Children's programming: Story & Craft

We offer story time every month during our local school year. 

Story Time is back and on September 10th @10 a.m., it's SLEEPOVER THEMED! Wear your pajamas, bring your stuffed animal, and get ready to sing, dance, and read some sleepover stories! Then, leave your stuffed animal with the librarians for their own sleepover at the library. We'll take pictures of the stuffed animals doing silly library things, and then pick them up the next day or whenever you can. 

Story Time will take place over at the Danvers Historical Society. This activity is free, intended for children 0-6, and no registration is required.

Join Bookworms this month on September 24th at 6:30 p.m. as we discuss Lisa Jewell's Then She Was Gone. We are always looking for new faces with fresh perspectives. (We have a Facebook group called Bookworms: A Danvers Book Club where we interact and post updates!)

A brief synopsis of Then She Was Gone:

" THEN
She was fifteen, her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone.

NOW
It’s been ten years since Ellie disappeared, but Laurel has never given up hope of finding her daughter.

And then one day a charming and charismatic stranger called Floyd walks into a café and sweeps Laurel off her feet.

Before too long she’s staying the night at this house and being introduced to his nine year old daughter. Poppy is precocious and pretty - and meeting her completely takes Laurel's breath away. Poppy is the spitting image of Ellie when she was that age. And now all those unanswered questions that have haunted Laurel come flooding back.
What happened to Ellie? Where did she go? Who still has secrets to hide?"

If you have any questions about Bookworms, please email us at danvers.tl.rsa@gmail.com.

2024 Bookworms Line-Up:

January 30: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

February 27: The Sweetness of Water by Nathan Harris

March 26: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

April 30: The Storied Life of AJ Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

May 28: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

June 25: Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

July 30: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer

August 27: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

September 24: Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

October 29: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

November 26: The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

December 17: Beartown by Frederik Backman 

Beginning in September, stop by the circulation desk to pick up your free spice (measured to accompany attached recipe)! While supplies last. 

Each month, we'll feature a new spice and attach a recipe to go with it!

 For special events or programs check our Calendar of Events Page. 

Welcome to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Club! This free program encourages you to read 1,000 books with your child before they enter school—a goal experts say children need to help them learn to read for themselves.

One of the best ways to encourage learning is to spend time sharing books every day. Reading together helps develop important pre-reading skills that provide a solid reading foundation—a key to school and learning success. Plus, sharing stories together is fun! 

Here are the easy steps for participation: 

1. Read together.

2. Mark the dot on your child’s log. If you read a book more than once, you can record it each time. Books read at our library Story Time, daycare, or others also count.

3. When you finish 100 books, give your sheet to the librarian and

· Receive a sticker

· Receive a book

4. Repeat steps 1—3 and receive a different sticker and book at each level.

5. After finishing 1,000 books, your child

· Receives a sticker and a book

· Receives a special prize

This club has no end date except your child’s going to school, so don’t feel rushed—just enjoy the experience! Take every chance you have to read with your children, talk about stories, say nursery rhymes, sing songs, and attend library programs. By reading just three stories a day you and your child will have read over 1,000 books in one year. You will also have shared many special moments along the way.

The library is a fun place featuring books to check out, DVDs, free programs, and great suggestions for what to read. Stop in often and talk to our friendly staff—we are here to help.

Happy Reading!