Events

Program for kids ages 2-5. Flannel Boards are fun, interactive ways to tell stories, or sing songs! Today, every song we sing and every book we read will have interactive flannel puppets to go along with them! To get in the spirit, wear your favorite flannel shirt! 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 […]

Program for kids ages 8-12. Come to the library and get crafty with model magic and markers to make awesome dinosaur (or dragon) eye sculptures! All supplies will be provided, and tweens will be led step-by-step to make their creations! Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required. Click here to register.