Children’s Services

Call us at 846-4763 to sign up your kiddo for our Wild Ideas program, where we discuss environmental awareness while crafting!
K-2nd grade
10 spots available.

Looking for activities over February Break? Come to the Library! We will have a different, fun event each day of break.

Full schedule:
Tuesday, February 18:

•  LEGO Free-Build, 10:30AM-12PM – come build with our large LEGO collection
• Minecraft, 3-4PM – bring your own device or use one of ours to play Minecraft

Wednesday, February 19:
Pokemon Tournament – arrive between 12:30 & 1PM to check-in, then play in our face-to-face tournament, collecting points for wins. Participants must bring their own deck; damage counters and a coin are prefered though we will have some to use. Every player will go home with a new Pokemon card and top point-earners will win prizes. Minimum of 8 players to run tournament and suggested age of 2nd grade and up. Registration is required.

Thursday, February 20:

• Maker Morning, 10:30AM-12PM – come play with our DASH robots, Little Bits, Snap Circuits, and Makey-Makeys.
• Minecraft, 3-4PM – bring your own device or use one of ours to play Minecraft

Friday, February 21 & Saturday, February 22: BOARD GAME DAYS! Come play new board games from Island Treasure Toys, 10:30AM-3PM

Full.

For kids ages 8+

We will read a diverse collection of 5 books, over a 5 month session. Titles include: The Friendship War by Andrew Clements, Short by Holly Goldberg Sloan and more!

Mondays, March 9, 16, 23, and 30, 3:45 – 4:45

Join us as we do hands-on science experiments in the library. We will work with Makey Makeys each week to create a banana piano, a video game controller, and more!

Registration required. To sign up: Email Jill at joconnor@yarmouthlibrary.org, call the front desk at 846-4763 or sign up at the Circulation Desk.

On Saturday, March 7 from 10:30-11:30AM, bring your uke (or use one of the ukes on loan from the wonderful 317 Main) and come jam with us to some tunes. Cider and cookies will be provided.

Fridays 3:45. Registration required.

This popular program that allows children learning to read to practice by reading aloud to one of our volunteer therapy dogs this May. The dogs are good listeners, and they won’t interrupt or correct the reader. It has been proven that, over time, therapy dog literacy programs help boost the reader’s self-confidence and improve overall reading and communication skills.

Each week, a group of Minecrafters meet at the library to build worlds together or play in a game or a challenge. The Club uses Pocket Edition over the MML wireless. Players are welcome to bring their own devices or we do have a limited number of devices to borrow. Courteous gamesmanship and adherence to Club Rules is expected. These clubs require registration.

Grades 5 and up: Meets on Thursdays from 3-4PM. The Winter 2020 Club is Full.

Grades 2-4: Meets on Tuesdays from 3:45-4:45. The Winter 2020 Club is Full.

For information about the Clubs, please email Jill at joconnor@yarmouthlibrary.org