We offer a story & craft 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 August 27th at 6:30 p.m. as we discuss Namina Forna's The Gilded Ones. 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 The Gilded Ones:
"Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in fear and anticipation of the blood ceremony that will determine whether she will become a member of her village. Already different from everyone else because of her unnatural intuition, Deka prays for red blood so she can finally feel like she belongs.
But on the day of the ceremony, her blood runs gold, the color of impurity--and Deka knows she will face a consequence worse than death.
Then a mysterious woman comes to her with a choice: stay in the village and submit to her fate, or leave to fight for the emperor in an army of girls just like her. They are called alaki--near-immortals with rare gifts. And they are the only ones who can stop the empire's greatest threat.
Knowing the dangers that lie ahead yet yearning for acceptance, Deka decides to leave the only life she's ever known. But as she journeys to the capital to train for the biggest battle of her life, she will discover that the great walled city holds many surprises. Nothing and no one are quite what they seem to be--not even Deka herself."
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
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!
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117 East Exchange Street Danvers, IL 61732
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