Wethersfield Library

Birth-4 years old

Interactive music class designed for children and their caregivers to attend together. Enjoy songs, creative movement, group activities and games that will start your child on their journey to becoming “tuneful, beatful and artful”

Registration is required and is for entire session. Registration begins on Monday, October 28. Children MUST meet the age requirement specified for each program by start of session. Register online, in-person, or call 860-529-2665

2-10 year olds

Beginning Monday, December 2 visit the Children’s desk to pick up supplies to create a snowman suncatcher. While supplies last.

ages 3-11

Join us in welcoming the New Year!

Enjoy stories, dancing, crafts, and a special New Year countdown!

Registration is required and begins Monday, December 9.

Click here to register

Birth-6th Graders

Register!

Beginning Monday, December 16, register in person to receive your BINGO playing card and winter stamp.

Read & Earn Prizes!

Beginning Sunday, December 30 – count your reading! Each time you read, or are read to, stamp the corresponding BINGO square and write the book title and author on the back of the BINGO card. Visit the library every time you complete a column (total of 5 BINGOs). The last day to record reading and collect prizes will be Monday, March 31st.

Find Chilly the Snowman!

Search the Children’s Department each week to find Chilly the Snowman and earn a sticker and entry ticket. One winner will get to bring Chilly home!

Birth-5 year olds

Drop-in at 10:15am for stories, songs, and playtime.

No registration is required

all ages

Drop-in any Saturday of the month to complete a fun scavenger hunt around the Children’s Department.

Each month will feature a new hunt!

December: Gingerbread

A fun exciting, and free way to prepare your child for learning to read!

Register online: Wethersfieldlibrary.beanstack.org OR download the app @ www.beanstack.com/mobile-app

After you register visit the library to pick up your welcome packet, brag tag and chain.

Record the titles of the books you have read on your online account. Any books count, including: books you have read more than once, books read at storytime, preschool, daycare, etc. as long as your child listens to the entire book, it counts!

Each time you read 100 books, visit the library to receive a brag tag. Other rewards include:

100 books: bunny stuffed animal

500 books: book bag

1,000 books: book of your choice and a certificate

May 1, 2024 – April 30, 2025

Join our Nutmeg reading challenge!

Read all of the 2025 Nutmeg Nominees and then vote for your favorite in April 2025 to earn a prize!

Click here to register and log your reading!

Sing songs, learn rhymes, fingerplays and more in this fun interactive program!

Click below to view the Facebook video playlist

Click the themes below for printable pdfs of the songs featured in each program

Baby

City & Country

Food

Opposites

Stop & Go

Transportation

Zoo

Learn how to create fun Animal crafts showcasing animals from all around the world!

• Animals Down Under
• Arctic/Antarctic Animals
• Forest Animals
• Pets
• Safari Animals
• Water Animals

Looking for some fun games to play together as a family? Check out our Family Fun Game Night!

For a PDF with supplies and directions click HERE.

Click below for a video with instructions on how to complete fun family art projects.

Eight different art projects and games for families with children ages 4-12.

For a PDF with supplies and directions click HERE

Click below for a video with instructions on how to complete fun family art projects.

Keep boredom at bay by creating your own mask lanyard, coffee filter art, and parachute person! Also included are fun games and activities. Recommended for children ages 5-10.

View instructional video here:

Celebrate Lunar New Year by creating your own Ox, Bolang Gu Drum, Paper Lantern, Dragon Puppet, Dragon Mask and Ox bookmark. Also included are fun games and activities. Recommended for children ages 5-10.

View instructional video here:

Learn how to create a tea light snowman ornament, a clothespin reindeer ornament, a paper gingerbread house ornament, a dreidel, a mkeka mat and a wreath greeting card. Click here to print out a brochure of all the holiday crafts featured in this video:

View instructional video here:

Print the paper gingerbread house template here

Print the dreidel template here

Learn how to create a chocolate kiss turkey, a turkey balloon rocket, and a thankful tree.

View our Facebook how to video here

Supplies needed:

Chocolate Turkey: Hershey Kiss, paper to make heart feet/feathers, small piece of red and orange felt (you can also  use paper for this), googly eyes, glue

Turkey Balloon Rocket: Turkey coloring page (we used this one), balloon, string, straw, painters or masking tape, glue stick, crayons/markers

Thankful tree: We used this template but you can make a tree and leaves just using paper.

Keep the boredom at bay with these fun activities, crafts and/or games!

Programs will be uploaded to the libraries Facebook playlist: Miss Brie’s Boredom Busters

Click below to view playlist

Learn about brand new books for 2nd-3rd or 4th-6th graders!

Try out some simple spooktacular science experiments the whole family will enjoy.  Click here to print out a brochure of all the Spooktacular Halloween Science experiments featured in this video: http://www.wethersfieldlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Halloween-2020-Mad-Science.pdf