November

 Theme: World Kindness

Recurring Events:

Baby Bouncers Storytime - Mondays and Wednesdays except Veteran's Day (holiday) - November 4, 6, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 - Online: 9:00-9:20 am; In-person: 10:00-10:20 am

Talented Toddlers Storytime - Tuesdays and Thursdays except Thanksgiving (holiday) - November 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 - Online: 9:00-9:20 am; In-person: 10:00-10:20 am

Preschool Power Storytime - Wednesdays and Fridays except Thanksgiving (holiday) - November 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 - Online: 11:00-11:30 am; In-person: 12:00-12:30 pm

Family Fun! Pajama Storytime - Fridays except Thanksgiving (holiday) - November 1, 8, 15, 22 - In-person: 5:00-5:30 pm

Sunny Sensory Storytime - Thursdays except Thanksgiving (holiday) - November 7, 14, 21 - In-person: 4:00-4:30 pm

La Hora del Cuento Bilingual Storytime - Mondays except Veteran's Day (holiday) - November 4, 18, 25 - In-person: 4:00-4:30 pm

Peer Tutoring Homework Help - Every weekday except Veteran's Day and Thanksgiving (holidays) - 3:30-6:00 pm

Dog Tales - Thursday, November 21 - 5:00-6:00 pm

All Aboard! STEAM Lab - Saturday, November 9 - 10:00-11:00 am

Lego Club - Wednesday, November 20 - 4:30-5:30 pm

Page Turners Book Club - Tuesday, November 19 - 5:00-6:30 pm - Book selection: Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj

Pokémon Pals - Monday, November 25 - 5:00-6:00 pm

Special Event

Kindness Around the World - Saturday, November 16 2:00-3:30 pm

This special event will focus on the National Day of Kindness, typically celebrated on November 13. The event will take place in the community room and will require registration to participate. The librarian will discuss what the National Day of Kindness means and then go into the craft activities. The children will be split into different groups and rotate to the three different craft tables. There will be an origami making station, a Nazca lines craft station, and African magazine beads station. After each of the groups have finished each of the craft stations, there will be a refreshments table set up with some international snacks. Upon finishing the snacks, the event will finish with contributing to the World Kindness Wall that will then be displayed in the library. Children will trace their hands and write/draw a kind message/image. 

Staffing: There will be one librarian hosting the program and 7 volunteers to help set up, lead each of the craft stations, assist with refreshments, work on the World Kindness Wall, and take down the event.

Budget: The budget will be dedicated to the refreshments and materials to use for the craft activities. The refreshments will cost around $60. The library will have some of the craft materials already, but will dedicate $30 from the budget. Total amount: $90.   

References

ALS Double Play. (n.d.). [Make people feel loved today writing on wall] [image]. https://www.alsdoubleplay.com/post/random-acts-of-kindness

Alvarado, Elisabeth. (2017). Easy Nazca lines craft for kids. Spanish Mama. https://spanishmama.com/nazca-lines-craft-kids/

Interrupting the Silence. (n.d.). [Painting with hands and words about kindness] [image]. https://interruptingthesilence.com/2023/11/02/doing-love/

Marcy. (2020). Make your own African magazine beads. Uplifting Mayhem. https://www.upliftingmayhem.com/african-magazine-beads/