Monday, February 22, 2010

Spring into Spring!

The weather outside may still be cold, but the librarians at KHCPL are looking forward to blue skies. With that in mind our storytime session will be about all things Spring. Join us this week for stories in the garden. Then, make a craft to go in your own backyard.

Week 1: Garden
Week 2: Lambs
Week 3: Bears
Week 4: All Things Fluffy
Week 5: Rain

Remember to sign up at the Reference Desk for the Wednesday storytimes. All ages are welcome Thursday mornings, and babies and toddlers come for the 11 a.m. slot.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

First Family Storytime


It is finally here! We had a long break, but family storytime is back. Sign up at the Reference Desk now and enjoy a morning full of fun for everyone. I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house in! Just a hint of what awaits you on Saturday, January 23rd from 10:30-11. Come to hear stories and stay for crafts!

That is correct, I've added craft time to this session. Don't miss out!

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Winter Programs 2010

Winter programs kick off on Tuesday, January 12th with the Girls Club's Fun with Food. We are going to make a delicious craft and play some foodastic games! Join our reading club at 4:30.

Storytimes also start next week. 2 & 3 year olds will continue to meet Wednesday mornings at 10. 4 & 5 year olds will meet at 11. The whole family can come on Thursday mornings at 10. Bundle up because the cold weather is coming indoors with stories and songs about winter.

Babies and toddlers will have some Mother Goose fun at 11 on Thursdays.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Trick or Treat!

This Saturday, October 31st, bring your children to the library for a spooky storytime. Give your children the opportunity to dress up and trick-or-treat in a safe and warm environment. Storytime is 10:30-11. After naptime, check out the Halloween celebration at the Kokomo Events Center beginning at noon! Have a safe and Happy Halloween.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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.


Wednesday, July 15, 2009

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