Summer Reading Club: Grades 1-6
2025-07-23 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | OH
Join us for Summer Reading Club, Wednesdays at 1 pm throughout June and July, as we Color Our World! Our Summer Reading Club programs are for kids in grades 1-6.
Summer Reading Club Schedule:
June 4: Kick-Off Party!
Sign up for this year’s Summer Reading Program and visit our fun activity stations to earn a yummy donut from The Holy Rollers Food Truck!
June 11: Rainbow Shadows
Make your own rainbow using science with our friends from the S.M.A.R.T. Center.
June 18: Color Your Backyard
Learn about the beautiful colors of our world with local photographer, Daniel Caron.
June 25: Music & Movement
Get ready to tell stories through music and movement with local music teacher, Ashley Krieger.
July 2: Wild Mask Making & Kirke’s Ice Cream
Create your own wild beast papier mache mask with local art teacher, Sara Cunnigham. Then, cool off with some delicious ice cream from the Kirke’s Ice Cream Truck.
July 9: Mask Decorating
Inspired by the popular children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are,” you will have the chance to paint your own “wild beast” papier mache mask (craft continued from July 2nd, but kids missing the July 9 program will still have the chance to decorate a mask).
July 16: Our Colorful World
Join Samantha Hearn from Belmont County Soil and Water Conservation to discover our world’s natural resources.
July 23: Green Cleaning
Learn how to keep our Earth clean with Natalie Lysle from the JB Green Team.
July 30: Program to be announced

Summer Story Time & Craft: Ages 3-K
2025-07-25 10:30 - 11:00 | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
Lil’ Bookworms, get ready to Color Our World! Our Summer Reading Story Time & Craft programs for kids ages 3-K will be held on Friday mornings at 10:30 am.
Summer Story Time Schedule:
June 6: We will read “Doughnut Dreams” by Michelle Meitler. Sweet dreams are filled with yummy doughnuts in this colorful story. After the story, we will make a doughnut painting.
June 13: We will read “Rainbow Bear” by Bill Martin Jr. Follow Little Bear on his colorful adventures, filling his belly with berries! Then we will make our own rainbow craft.
June 20: We will read “Sky Color” by Peter Reynolds. Marisol is so excited to paint a mural for her school library! But how will she paint the sky without blue paint? Find out how Marisol’s creativity saves the day and then create your own sunset craft.
June 27: We will read “Barnyard Boogie” by Tim McCanna. All the barnyard animals are excited to play their musical instruments, but will the cow play? Join us as we learn about music and create our own tambourines.
July 4: NO STORY TIME — The Library will be closed for Independence Day.
July 11: Superheroes to the rescue! This week, we will learn all about superheroes from the book “These Are the Avengers” by Alexandra West. Then, we will make our own superhero mask. In honor of National Ice Cream Month, enjoy a patriotic popsicle with Miss Bri.
July 18: We will read “Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me?” by Anne Rockwell. This beautifully illustrated book will teach us all about different flowers and insects. After the story, we will make our own flower craft.
July 25: We will read “The Earth Book” by Todd Parr. We will learn how we can do little things to make a big difference in keeping our Earth clean. Then, we will create an Earth Buddy craft.

Homeschool Learning Club
2025-09-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
The library is excited to announce the launch of its new Homeschool Learning Club (HLC), designed specifically for homeschooled children ages 5-10. Building on the success of our popular Lil’ Bookworms Story Time & Craft program, this innovative learning club will engage young learners through a variety of literacy and STEAM-related activities each month. Participants will enjoy hands-on experiences that blend reading, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics, fostering a comprehensive approach to learning in a supportive environment.
HLC takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 2:00 PM.

2025 Schedule:

September 17: GAMES
Book: “Join in and Play”
Join us as we read a story about meeting friends and cooperation. Following, we will practice our skills by playing BIG games.
October 15: SPACE
Book: “The Spacesuit”
Off we go! After reading The Spacesuit, we will become engineers and build rocket ships to explore outer space.
November 19: AMERICA
Book: “America is…”
What does freedom mean to you? Come along as we journey through America and explore different parts of our great nation. We will then make a torch to light the way.
December 17: SNOW
Book: “Snowflake Bentley”
Do you live in a place where it snows every year? Or maybe you live somewhere so warm that it never snows! Wherever you live, you can have fun learning about snow!

Fall Lil' Bookworms Story Time and Craft
2025-09-18 17:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-25 17:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-02 17:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-09 17:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-10 10:30 - 11:00 and 14 more dates | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
Story Time returns in 2025 for our fall schedule on Sept. 18 & 19! 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 about half an hour. Join Miss Bri for a story, a craft, and lots of fun this winter on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am.
➤ Download a brochure for our September and October Story Times!
➤ Download a brochure for our November and December Story Times!
FALL 2025 SCHEDULE:

Bright Minds Book Club
2025-09-30 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-11-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Bellaire Public Library, 330 32nd Street, Bellaire, OH, 43906, United States
The Bright Minds Book Club is a little different than your standard book club. Instead of picking a single book that everyone reads together, we will announce a theme, and students in grades 1-8 can select a book related to that theme to read. On the last Tuesday of each month, we will meet for a discussion about that topic and how the books everyone chose relate to it. Each month, we will also engage in a craft or activity at the book club that reflects the theme. Miss Bri will lead the monthly discussion for the younger kids and Mr. Chad will lead the conversation with the older students.
Bright Minds Book Club Fall/Winter Schedule:
September 2025:

Theme: Animals in Autumn
Book Club Date: Tuesday, September 30 at 4:00 pm
Book Club Activity: Pom Pom Hedgehog

October 2025:

Theme: Halloween
Book Club Date: Tuesday, October 28 at 4:00 pm
Book Club Activity: Pumpkin Catapult

November 2025:

Theme: Thanksgiving
Book Club Date: Tuesday, November 25 at 4:00 pm
Book Club Activity: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving “Dinner”

December 2025:
Taking a break for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays — we’ll see you in January!
January 2025:

Theme: Winter
Book Club Date: Tuesday, January 27 at 4:00 pm
Book Club Activity: Blizzard

➤ Download a poster of the September 2025-January 2026 schedule
