Little Learners Story Time: Dinosaurs (Ages 2-5)

Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT, Essex

Program for kids ages 2-5. Kids, come celebrate our prehistoric friends with stories, songs, and fun activities, all to help us celebrate DINOvember! Join us for themed stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! We’ll learn early literacy concepts like colors, shapes, opposites, the ABCs and much more, to prepare our pre-school age children for kindergarten. What to expect: Each Little Learners session begins with a welcome song where each child is invited to dance and celebrate themselves. We sing interactive songs that encourage vocabulary development and gross motor movement, then read a story together. After the first book, we sing a few more songs and read another story. We conclude our time together with 3-4 craft and play centers that help children develop their early math, literacy, and motor skills. After story time, families are encouraged to stay, play, and socialize in our Children's Room. It's a wonderful opportunity for children to make friends, caregivers to connect, and our library community to grow together. Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is requested to ensure enough crafts are prepared. Click here to register.

Dog Man Book Release Party (All Ages)

Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT, Essex

Program designed for all kids who love Dog Man! The newest Dog Man came out earlier this week! Celebrate Pilkey’s newest in the series, Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time with some Dog Man fun, right after school! Join us for crafts, activities, games, and plenty of Dog Man silliness as we celebrate the newest adventure. One lucky kid will win a copy of the newest release! Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required, space is limited. Click here to register.