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Newton Free Library Programs For Children - January 23 - 29, 2023

Schools and Libraries

January 24, 2023

From: Newton Free Library

January 23 - 29, 202

Take and Make Craft

Starting Monday, January 23

Pick up a paper penguin craft kit at the children's desk while supplies last. All supplies are included except for glue.

Ages: 3-6

Little Lab Coats

Monday, January 23 at 4pm

Each month Little Lab Coats will explore a different scientific topic with hands-on activities. This month's high flying topic is catapults!

Ages: 6-9

Registration required

Virtual Pajama Time

Monday, January 23 at 7pm

Get ready for bed by listening to these stories and songs that will help you drift off to dreamland.

Ages: 3 and up

Wake-Up Sunshine Storytime

Tuesday, January 24 AND Thursday, January 26 at 10am & 11am

Start your day with stories, songs and rhymes led by Newton Free Library children’s librarians.

Ages: 0-2

Movable Robots with Next Step Education

Tuesday, January 24 at 4pm

Come join Ms. Schelzi, former elementary teacher and Founder of Next Step Education tutoring for a fun hands-on engineering project!

Ages: 6-10

Registration required

Movers and Shakers

Wednesday, January 25 at 10:30am

In this storytime we will read fun movement-based stories and then have lots of fun moving and dancing to some familiar rhymes and songs.

Ages: 2-

Fine Motor Fu

Wednesday, January 25 at 3:30pm

Presented by Family ACCESS Community Connections this program will be filled with activities that support strengthening small muscles, getting children ready for writing and many more important skills!

Ages: 2-5

Registration required

My First Storytime

Friday, January 27 at 10:30am

A songs and stories lapsit program for children, birth through 23 months, and their caregivers.

Ages: Birth-23 months

Young Explorers' Club: Twice a month, receive video and website links, ideas for activities and reading suggestions about animal behavior, historical events and more! Ages: 6-9.

Dial a Story: Listen to a children’s librarian read you a story over the phone. Call 617-796-1415 to listen to a story anytime you like. A new story is recorded weekly. For kids of all ages.

Coming Up For Kids

Pokemon Club
Maker Morning Storytime
Draw Along: Unicorns
Pokemon Clu

Tuesday, January 31 at 4pm

Maker Morning Storytime

Wednesday, February 1 at 10:30am

Draw Along

Wednesday, February 1 at 4pm

Registration required

Book Bunch
Superhero Stories
Pint Sized Yoga
Book Bunch

1st Wednesdays of the month at 6:30pm

Registration required

Superhero Stories

Thursday, February 2 at 4pm

Pint Sized Yoga

Saturday, February 4 at 10:30am

Registration required

Book Recommendations: New Books

Check out our full list of new books for kids here.

Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega: Marlene makes an important decision to stop straightening her curly hair in this delightful coming of age graphic novel.

Digestion: the Musical by Adam Rex: Learn while you laugh in this silly book about the human digestive system.

¡Essie! ¿Otra Vez? / Again Essie? by Jenny Lacika: A very relatable bilingual story of an older brother trying to protect his belongings from his toddler sister.