Week Calendar

Baby Lap Sit is a special circle time that introduces the rhythm and beauty of language to babies. Join us for a new offering specifically for parents and caregivers and their newborns.

Join us for a storytime adventure! Our friendly Louisville MSD staff will introduce you to Mandy the Salamander, a tiny salamander with nuggets of wisdom on how to keep her home – and our streams – safe and clean.

Baby storytime focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy, motor, sensory, and social skills through librarian led, parent participation activities.

Join a Good Karma Yoga instructor for gentle activities and breathing exercises designed with toddlers and preschool-aged children in mind.

Foster a love of reading in your toddlers through this engaging story time! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. 

Foster a love of reading and nature in your child! Join us for books, creative play and outdoor activities. Rain or shine, cold or hot. Dress for the weather!
Ages 0-5
 

Support developing skills and make new friends through stories, songs, activities, and playtime! For children aged 0-8 and their caregivers.

Join Upbeat Louisville for this endearing 45 minutes of music with your sweet infants. We’ll show you several beautiful and gentle ways to make music with your infant and immerse them in rhythm.

Join us at the Portland library every Wednesday at 10am for Family Storytime!

Participants will have an opportunity to see, touch and safely explore a reycling truck.  Ages 0-10

We will meet at The Shawnee Park ECHO Office, 230 Southwestern Pkwy.  In the event of inclement weather we will meet at the Shawnee Branch.  

Storytime is an opportunity for families to bond over shared stories and songs, as well as engaging in creative activities that reinforce a lifelong love of learning. Best for ages 3-8.

Foster a love of reading in your young toddlers through this engaging story time! Join us for books, songs, movement, and various activities that encourage the development of early learning skills.  Ages 12 months – 24 months. 

Baby storytime focuses on developing your baby’s pre-literacy, motor, sensory, and social skills through librarian led, parent participation activities.

Foster a love of reading in your pre-school child through this engaging story time! Join us for books, songs, movement, and art activities that encourage the development of early learning skills. Ages 3-5

Filled with lots of laughter and learning, children practice fun and challenging yoga poses, partner and group poses, yoga games, breathing, and basic anatomy.

A storytime for developing pre-literacy skills and a love of reading through books, songs, movement and activities. Ages 2-4.

Want to learn some puppetry skills? In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore movement, character, and voice while building confidence as a performer.

Join UpBeat Louisville for 45 minutes as we jump, wiggle and dance to some super-catchy and fun songs.

Bookclub for ages 6-11, ask at library for title

Come meet some amazing animals and learn about their vital roles in the environment.  Get ready to have a WILD time!  Our exciting animal education program includes live animals, hands-on encounters, animal education, environmental activ

Take an inside look of our ambulance. Our team of EMS professionals will answer your questions about what it takes to respond to emergencies in our community! All ages.

Use your fingerprints to create sea creatures, flowers, bugs, animals, or whatever else your imagination dreams up! Best suited for ages 6-12.

 

Fridays in June and July 2:30p - 4:30p

After meeting the queen, a group of young honey bees set out on their adventurous new job: finding pollen and nectar!

Enjoy a weekly kids only craft time, socialize after school and make something fun to keep! Materials provided.

Opportunities featuring art, gaming, books and food for middle and high school students.

Join us as we envision and create! Different mediums will be explored every month, including painting, collaging, clay sculpting, and more!
Ages 10-19.

Learn how to make fruit sando -- Japan's colorful, fluffy, delicious, and picture-worthy sandwiches!  All ingredients provided.  Limited spots so registration is required.  Register:  502-375-2051.

Low sensory environment for kids and their adults. 

Join us at the Teen Outpost for a relaxing and peaceful environment to focus on your cozy hobbies. Outpost Café provides a soothing ambiance, along with warm beverages and pastries for a delightful coffeehouse experience.
Ages 10-19.

Enjoy teen space with the art cart and board games. Middle and high school students.

STEAM:  Let's make Play Doh!

Drop in for an afternoon of activities at the Library, just for kids!  Snacks provided.  Ages 6-11

Join us for our weekly game program featuring games like Mario Kart, Madden, 2K, Uno, and many more!

Join us in the Teen Space for video games, board games, and simple craft projects. For middle and high school students.

Join The Book Works for Voices & Vibes, where middle and high school students express themselves though workshops, discussions and collaborative art projects that promote literacy, build confidence, strengthen communication skills, and connect

Come and enjoy the hot drinks, cozy atmosphere, and study spaces in Northeast Regional Public Library’s new Teen Café! Take a break to enjoy a craft, game, or other relaxing activity.  Ages 12-18 

Ready for adventure, merriment, and treasure?

What will we do today? Play? Create? Explore? Come on by and hang out!  Ages 12-18.

Come and create your own character, build a fantastic world, and explore it with your friends as we learn how to play collaborative games.

Participants will explore collage techniques, assembling different materials to create an image about grief and loss. Inspired by diverse artists, an expressive collage will be the goal at the end of the session.

Join us at the Outpost for a weekly night of board games, video games, and snacks! 

Ages 10-19

Learn, share strategies, and play the classic game of chess with players of all skill levels. Challenge your local librarian for bragging rights as we get better together!

May 26- Songs that feel like… Spring

June 30- Summer 2016 Throwbacks

Learn to make your own jelly slime! Attendees will learn how to make slime from household ingredients. Ages 5-18

Storytime is an opportunity for families to bond over shared stories and songs, as well as engaging in creative activities that reinforce a lifelong love of learning. Ages 0-6 

Come take a break and relax with Legos. Explore your creative side by creating and building with LEGO bricks. Create independently or collaborate with friends. Ages 6-12

English Conversation Club allows English language learners to practice English with volunteers of native or near-native fluency.

Join us for our weekly family storytime at the Western Library!

Join us to try your hand at a new craft that can be completed in about an hour. Seasoned and non-crafters are welcome. Registration is required as space and supplies are limited. Adults register: 502-375-2051. Ages 18+

Get the tools you need to learn something new over the summer with this two part program!
May 18 – Participants will learn how to create their own self-led course of study on topics they find exciting or interesting.

Interested in cosplay and don’t know where to start? Have a project you’re struggling with? Looking for a community to share with and swap tips?  Come to the Parkland Library to get connected with the art of cosplay with staff and f

Calling all fiber artists! Whether you’re new or experienced, join us for knitting, crochet, weaving, needlework and more. Experienced fiber friends on staff will guide you through structured activities, or you can BYO WIP!

Storytime is an opportunity for families to bond over shared stories and songs, as well as engaging in creative activities that reinforce a lifelong love of learning.

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