Events - Kids

Meet us at Riverside Park. We will gather by the children's fountain.

Please bring a towel or blanket to sit on.

Build better brains and bodies with active outdoor discovery!  Wild Child Adventure Storytime will be held outdoors at Riverside Park for four dates this spring.  Join Neenah Librarians for stories, walks, talks, and enrichment activities.  You can expect the program to run about 30 to 40 minutes. 

Please dress appropriately for the weather - this could mean snowpants, rain boots or a sun hat depending on the forecast.  Restrooms may not be available - please plan accordingly. This is a rain or shine program, however extreme weather (cold, heat or heavy rain) may result in a cancellation.

Storytime for Everyone is an intergenerational storytime for all ages, led by Neenah Public Library and held at Valley VNA Senior Care. Storytime will include read-alouds, rhymes, music, movement, and time to visit with residents.  Room will open at 10:00 a.m. and storytime activities start at 10:05.  You can expect storytime to run for 30-45 minutes, with time after to visit with Valley VNA residents.

Valley VNA Senior Care is located at 1535 Lyon Dr., Neenah.  To find the main entrance, turn off Bell St. onto Lyon Dr.  Enter and sign in at the main entrance.  This storytime is held at a residential facility so you may be asked to wear a mask when you sign in.  Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell.

Meet us in the Shattuck Room!

Ages 12-24 months

•Reading • Music • Movement • Free Play •

Toddle Time is an active storytime for children and their caregivers. We encourage development with a book reading, lively bounces, rhymes, and parent tips! This storytime lasts 30 minutes with time afterwards for socializing (both kids and caregivers!). So come learn, play and toddle with us!

**Siblings are always welcome!

Meet us in the Storytime Room!

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!

Join Miss Katrina and Miss LoriAnn each week for this all-ages musical storytime experience.  Both caregivers and kids can enjoy music, bubbles, and books as we practice and learn important skills, such as language development, spatial skills and motor skills.  This program also gives kids a chance to practice self-control and help them gain awareness of their own bodies and others’ in addition to learning some fun music concepts!  Caregivers can enjoy billboard hits from the 70's thru today. 

This storytime lasts 30 minutes with time afterwards for socializing (both kids and caregivers!) and instrument exploration.  

No registration.  Program is inside the Shattuck room.

Meet us in the Storytime Room!

WeeRead is a preschool aged storytime for children and their caregivers. Join Miss Hannah and Miss Jodi as we share songs & stories, learn rhymes - both old and new, shake our sillies out with lively music and end with a puppet show.  This story time lasts about 25 minutes.  We recognize that story time is a learned experience and that 25 minutes may be a bit too long for our littlest friends.  Please come for whatever amount of time works for you and your child.  You are welcome to slip out and come back either in a few minutes or another time. We are prepared to keep things flexible so that kids of every age will have a fun story time experience!

All ages and skill levels are welcome! Chess sets will be provided. Coaching and beginner help is available. No registration is necessary. The event takes place on the library's second floor and lasts from 5:30 pm until 8:30 pm.

Please email zaborowske@neenahlibrary.org with any questions.

Special note for this week! The Ukulele Open Jam group will meet at the New Moon Cafe in Oshkosh (401 N Main St, Oshkosh, WI 54901) on April 11th at 6:00 PM. 

Bring music you're working on, something you're having trouble with, play a solo or a duet for the group, play along with your fellow ukers. All skill levels are welcome!

Jam sessions last up to 90 minutes.

Free, open to all, and no registration necessary.

Contact Mehta at hess@neenahlibrary.org if you have any questions.  

The Library will be closed Friday, April 12, due to electrical panels being replaced. Patrons may pick up holds curbside between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and the book drops will remain open.

It's a family dance party! A half-hour of rhythm, rhyme and movement for children of all ages and their grown ups. There will be interactive songs with scarves and shaker eggs, followed by danceable music from hip-hop to Motown to swing. No talent necessary, dancing is required! The program is free – no registration needed.

Come play classic video games in a friendly competition. This all-ages event is perfect for gamers of all skill levels. Featuring retro arcade and NES games. Prizes awarded for high-scores*.

This year will feature even more video games stations! So expect shorter wait times between turns.

Games:

Battlezone (Atari 2600)

Rad Racer (NES)

Popeye (Arcade)

Do Donpachi (Arcade)

Burger Time (Arcade)

Frogger (Arcade)

*To keep things fun and fair for everyone, each participant can win only one prize total.

No registration necessary.

Location: Neenah Public Library Shattuck Room

Questions please email: zaborowske@neenahlibrary.org

The Neenah Public Library is excited to have the University of Lawrence Student Quintet back for a series of spring jazz concerts. Join us at 2:00 pm every Sunday in April as we celebrate Jazz Month. This year the students will be focusing on the groundbreaking work of Charles Mingus (April 7th), Ornette Coleman (April 14th), Kenny Garrett (April 21st), and Jaimie Branch (April 28th). These are all-ages show.

No reservation necessary. Concerts take place in the Shattuck Room.