Children's Programs


Regular programs:

Lower Level
Peter White Public Library
For more information, call 906.226.4323 (Children's Desk)

Regular Youth Programs:

Book Babies
Age group:  newborn-23 months
Usually 2nd Thursday 10-10:20 am

A drop-in, lap-sit storytime for infants and toddlers and their loving adults, is held one Thursday each month from 10:00 - 10:20 a.m. in the Children's area. Join us and listen to books appropriate for babies, sing songs & nursery rhymes and play with other babies and their parents. Call 226-4323 for more information. 

Upcoming sessions are  February 8, March 15, and April 12, 2007.

Storytime
 Age group: 2 and 3 year-olds 
Mondays 10:00-10:30 am

Children and loving adults are welcome to enjoy 30 minutes of stories, poems, fingerplays and songs in the Children's Area, found on the lower level of the Library.  The story theme, "Alphabet Soup," will conclude at the end of March.  April and May stories will feature "Everything Grows."

Story & Craft Hour
 Age group:  4 and 5 year-olds
Tuesdays 1-2:00 pm

Experience the connection between music, literature, and crafts during  Story & Craft Hour.   This weekly activity is held in the Youth Services' Atrium.

Opposites Attract
3/13    What goes up, must come down

Program hiatus: March 20 and March 27

This Pretty Planet
4/3  Third planet from the sun
4/10  Which came first-- the chicken of the egg?
4/17  Water cycle
4/24  Recycle
5/1  Nature walk
5/8  Blowing in the wind
5/15  All creatures great and small
5/22  How does your garden grow?

Explorers 
Age group:  1st-5th graders
Wednesdays 4:15-5:00 pm

Stories and activities for children ages 6 to 11 years old are offered Wednesdays, after school in the Children's area. Join us for explorations through reading, arts & crafts, science and geography.

 

Library Pet Partners

Children who are reluctant or struggling readers are matched with a trained therapy dog. With the help of a parent, teacher or library staff, the child chooses a book that interests him or her. In a quiet corner of the Library the child reads aloud to the dog, who "listens" in a non-judgmental way. The only other person present is the dog's owner/handler. There is no need for the reader to feel nervous, embarrassed, or shy, because the dog will not criticize.  This literacy program has found success around the country, showing an increase in reading levels and self-esteem when children are motivated by this positive environment.

To see how this program works, go to www.therapyanimals.org/read/about.html Although the Peter White Public Library is not affiliated with this national program, our Library Pet Partners are organized along the same principles.

Registration is necessary to participate in the Library Pet Partners. Sessions will be scheduled at the mutual convenience of the reader and dog owner.

 

Call 226.4323 for more information or to register.

 

One Million Pennies  

We counted pennies on March 8, 2007, added 51,872, and...
our new total is 785,374 pennies!  (We're over two-thirds toward our goal.)

We say "Thanks a Million!" to all who have donated.

Youth Services will gladly accept your pennies, as well as your silver or gold coins and paper bills that can be exchanged into pennies. One million pennies equals $10,000. This money will be put into an endowment fund to purchase materials for the Youth Services Department in the future.

 

 

PWPL's Youth Services Area is a 
Space Place
as designated by
You will find the Space Place bulletin board in the Juvenile book section.  
For more information, visit the website at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids.

 

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