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Week of June 17, 2019

Monday, June 17

Book Birdies

Ages 3-5

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

Book Birdies is an interactive storytime encouraging pre-school children and their caregivers to appreciate the natural world around them! Share the adventure as we read stories, build vocabulary with non-fiction books, and move with rhymes and songs. Each week discover what’s new in our nature pack and enjoy a puppet show!

**Siblings are always welcome!

Chapter-a-Day

Ages 0-18

Listen to a story while you enjoy a free lunch!

Kids ages 18 and under can pick up a free lunch at the library and enjoy it while listening to engaging books read aloud by your favorite librarians.


 

Tuesday, June 18

Toddle Time

Ages 12-24 months

Reading Music Movement • Free Play

Toddle Time is an active storytime for children and their caregivers. We encourage development with reading a book, lively bounces, rhymes and musical instruments! A thirty minute free time is included at the end to enhance socialization skills for toddlers. So come learn, play and toddle with us!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Join the fun as we listen to read alouds, sing camp songs, and do book based activities.  This program is specifically designed for ages 6-9.

Jitterbug Storytime

Ages 2-4

•Music • Movement • Reading • Cultural Exploration 

Jitterbug Storytime is a music and movement appreciation storytime for children and caregivers to explore all styles of music while encouraging our little one's abilities to jump, dance, sing  and play! We will celebrate different cultures while developing gross motor skills! Expand your musical horizons with songs from various music genres including  popular, classical, folk, show tunes...you name it! A high energy, movement-based storytime that begins with bubble time and is sure to get your little jitterbugs on their feet!

**Siblings are always welcome!

Chapter-a-Day

Ages 0-18

Listen to a story while you enjoy a free lunch!

Kids ages 18 and under can pick up a free lunch at the library and enjoy it while listening to engaging books read aloud by your favorite librarians.


 

Come to the Neenah Library for an entertaining science program involving liquid nitrogen, a bed of nails, and (possibly) a small explosion!  Mr. J will use ordinary household objects to explain scientific concepts in a fun way – with hands-on activities and demonstrations. 

 “Mr. J the Science Guy” is part of our SOAR into Summer Library Experience. The program is free and open to everyone, and will run about 45 minutes. Space is limited – pick up your free tickets at the Youth Desk starting June 15.

Wee Read

All Ages

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

Wee Read is storytime designed to engage family members of all ages. We will share songs and stories, learn rhymes- both old and new, and shake our sillies out with lively music! Each storytime offers a family-fun puppet show and ends with a rhyme you get to take home. We are prepared to keep things flexible so that kids of every age will have a rewarding storytime experience!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

CAPTAIN MARVEL  (PG-13, 123 minutes )

Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Jude Law and Annette Bening

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

 

NOTE: Not all movies are appropriate for all audiences.  Titles subject to change based upon studio release dates.  For more information about the movies, contact the adult services desk at  920-886-6315.

Wednesday, June 19


Baby Time

Birth to 12 months

Reading Music Movement Free Play

Baby Time is a gentle storytime providing an opportunity for babies and their grown-ups to bond through talk, touch, sing and play! Using repetition and movement participants will learn songs, rhymes and bounces perfect for connecting with your little ones. This storytime is followed by free play, a great opportunity for babies and adults to interact and socialize!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Toddle Time

Ages 12-24 months

Reading Music Movement • Free Play

Toddle Time is an active storytime for children and their caregivers. We encourage development with reading a book, lively bounces, rhymes and musical instruments! A thirty minute free time is included at the end to enhance socialization skills for toddlers. So come learn, play and toddle with us!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

"S" is for Storytime

Ages 3-5

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

"S" is for Storytime is an interactive storytime offering pre-school aged children and their caregivers the opportunity to gain early literacy skills through stories and songs. Join the fun as we read books, share flannel board stories, move to music, and delight all together in our puppet theater dramatizations!

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Chapter-a-Day

Ages 0-18

Listen to a story while you enjoy a free lunch!

Kids ages 18 and under can pick up a free lunch at the library and enjoy it while listening to engaging books read aloud by your favorite librarians.


 

Thursday, June 20

You and Me

Ages 2-3

Reading Music Movement Dramatization

You and Me is our transition to “big kid” storytime for older toddlers and young preschoolers and their caregivers. Stories, rhymes, movement, and puppets provide children with emerging vocabulary the opportunity to build language skills! Discover concepts like letters, numbers, colors, and more during our time together. Each week we will highlight a letter of the day, a traditional nursery rhyme and guess what's in the mystery bag.

**Siblings are always welcome!


 

Chapter-a-Day

Ages 0-18

Listen to a story while you enjoy a free lunch!

Kids ages 18 and under can pick up a free lunch at the library and enjoy it while listening to engaging books read aloud by your favorite librarians.


 

The Xavier Theater Academy will be performing an upbeat musical program for all ages that includes performances from their show, "Once on this Island." 

For more information on the Xavier Theater Academy and how to see their entire production of "Once on this Island," please see their website at xaviercatholicschools.org.  

Drop in for a friendly game of chess every Thursday evening from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. All ages and skill levels are encouraged to attend. Even if you have never played, but are interested in learning, stop by and we will teach you. No registration or chess boards required. Chess is played on the library's second floor.

Bring music you're working on, something you're having trouble with, play a solo or a duet for the group, play along with your fellow ukers. All skill levels welcome!

Ukers will meet in the first floor Story Time Room.

Friday, June 21

All Ages

• Reading • Yoga • Mindfulness •  

Getting bendy with books! Please join us Friday mornings for Bookworm Yoga.  Breathe, bend and read together with seasonal themed stories, rhymes and songs. Children will develop pre-literacy skills with simple poses and mindfulness exercises. Bring a beach towel or mat and join us. All ages welcome.

**Siblings are always welcome!