Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Enjoy yoga, mindful movement, and most importantly, play with your family and community! This is an all ages, all levels, not-so-quiet wild rumpus yoga program with MG. Never done this before? Perfect! A beginner's mind is a gift.

A few tips: arrive ten minutes early, wear comfortable clothes, bring your yoga mat and a blanket. Registration required via googleform https://forms.gle/7cQ6VdAuAzGxbN619 or calling us at the library (860) 642-7763.

Drop in to the library on Monday afternoons for a DIY craft!
Start off May by making tissue paper flowers. 
All ages welcome.

Everyone’s different; let’s be different together. 
A monthly, meet-up group for multi-age neurodivergent, special needs, all-abilities children.
Join Occupational Therapist Miss Shaleen for open-ended play and activities for the children, community building with the parents, caregivers, and siblings. Each month, we will explore fine and gross motor skills as well as sensory activities connected to a monthly theme.
 
This All-Inclusive Playgroup meets the second Saturday of each month at 11 am.

Calling all homeschoolers, unschoolers, self-directed learners of all kinds! We'll take over the library to play, explore, and exchange learning ideas and pathways. We'll host special guests, play outside, create artwork, and read books. This program is for homeschooling kids of all ages and their caregivers (not a drop off program). Each week there will be a free play activity offered with caregiver support, and a more structured activity facilitated by MG. 

This week's guided activity: Cardboard Creations and Origami

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Join local poet and Airborne Veteran, Scott Ennis, for a Story Walk. We will meet in JTL's Pollinator Garden to start with a song, involve a walk on the  Lebanon Green, and conclude with a magnificent Story-tale. It's perfect for all ages. Bring a walking stick if you'd like!

Students create their own cartoon characters. Learn techniques for drawing heads and bodies, starting with typical proportions, and proceeding with creative variations. Put the figures in action poses and humorous situations. Designed for ages 7-12.
 
Register online at https://forms.gle/Me4grdfpDno873668 and join on Zoom Mondays at 4:00 pm.
 
For more info, email childrenslibrarian@lebanonctlibrary.org

Drop in to the young peoples' library on Monday afternoons for a DIY craft!
Start off May by making tissue paper flowers. 
All ages welcome.

Calling all homeschoolers, unschoolers, self-directed learners of all kinds! We'll take over the library to play, explore, and exchange learning ideas and pathways. We'll host special guests, play outside, create artwork, and read books. This program is for homeschooling kids of all ages and their caregivers (not a drop off program). Each week there will be a free play activity offered with caregiver support, and a more structured activity facilitated by MG. 

This week's guided activity: yoga inside, yard games outside.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Drop in to the young peoples' library on Monday afternoons for a DIY craft! In April, come design and make your own unique bookmarks.  
All ages welcome.

Weekly morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.

Calling all homeschoolers, unschoolers, self-directed learners of all kinds! We'll take over the library to play, explore, and exchange learning ideas and pathways. We'll host special guests, play outside, create artwork, and read books. This program is for homeschooling kids of all ages and their caregivers (not a drop off program). Each week there will be a free play activity offered with caregiver support, and a more structured activity facilitated by MG. 

This week's guided activity:

My Garden of a Thousand Bees Documentary and craft.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

An all ages spoken word night at JTL.
Sign up when you arrive, read/recite for 3 minutes. If time allows, we can read more. Sharing original work is encouraged!

Join songwriter and music therapist, Maya Rogers Sherman, for an interactive musical performance of her original story about the power of believing in ourselves, our hopes, and our dreams. Enjoy seeing orchestral instruments up close, plus learn some fun and simple ways to use music to boost mental and emotional wellbeing. The concert will include an art making activity inspired by our collective hopes and dreams. 

This concert is free and is made possible with the support of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts.

Students create their own cartoon characters. Learn techniques for drawing heads and bodies, starting with typical proportions, and proceeding with creative variations. Put the figures in action poses and humorous situations. Designed for ages 7-12.
 
Register online at https://forms.gle/Me4grdfpDno873668 and join on Zoom Mondays at 4:00 pm.
 
For more info, email childrenslibrarian@lebanonctlibrary.org

Drop in to the young peoples' library on Monday afternoons for a DIY craft! In April, come design and make your own unique bookmarks.  
All ages welcome.

Weekly morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.

Calling all homeschoolers, unschoolers, self-directed learners of all kinds! We'll take over the library to play, explore, and exchange learning ideas and pathways. We'll host special guests, play outside, create artwork, and read books. This program is for homeschooling kids of all ages and their caregivers (not a drop off program). Each week there will be a free play activity offered with caregiver support, and a more structured activity facilitated by MG. 

This week's guided activity:

Portraits and Poems—bring a photo of beloved pet or human being you'd like to draw and we will write poems about the subjects of our portraits. Art supplies provided.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Trade, battle, and play Pokémon-themed games. 
For April's program, we will meet downstairs in the Children's Library.
 
A limited number of packs will be available to purchase on site for anyone getting started.

Students create their own cartoon characters. Learn techniques for drawing heads and bodies, starting with typical proportions, and proceeding with creative variations. Put the figures in action poses and humorous situations. Designed for ages 7-12.
 
Register online at https://forms.gle/Me4grdfpDno873668 and join on Zoom Mondays at 4:00 pm.
 
For more info, email childrenslibrarian@lebanonctlibrary.org

Drop in to the young peoples' library on Monday afternoons for a DIY craft! In April, come design and make your own unique bookmarks.  
All ages welcome.

Weekly morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.

Everyone’s different; let’s be different together. 
A monthly, meet-up group for multi-age neurodivergent, special needs, all-abilities children.
Join Occupational Therapist Miss Shaleen for open-ended play and activities for the children, community building with the parents, caregivers, and siblings. Each month, we will explore fine and gross motor skills as well as sensory activities connected to a monthly theme.
 
This All-Inclusive Playgroup meets the second Saturday of each month at 11 am.

Calling all homeschoolers, unschoolers, self-directed learners of all kinds! We'll take over the library to play, explore, and exchange learning ideas and pathways. We'll host special guests, play outside, create artwork, and read books. This program is for homeschooling kids of all ages and their caregivers (not a drop off program). Each week there will be a free play activity offered with caregiver support, and a more structured activity facilitated by MG. 

This week's guided activity:
Big Blue Blocks upstairs, art downstairs.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent). RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).