October

 Theme: Dia de Los Muertos

Recurring Events:

Baby Bouncers Storytime - Mondays and Wednesdays - October 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 - Online: 9:00-9:20 am; In-person: 10:00-10:20 am

Talented Toddlers Storytime - Tuesdays and Thursdays - October 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31 - Online: 9:00-9:20 am; In-person: 10:00-10:20 am

Preschool Power Storytime - Wednesdays and Fridays - October 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 - Online: 11:00-11:30 am; In-person: 12:00-12:30 pm

Family Fun! Pajama Storytime - Fridays - October 4, 11, 18, 25 - In-person: 5:00-5:30 pm

Sunny Sensory Storytime - Thursdays - October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 - In-person: 4:00-4:30 pm

La Hora del Cuento Bilingual Storytime - Mondays - October 7, 14, 21, 28 - In-person: 4:00-4:30 pm

Peer Tutoring Homework Help - Every weekday - 3:30-6:00 pm

Dog Tales - Thursday, October 17 - 5:00-6:00 pm

All Aboard! STEAM Lab - Saturday, October 12 - 10:00-11:00 am

Lego Club - Wednesday, October 16 - 4:30-5:30 pm

Page Turners Book Club - Tuesday, October 15 - 5:00-6:30 pm - Book selection: Lou Lou and Pea and the Mural Mystery by Jill Diamond

Pokémon Pals - Monday, October 21 - 5:00-6:00 pm

Special Event

Dia de Los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration at the Library! - Saturday, October 26, 2:00-5:00 pm

Even though Dia de Los Muertos actually falls on November 2, the library will be celebrating this holiday early along with the end of Hispanic Heritage Month October 15. This event will be held in the library's community room and registration will be required. This program is recommended for children ages 8-12 years old. Included in the program will be the PG rated movie Coco, refreshments, games, and craft activities. Participants will begin by making their own sugar skull puppets, then use them to play a trivia game about Dia de Los Muertos. After trivia, children will watch Coco while enjoying refreshments partially donated by Nora's Empanada Factory. With the time remaining for the program, La Pirinola will be played and finished off with designing and decorating mini pinatas. 

Staffing: One children's librarian and 10 volunteers will be available to do set up, get the materials ready, organize the refreshment table, and take down everything.

Budget: If not included in the subscription fee, the movie will cost around $100. Refreshments will be partially donated by Nora's Empanada Factory, but drinks and decorations will cost around $50. Materials for the crafts will mostly already be supplied by the library, but new items needed to buy will cost about $60. Total amount: $210.

References

ASI Admin. (2020, October 23). Day of the Dead handouts. Art Sphere Inc. https://artsphere.org/blog/day-of-the-dead-handouts/ 

Creative Team. (n.d.). Homemade mini pinatas. Somewhat Simple. https://www.somewhatsimple.com/mini-kid-pinatas/.

Dorantes, E. (2020). Mexican traditional day of the dead skulls of joy [image]. https://unsplash.com/photos/yellow-green-and-purple-plastic-balloons-UhE2lwGn-DQ

Gonzales, M. (2021). [Women dressed in black with Dia de Los Muertos makeup] [image]. https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-in-black-and-pink-long-sleeve-dress-wearing-black-and-purple-feather-headdress-tpG_eVim0Is

Kilmer, L. (n.d.). Free: Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) sugar skull doodle/color. Teachers Pay Teachers. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Day-of-the-Dead-Dia-de-los-Muertos-Sugar-Skull-DoodleColor-1512541. 

La pirinola spinner. (n.d.). Pawprint Family. https://pawprintfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/woocommerce_uploads/2020/07/La-Pirinola-Spinner-Instructions.pdf.