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Sun:
  1 PM - 5 PM
Mon:
  9 AM - 9 PM
Tue:
  9 AM - 9 PM
Wed:
  9 AM - 9 PM
Thu:
  9 AM - 9 PM
Fri:
  9 AM - 6 PM
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Children's Programs

Story Time and Playgroup
Special Programs
Let's Explore Science
Just for Tweens!
Summer Programs
Little Diggers Club
Summer Gardening Club
Lego Club
Tales and Tails
Children's Programs


The Wadsworth Public Library Children's Department hosts many programs. Look at the list below to see what we've currently got going on. Use the menu to the right to skip to different categories of events.

For any events which require registration, click on the Registration Required Link in red to be taken to the registration page. 






 

Story Time and Playgroup

Summer Story Time


Mother Goose on the Loose
Ages birth - 24 months
Wednesdays
June 12 - July 31
 10:00 - 10:30 am
A fun interactive session using rhymes, songs, puppets, musical instruments and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers.
No 
Registration Required
 


Drop-in for all ages
Tuesdays 
 June 11 - July 30
10:00 - 10:30 p.m.
No Registration Required
 
 
  
Wiggles, Giggles, and Rhymes
Mondays 
 June 3, July 1, August 5
 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
No Registration Required


Special Programs

Scrapbooking Fun
Bring your own photos and we'll provide the supplies for you to make great looking
pages for your scrapbook
Thursday, May 30
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Grades K - 6
Registration Required


 


 


Let's Explore Science

 

Let's Explore:  the Science of Wind
Experiments and activities about wind
Monday, May 20
6:30 - 7:00 pm
All ages
Registration Required

 

 

 

 

 


Just for Tweens!

 

 

Upcycled Head Bands
Bring in your old head bands and give them a second chance by adding flowers, bows and other fun stuff!
Thursday, May 16 (rescheduled from May 8)
Meeting Room A
3:30-4:30pm
Ages 10-14
No Registration Required

 


Summer Programs

Chip Richter in Concert
High-energy music with a positive message
Monday, June 17
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Wonderful World of Worms
Join us for a wacky day of everything worms, including crafts, stories, and WORM RACES!  Please bring one live worm in a vented container
Wednesday, June 19
1:00 - 3:00 pm (drop-in anytime within that time frame)
Grades K-6
No Registration Required

 

Tom Sparough, Space Painter
Juggler/storyteller
Tuesday, June 25
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Potato Decorating
Bring a potato and your imagination.  We'll provide lots of fun things for you to use to decorate your spud; what will you create?
Tuesday, July 2
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
No Registration Required

 

Jim Kleefeld, Magician
Dig Into Magic!
Wednesday, July 3
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Cooking Caravan
Chef Battle
Tuesday, July 9
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Movie Matinee
The bad guy in a popular video game sets out to prove that he is a true hero with a big heart.
Wednesday, July 10
1:00 - 2:00 pm
All ages
No Registration Required

 

Candy House Construction
Dig into construction!  Make a candy house with materials we provide.
Tuesday, July 16
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K - 6
Registration Required

 

Jungle Terry
Jungle Terry brings 12 - 15 hand raised wild animals in this wild show
Wednesday, July 17
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Jeff Nicholas, Cartoonist
Dig it?  Draw It!  Hear entertaining stories and learn to draw cartoons.
Tuesday, July 23
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Dig it to Win It!
Crazy competitions to complete in a minute. Are you ready for the challenge?
Wednesday, July 24
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
No Registration Required

 

Jungle Bob
Jungle Bob brings him amazing bugs to the library in this buggy show
Wednesday, July 31
11:00 - 2:00 pm
Grades K-6
Pick up a free ticket one week prior to event

 

Movie Matinee
An inventive ant hires a band of circus performer bugs to defend his colony from a horde of grasshoppers.
Wednesday, August 7
1:00 - 2:00 pm
All ages
No Registration Required

 

Jedi Training Camp
Activities and crafts to "train" young jedi knights Saturday, August 10                                                                                                                        drop in sometime between 1:00 - 3:30 pm
All Ages
No Registration Required

 


Little Diggers Club

Stories, songs, rhymes, crafts, and other activities
Monday June 17, Tuesday June 25,  Wednesday July 3, Tuesday July 9, Wednesday, July 17, Tuesday July 23,  and Wednesday July 31 
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Birth - Age 5
No Registration Required


Summer Gardening Club

The Gardening Club will meet every other week.  We will go out into the library courtyard, weather permitting, to plant flowers and vegetables, weed, water, and observe the growth of the plants.  In addition we will do gardening/craft activities in the Children's Activity Room.  Each session must be registered for separately.

 

Thursday, June 13
Plant people
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grades K-6
Registration Required

 

Thursday, June 27
Twig vases
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grades K-6
Registration Required

 

Thursday, July 11
Pirate Ship Planter
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grades K-6
Registration Required

 

Thursday, July 25
Make a flower press
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grades K-6
Registration Required

 

Thursday, August 8
Newspaper Pots
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Grades K-6
Registration Required

 


Lego Club

We provide the legos, you provide the imagination!
 Fridays,  June 14, July 12, August 9
 1:00 - 3:00 p.m
.
All ages
No Registration Required


Tales and Tails

Children practice reading to furry friends
Second Saturday of each month
10:30am - 12 noon
All ages
No Registration Required