Kids Programs @ Chester County Library

• Raise-a-Reader – 20-30 minute story programs for Infants from Birth through 11 months and their parents/caregivers in 4-week sessions. Offered three times a year. Registration required.
  

   

• Lapsit for One Year Olds – 30 minutes story programs for Toddlers from 12 to 23 months and their parents/caregivers. 6-week sessions offered four times a year. Registration required.
  

   

• Toddler Time for Two Year Olds – 30 minute story programs for Toddlers from 24 to 35 months and their parents/caregivers. 6-week sessions offered four times a year. Registration required.
  

   

• Storytime for Three Year Olds – 30 minute story programs for Preschoolers from 36 to 47 months. 6-week sessions offered four times a year. Registration required.
  

   

• Storytime for Four Year Olds – 30 minute story programs for Preschoolers four years of age. 6-week sessions offered four times a year. Registration required.
  

   

• Storytime for Five & Six Year Olds – 30 minute story programs for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners age five and six years old. 6-week sessions offered four times a year. Registration required.

   

• Family Storytimes for the Whole Family – No registration required

o Bedtime Storytime – 30 minute story program featuring bedtime stories, rhymes and songs. Mondays at 7:00 PM – please check Calendar of Events for dates

o Saturday Stories – 30 minute story programs featuring fun stories, rhymes and songs. Saturdays at 10:30 – please check Calendar of Events for dates

 

Family Place Program

 

The Chester County Library is a certified Family Place Library -- offering families a stimulating, educational and fun place to visit, providing parents with resources for “the most important job you'll ever have,” and featuring Play and Learn: Parent-Child Workshop.

• Play and Learn: Parent–Child Workshop – 75 minute programs for toddlers from 12 to 36 months old and their parents/caregivers. This program offers parents an opportunity to play with their children without distractions, explore educational toys and books, and do an art activity. Resource Professionals, such as experts in child development, pediatric dental care, nutrition, and speech, answer parents' questions and provide resources. 5-week sessions offered three times a year.

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Programs for School-Age Children

• Fun Bunch – Friday Night Special Programs for children in Grades 1 to 5 featuring exciting performers for children, such as magicians, storytellers, actors, artists and fun programs such as Book Bingo. Offered three times during the school year.

• Teen Library Crew (TLC) – Friday Night Special Programs for students in Grades 6 and up. Meeting 9 times per year, Teen Library Crew programs include performances by actors, magicians, athletes, scientists, storytellers and more. Special events include Game Night, Movie Night and Mystery Night.

 

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Summer Reading Club

• A new and exciting theme every year
• An incentive program in which children read for fun and earn prizes
• Open to children of all ages:
  • Preschoolers may join as read-to-me participants and get credit for books read to them by parents and older siblings
  • School age children (K to 5) mark their calendars for each day they read for at least 30 minutes and earn a Book Buck for every five days they read.
  • TLC participants (Grade 6 and up) receive credit for each day they read for at least 60 minutes to receive prizes and win raffle prizes.
• Summer Programs – Attendance is optional but highly recommended. Programs begin the last week in June.
  • Messy Mondays – Children create do-it-yourself arts and crafts all day while supplies last.
  • Tell-Tale Tuesdays – Stop in to hear some stories at 9:30, 10:15, 11:00, 1:00 and 3:00
  • Wacky Wednesdays – A variety of professional children's performers present 60 minute programs at 2:00 or 7:00. Generally, our Wacky Wednesday programming includes one Meet the Author event at 2:00 and 7:00. Wacky Wednesday sometimes features Book Bingo and our Penny Auction.
  • Thrilling Thursdays – Book inspired films for elementary school aged children are shown at 2:00.
  • Teen Library Crew – Exciting programs held on the last Friday evening of the month in June and July at 7:00.

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Science in the Summer

Supported by GlaxoSmithKline

• Hands-on science classes for students entering Grades 2 through 6 in the following Fall. Featuring classes in Bioscience, Chemistry, Genetics, Oceanography, Physical Science and Simple Machines on a rotating basis.
  • One week of one-hour classes – Monday through Thursday
  • Children MUST attend every class
  • Participants selected by lottery
  • Parent may register children (in person) during the month of May; lottery winners are notified during the first week in June.
    

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ING Meet the Author Programs

Supported by a grant from ING

• Award-winning children's and YA authors speak about their books and careers
• Three programs per year – Winter/Spring, Summer and Fall
• Meet the Author events are followed by a book sale and autograph session

 

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