Fire Safety Program

Grab your helmet and come meet a real Wallingford Firefighter!

On Monday, October 4th, instead of our regular Preschool Story Time, we will be having a special program all about fire safety. This program is for kids ages 3 to 5, and does require registration. Please stop by or give us a call to sign your child up! After the program, kids will have a chance to see one of Wallingford's fire engines up close.

Please note: this special program begins at 10:30, instead of the regular time of 10:00.

Fall Programs

Story times are back! This morning we had an amazing turn out for our first Preschool Story Time of the season. Here's the lowdown on what we have this fall:

Itty Bitty Babies
Thursdays @ 1:30 p.m., September 16th - November 4th
This story time is especially designed for our youngest patrons - anyone up to 12 months old. Older siblings are always welcome!

Waddling Ones
Thursdays @ 10:00 a.m., September 16th - November 4th
Designed for graduates of Itty Bitty Babies, this story time is for children 13-24 months.

Musical Mother Goose
Tuesdays @ 6:30 p.m., September 14th - November 9th
Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m., September 15th - November 10th
This lively, interactive program is geared towards children 1-2 years old and their caregivers. As this program is extremely popular, please remember to bring proof of Wallingford residency with you, and to arrive early.

Preschool Story Time
Mondays @ 10:00 a.m., September 13th - November 8th (except October 4th & 11th)
Wednesdays @ 1:30 p.m., September 15th - November 10th
Thursdays @ 6:30 p.m., September 16th - November 4th
Join us for some books, flannel board stories, rhymes, and more in this program just for kids 3-5 years old.

Thanks for a Great Summer!

Today marks the official end to summer vacation. With school starting today, I wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for helping make this such a great summer. Over 1,000 kids played on our Ghoulish Game Board, and over 250 Wallingford families participated in our Ice Cream for Books program. That's a lot of reading! Beyond that, we had amazing turn outs at all of our other programs. We hope that that means you had just as much fun here at the library as we did!

I know that many of you will soon be swamped with schoolwork and after school activities, but before that happens, I just have to ask: Of all the books you read this summer, which one was your favorite? Or, if you're like me and just can't choose, what were a few favorites? Personally, I was thrilled to (finally) get through the end of the Percy Jackson series - talk about heart-pounding, nail-biting adventure! I just couldn't put "The Last Olympian" down. I also discovered the very funny "Magic Pickle" books, and had a chance to read the latest in the Clementine series, "Clementine, the Friend of the Week." The Clementine books are one of my favorite series, and are always good for a chuckle.

We would love to hear your thoughts on what you read this summer - please let us know in the comments!

-Kari

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Ashley, the winner of our Ice Cream for Books Family Fun Basket!

And of course, congrats to all of our Haunt Your Library raffle prize winners! There are too many of you to name here, but we hope all of you enjoy your prizes!

Monarch Magic

We had a GREAT turnout for our Monarch Magic program this morning. Thanks to all of you who came, and helped to make the program a success. We now have a display in the Children's Library of many of the caterpillars from this morning's program. We will be watching over the next few weeks as these caterpillars change into butterflies. Make sure to stop in to watch this amazing process!

More information on Monarch Butterflies can be found at the sites below:

http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/

http://monarchwatch.org/

We also have a variety of books available at the library about monarchs - just ask at the Children's Desk and we'll be happy to help you find some!

-Kari