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Check out the latest updates, resources, upcoming events, and more at your library this month! | |
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Youth Services News |
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RECURRING FAVORITES
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 | STORYTIMES
Cuddle Babies Lapsit is at the Penacook Library and Activity Center every Monday morning at 9:30am. This storytime experience for our youngest library users and their caregivers introduces songs, simple stories, rhymes, movement, and play. Recommended for ages 0-18 months.
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| Register online here!
| Preschool Storytime is in the Blanchard Room at the Main Branch on Wednesdays at 9:30am. This event includes stories, fingerplays, and songs, all designed to strengthen children's reading or pre-reading skills. Recommended for ages
0-5. |
| Register online here!
| Storytime Stations is at the Heights Branch every Saturday at 9:30am. Enjoy books, crafts, activities, and felt board manipulatives at your own pace with our self-guided stations. Recommended for ages 0-9. No registration is required; please stop by and join the fun!
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MONTHLY PROGRAMS
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Friday, April 3rd at 4pm at the Penacook Branch
Learn about famous artists and create your own masterpieces inspired by their work at this children's art workshop. |
| Register online here!
|  | Tuesday, April 14th at 4pm
in the CPL Auditorium Are you a kid with a big imagination? Do you love comics and graphic novels? Do you love to draw? Come tell us about your favorites and join in on the fun as we make our own graphic novels. Who knows--you may be the next Dav Pilkey! |
| Register online here!
|  | Thursday, April 23rd
at 3:30pm in the Blanchard Room
Can you complete the challenge? What will you build? Use engineering skills and creativity in this program for elementary-school-age children. Recommended for ages 5-10. |
| Register online here!
|  | Tuesday, April 28th
at 9:30am and 1:30pm in the Auditorium
Homeschool groups and families with students from kindergarten through 7th grade are invited to join us on the fourth Tuesday of each month for a deep dive into science, tech, and art. Registration is required and will be available two weeks before the event. Due to the popularity of this program, residents of Concord will be given priority, but all are welcome if we have additional room available. |
| Register online here for the 9:30am program!
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| Register online here for the 1:30pm program!
|  | Every Thursday at 3:30pm
at our Penacook Branch Come enjoy an afternoon of self-guided craft and activity stations every Thursday afternoon! Recommended for ages 0-9; no registration is required! |
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Roll For Initiative |
 | Tuesday, April 7th at 4pm
in the Blanchard Room
Hone your blades and prepare your spells: it's time for a D&D workshop! Come learn the basics of D&D, create a character, and even workshop campaign ideas. This workshop is geared towards new players, but experienced players are welcome! For tweens in grade 5 - 8. |
| Register online here!
| Make Your Own Mini Turtle! |  |
Friday, April 10th at 3:30pmin the Blanchard Room
Kids, bring your best creative selves to make your very own turtles! Take inspiration from real-life reptiles, or create your own dazzling design. We will be using clay and sea glass to bring these beautiful creations to life. This program is for kids in grades K-5. Registration is required. |
| Register online here!
| COWABUNGA! |  |
Saturday, April 11th at 10am
in the CPL Auditorium After a mutating slime transforms four pet turtles into half-human creatures, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are born in the sewers of Manhattan. Under the guidance of their ninja master, Splinter, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael train in martial arts to protect the city from crime.
Join us in the CPL Auditorium to watch the first season (5 episodes) of this legendary tv show, while enjoying the sugary breakfast cereal your Mom only let you have on your birthday. Pajamas are optional but encouraged. Please register so we can plan for refreshments. |
| Register online here!
| A Turtley Awesome Show! |  |
Saturday, April 18th at 2pmin the City-Wide Communty Center Auditorium
Concord Reads this year is all about turtles, but this time we’ll be meeting other creatures, too! Join us to learn some awesome facts about cool reptiles, such as where they come from, what they eat, how they defend themselves, how big they get, and more! You’ll get to pet them, and after the show you can take your photo with them! *Please note: there will be snakes at this program! If you do not like snakes, this program is not for you. |
| Register online here!
| Make Your Own Mini Turtle! |  |
Tuesday, April 21st at 3:30pmin the Blanchard Room
Teens and tweens, bring your best creative selves to make your very own turtles! Take inspiration from real-life reptiles, or create your own dazzling design. We will be using clay and sea glass to bring these beautiful creations to life. This program is for teens and tweens in middle and high school. Registration is required. |
| Register online here!
| Bling It Up for Earth Day! |  |
Wednesday, April 22ndin the Periodicals Room Drop in any time on Earth Day to design and build your own celebratory lapel button! All ages are welcome. |
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Concord Reads is Here!
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Every year, the city of Concord pulls together to read and enjoy the same book, and enjoy crafts, shows, and programs on its theme! This year, we are reading Of Time and Turtles and The True and Lucky Life of a Turtle by Sy Montgomery, and doing lots of great turtle-themed programs! Pick up a copy of each book at CPL and join the fun! This program is sponsored by the Concord Public Library and the Concord Public Library Foundation. |
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RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
| Stories for Everyone! |
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LOTE4Kids offers thousands of picture books in over 100 different languages either online in a web browser or through a mobile app. You can access these in either ebook or audiobook format and have them read to you.
Roughly 80 to 100 books are released each month, curated by a panel of educational professionals from around the world. LOTE4Kids also has a team of more than 30 illustrators and 80 authors to write new books. Some titles are not available in each language, but there is a team of native-speaking translators to help increase the accessibility of offerings.
If you use this program, you can create your own version of the owl avatar. Reading books lets you earn feathers, which you can exchange for new outfits for your owl. Give it a try today, and let us know what you think! |
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CONTACT US |
45 Green St. (Main Library)
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-8670 | library@concordnh.gov https://www.concordnh.gov/588/Library |
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