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October 2026

Welcome to our monthly newsletter featuring programs for kids

and teens at

Salina Library.

Browse Event Calendar

Hours:
Mon-Thu: 10-8
Fri: 10-5

Sat: 10-2

Services include Browsing and Check Out, Holds Pick Up,

Printing, Faxing, Copying, Public WiFi, and Computer Use.

Curbside Pickup is available.

Also, check out our digital library, with virtual programs and digital resources available 24/7 at www.salinalibrary.org!

If you have any questions please call the library at 315-454-4524

or e-mail info@salinalibrary.org

Get ready to fill your passport!

Not a passport to other countries, but to all of the libraries in Onondaga County.

Introducing OCPL: The Passport. This initiative has two goals: explore all of the public libraries in Onondaga County and collect their unique trading cards.

Visit any OCPL library to pick up your passport tracker and to get that library’s passport sticker and trading card featuring fun facts. Then, visit as many OCPL libraries as you can to receive more stickers and trading cards! Be on the lookout for bonus trading cards at outreach events. Collect 30 library stickers to earn a prize.

OCPL: The Passport

Learn. Explore. Collect.

Programs for Kids & Teens

Monthly Kits

Story Time Kit

Each month, Miss Monica prepares a Story Time Kit to go along with that month’s story time themes. Each kit contains: one coloring page for each week with songs and rhymes to go with the weekly theme; a sticker, and a monthly craft. To pick up a kit, stop by the library or set up a Curbside Pickup appointment by calling us at 315-454-4524. Recommended for ages 2-6.

Take-Home Craft Kit

Monthly craft kit for kids & teens that require minimal if any supplies from home. Recommended for ages 6 and up. To pick up a kit, stop by the library or set up a Curbside Pickup appointment by calling us at 315-454-4524. October’s Craft is Jack O'Lantern Pop-Up Box.

The Salina Library Presents: Blast Off to Kindergarten!

Looking for a fun, simple, and inexpensive way to bond with your young child and get him/her ready for school? Let’s READ!

When you first sign up for Blast Off to Kindergarten, you receive a bag with information on how to help your child prepare for Kindergarten as well as a folder with your first reading sheet. Whenever you read a book to your child, color in one of the pictures on the sheet. When it’s all filled in, bring it to the circulation desk to receive your next sheet and a sticker. Completing certain sheets means earning an extra prize! Each child who completes the program will receive a free book and certificate!

Children's Programs

Early Learners Story Time

Tuesdays at 10:30 am

October 6, 13, 20, & 27

Make learning fun! Your child will learn important early literacy and social skills with stories, rhymes, and songs, in a setting appropriate to their needs. No registration required. For children ages 2-4 years old, with accompanying adult.

Feel free to pick up a monthly Storytime at Home Kit for coloring pages, a craft, sticker, as well as songs and rhymes to join along with Miss Monica -- or create your own storytime from home!

Learn More

Toddlers Explore

Wednesdays at 10:30 am

October 7, 14, 21, & 28

What do you do with a wiggly toddler? Bring them to the library on Wednesday mornings for songs, stories, and activities to explore! No registration required. For Toddlers ages 1-3 years old, with accompanying adult.

Learn More

Teens

Group of Multiethnic Students with Books and Documents

Salina Teen Warriors

Tuesday, October 13 at 4:30 pm

Are you a teen in grades 6-12 who loves the library and wants to give back to the community? Pick up an application at our circulation desk to join our Teen Advisory Group, the Salina Warriors! Members will be helping to brainstorm and create activities for the library, and more!

Learn More

Kids & Teens