Repeating Events
Story Tots
Wednesdays at 10:30am | Suggested for 18-36 months
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Join other parents and their children for Miss Tara's engaging stories, flannels, and songs.
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Registration required for each date you plan to attend. Registration for all programs within the month opens two weeks before the first program date.
Story Time
Mondays at 10:30am | Suggested for ages 3-5 years
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Join Miss Tara for stories, songs/rhymes, and activities that focus on essential pre-reading skills.
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Please register for each date you plan to attend. Registration for all programs within the month opens two weeks before the first program date.
Lego Club
Third Tuesday of the month (Dec 16) at 5pm | Ages 5-12
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Join us for a one hour drop-in, free play Lego building session! Children will have the opportunity to use our many bins of Legos to build their own creations. Creations will be on display in the Children's area for one month until the next Lego Club meeting. An optional monthly Lego challenge is also available!
PAWS to Read w/ Wally
Select Tuesdays at 4:30-5:30pm | Recommended for ages 6+
Make a 15-minute appointment to practice your reading skills with the cutest listener ever, a golden retriever named Wally! Sign up to secure one of the four available time slots. Up to two siblings per registration. Bring a book or two, but no toys.
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Registration opens two weeks before program date.
Yoga for Kids, presented by Ivy Rehab
Second Tuesday of the month at 1:30pm | Ages 1-6 with caregiver
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Experience the elements of yoga (breathe, move, rest) in a fun and engaging way with age-appropriate poses and a focus on breathing, relaxation, and meditation. This is a wonderful way for children to stretch their bodies and calm their minds.
Loose clothing recommended to allow for comfortable movement. Bring your own yoga mat or blanket.
Ruff Writers Take-and-Make Craft & More
Once a month | Multigenerational
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Pick up some craft resources and stories for multigenerational family time. This brown bag program provides craft materials, instructions, and a recommended picture book story to open conversations and share positive life stories across different generations of family and friends.
Holidays Around the World: Pop Up Center & Take-and-Make Craft
Mondays, every two weeks in December | Ages 3-6
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​December 8, December 22, January 5.
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Every two weeks, visit the Crafting Station in the Children’s area to explore a different country’s holiday celebration. Crafts are self-paced and can be done at the library or at home. Each time you complete a craft kit in this series, stop by the front desk or the Children’s office to stamp your passport. Collect all 5 stamps to earn a prize!
Winter Reading Program
Monday, December 29 to Saturday, January 31 | All Ages
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A five-week reading program through the Beanstack app that encourages children to keep reading over Winter Break and beyond. This simplified version of the Summer Reading Program begins during school break, and asks children to read one hour a week for five weeks. Children who complete the challenge can pick a book from the prize cart and enter a virtual raffle for a chance to win the grand prize!
One-Time Programs
Wrap for a Cause
Thursday, December 11 at 4pm | All ages
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Let the Friends of the Library help make your holiday season a little brighter. Bring your gifts to the library and our amazing Friends will wrap them beautifully in exchange for a donation supporting MAPL! Stop in and leave with one less thing on your holiday to-do list.
Book Trailers
Wednesdays, January 21 and 28 at 4:30pm | Ages 11+
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​Learn to use animoto.com to create brief trailers highlighting your favorite book or book series. Choose a theme, add text and pictures, and even set the whole thing to music, then share your trailer with others. Session 1 is the learn-the-procedure session. Session 2 lets us perfect our work and share the final results.
Gumdrop & Toothpick STEM Challenge
Wednesday, February 4 at 4:30pm | Ages 11+
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​STEM challenges have never looked so yummy. Use gumdrops and toothpicks to construct the most stable design you can, then test each design for how much weight it can hold. The only limits are your own imagination.
