Fall Programs

Summer Reading Club is over, so now what? Well, new programs begin on September 1st! Storytimes will start the first week of September. Regular storytimes will be held on Wednesdays for five consecutive weeks, except for the baby/toddler storytime, which will go for 10 consecutive weeks. Here is a week at a glance:

Tuesday 2-2:30 pm: Baby & Toddler Storytime

Wednesday 10-10:30 am: 2s & 3s Storytime (registration required)

Wednesday 1:30-2 pm: 4s & 5s Storytime (registration required)

Thursdays 1:30-2: All ages Storytime

Family storytimes will be held one Monday evening per month from 7-7:30 pm. The dates are 9/14, 10/5, and 11/2.

Our after school girl's reading club, Circle of the Rose, will continue. Please sign up at the reference desk. You sign up for Fall, so please make sure you can make the meetings. They will be held the second Tuesday of each month. The dates and themes are as follows:
9/8: What's Cooking?
10/13: Stories that go Bump in the Night
11/10: A Royal Pain
12/8: Bake N Shake

NEW! Family Book Club! This is a book club for the whole family. The meetings will be held on Saturdays from 2-3. We are reading books that can be read aloud as a family. Each family gets one copy of the titles chosen. Sign-ups begin one month before the meeting. The first book we are reading is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Sign-ups begin September 1st. You'll need to sign up at the Reference Desk to pick up your copy of the book. The meeting will be October 3rd.

Special events will include our annual Trick-or-Treat Storytime on October 31st from 10:30-11 am and annual PJ Storytime on December 15th from 6:30 to 8 pm.

For more information, check your mailbox starting September 1st for our Fall newsletter or www.khcpl.org.

Babies and Toddlers Storytime

Haven't heard of Mother Goose on the Loose, yet? It is the first baby and toddler storytime offered at the South Branch Library. We use puppets, musical instruments, songs and nursery rhymes for a fun lap-sit program. Worried your child won't sit on your lap? Not a problem! We have all ages and levels of mobility coming to the program. See what MGOL is all about on Tuesday @ 3.

Movement & Dance

We only have two summer storytimes left! Get ready to shake and shimmy for a storytime all about movement. Then, make a craft that can be used for celebrating or just playing.

Tuesday @ 2

Paint me a picture...

This week is all about using color and paint. Three mice explore their world through primary colors. We'll also play games with color, go on a color hunt, and paint a picture without using paintbrushes.

The craft this week is squish paint art. It is fun to make and you never know how the picture will look at the end.

Tuesday @ 2

Going on an Adventure!

We are going to explore the ocean, the jungle, and the outback! Bring your goggles, bug spray, and safari hat to be prepared for an adventure. We may even make it to the moon and back before storytime is over. Make a boomerang for your adventures to Australia!

Tuesday @ 2

Make me laugh!

Summer Reading Club (SRC) has started. We are into our second week already! Storytimes at South are every Tuesday at 2 all summer long. All ages are welcome. This week, we are going to laugh. Think about what makes you laugh. I like silliness and jokes. Then, learn to send your friend a secret silly message.

Tuesday at 2

New Baby Program!

Mother Goose on the Loose is finally here! The South Branch Library will be offering a program just for babies (birth to 24 months) for the first time. Mother Goose on the Loose (MGOL) is a nursery rhyme program that lasts about 30 minutes. It is a fun program that aids with speech development and motor coordination while helping children gain prereading skills, such as matching words with objects and becoming familiar with books.

After the program, please stay to chat with other parents while your children play. We will start at 3 on Tuesday.