Children’s Events

 Summer Events:

Flying Saucers

*while supplies last!

Our June Family Take & Make is out of this world! Create your own unidentified flying object with an adorable extraterrestrial in the pilot's seat!

 

 

 

 

Level Up @ Your Library - Summer Reading 2025

Can you read 600 minutes this summer?! We know you can! With just 10 minutes of reading a day you can reach this impressive minute milestone and on the way receive a brag tag for every 60 minutes you complete. When you hit the 600 minute mark you will earn a ticket to our big finale–the mobile petting zoo is back and will be here at the Library on Tuesday, August 12th at 1PM!

Track the minutes you read using Beanstack! This is our third summer with this fun, user-friendly technology.* 

Register here beginning 6/17: www.owlibrary.beanstack.org and receive your ticket for ice cream!

*Log books are also available if you prefer to stay screen-free this summer.  

 

Summer Reading Kick-Off

Celebrate the start of Summer Reading with a premium ice cream truck serving soft serve vanilla, 2-3 flavors of scoops, sundaes, waffle cones, and classic novelty ice creams! Everyone who registers for Summer Reading is eligible for this special treat.

 

 

 

 

  

Dungeons & Dragons Dice Set

Visit OWL each week during our Summer Reading Program to complete your own Dungeons & Dragons dice set!   

Week 1 (6/24-6/30): Velvet Bag and 4-sided die
Week 2 (7/1-7/7): 6-sided die
Week 3 (7/8-7/14): 8-sided die
Week 4 (7/15-7/21): 10-sided die
Week 5 (7/22-7/28): 10-sided die (for percentages)
Week 6 (7/29-8/4): 12-sided die
Week 7 (8/5-8/11): 20-sided die

 

Tuesday Night Pizza Programs!

This summer, Tuesday evenings at OWL are all about families--take the stress out of planning dinner and an activity and instead have some complimentary pizza and then  play! This program is for children of all ages and their grown-ups. 

REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EACH PROGRAM!

7/1: 6-8pm -  Bring the Hoopla (Hula Hoop Program) - Register here
Bring the fun back into fitness with this high energy, unique Hoopla hoop program!

7/8: 6-8pm - Mini Golf to Go! - Register here
Play a round of mini golf in the stacks at OWL!

7/15: 6-7pm - “Predator & Prey” LHAS Outdoor Bird Watching Program - Register here
The Litchfield Hills Audubon Society presents this fascinating bird watching program!

7/22: 6-8pm -  Pokemon Party - Register here
Pizza and Pokemon?! What a perfect combo!

7/29: 6-8pm - Harry Potter Digital Escape Room Party - Register here
Use your HP trivia skills and general knowledge to unlock digital escape rooms! 

8/5: 6-7pm - Science Heroes - Register here
Science Heroes is back with another exciting and interactive STEM program!

 

Thursday Comic Club

Registration is Required - register here

Do you love drawing? Each week we will discuss a different author/illustrator and create a project in their signature style.

7/17 Bob Shea – Author/illustrator of the Dinosaur vs. books and the Ballet Cat series, Bob Shea uses stamped shapes as the basis for his iconic characters.

7/24 Dav Pilkey–Creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man, Dav Pilkey is known for his bold, vivid illustrations and cartoonish, exaggerated style

7/31 Jeff Kinney–Jeff Kinney uses black and white sketches to great comedic effect in his famous Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.

 

 

Level Up @ Your Library - Summer Reading 2025

Register beginning 6/17 at www.owlibrary.beanstack.org to receive a ticket for ice cream at our Summer Reading Kick-Off on June 24th at 6:30pm.

 

 

 

Learn to Read Mondays

*No class July 7

Parents and caregivers are children’s first and most important teachers. Ensuring that your child learns to read to their highest potential is one of the greatest gifts that you can give them. Using Letters are Characters and Letters are Builders trademarked play-based methods, we will laugh and play our way to literacy and deep reading and empower you to be a confident and competent literacy guide for your child!

Register and receive a Letters are Characters or Letters are Builders kit while supplies last. In addition to the in-person program, you will also receive weekly guidance delivered right to your inbox.

Does your child need to learn to recognize the letters and know the sounds that they make?
Click here to register for a Letters are Characters Kit

Does your child know their letter sounds and symbols and they are now ready to start sounding out and learning high frequency words?
Click here for a Letters are Builders Kit

 

 

Rhyme Time & Playgroup

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Wednesdays at 10:30 AM - June 25 - August 6

Perfect for 18 - 36 months, but fun for everyone!

Lots of rhymes, a sprinkling of songs, and one or two shared board books round out this library program that is perfect for little ones who need to get those wiggles out. Stay to PLAY! After the rhymes, stay for some unstructured play time with other kiddos.

 

 

 

 

Family Outdoor Storytime

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Saturdays at 10:30 AM - June 28 - August 9

Perfect for 3 - 5 year olds, but fun for everyone!

Join Mrs. Tricia for a classic library storytime--books, songs, bubbles, and more! Come for early literacy skills, social connections, and fun! We will meet outside each week, weather permitting. 

 

 

 

 

Family Art

Registration is required - Register here

Watercolors have been popular for centuries because of qualities such as transparency of color and spontaneity. Water moves the colors, changes the values and creates luminosity that is not found in other mediums. During this session, you will learn some fundamentals and begin a beautiful seascape painting! Painting is a way of seeing, and after this session, you will watch the waves and rolling tides with new appreciation.

 

 

Registration is required - Register here

Watch dimensions appear in your drawing by learning a few of the basics of contour drawing. We will draw a hand and watch it rise from the paper and if time allows, you will also learn an easy way to draw a boat. Drawing is a way of honing your observation skills so if you are an artist or a novice doodler, this class is for you!

 

 

 

 

OWL’s Children’s & YA Audio Program

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Do you love listening to audiobooks but no longer have access to a CD player?

We can help! Check out one of our 5 circulating CD players and receive a free pair of earbuds and a retro prize from our 90s time capsule! You will also receive a prize for any Juvenile or Young Adult CD audiobooks that you check out. Prizes include koosh balls, mini troll dolls, and slap bracelets all harkening back to the decade when portable CD players were all the rage.

 

 

 

 

 

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MORE Information about Zoom:

All of our Virtual Zoom Events are live. They are not recorded. To participate/join the event, you need to use the exact link connected to the event. Once you click on the link at the specified date and time, you will be prompted to open Zoom, the virtual meeting program we are using. All you need is an internet connection and a device or computer with a webcam and audio. Most computers have built-in webcams. No passwords or confirmation codes, just click the link and follow the prompts.

Still having difficulty understanding how to access Zoom: email info at owlibrary dot org and we will go over it with you.

More security, more privacy: In response to concerns about privacy in a virtual meeting space, we have enabled additional security features in Zoom and updated our meeting links to be protected, private, and secure. These new, unique links can be accessed solely through our e-newsletters.To receive secure information regarding these events, please subscribe to our e-newsletter! Click here to subscribe If you misplace the email and need the link again, email info at owlibrary dot org