Summer reading has come to an end, and it was a big success. 374 children participated this year and enjoyed incentives and prizes donated by Altitude Trampoline Park, An Unlikely Story, The Friends of the library, North Bowl Lanes, The Reimer family, Showcase Cinemas, and Treetop Adventures. Thank you to all of our generous donors.
Come enjoy a
woodland animal scavenger hunt! Visit the
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children's room any day between September 4 and September 30th to search for hidden stuffed animals. Find them all and receive a small prize.
STEAM cart days: Drop in any time between 10am and 6pm on Tuesdays and 10am and 4pm on Saturdays for a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity! Some of our activities include Snap Circuits, Magna Tiles, Keva Planks, Play-doh, Marble Run, Crafts, Pattern Play, and Legos!
Join us for Lego building fun on Monday, September 16, from 4pm to 6pm. Use our Legos to make a cool creation, and we will display it in the room for the month.
Do you have a child between the ages of 8 and 12 who loves graphic novels? Bring them to our new Graphic Novel Club. We will hold our first meeting on September 26 at 4pm. Children should bring their favorite graphic novel to this first meeting.
Chess Club returns to our school year schedule and will meet the first and third Thursday of every month. Join us this month on September 5 and September 19 at 6pm. Children ages 6+ and teens or families with a basic knowledge of the game are welcome to stop by the Children's Room and play.
The 2024-2025 Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Application is now open! YAC is a group of teens from North Attleboro, who meet once a month during the school year to provide their input on the books we buy for the YA collection, help plan teen programming, and get community service hours! For more information, visit the Teen Volunteer Opportunities Page on our website, or reach out to our Assistant children's Librarian, Orion (ooak@sailsinc.org). Applications are due September 25th!
There will be a Teen Vision Board making event on Thursday September 12th, at 3:30pm. Come make sure you're starting the new school year off right by creating your own vision board outlining your dreams, goals, and motivations for the next year! Ages 12 and up. Materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own pictures for inspiration as well!
Alarm robotics will be coming to the library to run a Lego Stop-Motion Animation Workshop on Tuesday September 24, from 3:30-5:30pm. Students will use their phones and the Stop Motion Animation App to create their own Lego Stop Motion videos! Registration is required, and is limited to 10 spaces. This free program is open to students ages 10-14, and participants must bring their own device. Stop by the children's room to register!