Welcome to the Children’s Room
at the Weaver Library!
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Children’s Programs in May
Also check out these FREE virtual author events happening in June!
- June 12th at 4pm EST – Kickoff Summer Event with guest moderator Mychal Threets
- Mychal Threets is the former supervising librarian at Solano County Library in California, is a 2023 winner of the I Love my Librarian award from ALA and a viral internet advocate for library joy. Mychal will be joined by NYT bestselling authors Hena Khan and Chris Grabenstein. Chris is the author of the wildly popular Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series and Hena is the author of the middle-grade novels Amina’s Voice, Amina’s Song, the Super You! series, and the Unicorn Rescue Society series. Mychal, Chris and Hena will also answer audience questions during this LIVE online event!
Story Time Palooza Week! Each day of this week, tune in at 11am EST to get to know an author and hear them read their picture book aloud!
- June 10th at 11am EST – Join author Aveor Benediktsson of Barefoot Books to read Stranded: A Mostly True Story from Iceland!
- June 11th at 11am EST – Join Paw Prints Publishing author Victoria Scott Miller to read Miss Edmonia’s Class of Wildfires: The Museum Lives in Me!
- June 12th at 11am EST – Meet Paw Prints Publishing author, Juliana Gaddis of Mini Van Mix-Up!
- June 13th at 11am EST – Meet Paw Prints Publishing author, Britt Gondolfi for a reading of Look Up: Fontaine the Pigeon Starts a Revolution!
- June 14th at 11am EST – Tune in to hear Penguin Random House author Scott Rothman read Attack of the Underwear Dragon!
- June 18th at 4pm EST – Middle Grade Author Panel! Join Anna Taylor as she interviews Jasmine Warga, author of Other Words for Home, Lisa Fipps author of Starfish and Tae Keller, author of When You Trap a Tiger and more! Authors will have a Q&A with live questions from the audience!
- June 20th at 4pm EST – YA Author Panel! Join Marisa Hicking of Avon Free Public Library, Connecticut as she interviews YA authors A.R. Carpetta, author of HeartBreak Bakery, Isaac Blum, author of The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen, and Shawnelle & Shawnee Gibbs, authors of Ghost Roast. Authors will have a Q&A with live questions from the audience!
- June 25th at 4pm EST – Learn to Draw! Get your pens and markers ready to learn to draw! Join illustrator Jason Chin, illustrator for iREAD 2024 and illustrator of Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall, coming in June from Neal Porter Books, as well as Tara Audibert of JoJo Makoons Fancy Pants from Heartdrum and graphic novelist Rachel Dinunzio, author of Forsynthia: Rise of the Cupcakes from Paw Prints Publishing.
Our StoryWalk® is a self-guided reading adventure that is available all day, everyday for all ages, on the lawn at Weaver Library.
Pages of a picture book are displayed in frames on a trail around the perimeter of the lawn at Weaver Library. The goal of the StoryWalk® is to increase children’s interest in books and reading while encouraging healthy outdoor activity for all ages, and reconnecting children and adults to nature. To date, StoryWalks® have been installed in 50 states and 13 countries, including Bermuda, Canada, England, Germany, Malaysia, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea.
Our May StoryWalk® is: I Am Enough by Grace Byers
“Build It” STEM Kits for elementary school kids to borrow from Weaver Library.
Build It STEM Kits FB post
STORYTIMES ON YOUTUBE
for Toddlers & Preschoolers
Listen to stories and sing along with Miss Pam and Miss Sharon on our YouTube channel.
Add a little splash of math to your life with activities from Bedtime Math.
KIDS’ LINK RI – Mental health services for children and families.
Kids’ Link Hotline is available 24 hours, 7 days/week
1-855-543-5465
Use your library card to access online help with homework, studying for an exam, or understanding today’s lesson. Math, Science, Social Studies, and English – all levels including AP.
Tutor.com tutors are available through our website (Kids page & E-Library) every day from 2:00-10:00.