Children

Welcome! We are proud to be a part of your child’s literacy and learning experiences. We offer a variety of materials, programs and services for children from birth through grade 6. We strive to encourage and enhance a life-long love of reading and learning. We hope you’ll spend some time browsing our links and reading about all that we have to offer. Most importantly, we hope you will visit us often.

Snowy day storytimes

If the weather is questionable on storytime days, please refer to the Glastonbury Public School schedule:

• If schools are closed, library storytimes will not be held.
• If classes are dismissed early, 1:30 storytimes will not meet.
• In the case of delayed opening, storytimes will be held, so join us if it safe to do so.

Decisions regarding programs that begin after 2pm will be made 2 hours before storytime start time.

Upcoming Events

Preschool Art Show

Who: Children and adults of all ages
When: March 1-31, 2015
Time: During regular library hours
Place: Children's Department

The Children’s Department will be bright spot during this long winter as host to the 27th Annual Preschool Art Show. The teachers at the Glastonbury preschools and day care centers select from the many creative artworks by their students to fill the walls throughout the month of March.

Young children learn from the process of doing art. They develop self-confidence and learn to make decisions when they decide how they want to finish their work. Fine motor skills are developed when they scribble, smear, push, pound and squeeze art materials - paint, brushes, different kinds of paper, crayons, glue, markers, clay, scissors, fabrics, finger paint and more. Children also learn important concepts such as the alphabet, shapes, colors, textures, sizes and numbers. Some art work features the seasons; others are based on a story the children have read together. Come visit the “mini-museum” of amazing art! Here is a preview of what you will see ...

Spring Storytime Session

Storytimes for children ages 15 months to 5 years will run from March 23 to May 8. Registration is required for the six-week session.

• Registration forms for Glastonbury residents will be accepted March 2 to March 10. All forms are processed randomly on March 11.
• Nonresidents may register beginning March 13 if space remains.

Please note: A birth certificate or other document with child's birth date is needed for first-time participants.

Storytimes for babies ages birth to 15 months will run from March 24 to May 5.

• Registration for Glastonbury residents begins March 10, in person or by phone.
• Nonresidents may register beginning March 19.

For more spring storytime information, click here.

For more library events, see the CALENDAR.

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