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Welcome to The Beekley Library's Children's Room!In our children’s room you will find a nurturing environment that encourages your child to explore the world in their own way through literature, dramatic play, art, music, movement and nature.
Come visit us to go on an adventure through a great book, put on a puppet show. be the next great train conductor at the train table, sing and dance your way through storytime. Enjoy a wide array of children's programs: from drumming to felting, live animal visits, movies and magic shows, to fairy house building, gardening and tie dying and everything in-between. |
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CDC Guidelines will be followed
Experience new and classic picture books, learn movement activities, and build pre-literacy skills such as phonological awareness and comprehension in this educational program. Form bonds with others in the community and foster imagination development in this active environment. Craft time will follow to help build fine motor skills for kindergarten readiness. |
Storytime welcomes our youngest library users with the rhythm and beauty of language, while helping them develop their motor skills, attention spans, and social skills. This program, for our preschool-age friends, includes age-appropriate stories, songs, and finger plays to engage children, broaden their horizons, reinforce the pleasures of reading, and establishing the library as a first favorite place. Caregivers will learn about ways to incorporate early literacy into reading and play at home.
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Summer Reading Program
If you have visited the library 3 times (or curbside delivery) and read for 100 minutes per week this summer, you are entitled to a free book! Drop your completed journal in the library’s book drop, then visit https://shop.scholastic.com/parent-ecommerce/parent-store.html to select your book.
Pick up your journal at the Beekley, or download a copy here:
Pick up your journal at the Beekley, or download a copy here:
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Finish your summer with a game of Family Bingo! Pick up a packet at the Beekley. We'll play ten rounds, competing for fun prizes to keep you busy during your summer vacation. We'll create cards with different letters and shapes and work our way up to the last round of Blackout Bingo for a grand prize!
Stop by the Beekley to pickup your BINGO Cards and Rules, or download below for a contactless experience.
Ms. Sheryl Garala will be leading the BINGO evening. She was an early elementary and special education teacher, is a familiar face to Beekley Children's Programs, and is the President of BookFriends. She can't wait to lead this event.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
You will receive a Zoom link reminder one hour before the event.
Make Your Own BINGO Cards
Bingo Rules
Stop by the Beekley to pickup your BINGO Cards and Rules, or download below for a contactless experience.
Ms. Sheryl Garala will be leading the BINGO evening. She was an early elementary and special education teacher, is a familiar face to Beekley Children's Programs, and is the President of BookFriends. She can't wait to lead this event.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
You will receive a Zoom link reminder one hour before the event.
Make Your Own BINGO Cards
Bingo Rules
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Letters are Characters (Virtual)
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Join us for this 8-week early literacy program for residents of the Northwest Corner. Each participant will receive a Letters Are Characters kit including that needs to be picked up at the Torrington Library:
· A brand new box of scented crayons and a Letters are Colors coloring book
· A Letters are Characters Book
· Letter Dough Powder with a storage bag for your finished dough
Each parent will receive a weekly instructional letter and video, plus unprecedented access to Letters Are Characters creator, Dr. Caroline Ugurlu via email or phone. WOW!
A kickoff event will be held on Friday, June 25th at 11:30 a.m. at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place. Meet Caroline, participate in a sample lesson, pick up your supplies, and let your little ones have fun with letters!
At the end of the program, treat your child to an ice cream and pick up your completion certificate on Thursday, August 26th at 6:30pm at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place!
Bring the alphabet to life in this fun book designed for both parents and children. When letters become characters, young learners can do what comes most naturally: play, laugh, and learn about the characters and their stories. They do this while simultaneously breaking the phonemic code, the essential first step to reading.
Emails will be sent out Mondays to participants.
· A brand new box of scented crayons and a Letters are Colors coloring book
· A Letters are Characters Book
· Letter Dough Powder with a storage bag for your finished dough
Each parent will receive a weekly instructional letter and video, plus unprecedented access to Letters Are Characters creator, Dr. Caroline Ugurlu via email or phone. WOW!
A kickoff event will be held on Friday, June 25th at 11:30 a.m. at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place. Meet Caroline, participate in a sample lesson, pick up your supplies, and let your little ones have fun with letters!
At the end of the program, treat your child to an ice cream and pick up your completion certificate on Thursday, August 26th at 6:30pm at the Torrington Library, 12 Daycoeton Place!
Bring the alphabet to life in this fun book designed for both parents and children. When letters become characters, young learners can do what comes most naturally: play, laugh, and learn about the characters and their stories. They do this while simultaneously breaking the phonemic code, the essential first step to reading.
Emails will be sent out Mondays to participants.
Whether you are staying home, visiting family, or on vacation, you can participate in the Nutmeg Book Club from anywhere with wi-fi on Wednesday evenings! The "Meet and Greet" will begin the program on June 30, and you'll get to pick the reading schedule for the summer program. Enjoy reading the Nutmeg award-winning books and check in weekly with Ms. Wiecking online for fun discussions.
A variety of topics, genres, and formats will be included in the book club. Solve a mystery to save the world with an Albert Einstein prodigy, go to Puerto Rico, travel through magical realism in graphic novel form, and work through tough teen issues.
Each teen will receive their very own paperback copies of the books to be read and discussed. The first meeting on June 30 will be a "Meet and Greet." Register to reserve your copies and pick up your books at the Beekley ahead of time. When your books are ready, you will receive an email that includes the Zoom link.
Ms. Nancy Wiecking will be leading the discussions each week. She has been teaching middle and high school for over 10 years and can't wait to read the Nutmeg nominees with you. The Nutmeg Book nominees are chosen by librarians and student readers and are considered to be the best stories of the year.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
A variety of topics, genres, and formats will be included in the book club. Solve a mystery to save the world with an Albert Einstein prodigy, go to Puerto Rico, travel through magical realism in graphic novel form, and work through tough teen issues.
Each teen will receive their very own paperback copies of the books to be read and discussed. The first meeting on June 30 will be a "Meet and Greet." Register to reserve your copies and pick up your books at the Beekley ahead of time. When your books are ready, you will receive an email that includes the Zoom link.
Ms. Nancy Wiecking will be leading the discussions each week. She has been teaching middle and high school for over 10 years and can't wait to read the Nutmeg nominees with you. The Nutmeg Book nominees are chosen by librarians and student readers and are considered to be the best stories of the year.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
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Nutmeg Book Club in the Statue Garden
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Go on an adventure every week in the world of reading and meet unique characters. Drive across the country in a school bus--that you live in. Go through surgery and radiation with a kid just trying to fit in as he embarks into middle school. Go back in time and count down the days until the exciting Space Shuttle Challenger launch in 1986.
Each child will receive their very own paperback copies of the books to be read and discussed in the schedule below:
July 8: Meet and greet, pick up your books
July 15: Wink by Rob Harrell
July 22: Planet Earth if Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
July 29: Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
August 5: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
August 12: Cog by Greg Van Eekhout
Ms. Fran Stoffer will be leading the discussions each week. She taught middle school English for over 25 years and can't wait to read the Nutmeg nominees with you. The Nutmeg Book nominees are chosen by librarians and student readers and are considered to be the best stories of the year.
Masks and social distancing are required to participate.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
Each child will receive their very own paperback copies of the books to be read and discussed in the schedule below:
July 8: Meet and greet, pick up your books
July 15: Wink by Rob Harrell
July 22: Planet Earth if Blue by Nicole Panteleakos
July 29: Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
August 5: The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
August 12: Cog by Greg Van Eekhout
Ms. Fran Stoffer will be leading the discussions each week. She taught middle school English for over 25 years and can't wait to read the Nutmeg nominees with you. The Nutmeg Book nominees are chosen by librarians and student readers and are considered to be the best stories of the year.
Masks and social distancing are required to participate.
Generously sponsored by BookFriends.
Ahoy mateys! Join Miss Val for pirate stories and crafts worthy of a jolly good arrgh! and a boisterous yo-ho-ho! You won’t want to miss the scavenger hunt for hidden treasure throughout the library.
Creative Corner Drop-In Program
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Stop by the Beekley to create a masterpiece. Each week the Children’s Room tables will be filled with supplies so you can create a treasure to display in your room. School supplies, along with an array of arts and crafts supplies, will be provided to use while in the library. A suggested project will be recommended, but feel free to “color outside of the lines.” Each week will feature different tools and techniques, so come on down to see what is offered. The program will repeat Thursday and Saturday, but you can develop your skills or try something new for each day. This is a perfect activity to meet up for a play date, too!
Story Time with
Miss Val
(ages 3 and up)
At your convenience on You Tube
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Join Miss Val for stories and a craft.
Pick up craft kits at the Beekley while supplies last. Email Miss Val at vberlin@beekleylibrary.org for kit availability. YouTube Episodes Episode 1: "Crazy about Camping" Episode 2: "Halloween Hoodwinks" Episode 3: "Thankful for Thanksgiving" Episode 4: "Music is Magic" Episode 5: "Santa's Full of Surprises" Episode 6: "Too Much Snow" Episode 7: "Kitty Kapers" Episode 8: "Let's Celebrate Chinese New Year" Episode 9: "Donkey Dilemmas" Episode 10: "Lucky Leprechauns" Episode 11: "Flying High" |
Storytime Templates
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