Children's Room Newsletter
Paper copies of our Children's Room Newsletter are available in the lobby of the library. If you'd like to be added to the GFPL Children's Room Newsletter email list, please email Janice McArdle at janicemcardlegpl@gmail.com.
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CFCE Playgroup
Ages Birth - 5
CFCE Playgroup
Every Wednesday and Friday at 10:30am
Ages Birth - 5
Parents & caregivers, join Marti for a free playgroup, where you and your child can play and enjoy an activity, stories and songs! Don't wear your best - we get messy and have fun.
*The Wednesday, June 11th meeting will be held at Dufresne Park due to the Library paving project.
The last spring Playgroup is on June 20th.
Summer Playgroups start once weekly on July 9th. Wednesdays July 9th through August 13th.
Playgroup is made possible with funding from a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services
Wildlife on Wheels
Friday, June 20th from 10:30-11am
An educational outreach program from Zoo at Forest Park that brings animal ambassadors to the library.
Fri, June 20 10:30-11am. This takes place during our regularly scheduled Playgroup time. Preregistration is required. Ages birth - 6 yrs. & siblings
Meet lots of animals and get information about them, including their special adaptations, habitats, behaviors, diets and status in the wild.
*This program is currently full
*Thompsons Gymnastics and Wildlife on Wheels are made possible with funding from a Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care, administered by the Collaborative for Educational Services.
Nature Storytime with Ranger Tasha
Select Tuesdays at 10:30am
Enjoy a nature themed story, learn hands-on and make a craft about the world around us in New England.
Drop in! Ages 3 and up. Homeschoolers - hands on science.
June 17th - Butterflies, dragonflies, and fireflies are out!
Presented by Tasha Daniels, Park Ranger/Visitor Services Specialist at the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Read to a Dog! Reading Buddies
Thursdays from 3:30pm - 5pm
Give your kids a fun, laid back chance to practice by reading to a dog. Our friendly, certified therapy pooch is ready to listen (along with their human teammate). A child's reading improves with practice – and the dog vocabulary will benefit, too!
Dog + kid + book = fun! Pencil in a pup appointment!
Children in Kindergarten & up ~ Sign up to reserve a 20 minute spot to read to Gwen, the sweetest greyhound, she loves to be read to!
Thursdays 3:30 -5pm
June 12th and 26th
July 10th and 24th
To pre-register, stop in or call the library during open library hours. 413-467-3320
Book Club Bookworms
A Book Group for Ages 8-12
Meetings include an ice breaker activity, discussion and activity. Join us! Add your name to the email list for updates.
June 13th at 3:15pm - Kristy's Great Idea (Graphic Novel) by Raina Telgemeier.
Bluey Week! Enjoy Some Bluey Themed Fun!
June 3rd - 7th
Enjoy our Bluey table with fun activities. Check out some Bluey books too!
Drop-in Father's Day Card Making
June 11th - 14th
Come in to create a card for Father's Day, but sh-h-h don’t tell him.
Bingo for Books & Ice Cream, Too!
Friday, June 20th at 2pm
Kids, enjoy some Bingo fun and a sweet treat!
*Pre-register for BINGO
Kids Yoga with Savannah!
Saturday, June 21st from 10:45am to 11:45am
Ages 4-8 years. Read aloud, yoga and activity. Bring a yoga mat if you have one. There will be some to share. This class will be led by Miss Savannah Fabricius.
Limited space is available, so please pre-register for this event.
Library Wildlife Habitat
Our Library's Children's Garden is now a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat proving that we provide the 4 basic elements for wildlife to thrive; food, water, cover and places to raise young.
Summer Reading Adventure
June 20th – August 8th
Our summer reading program is easy and fun! Sign up, get a folder & logsheet, put an X on each calendar
day on your “Level Up Page” that you read/ are to for at least 15 minutes between June
2th0 and August 8th. We will have two main prizes & weekly baskets. Enter the raffles by
reading & earning “Level Up Tickets.” Ages birth – 11yrs. *We have a Teen Program
too!
Level Up with Laughter - June 20th through 28th
Ed Popielarczyk - Friday, June 27th at 11am
Join us for a magical comedy show where the audience makes the magic happen! Drop in this week to "Chalk the Walk" outside with silly pictures. Create your own comic strip & pick up a joke book. Guess How Many Marbles are in the jar. This week's raffle basket is "It's all fun and games" themed.
Level Up with Cats vs Dogs - July 1st through 5th
Who Reigns Supreme - Cats or Dogs? What say you kids? Vote & tell us who your favorite book character dog or cat iis too! Bring your plush pet to the vet. Visit our Pet Vet Station and give your plush pet a checkup. We will have stuffies on hand too. Paint a cat or dog with water this week - Drop in! This week's raffle book bundle/basket is cat & dog themed.
Silly Pet Photo Contest: Capture your pet on camera looking silly! Photos will be voted on and the silliest pet in photo will win a $50 gift certificate for Granby Grain. Pick up an entry form.
Level Up with Sea Life - July 8th through 12th
Celebrate everything ocean. Drop in to make a seahorse marker mosaic & visit our "Shell-ter" to adopt a shell July 10-12. Take home a DIY mini dough sea scene. Guess how many sharks are in the jar, too! This week's raffle basket is sea themed. When you check out a sea themed book, receive an extra raffle ticket for this week's basket. 1 extra ticker per child.
Level Up with Yetis and Unicorns - July 15th through 19th
Mythological creatures are fun to read about! It's all about them this week. Drop in crafts on July 16th are adorable Yarn Yetis & Magical Flower Crowns. Week long: Guess how many unicorns are in the jar and hunt for magical creatures too. This week we have 2 raffle baskets: one unicorn basket and one yeti basket.
Level Up with Games - July 22nd through 26th
Minecraft Madness with Jungle Jim on Friday, July 25th at 11am. A fast-paced, interactive show that brings the world of Minecraft to life with: Building Block Madness Tournament, Balloon Firework Rocket Show, Zombie Chase Challenges & an Awe-inspiring giant 6 ft balloon finale. You don't want to miss this! Week-long Minecraft table. Play Findcraft too! This week's raffle basket is Minecraft themed.
Level Up with Superheroes - July 29th through August 2nd
Lego Superheroes - Wednesday, July 30th at 3pm. Create a superhero or Dogman (he's a hero too) Lego mosaic using a pattern card. Pre-register, space is limited. Kids keep the Lego. Drop in to color a Dogman sheet & make a Dogman badge - July 30th - August 2nd. Enter a superhero raffle with your weekly raffle ticket.
Flamingo Find - June 20th through July 3rd
Guess What Book is in the Jar - July 16th through 30th
Would You Rather "Ice Cream Edition" - July 22nd through August 2nd Fill out a "Would You Rather" sheet for a chance to win free ice cream! Sheets for younger and older kids.
Scholastic Teachables
The Granby Library has Scholastic Teachables for you to use for free from any device! Tons of printables, lessons and more for students through grade 6. You do not need to have a Granby library card (other communities welcome). Go to the following link: https://digital.scholastic.
On Teachables:
Username – granbypl
Password – granbypl
*You must go though our link – the picture on our library Children’s tab/ page*
Help Navigating
There are a couple of great YouTube videos that walk you through Scholastic Teachables. These videos help you navigate Teachables for it’s full potential and show you how to reach your specific needs.
Search YouTube for:
eResources Review: Scholastic Teachables
Volusia Reads: Scholastic Teachables Tutorial
Remember to use OUR library link, username & password (no library card needed).
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Make sure your child is as ready as they can be for one of the biggest moments of their little life - starting school. Read them 1,000 books before kindergarten & keep track with this nation-wide program.
Program Overview:
The concept if simple, but the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, or toddler. The goal is to read 1,000 books (yes, you can repeat books) before your child starts kindergarten.
Sound hard? Not really if you think about it: If you read just 1 book a night, you will have read 365 books in one year - that's 730 books in two years and 1,095 books in three years. If you consider that most children start kindergarten at around five, you have more time thatn you think (to get started)!
How to participate:
Read with your child. Keep track of how many books you've read by filling in the shapes on your log. Books read at storytime count too! When each log sheet is completed, bring it back to the Youth Services Desk and receive your next log! You will get a sticker for every 100 books read.
When your child reaches 1,000 books, they will have their photo taken for our Wall of Fame, they will get a certificate and a medal, and may pick out a free book!
You may read (and re-read) ANY book. We do have a list of book suggestions if you need help choosing books.
www.1000booksbeforekindergarten.org
ABC Mouse at the Library
ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music and much more! For kids ages 2 - 7+. Use it on the computers in the Children's Room of the Library!
Children's Resources
Great online resources offered free of charge
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Teach Your Monster To Read! The groundbreaking game that makes learning to read fun! |
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Learning apps and games. |
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Make any room a classroom. |
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An online hub for literacy and reading that features many lesson plans, activities, and printable materials such as book-themed word searches, crosswords, and memory games. |
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Get printable worksheets, at-home lesson plans, craft ideas, and activities. |
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STEM experiments and space themed storytimes. |
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Activate your kids' imagination with podcasts, audiobooks, and music. |
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Join the PBS Kids newsletter for access. |
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The publisher offers writing and drawing activities, puzzles, games and mazes, word searches, and coloring pages themed around picture books, nonfiction books, and chapter books. |
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Candlewick Press has produced a myriad of resources featuring some of our favorite characters like Stink and Mercy Watson. Click on "Resources" and then "Activity Sheets and Reproducibles." |
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Fun printables based on picture books published by Harper Collins. Also some great storytime tips! |
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Resources, downloadable activities, bookslists and more! Click on "Activities and Printables" to find printable learn-at-home activities. |
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Resources for Parents and Caregivers
Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts, Inc. - Resources for Homeschooling in Massachusetts