Children's Events - August

We have in-person and virtual events this month.  Older and younger siblings are welcome to attend with the child in the suggested age group.  

Please register here for elementary events.

Please register here for Storytime.

Storytime (ages 3-5)

Fridays at 10:30 A.M.

ages 3-5

Stories, songs, dance, fingerplays, and more. We're following our Summer Reading theme, Tails and Tales, and are reading about animals this month. 

We will meet on ZOOM on August 6 and August 20.

We will meet in WILSON PARK on August 13 and August 27.

Animal Adventures (kindergarten - 2nd grade)

kindergarten - 2nd grade

Books, crafts, and related activities

We will meet on ZOOM on:

Thursday, August 5 at 1:00, Theme: Hibernation and Estivation (sleeping/being dormant in winter and in summer)

Thursday, August 19 at 1:00, Theme: Amphibians

We will meet in WILSON PARK on:

Wednesday, August 11 at 1:00, Theme: Reptiles

Wednesday, August 25 at 1:00, Theme: Marsupials

3rd - 5th grade events:

IN WILSON PARK:

Hack Your Harvest: No-tech Coding

Wednesday, August 4 at 1:00 in Wilson Park

You'll code (on paper) a tractor to collect produce and get to the barn with additional challenges each time.

Origami Animals

Wednesday, August 18 at 1:00 in Wilson Park

You'll create a variety of origami animals.

ON ZOOM:

Virtual Escape Room

Thursday, August 12 at 1:00 on Zoom

You'll work together to solve an escape room.

Virtual Game Day

Thursday, August 26 at 1:00 on Zoom

You'll play Codenames and other games. 

Registration:

Please register here for elementary events.

Please register here for Storytime..

If you have any questions, please email youth@milanlibrary.org

Storytime in the Park

We will have Storytime in the Park this Friday, July 16 at 10:30 A.M. (and likely every two weeks this summer).  We'll read books, sing songs, dance, and participate in fingerplays, rhymes, and more!  

Storytime is planned for children ages 3 to 5. If your child is slightly older or younger and would enjoy Storytime, they are welcome to attend. Older and younger siblings of Storytime children are also welcome!

We plan to meet every other Friday in Wilson Park.  We will definitely meet on July 16 and July 30, and then will evaluate interest and schedule dates for August. 

You can bring a blanket or towel to sit on, if you choose.  We will meet either in the grass near the new pavilion (most likely) or under the new pavilion in Wilson Park.  This is our first Storytime in the Park, so we'll do whatever works best with the group we have.

If you'd like to attend, please sign up here: bit.ly/Storytime-Park.  This will help us know how many people to expect and will add you to the email list to receive reminders before the events, notice when August's dates are scheduled, and updates in the event of bad weather. 

The library is now open without appointments.  If you'd like to visit the library before or after Storytime, you can just drop by.  If you have reserved books or Summer Reading prizes you'd like to pick up without needing to go to the library, please let us know (youth@milanlibrary.org) and we'll take them to the park for you to pick up there before or after Storytime.

If you have any questions, please let us know at youth@milanlibrary.org.

We hope to see you Friday!

Spring Break at the Library

Children's Game Day

Monday, March 26
1:00 - 3:00 and 6:00 - 7:30
Drop in. No need to register.

Stop by the library any time between 1:00 and 3:00 or between 6:00 and 7:30 to play board games, card games, cup stacking, and more. Best for kindergartners and older. All ages welcome.

Behind the Scenes

Tuesday, March 27
1:00 - 2:00 or 6:30 - 7:30
3rd - 5th grade
Registration is required.

Learn how a books gets to the library, from how we choose which books to buy to how they end up on the shelves ready to check out. You'll help choose books for us to purchase this month. Registration is required. Please register here.

Children's Crafternoon

Wednesday, March 28
2:00 - 3:30
preschool - 5th grade
Registration is requested (but not required).

Come any time between 2:00 and 3:30 to create a spring-themed craft project. We'll have a variety of options, so there will be something for all ages from preschool through fifth grade. Registration is requested (but not required); this will help us prepare the appropriate amount of supplies. Please register here.

Tiny Tales

Thursday, March 29
10:30 - 11:15

2 years and younger

Registration is requested.

Children will listen to stories and participate in fingerplays, songs, dance, and play time. See more and register here.

Storytime

Friday, March 30
10:30 - 11:15

ages 3-5

Registration is requested.

Children will listen to books and participate in fingerplays, songs, dance, a craft, and more. See more and register here.

TNT Events

(Teen & Tween: 6th - 12th grade)

See our TNT events here.

New Programs

The new year brings two new youth programs: Createapalooza for preschoolers through 1st graders and Buildapalooza for 2nd through 5th graders.

Each of these events will be held on the second Saturday of each month and will include a building challenge and time to build with LEGO bricks, Squigs, and more. 

See more here and register here.


Storytime, elementary book clubs, and TNT (teen and tween) Books and Bites will also continue this month. See details and register through the links below. 

In Storytime, we'll kick off the new year with a "new" theme.  We'll read about, sing about, and craft about new pets, new babies, new books, and new things this month.

Our elementary book clubs are reading about names (Book Buddies), Dolphins at Daybreak (Bookworms), and inventions/inventors (Chapter Chatters).

See our TNT page for more information about TNT Books and Bites and other TNT programs.

December Events

December events include:

Tiny Tales

Thursdays, December 8 and 22

See more here and register here.

Storytime

ages 3-5

Fridays, December 9 and 16

See more here and register here.

Book Buddies

kindergarten - 2nd grade

Thursday, December 15 at 4:45 and Tuesday, December 20 at 6:45

Theme: Gingerbread people

See more here and register here.

Bookworms

2nd & 3rd grade

Tuesday, December 13 at 4:45

Theme: Biographies

See more here and register here.

Chapter Chatters

3rd - 5th grade

Thursday, December 8 at 4:45

Theme: Penguins (Mr. Popper's Penguins and Penguins: Meet the Heroes of a Frozen World

See more here and register here.

Christmas Family Storytime

best for preschool - early elementary, all ages welcome

Saturday, December 17 at 10:30 A.M.

You'll hear Christmas stories, sing a Christmas song, and create a Christmas craft.

Please register here.

Christmas Around the World

best for elementary and older, all ages welcome

Saturday, December 17; 1:00 - 3:00

Explore Christmas traditions around the world with a variety of crafts and activities.  Come any time between 1:00 and 3:00; stay as long as you'd like. 

Please register here. 

Mother Goose Storytime

 

Trudy Bulkey, as Mother Goose, will present a Mother Goose Storytime on Friday, August 26 at 10:00 A.M. in the Community House (the building across the street from the Senior Center and the police station).

This program is best for preschoolers and early elementary aged children; all ages are welcome.

Please register here.  

Summer Reading Program

2016 Summer Reading Program
 

Our Summer Reading Program will begin on Thursday, June 16.  All children and teens are invited to read or listen to books, earn prizes, and attend programs throughout the summer.  

See our calendar of events here and the brochure here. 

Register online here now.
Register in the library beginning on Wednesday, June 15.
Pick up reading logs from the library beginning on Wednesday, June 15.
Begin counting your reading on Thursday, June 16 (the first day of summer in Milan).

Any questions?  Ask them here.

See the Summer Reading Program page for any updates.   

Reading
We encourage children to read or listen to books every day.  You may choose to count the amount of time you read or the number of days you read and earn prizes for reaching reading goals throughout the summer.  See more information on the reading logs which will be available at the library beginning on June 15.

Children who are not yet reading may listen as others read to them and may also listen to audiobooks. Older children and teens may read any books, ebooks, magazines, graphic novels, and newspapers. They may also listen to others read to them or audiobooks. We have a variety of genres and a variety of formats to assist everyone with finding reading materials they will enjoy. 

Activity Logs
Youth may also choose to explore a variety of reading and library-related activities through an additional activity log and earn prizes for completing activities in this log. 

Kickoff Event: Brain Games (best for ages 6 and up, all ages welcome)
by Michigan Science Center
Friday, June 17 - 10:30 A.M.
Senior and Community Activity Center
Put your brain to the test when we challenge you with puzzles and tasks! We’ll introduce you to the different ways your brain coordinates movement in various sports and fitness activities.

Kickoff Event: Dance Party (best for ages 2-6, all ages welcome) 
Tuesday, June 21 - 4:00 P.M.

Senior and Community Activity Center
On your mark, get set, . . . dance!  Have fun singing, dancing, and participating in fun movement activities.   

Crazy Craig's Juggling Show

by Craig Wise
Friday, August 12 - 10:30 A.M.
Senior and Community Activity Center
See a high-energy and action-packed juggling performance featuring juggling on a unicycle and balancing 10 chairs on his chin! 

Teacher TALES
(Teachers And Learners Enjoy Stories!)

All ages are welcome at each of these programs.
Teachers and principals from Milan Area Schools will read some of their favorite stories. A craft or activity will follow the stories.  

See the Summer Reading Program page for updates.  

Thursdays, June 23 - August 4 at 4:00 in the library

Kindergarten - 5th grade teachers will read.  All ages are welcome.

June 23: Ms. Kliber and Mr. Wright

June 30: Ms. Linke and Ms. Kerns

July 7: (To be announced) and Ms. Farmer

July 14: Ms. Nichols and Ms. Stafford

July 21: (To be announced) and  Ms. Smith

July 28: (To be announced)  

August 4: (To be announced)  

Wednesdays, June 22, July 13, & 27 at 10:10 at Wilson Park Pavilion

Kindergarten - 2^ndgrade teachers will read.  All ages are welcome.

(Crafts in the Park for kindergarten - 2nd graders will immediately follow these events.)

June 22: Ms. Zajac

July 13: (To be announced) 

July 27: (To be announced) 

Wednesdays, June 29, July 20, & August 3 at 10:10 at Wilson Park Pavilion

3^rd - 5^th grade teachers will read.  All ages are welcome.

(Crafts in the Park for 3rd - 5th graders will immediately follow these events.) 

June 29: Ms. Krebs

July 20: Ms. Harger

August 3: (To be announced)

Additional activities this summer:
Tiny Tales (ages 2-3)
Storytime (ages 3-5)
Evening Storytime (ages 3-5)
Play and Learn (ages 3-5)
Stuffed Animal Sleepovers (ages 2-5 & 5 and older)
Crafts in the Park (Kindergarten - 2nd grade & 3rd - 5th grade) 
Game Day 
Fairy Garden Workshop

See the brochure here for more information.
    

New Children's Newsletter

We have started a new monthly children's e-newsletter to provide information about children's programs, new children's books, library news, and more.

You may read this month's newsletter here and sign up to receive future newsletters here.

If you asked to receive the newsletter when you registered your child for our Summer Reading Program, you should have received this newsletter by email on September 1.

If you did not receive the newsletter and would like to, please sign up here.

If you received emails about programs last year, but did not sign up for the newsletter this year, you will not receive emails.  The new newsletter is replacing the emails with program information from last year.  You will only receive the information if you sign up for the newsletter.

What would you like to see in future newsletters?  Let us know here.

If you would also like to receive the TNT (Teen & Tween) newsletter, you may sign up here.

Halloween Programs

Register now for Halloween programs at the library this month.  Children are invited to wear their costumes and join us for Halloween stories, songs, and crafts.


Toddler Halloween Storytime (ages 2-3)
Thursday, October 30 at 10:30 A.M.

Preschool Halloween Storytime (ages 3-5)
Thursday, October 30 at 4:45 P.M. 
Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 P.M.
Friday, October 31 at 10:30 A.M.

Halloween Stories and Crafts (kindergartners - 2nd graders)
Thursday, October 23 at 4:45 and 6:45 P.M.

Halloween Crafts (3rd - 5th graders)
Monday, October 27 at 4:45 P.M.

Registration is requested.  You may register here.  We hope to see you there!