Category: Youth Programs

Summer Reading! / Unearth a Story!

Unearth A Story

Summer Reading Program

Ends August 15th

Unearth a story with your Waterbury Public Library card!

How does it work?

  • Pick up your Bingo Sheet (Hard Mode) (Youth Mode) or Bookmark
  • Set a reading goal for yourself for the summer. Make it a challenge!
  • Read daily! Anything. Keep track! It adds up!
  • Bring your Bingo Sheet or Bookmark back by August 8th for a special sweet treat and a free book! Teens earn a chance to win the grand prize and incentives.

Summer Reading Brochure (PDF)

Dates and Programs:

Click on the colorful Program name to get more info and register!

You will need to register by email for most programs.

Friday and Saturday, July 10th -11th

Artsfest

Find us at this year’s Artsfest! We will be making CD Spinners!

Friday July 17th 1PM

You Be the Historian!

Act as researchers, curators, and archaeologists to discover details about the Wheeler family who lived in Calais in the 1880s. Provided by The Vermont Historical Society.

Thursday, July 23rd 10:30AM

Dinosaur Dig

Unleash your inner paleontologist! Find a dinosaur egg hidden in the children’s garden, then use a brush and chisel to excavate your own dinosaur!

Friday, July 31st 10:30-11:30AM

Sensory Playtime

Join us for some dinosaur sensory play! Work on motor skills, using our senses and playing together! (ages: 1-3 recommended)

Tuesday, August 4th, 11:00AM

Make Your Own Dino Suncatcher

Come make dinosaur suncatchers to enjoy the last weeks of summer and Unearth a Story!

Thursday, August 6th, 1:30PM

In the Garden with Rachel Babin

UVM Master Gardener Rachel Babin joins us to talk about harvesting, taste some fresh veggies and read some books!

Wednesday, August 12th, 3:30-4:30PM

T-Rex Tea Party

Gather for a delightful afternoon of tea and Jurassic-sized laughs. Refreshments, Dinosaurs, and games!

Saturday, August 15th, 12:45PM

Summer Reading Finale with VINS

Birds Are Dinosaurs!

What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds! VINS will show off some birds for all to admire!

OnGoing Events:

Little Mouse Storytime –  Mondays – 10:30-11:15 AM 

Busy Bees Playgroup – Thursdays – 10:00-12:00AM – ages 0-24 mo – siblings welcome

Drop In Crafternoon – Thursdays – 3:30-4:30PM

All June come in and do our first floor scavenger hunt! Once finished, bring it to Shelby to redeem for a sticker!

Check out our weekly make and take crafts! The crafts are located on the crafting table on the first floor!

 

 

You Be the Historian / Fri July 17 / 1pm

You Be the Historian!

Friday, July 17 at 1pm

Join the Vermont Historical Society at the Waterbury Library to explore artifacts and records related to an 1880s Vermont farm family! All ages invited.

Kids act as researchers, curators, and archaeologists to discover details about the Wheeler family who lived in Calais.

All participating youth will receive a free family pass to continue their exploration at the Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

Contact Shelby@waterburypubliclibrary.com for signing up or further details!

Sensory Playtime / Fri July 31 / 10:30-11:30am

Sensory Playtime

Friday, July 31st 10:30 – 11:30AM

Come explore, create, and discover through hands-on sensory fun!

Join us for an engaging playtime filled with exciting textures, colors, and activities designed to encourage creativity, learning, and social interaction. Perfect for young children and their caregivers.

In The Garden / Thu Aug 6 / 1:30PM

In The Garden with Rachel Babin

Thursday, August 6th at 1:30PM

UVM Master Gardener Rachel Babin joins us to talk about harvesting, taste some fresh veggies, and read some garden books!

Birds are Dinosaurs! / Sat Aug 15 / 1:45PM

Vermont Institute of Natural Science presents

Birds are Dinosaurs!

Saturday, August 15th at 1:45PM

What did 65 million years of evolution turn the dinosaurs into? Birds!

Wrapping up our “Unearth a Story” Celebration, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science is excited to introduce you to some live birds of prey and learn all about their dinosaur ancestry together.

Open to all ages.

 

Little Mouse Storytime / Mondays / 10:30 am

Little Mouse Storytime

Mondays @ 10:30 am

Recommended ages 2-5 with caregiver.

Stories, songs, rhymes, and movement designed to develop your child’s language, socialization skills, and love of reading.

Teen Queer Reads / 1st Wed / 6-7:30 PM

Teen Queer Reads

A Monthly Book Club for Queer & Allied Youth.

(ages 12-18)

The first Wednesday of each month from 6:00 to 7:30 PM in the SAL Room. 

Queer Reads is an LGBTQ-friendly book club for kids 12-18. It’s a safe place to share thoughts around books we are reading and to talk about ideas and issues.

If you have any questions please contact Anathe (Ana-Tay) Parkes @ Anathe@waterburypubliclibrary.com or call the library help desk @ (802) 244-7036.

Please stop by the help desk for a copy of the current months book.

July Discussion Book and Date:

Nimona

Wednesday, July 1st from 6:00 – 7:30 PM

By Noelle Stevenson

 

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from ND Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel has been hailed by critics and fans alike as the arrival of a “superstar” talent (NPR.org).

Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren’t the heroes everyone thinks they are.

But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona’s powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.

August Discussion Book and Date:

Girls like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko

Wednesday, August 5th from 6:00 – 7:30 PM

by Hayley Kiyoko

 

Can this road trip get any worse?

It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.

Coley worries she isn’t worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she’s loved has left her. And Sonya’s never been with a girl before. What if she’s too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley’s risking it all?

They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink. It’s not until they accept the love they fear and deserve most, that suddenly the song makes sense.

Based on the billboard-charting smash hit song and viral music video GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hayley Kiyoko’s debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of being loved back.

Discussion Group Question Sheets:

Bloom by Kevin Panetta, and Savanna Ganucheau

Crush by Tegan and Sara Quin, Tillie Walden

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Flamer by Mike Curato

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

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