-2665. Click here to register
Mother Goose Time
Birth-21 Months
Tuesdays @ 10:15 am OR Thursdays @ 10:15 am
Lap-sit program designed to help foster early literacy and social development through songs, rhymes, board books and play.
Wee Read
22-35 months
Wednesdays @ 11:15 am
Exciting program where toddlers begin to appreciate longer stories & participate in group activities.
Books! Books! Books!
3-5 year olds
Wednesdays @ 10:15 am
A program designed to help develop pre-reading skills and enjoyment of theme based stories, songs, games, science and art activities.
Pizza & Pages
4th-6th graders
Meets once a month on Thursdays @ 6:00 pm
Nutmeg Award book discussion series with a light supper.
CANCELLED: 3/14 Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer
4/18 Get a Grip Vivy Cohen by Sarah Kapit
Ongoing Programs
Saturday Scavenger Hunt
4-12 year olds
Saturdays @ 10:00am-4:00pm
Drop-in any Saturday of the month to complete a fun scavenger hunt around the Children’s Department.
Each month will feature a new hunt!
March: Pot of Gold Treasure Hunt
Reading Challenges
Visit our Beanstack landing page to register and log your reading!
2024 Winter Reading Program: BOOK BINGO
Birth-6th Grade
January 1 – March 31
Register, Read, Earn Prizes!!
Step 1: Register
Children birth-6th grade can register beginning Monday, December 18, by visiting the Beanstack website OR the Beanstack app.
Step 2: Read
Once registered, click the Book Bingo challenge, then click “BINGO card”. Click on each square to see what you will need to read to fill in that square. Each square represents a separate book; you cannot use the same book to fill in more than one square. Please read books on your reading level.
Step 3: Earn Prizes
Register to receive a winter stamp, a reference bingo card and winter scene.
For each square you complete, receive a virtual badge.
Complete your first BINGO and spin the Wheel of Winter to earn a prize.
Fill your board and receive a paperback book of your choice and another spin on the wheel!
Find Dewey the Penguin:
Each week search the Children’s Department to find out what Dewey is up to. When you find him you will earn a sticker to add to your winter scene.
Rewards will be handed out through Saturday, April 6, 2024 or while supplies last.
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