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Week of July 1, 2019

Monday, July 1

Book Birdies

Ages 3-5

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

Book Birdies is an interactive storytime encouraging pre-school children and their caregivers to appreciate the natural world around them! Share the adventure as we read stories, build vocabulary with non-fiction books, and move with rhymes and songs. Each week discover what’s new in our nature pack and enjoy a puppet show!

**Siblings are always welcome!

Children age 2 – 6 will work on art projects.  Old clothes or a smock is recommended. Projects will vary; the focus is on the process not the product. This free program is for children accompanied by a caregiver – no registration required.

 

Tuesday, July 2

Toddle Time

Ages 12-24 months

Reading Music Movement • Free Play

Toddle Time is an active storytime for children and their caregivers. We encourage development with reading a book, lively bounces, rhymes and musical instruments! A thirty minute free time is included at the end to enhance socialization skills for toddlers. So come learn, play and toddle with us!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Join the fun as we listen to read alouds, sing camp songs, and do book based activities.  This program is specifically designed for ages 6-9.

Jitterbug Storytime

Ages 2-4

•Music • Movement • Reading • Cultural Exploration 

Jitterbug Storytime is a music and movement appreciation storytime for children and caregivers to explore all styles of music while encouraging our little one's abilities to jump, dance, sing  and play! We will celebrate different cultures while developing gross motor skills! Expand your musical horizons with songs from various music genres including  popular, classical, folk, show tunes...you name it! A high energy, movement-based storytime that begins with bubble time and is sure to get your little jitterbugs on their feet!

**Siblings are always welcome!

The Soda Pups will return for trick dog performances. The clever little Pomeranians are each named after a soft drink, and their owner, Jack Zolkowski, has the dogs demonstrate agility, dog tricks, obedience skills and more.

The Soda Pups are part of our SOAR into Summer Library Experience. The program is free and open to everyone, and will run about 45 minutes. Space is limited – pick up your free tickets at the Youth Desk starting June 29.

The Soda Pups will return for trick dog performances. The clever little Pomeranians are each named after a soft drink, and their owner, Jack Zolkowski, has the dogs demonstrate agility, dog tricks, obedience skills and more.

The Soda Pups are part of our SOAR into Summer Library Experience. The program is free and open to everyone, and will run about 45 minutes. Space is limited – pick up your free tickets at the Youth Desk starting June 29.

Wee Read

All Ages

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

Wee Read is storytime designed to engage family members of all ages. We will share songs and stories, learn rhymes- both old and new, and shake our sillies out with lively music! Each storytime offers a family-fun puppet show and ends with a rhyme you get to take home. We are prepared to keep things flexible so that kids of every age will have a rewarding storytime experience!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

WONDER PARK (PG, 85 minutes )

Animated

Wonder Park tells the story of an amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.

 

NOTE: Not all movies are appropriate for all audiences.  Titles subject to change based upon studio release dates.  For more information about the movies, contact the adult services desk at  920-886-6315.

Wednesday, July 3


Baby Time

Birth to 12 months

Reading Music Movement Free Play

Baby Time is a gentle storytime providing an opportunity for babies and their grown-ups to bond through talk, touch, sing and play! Using repetition and movement participants will learn songs, rhymes and bounces perfect for connecting with your little ones. This storytime is followed by free play, a great opportunity for babies and adults to interact and socialize!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Toddle Time

Ages 12-24 months

Reading Music Movement • Free Play

Toddle Time is an active storytime for children and their caregivers. We encourage development with reading a book, lively bounces, rhymes and musical instruments! A thirty minute free time is included at the end to enhance socialization skills for toddlers. So come learn, play and toddle with us!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

"S" is for Storytime

Ages 3-5

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

"S" is for Storytime is an interactive storytime offering pre-school aged children and their caregivers the opportunity to gain early literacy skills through stories and songs. Join the fun as we read books, share flannel board stories, move to music, and delight all together in our puppet theater dramatizations!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

In observance of Independence Day, the library is closing at 5:00 p.m. July 3.

Thursday, July 4

In observance of Independence Day, the library is closed July 4.

Friday, July 5

All Ages

• Reading • Yoga • Mindfulness •  

Getting bendy with books! Please join us Friday mornings for Bookworm Yoga.  Breathe, bend and read together with seasonal themed stories, rhymes and songs. Children will develop pre-literacy skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Bring a beach towel or mat and join us. All ages welcome.

**Siblings are always welcome!

Sunday, July 7

What can you build in one hour?  Come to the Neenah Public Library on the first and third Sundays of the month and build something never seen before, during LEGOs @ the Library.  The program is for kids age 5 and up; children 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult.  LEGOs provided.  We’ll display your creation in the children’s display case!