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!

Santa Visit With Cookies, Cocoa, and Christmas Craft
2024-12-11 17:00 - 19:00
Santa returns to the Bellaire Public Library! Write a letter to Santa telling him what you want for Christmas, then hand-deliver it to him in person. Stay for cookies, hot chocolate, and a Christmas-themed craft. Kids of all ages welcome.
Did you know our Children’s area has a whole section of holiday books? Check it out. We currently have books for Kwanza, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s on display!

Lil' Bookworms Story Time and Craft
2025-01-16 17:00, 2025-01-17 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-23 17:00, 2025-01-24 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-01-30 17:00, 2025-01-31 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-02-06 17:00, 2025-02-07 10:30 - 11:00 and 5 more dates
Story Time returns in 2025 for our winter programs on January 16 & 17th! 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 winter on Thursday evenings at 5:00 pm and Friday mornings at 10:30 am.
➤ Download a brochure for our January and February winter Story Times!

WINTER 2025 SCHEDULE:

Thurs., Jan. 16 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Jan. 17 at 10:30 AM
SNOW:
Where will the snow fall and how long will it last? We’ll learn about the life cycle of our fluffy winter friend reading “Best in Snow”, then make cotton ball snowflakes!
Thurs., Jan. 23 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Jan. 24 at 10:30 AM
POLAR BEAR:
What happens when a problem is just too big to tackle? We’ll find out reading “There’s a Bear on My Chair”, then we’ll make a polar bear suncatcher!
Thurs., Jan. 30 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Jan. 31 at 10:30 AM
GROUNDHOG DAY:
What do you do when you don’t have a real groundhog to watch? Maybe the class hamster will see its shadow instead?… We’ll read “Groundhog Day” and see if our craft will see its shadow or not!
Thurs., Feb. 6 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Feb. 7 at 10:30 AM
NAT’L PIZZA DAY:
How do you like your pizza? Find out how the animals like theirs when we read “Pizza Pig.” After the story, we’ll make our own mini pizzas! (Food allergy note: English muffins, pizza sauce, cheese and pepperoni will be used).
Thurs., Feb. 13 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Feb. 14 at 10:30 AM
VALENTINE’S DAY:
When Katy Duck receives a valentine filled with sparkly stars, she wonders who it could be from! We’ll figure out the mystery reading this week’s story, then make a “Love You Berry Much” handprint valentine.
Thurs., Feb. 20 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Feb. 21 at 10:30 AM
NATIONAL LOVE YOUR PET DAY:
Come one, come all, to the pet show. Who will get the Best in Show ribbon? Find out when we read “Some Pets”! Then we’ll make a pet dot painting of a cat or
a dog! Bring a picture of your pet or a stuffed animal pet to Story Time!
Thurs., Feb. 27 at 5:00 PM and Fri., Feb. 28 at 10:30 AM
DR. SEUSS:
Fast to slow, front to back, big and small—we’ll learn about opposites by exploring all the different kinds of feet reading Dr. Seuss’ “Foot Book”, then make a
Cat in the Hat mask. We will also celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday (March 2nd) with a special treat: One Fish, Two Fish cupcakes!
(Food allergy note: Cupcakes contain vanilla cake mix dyed blue, vanilla frosting dyed yellow, and gummy fish of various colors.)
