The Friends of the Library sponsor all children’s programs.
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Special Programs
GO GREEN WITH ICE CREAM
Sat., June 26
1:00 – 2:00
All ages
Library Gazebo
Help us kick off our Summer Reading Program "Go Green" at the gazebo with storyteller Kurt Jackson, activities and ice cream sundaes courtesy of Roche Bros. supermarket! Rain or shine. Registration required.
ANIMAL WORLD
Thursday, July 8
4:00 – 5:30 Ages 3 and up
Meeting Room
Enjoy this interactive show about the balance of nature and learn how animals, plants and people live together in our ecosystem.
Come see the live exotic animals.
Registration required.
BOSTON BRUINS
Week of July 19 (exact date & time to be announced)
Ages 5 and up
Hinkley Pond
The Medfield Park & Rec. Dept. is joining the Medfield Public Library to celebrate Sports Week. The Boston Bruins are sponsoring the Massachusetts Libraries’ Summer Programs this year. Their mascot "Blades" will visit the Day Camp and join our special program where we’ll read some hockey stories and play games together. Drop in and meet "Blades!
THE GREEN APPLE KIDS BAND
Wednesday, July 28
4:00 – 4:45
Ages 3 and up
Meeting Room
Come sing and dance with a super group that plays cool songs about caring for the earth. Don’t miss this lively and entertaining show.
Registration required.
ECO MAGIC !
Wednesday, August 18
4:00 – 4:45
Ages 5 and up
Meeting Room
Magician Mike Bent will fool us and make us laugh with his ecological magic show. It features comedy, music, puppets and magic, stressing recycling, conservation and reading!
Registration required.
CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Wednesday, August 25
4:00– 4:45
Ages 3 and up
Meeting Room
In this participatory movement and dance session, we’ll use scarves, music and more to create an environment inside the library so rich you can feel it.
Registration required.
STORY TIMES
Story times are on a drop-in basis.
No registration is required.
Open to Medfield residents only.
*For everyone’s enjoyment, please respect the age limits and be on time.*
PATTYCAKE PLACE
Ages 0 – 23 months
Wednesdays
10:30 – 11:00
Babies and their caregivers join us for lapsit songs and rhymes. Enjoy songs, stories, and fun during this interactive storytime.
SMALL WONDERS
Ages 2 and up
Wednesdays
11:30 - noon
Toddlers and caregivers drop in for rhymes, songs, and stories with puppets. We will have lots of fun with great books.
LUNCH BUNCH
All ages
Tuesdays
11:30 – 12:00
Bring a blanket and join us on the lawn behind the gazebo with your snack or picnic lunch. We will read summer time stories.
(We will meet in the Children’s Room in the event of rain.)
Green READ-IN / EAT-IN
Ages 8 and up
Tuesdays, July 13 and Aug. 10
6:00 – 7:00
Bring a friend and a book and rack up time on your summer reading log. We will provide pizza and green produce from
local farms.
Special Summer Progams
* Summer Green Crafts *
Monday, June 28 – Friday, Aug. 28
2:00 – 5:00
Ages 3 and up
Children’s Activity Room
Drop in for do-it-yourself crafts on weekdays. Be creative as you recycle, reuse, and make green crafts.
Green Guessing Jar
Every week day, June 21 to August 27
All ages
Drop in every week this summer and estimate how many items are in the jar on the librarians’ desk. Fill out the ticket. The closest guess will win a $10.00 gift certificate to the Park Street Book Store donated by owner Jim James.
Keep trying because the jar changes every week !!
Our 2010 Massachusetts Summer Reading theme is: GoGreen At Your Library
Please come in and join in the fun. We will have storytimes,
special events, crafts, and a summer book club.
1. Pick up a Reading Log in the Children’s Room beginning June 21.
2. The goal is to read or be read to for at least 15 minutes per day, 5 days each week. All ages are included.
3. Use this log to record the date and length of time spent reading. Color one leaf for each 15 minutes.
4. Bring your log to the library every week to receive a sticker and a free book if you have achieved the goal. Keep track while you’re away and check in when you get back.
5. If you participate for all 10 weeks, June 21 to August 27, you will receive a library certificate and a Friendly’s Ice Cream Cone coupon (generously donated by the Friendly Ice Cream Corporation).
"GoGreen at Your Library" is sponsored by your local library, the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
