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Kids' Events |
September / October
Preschool Storytimes
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Books & Babies
Ages 0 - 11 months
Wednesdays @ 10:30am
September 22nd - October 27th
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Library Lapsit
Ages 12 - 23 months
Thursdays @ 10:00am
September 23rd - October 28th
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Toddler Time
Ages 2 - 3 years
Tuesdays @ 9:30am
September 21st - October 26th
Thursdays @ 11:00am
September 23rd - October 28th
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Books & Crafts
Ages 4 - 6 years
Thursdays @ 3:30pm
September 23rd - October 28th
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Preschool Storytimes will be held in the
John Clarke Children's Program Room.
Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, September 7th.
To register visit the Children's Desk or call 847-8720 ext. 204.
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Family Storytime
Ages 1 - 4 years
Tuesdays @ 10:30am
September 21st - October 26th
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Preschool Storytime
Ages 2 - 4 years
Wednesdays @ 9:30am
September 22nd - October 27th |
Drop-In Storytimes will be held in the
John Clarke Children's Program Room.
No registration is required for the drop-in storytimes.
For more information visit the Children's Desk or
call 401-847-8720 ext. 204. |
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The Book Buddies Book Club is the Newport Public Library's book club for kids in grades 3, 4 and 5.
Registration is required.
The club meets monthly in the John Clarke Children's Program Room to discuss a popular children's book and participate in a related activity. Children should read the book in advance so that a discussion can take place.
Snacks are provided.
Visit the Book Buddies Blog for more information. |
September Book:
Falling In
by Francis O'Roark Dowell
Monday, September 27th, 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
Middle-schooler Isabelle Bean follows a mouse's squeak into a closet and falls into a parallel universe where the children believe she is the witch they have feared for years, finally come to devour them.
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October Book:
The Ghost, The White House and Me
by Judith St. George
Monday, October 25th, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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When eleven-year-old KayKay Granger learns that the White House is haunted and uses that knowledge to play a prank on her family, she lands in big trouble with her mother, the United States President.
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Kids Computer Plus! Workshops |
Kids computer workshops are designed for children ages 8 - 12 years old.
Kids learn how to use the laptop computers and have the opportunity to make a related craft project.
Registration is required.
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September Workshop:
"Ready, Set, Smile!"
Friday, September 17th, 3:30pm - 4:30pm |
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Students will take pictures with a digital camera, download them to the laptop computers and print. Children will also decorate a frame to display the picture.
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October Workshops:
"Scary Stories @ the Library"
Friday, October 15th, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
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Students will explore famous scary (and not-so-scary) characters from children's literature using the laptop computers and books. Then they will create a unique scary creation of their own from recycled materials.
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Special Events & Programs |
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Halloween Harvest
Wednesday, October 20th
3:30pm
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Sparky's Puppets present a puppet show for children ages 3 and up.
A friendly witch stirs up a brew of seasonal stories.
Watch Brier Rabbit steal a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and
meet a mischievous goblin.
No registration is required for this free program - just drop in!
Held in the John Clarke Children's Program Room. |
Halloween Craft Party
Saturday, October 30th
2:30pm - 4:30pm
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Join us for a Haunted Halloween Craft Party!
Ghouls and goblins ages 6 and up are invited to dress up in their costumes and make a variety of spooky crafts.
Light refreshments will be served.
No registration is required for this free program held in the
John Clarke Children's Program Room.
For more information contact the Children's Department at
401-847-8720 ext. 204. |
Trick or Treat @ the Library
Saturday, October 30th
9:30am - 5:45pm |
Children are invited to stop by the Children's Desk for a free Halloween Treat.
One treat per child
while supplies last. |
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