Programs

REGULAR PROGRAMS

• Raise A Reader Storytime – Babies 0-23 months
  Interactive program for parent and child that is held 5 times a year for 4 weeks each.
• Toddler Storytime – Children 2 – 3 years of age
  Interactive program for parent and child that is held 5 times a year for 5 weeks each.
• Three-Year Old Storytime
  Held throughout the year on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and Thursday at 9:30 a.m. No registration is required.
• Four-Six Year Old Storytime
  Held throughout the year on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. No registration is required.

Adults

• Adult Book Club meets the 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Children

• Be Creative @ Your Library is the theme of the Downingtown Library's 2009 Summer Reading Club, held this year from June 8 to August 14, 2009. It is free and open to any child entering grades one through six in the fall. Registration begins Monday, June 8, and we ask parents to register in person at the library's circulation desk.

  
  

  Our Summer Reading Club offers children the opportunity to read independently at home and earn prizes as they read. In addition, Club members can attend special program once a week from June 23 through August 11. Highlights of the programs include storytellers, puppeteers, live theater, a magician and much, much more.

  
  
  New this year, the Summer Reading Program will also offer free arts and crafts days. They will be held upstairs at the library on Thursdays, July 9 to 30, from 1 to 3P.M. Activities will include sidewalk chalk art, paper bag puppets, and hand crafted musical instruments. Children also will have an opportunity to create their own versions of the works of great artists, such as Picasso, Matisse, and Georgia O'Keefe.
  
  
• Science in the Summer is an experiment-focused course for children entering grade two through six, taught by certified teachers on topics that vary from year to year. This year's theme will be Physical Science & Electricity.
  
  Science in the Summer consists of four one-hour classes and will take place upstairs at the library Monday, June 29, through Thursday, July 2. Children in Level I (entering Grades 2 and 3) will meet from 1:45 to 2:45P.M. Children in Level II (entering Grades 4, 5 and 6) will meet from 3:00 to 4:00P.M. on the same days.
  
  Registration is free, and will be held throughout the month of May at the Downingtown Library. Parents must sign in to register at the circulation desk. Due to limited class size, participants will be chosen by lottery on June 1.

Teens and Adults

• Teen and adult programs are held throughout the year. Please contact the library for more information.