Lil' Bookworms Story Time and Craft
2024-10-10 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-11 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-10-17 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-18 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-10-25 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-10-31 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-01 10:30 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
BPL’s Lil’ Bookworm Story Times and Craft are designed for children ages 3 through Pre-K, though all ages are welcome. These programs typically run for about half an hour. Join Miss Bri for a story, a craft, and lots of fun this fall on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am.
➤ Download a pdf of the 2024 Fall schedule

FALL SCHEDULE:

Thurs., Sept. 19 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Sept. 20 at 10:30 AM
NIGHT TIME: Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to Story Time! We’ll read “Peeps in Pajamas” and make a glow-in-the-dark puffy paint star.
Thurs., Sept. 26 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Sept. 27 at 10:30 AM
LEAVES: What’s that chill in the air? It’s Fall! We’ll book a book with the same name to celebrate the changing season and make an autumn windsock.
Thurs., Oct. 3 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Oct. 4 at 10:30 AM
BATS: Who keeps stealing all the cherries? We’ll find out when we read “I am Bat.” Then we’ll make our own flying bat during craft time.
Thurs., Oct. 10 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Oct. 11 at 10:30 AM
WITCH: There’s a witch in our book and she keeps making a mess. Help us use magic to clean up her mess, then make your own with our paint splat cauldron craft!
Thurs., Oct. 17 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Oct. 18 at 10:30 AM
PUMPKINS: Splat the Cat picks the perfect pumpkin. Now how will he get it home? Find out at this week’s Story Time. We’ll make a pumpkin craft for you to take home!
Thurs., Oct. 24 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Oct. 25 at 10:30 AM
HALLOWEEN: Are you ready for trick-or-treating? Pug & Pig are …or are they? Help us get Pug in the Halloween spirit by wearing your Halloween costumes to Story Time this week. We’ll make a haunted pumpkin patch craft and trick-or-treat around the Library!
Thurs., Oct. 31 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Nov. 1 at 10:30 AM
OWLS: Whooooo, whoooooo is the cutest animal in the
forest? Not Baby Owl, or at least he thinks… until Mama Owl agrees! We’ll read “I’m Not Cute!” then make an adorably cute owl with paper plates and cupcake liners.

Lil' Bookworms Story Time and Craft
2024-11-07 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-08 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-14 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-15 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-21 17:00 - 17:30, 2024-11-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-11-29 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-12-05 17:00 - 17:30 and 1 more date
BPL’s Lil’ Bookworm Story Times and Craft are designed for children ages 3 through Pre-K, though all ages are welcome. These programs typically run for about half an hour. Join Miss Bri for a story, a craft, and lots of fun this fall on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am.
➤ Download a pdf of the 2024 Winter schedule

FALL SCHEDULE:

Thurs., Oct. 31 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Nov. 1 at 10:30 AM
OWLS: Whooooo, whoooooo is the cutest animal in the forest? Not Baby Owl, or at least he thinks… until Mama Owl agrees! We’ll read “I’m Not Cute!” and then make an adorably cute owl with paper plates and cupcake liners.
Thurs., Nov. 7 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Nov. 8 at 10:30 AM
MOOSE: Take a wild trip with two ducks and a moose, then make a moose craft using your handprints as antlers!
Thurs., Nov. 14 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Nov. 15 at 10:30 AM
FOX: These are too smelly! These have holes!! These don’t match!!! Help Fox find the right pair of socks, then learn about words that rhyme making a paper bag “Fox with Socks” craft.
Thurs., Nov. 21 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Nov. 22 at 10:30 AM
THANKSGIVING: Henrietta Hen and her friends have cooked up lots of Thanksgiving treats. Find out what each animal has brought to the feast, then make a turkey dot painting!
Thurs., Nov. 28 NO PROGRAM (Library closed for Thanksgiving)
Fri., Nov. 29 at 10:30 AM
MOUSE: Mouse has everything she needs for a house, but there’s one thing missing: company! Help her find some friends, then make your own mouse friend to take home to your house.
Thurs., Dec. 5 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Dec. 6 at 10:30 AM
CHRISTMAS: Celebrate Christmas with Bluey and Bingo, then decorate your own Christmas cookies! (Allergy Note: store-bought sugar cookies, red and green food coloring, vanilla frosting, and sprinkles will be used.) Wear your Christmas pajamas!

Ohio Valley Promenaders
2025-06-03 16:45 - 21:00
The Ohio Valley Promenaders offer line dance and square dance lessons on Tuesdays in the Community Room on the lower level of the Bellaire Public Library. The lessons are open to all ages. While many of the Promenaders are seasoned pros, the group is always accepting new members and the first lesson is free! Newcomers can jump in quickly, as square dancing is based on walking to eight counts, and the caller leads dancers on what to do in a “learn as you go” fashion.
Promenaders Schedule:

Line Dance: Improvers — 4:45 to 6:00 pm
Line Dance: Beginners — 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Square Dancers — 7:00 to 9:00 pm

The OV Promenaders have been dancing since 1970!
➤ For questions about square dancing, call Nancy Campbell at 740-676-2136.
➤ For questions about line dancing, call Jenny Roupe at 304-280-5211.

Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
2025-06-04 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for our 2025 “Color Our World” Summer Reading Kick-Off party! Readers of all ages can sign up for this year’s Summer Reading program. The Holey Rollers Donut Truck will be at the Library to help us celebrate the Kick-Off of Summer Reading 2025, Wednesday, June 4th, at 1 pm. Stop by to buy a donut, or better yet, register for Summer Reading and complete activities at our designated stations to earn a free, delicious Holey Rollers donut!*
Complete Each Station to Earn a Delicious Holey Rollers Donut:

Make your Summer Reading character
(Kids: a crayon; Teens and Adults: a pot ‘o gold rainbow)
Design your own “Color Our World” Summer Reading tote bag to carry books throughout the summer
Learn how to track your reading (either on paper bookmarks or through the ReadingZone app)
Get your picture taken in one of our photo op cutouts
(Bob Ross and a carton of crayons)

NOTE: Donuts will be available for the general public to purchase from the Holey Roller Donut Truck. Registration for Summer Reading not required to purchase a donut.

Summer Reading Program Schedule – June & July:
➤ Download a 2025 BPL Summer Reading Brochure
Ages 3-K: Story Time & Craft: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Ages 6-12: Summer Reading Club — Wednesdays at 1 p.m.
Teens & Adults: Various TBA
Cardio Drumming: Wednesdays at 6 p.m. (Bring your own gear – the Library will have a limited amount of supplies for newbies to try out)
Finale Carnival: Friday, August 1, from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Registered readers, of all ages, who have turned in at least one reading log throughout the summer, will be invited to the Summer Reading Finale Carnival. All attendees will receive a base number of tickets plus additional tickets earned throughout the summer. Tickets can be used to play games for prizes, may be exchanged for food, or can be used for a chance to soak Children’s Specialist Miss Bri with a water balloon!
Reading Goals:
Upon registering, each reader will have a paint can placed on one of our reading boards. Each reader will also be sent home with a reading log bookmark. For every ten minutes you spend reading, you will color a paintbrush on the reading log. Each paintbrush will earn you one sticker to place on your paint can. 10 stickers earn you another paint can to place on the reading board. Each paint can you earn throughout the summer will get you an extra ticket to use for our Summer Reading Finale Carnival or to pick prizes if you can’t attend the Finale.

Summer Reading Finale Carnival
2025-08-01 13:00 - 16:00
Welcome to our Summer Reading Finale Carnival! All attendees will receive a base number of tickets plus additional tickets earned throughout the summer by reading. Tickets can be used to play games for prizes, may be exchanged for food, or can be used for a chance to soak Children’s Specialist Miss Bri with a water balloon! We’ll have a bounce house, carnival games, hot dogs from Gulla’s, cookies from Giovanni’s Bakery, and we will announce this summer’s top readers! Join us, Friday, Aug. 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm for this year’s Summer Reading Finale!
Many thanks to this year’s Summer Reading Sponsors!

Veterans Day Concert
2025-11-10 18:00 - 19:00
Join us for a heartfelt musical tribute as the Shadyside Community Band performs a special Veterans Day concert at the library. This inspiring event honors the courage and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans through a stirring selection of patriotic and reflective pieces. Bring your family, friends, and neighbors to celebrate community, gratitude, and the power of music. Admission is free, and all are welcome!
