Storytimes: Jesse M. Smith Memorial Library, Harrisville, Rhode Island

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100 Tinkham Lane
Harrisville, Rhode Island 02830
Phone 401-710-7800

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Storytimes & Children's Programming

2008

Storytimes and Children's Programs are offered throughout the year. Most are tailored to specific age groups, so please note the age guidelines given for each storytime or children's program listed.

All storytimes and children's programs consist of age-appropriate stories, fingerplays, and occasional crafts and movies.

The library offers regular storytimes tailored to these specific age groups: Baby (Birth - 24 mo), Toddler (2 - 3½ yrs), Preschool (3½ - 5 yrs).

Registration

Registration may be done in person or by phone (401-710-7800) during regular library hours.

If you have any questions about our children's programs, please call the library and speak with one of our Children's Librarians, Cynthia Szymanski or Beth DeCristofaro.

Storytimes Schedule [ TOP ]

Fall 2008

Babytimes [ About Babytimes ]

Pre-Walkers ages birth to 14 months

Fridays 10:00 to 10:30
October 3, 10, & 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21

Toddlertimes [ About Toddlertimes ]

Ages 2 to 3½ years, accompanied by an adult

Choose Tuesdays 10:30 to 11:00
September 30
October 7, 14, 21, 28
November 4, 18

OR Wednesdays 10:30 to 11:00
October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
November 5, 12, 19

Preschool [ About Preschool ]

Ages 3½ to 5 years

Mondays 10:30 to 11:15
September 29
October 6, 20, 27
November 3, 10, 17

Special Programs for Children [ TOP ]

Gingerbread Craft & Storytime
Tuesday, December 9th at 3:30 p.m.
For schoolage kids grades K to 2

Join us for a story and a special holiday gingerbread craft.

Registration is required.

Getting Ready for Kindergarten Club

If your child will be entering kindergarten in September 2009, you and your child are invited to joing the library's "Getting Ready for Kindergarten Club."

The Club meets monthly
on the Second Saturday of the month
from 10:30 to 11:30
Beginning November 8th.

The program is designed to address the eight areas of learning that have been identified by the RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to prepare your child for a successful kindergarten year.

The Club will meet once a month for stories, interactive play and learning experiences. Registration is required.

If you have any questions, please call the library during regular hours and ask to speak to one of our Children's Librarians.

Getting Kids Ready for Kindergarten

As part of the national education reform effort, Rhode Island has developed statewide standards, goals and expectations, for what preschool children should know and be able to do. Specifically, a set of standards was developed for four-year-olds who are exiting preschool programs and entering kindergarten. Eight areas of learning have been identified, and play has been determined to be how children of this age best learn and develop the skills to meet these standards.

To aid parents in guiding their children through this very important year of preparation, a consortium of libraries, state agencies, and children's agencies has created a Getting Ready for Kindergarten calendar. This calendar contains a year's worth of books and activity suggestions for caregivers and their children that will help them through the process of developing the skills necessary for successfully transitioning to school. Families participating in the library's program will receive a copy of the calendar.

Jesse Smith Library has developed a program based on this calendar and will hold monthly meetings where kids and their families will get together to read books and do activities taken from that month's list of suggestions. At every meeting, kids will read, play, interact and have fun.

About Our Storytimes [ TOP ]

Baby [ Schedule ]

The Jesse Smith Library offers programs for babies ages birth through 24 months.

Baby storytimes are about 30 minutes long, and generally held in the morning.

For years, babies have been considered "too young" to benefit from the library. It is only recently that parents and librarians have recognized the value of exposing the youngest of children to the sounds of people talking, the tunes and cadences of songs, and the rhythms and repetitions of poems and stories. The public library provides a warm and welcoming place for babies and their caregivers to experience the richness of the English language and the companionship of other babies and adults.

The goals of the program are to promote literacy and the love of language from the beginning of the child's life, and to provide a time and place for caregivers and their babies to share books and to socialize in a group setting. Each session begins with twenty minutes of rhymes and songs during which babies and adults clap, bounce, point, and fly, all from the safety of an adult lap. After rhymes, books are shared, both on a group and individual basis. The session ends with lullabies and a good-bye ryhme. Babies and adults are then free to socialize and share more books if they wish after the session.

Toddler [ Schedule ]

Toddler storytimes are for children ages 2 - 3½ years.
These children must be accompanied to each session by an adult.

Toddler storytimes are about 30 minutes long, and are generally held in the morning.

Preschool [ Schedule ]

Preschool storytimes are for children ages 3½ - 5 years who do not need to be accompanied by an adult.

Preschool storytimes are about 45 minutes long, and are generally held in the morning.

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Getting Ready for Kindergarten Club

Next Meeting:
Saturday
December 13
10:30 a.m.