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Children's Programs December 2025 |
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Storytime Tuesday December 2, 9, 16 @ 10 - 11 AM (Durham branch) (Ages 0-6) Reading, singing, playing, bubbles, scarves, puppets, and crafts! This is a drop-in program, no registration required. |
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Cookie Decorating Thursday December 4, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (Neustadt branch) Tuesday December 9, 5:30 - 6:30 PM (Ayton branch) Thursday December 11, 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Durham branch) (All ages) Magical Christmas memories without all of the prep and headache! Sign up with your family and enjoy cookie decorating and ornament making. Come and go at any time. |
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Homeschool Group Tuesday December 9, 1:30 - 2:30 PM (Durham Town Hall)
(Ages 5-10) An opportunity to meet other local homeschool families while enjoying relaxed activities including art projects and science experiments! |
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Knitting Help with Patti
Tuesday December 9 @ 4 - 5 PM (Durham branch) (All ages) Bring your knitting or crochet projects - Patti is happy to help! This is a drop-in program, no registration required. |
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Read to a Dog Wednesday December 10, 4:00 - 5:00 PM (Durham branch) (Ages 5-18) Practice and enjoy reading in a stress-free environment. Pick a 15-minute time to read to gentle Therapy Dog, Remy. |
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LEGO Coding Mini-Sessions
Tuesday December 16, 5:00 - 6:30 PM (Durham branch)
(Ages 6-12) Book a 30 minute time slot and explore LEGO, coding, and STEM with our educational LEGO Spike sets. Please register in advance on our website. |
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Teen Book Reviews Ongoing, (all branches) (Ages 13-18) Read a book. Write a review. Get volunteer hours! We need help promoting the teen book collection. If you read a book from our collection and write a (short) review, we can give you 4 volunteer hours per review! |
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Grab & Go Craft Kits Available starting December 1st. (all branches) (Crafts designed for kids 3-12.) Stop by your local branch and pick up a grab & go craft kit. You supply basic craft supplies (glue, scissors, pencil crayons), we'll provide everything else. |
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Teen Bookmark Challenge
December 1 - 20 (all branches)
(Ages 13-18) Grab a bookmark at the library and complete 4 of 5 challenges to get a prize!
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Library Scavenger Hunt December 1 - 20 (all branches)
(Ages 0-18)
Stop by your local branch and try to find all of the hidden objects. Everyone who participates is a winner! |
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New Christmas Favourites: |
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Bluey's Night Before Christmas
by Lauren Holowaty
Experience the magic of Christmas Eve with Bluey and the Heeler family in this picture book that's perfect for fans of the hit animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+! 'Twas the night before Chrissie, when inside their home, not a Heeler was stirring, not even a gnome. It's Christmas Eve, and Bluey and Bingo are sleeping in their beds when they're suddenly woken up by a noise outside. Who could it be? Read along to find out in this Heeler retelling of the classic Christmas tale!
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A Dance with Santa Claus
by Sandra Boynton
One little bunny just wants to dance the rock-and-roll swing with Santa this Christmas--
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Santa Claws
by Bridget Heos
With bouncy ... rhymes, Santa Claws celebrates Christmas in the Cretaceous world. Every year, [he] delivers presents, spreading cheer wherever he goes. Every dino in the land gets into the Christmas spirit: Boneheads make toys, Gallimimus trims the Christmas tree, and Tiny T-Rex makes sure Santa doesn't go hungry. Get ready for a ride on Santa's sled (pulled, of course, by pterosaurs) in this ... holiday tale--
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Merry Christmas, Zoo
by Lola M. Schaefer
It is Christmas eve, and at the zoo, the zookeepers prepare safe and healthy presents for the many different animals, and Santa distributes them. Written in rhyming text, echoing the classic Night Before Christmas.
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The Days After Christmas
by Maggie C. Rudd
After the bustle of the holiday season, grandparents wave goodbye and it's time to pack up the sparkly ornaments. The house feels too quiet. What do you do when the excitement and festivities are over? The fireplace may be a perfect place to read new books with a cup of hot cocoa and some snuggles with Mom and Dad. And leftovers might still be pretty tasty. Upon reflection, the memories of the Christmas season can bring smiles, not sadness -- and a hopefulness that there's still so much to look forward to.
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