Library Hours
Monday: 9:00 - 5:00
Tuesday: 9:00 - 8:30
Wednesday: 9:00 - 5:00
Thursday: 9:00 - 8:30
Friday: 9:00 - 5:00
Saturday: 9:00 - 5:00
(Saturday in summer:
9:00 - 1:00)
Story Time Schedule
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The Summer Children's Program Session is over. The Fall Session will start on September 7. Click here for the complete schedule. Don't miss our special event on Saturday, October 30 featuring Yurtfolk! |
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| Fall Story Time Themes: Find out what the stories will be about each week. | |
| Theme Archive: See a listing of story time books for past and present themes. | |
| Favorite Story Time Songs: See a listing of favorite songs used at story time and links to where you can find them. | |
- Mother Goose Time
- for babies up to 18 months
- This weekly program for babies up to 18 months old and their caregivers features rhymes, songs, fingerplays, and stories. Babies are never too young to benefit from hearing the repetition of rhymes and songs. This program will provide you with some great tools for bonding with your baby, and offer you the opportunity to meet and talk with other parents and caregivers. There is time both before and after the program for babies to play and interact with eachother, and for adults to talk with one another.
- Wednesdays, 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
- Tales for Tots
- for toddlers 18 - 36 months old
- This weekly program for toddlers 18 months to 3 years old features songs, stories, and movement. The program follows a set routine so that little ones will develop the sense of comfort and familiarity that comes from knowing what to expect. Repetition of song and activities helps toddlers develop a sense of mastery. The program begins with "The Wheels on the Bus" (from Toddlers on Parade,) and ends with a parade around the room, with a sprinkling of regular and varied songs throughout. Children are not expected to sit still the entire time, as there are lots of opportunities for movement incorporated into the program.
- Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
- Thursdays, 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
- Story Garden
- for preschoolers 3 - 5 years old
- This weekly program for preschoolers 3 - 5 years old is very similar to Tales for Tots, but features longer stories and some songs and movement activities that require a little more coordination. Familiar benchmarks throughout the program help children to feel at ease and to develop a sense of comfort. The program begins with the song "Razzama Tazzama" (from Raise the Children) and ends with a parade around the room.
Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.- Fridays, 10:30 - 11:15 a.m.
- Family Story Time
- for all ages
- This weekly program for the whole family follows the same format as Tales for Tots and Story Garden but the stories and songs may vary based on the age of children attending. Favorite songs and stories used in the other programs during the week are incorporated into this program as dictated by the developmental level of those in attendance on any given day. Family Story Time ends with a rousing family dance of "The Hokey Pokey" (from Dan Zanes' Family Dance) and the traditional story time parade around the room.
- Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
“Around the World with
Songs, Stories and Folk Dance”
Saturday, October 30
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
LuAnne Harley and Brian Kruschwitz are Yurtfolk
They make their home in North Manchester, Indiana where they live in a yurt (a dwelling that originates from Mongolia) with their two young children. Join Yurtfolk in an interactive time of exploring folk music and dance from around the globe. Those of all abilities welcome to participate! Try the Mongolian tradition of throat-singing! Free!
Fall Story Time Themes
- September 7 - 11
- September 12 - 18
- September 19 - 25
- September 26 - October 2
- There will be no story time from October 3 - 16: The Community Room will be in use by the Friends of the Thomas Memorial Library as they prepare for their Fall Book & Bake Sale, which will take place October 14 - 16.
- October 17 - 23
- October 24 - 30
- October 31 - November 6
- November 7 - 13
- November 14 - 20
- November 21 - 27
- November 28 - December 4
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Week of September 7 - 11 |
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| Who Wakes Rooster? , by Clare Hodgson Meeker Nothing at All! , by Denys Cazet. Rock-a-Bye Farm , by Diane Johnston Hamm Does a Cow Say Boo? , by Judy Hindley Rooster Can't Cock-a-doodle-doo , by Karen Rostoker-Gruber Pigs in the Mud in the Middle of the Rud , by Lynn Plourde Big Red Barn , by Margaret Wise Brown My Cousin Katie , by Michael Garland Farmer Brown Goes Round and Round , by Teri Sloat Serious Farm , by Tim Egan Return to top. |
Scarecrow The scarecrow stands with hanging hands Beside the farmer's stile He scares away the jay and the crow With just a painted smile |
Week of September 12 - 18 |
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Possum's Harvest Moon , by Anne Hunter |
Leaves on the Ground When the leaves are on the ground, Instead of on the trees I like to make a pile of them I like to run and jump in them And kick them all around I like the prickly feel of them |
Week of Septemer 19 - 25 |
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Bats at the Library , by Brian Lies |
Baby Bat The baby bat |
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Week of September 26 - October 2 Meow! It's time for stories and songs about kittens and cats. |
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The Perfect Nest , by Catherine Friend
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Kitten is Hiding A kitten is hiding under a chair I looked and looked for her everywhere (peer around looking) Under the table and under the bed I looked around the corner, and when I said, "Come here kitty kitty, there's milk for you" (cup hands for a dish and extend) Kitty came running and calling, mew, mew (run fingers up arm) |
| Week of October 17 - 23 Tooth Tales Just in time for Halloween candy, we'll read stories about loose teeth and taking care of those pearly whites! |
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| Cousin Ruth's Tooth , by Amy MacDonald Clarabella's Teeth , by An Vrombaut Dragon Tooth , by Cathyrn Falwell Tabitha's Terrifically Tough Tooth , by Charlotte Middleton Squirrelley Gray , by James Kochalka Have You Ever Seen a Moose Brushing His Teeth? , by Jamie McClaine My Wobbly Tooth Must Never Fall Out , by Lauren Child Trevor's Wiggly-Wobbly Tooth , by Lester Laminak Maisy, Charley and the Wobbly Tooth , by Lucy Cousins Sweet Tooth , by Margie Palatini Andrew's Loose Tooth , by Robert Munsch Grandpa's Teeth , by Rod Clement Tooth on the Loose , by Susan Middleton Elya I Want My Tooth , by Tony Ross |
The Toothbrush Song (to the tune of "Row,Row, Row Your Boat")
We put toothpaste on our brush Rinse, rinse, rinse your teeth Swishing, swishing, swishing, swishing, |
Week of October 24 - 30 |
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| Pumpkin Eye , by Denise Fleming Big Pumpkin , by Erica Silverman Halloween , by Harry Behn Wild Witches' Ball , by Jack Prelutsky Ghosts in the House , by Kazuno Kohara Runaway Pumpkin , by Kevin Lewis Fright Night Flight , by Laura Krauss Melmed Mouse's First Halloween , by Lauren Thompson We're Going on a Ghost Hunt , by Marcia Vaughan The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin , by Margaret Wise Brown Halloween Night , by Marjorie Dennis Murray Plumply Dumply Pumpkin , by Mary Serfozo Halloween Night on Shivermore Street , by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso It's Pumpkin Time , by Zoe Hall Return to top. |
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin |
Week of October 31 - November 6 |
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| Z-z-zoink! , by Bernard Most Dinosaur vs. Bedtime , by Bob Shea How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? , by Jane Yolen My Sleepy Room , by Jessica Steinbrenner Shhhhh! Everybody's Sleeping , by Julie Markes The Goodnight Train , by June Sobel What! Cried Granny: An Almost Bedtime Story , by Kate Lum Song of Night : It's Time to Go to Bed , by Katherine Riley Nakamura Wind Says Good Night , by Katy Rydell The Big Yawn , by Keith Faulkner Eli's Night Light , by Liz Rosenberg Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! , by Mo Willems The Night Pirates , by Peter Harris How Do You Say Good Night? , by Raina Moore Russell the Sheep , by Rob Scotton Good Night Pillow Fight , by Sally Cook |
To Bed, To Bed
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| Week of November 7 - 13 Me and My Shadow This week we'll read stories all about shadows! |
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| Nothing Sticks Like a Shadow , by Ann Tompert Footprints and Shadows , by Ann Wescott Dodd Shadows and Reflections , by Barbara Taylor Gregory's Shadow , by Don Freeman Darkness Slipped In , by Ella Burfoot Moonbear's Shadow , by Frank Asch I Love My Shadow , by Hans Wilhelm Shadow Night , by Kay Chorao The Dark, Dark Night , by M. Christina Butler My Shadow , by Robert Louis Stevenson Guess Whose Shadow? , by Stephen Swinburne
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What Is a Shadow? If I walk, my shadow walks. (Use two fingers, in walking motion) If I run, my shadow runs (Same fingers in running motion) And when I stand still, as you can see (Same fingers, standing still) My shadow stands beside me. (Use first two fingers on other hand and stand beside the first two fingers) When I hop, my shadow hops, (First two fingers, hopping) When I jump, my shadow jumps (Same fingers, jump) And when I sit still, as you can see, (same fingers, bend at knuckles to sit.) My shadow sits beside of me, (Use as before, both sets of fingers sitting beside each other. )
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| Week of November 14 - 20 Bear Naps Winter is on its way! We'll read stories about bears getting ready for their long winter's sleep. |
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Very Hairy Bear , by Alice Schertle
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Bear Cave Here is a cave (bend fingers to form cave) Now he comes out (thumb out) He stays out all summer When snow starts to fall And there he will hide. Inside the bear sleeps |
| Week of November 21 - 27 Hungry? We'll have fun this Thanksgiving week with stories about fabulous feasts and gluttonous beasts! |
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I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie , by Alison Jackson |
Two Fat Sausages Two fat sausages Sizzling in the pan One went pop! And the other went BAM!
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| Week of November 28 - December 4 Toy Stories Join us for stories about dolls, stuffed animals, and other beloved toys. |
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While You Were Sleeping , by Alexis Deacon |
Jack in the Box Jack in the Box
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The Winter Children's Program Session will begin the week of January 2, 2011!