For Kids from Birth to 3rd Grade
Contact Miss Cindy, children’s librarian, with any questions about children’s programming.
Ongoing Programs:
- Baby Smart Start Story Times (birth to 2)
- Preschool Story Times (2.5 to 6)
- After-school Reading Clubs (grades 1 to 4)
- Summer Reading Program
- Useful & Interesting Resources
Baby Smart Start Story Times
Fall 2023
This is a free 30 minute program, for babies birth through two years of age and their parents, grandparents and caregivers, features books, songs, signing & rhymes. Siblings are welcome. No registration is necessary.
Smart Start Storytime is held at the AFL on Wednesdays at 10:30AM
Resumes on September 11, 2023 and runs through May 23rd.
(There are no Smart Start Storytimes the week of February 19th)
Preschool Story Times
Winter 2024
For ages 2.5 through K!
Choose the session that best suits your schedule:
Tuesdays, 10:15 – 11AM
Wednesdays, 1:15 – 2PM
Thursdays, 10:15 – 11AM
This 15-week series runs from:
January 9th – May 2nd
(There will be no storytimes the week of March 26th)
All of Miss Cindy’s online Story Times can be found on our YouTube channel.
After School Clubs
Spring 2024
Grades 3 & 4: Tues. 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Grades 5 & 6: Wed. 3:30 – 4:45 pm
Grades 1 & 2: Thurs. 3:30 – 4:40 pm
Resumes in the Spring
Running for 4 weeks
Stay tuned for more info.
Useful and Interesting Resources
Children’s Book Review & Award Sites:
Some of Our Favorite Children’s Author Sites:
- Tedd Arnold(No Jumping on the Bed!, Green Wilma)
- Avi award-winning author of Poppy, Beyond the Westen Sea, and many more
- Judy Blume (Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing and Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret)
- Jan Brett(The Mitten)
- Eric Carle
- James Gurney (Dinotopia)
- Brian Jacques (Redwall, etc.)
- William Joyce (George Shrinks)
- Robert Munsch (Love You Forever)
- Dave Pilkey(Captain Underpants, Dumb Bunnies, Hallowiener)
- J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter)
- Dr. Seuss
- R. L. Stine (Goosebumps)
- Chris Van Allsburg (Polar Express)
- Hans Wilhelm (Bunny Trouble, Tyrone the Horrible)
- Audrey Wood (Elbert’s Bad Word)
Homework Help
- Discovery Education
- Fact Monster
- KidsKonnect
- Learn All About Dewey & His Classification System – too cool!
- Power Library – home of Bookflix, Kid Search, Searchasaurus and more!
- N.Y. Times Learning Network – a current events site for grades 3-12, parents & teachers
Home School/Educational Resources
- Home Education Magazine
- National Home Education Network
- PBS Teacher Source Thousands of lesson plans & activities
- Sites for Teachers
- Unschooling.com
- The Accidental Scientist: the Science of Cooking
Fun Stuff