KIDS and PARENTS
Storytimes
Grandmapa Program
Parenting Corner
Summer Reading Program
Storytimes
Winter Storytime will
begin January 12, 2008, and will run every Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. until
just before Easter. Pre-school and
early elementary children are invited to this time of stories, crafts and
finger-plays. Advance registration is
not needed. Call the library at
375-3135 for more information. (return to top)
Grandmapa Program
This program brings
together volunteers and young children in daycare settings. Volunteers can select from over 40 thematic
reading kits containing books and fun activities to share with the children
during the visits. Six picture books
are also checked out from the library collection to leave at the home between
visits. This program runs twice a
month, September through May. For more
information or to volunteer, please contact the library at 375-3135. (return to top)
Parenting Corner
- Begun
as a cooperative venture among area agencies, the Parenting Corner opened
in September 2001. Its intent is
to offer materials that assist parents and caregivers to provide a
healthier/more stable environment for area children. Books and videos are available on a
variety of topics for adults and children. (return to top)
Summer Reading
Program
This annual program
is one of the most popular offered at WPL.
Beginning shortly after the end of the school year, two 5-week sessions
offer weekly events centered around a central theme. Children in pre-school through sixth grade can participate in one
or both of the sessions. (return to top)
