Storytimes with Miss Debbie(June 30 – August 14)
- Baby Time: 10–10:20am
- Toddler Time: 10:30–11:00am
- Preschool Time: 11:00–11:30am
At the Main Library, Monday through Wednesday: at the Branch Library on Thursday
Please note: Pajama Storytime will not meet on Tuesday, July 15.
Pajama Time with Miss Debbie
Ages 2 and up
Tuesdays | 6:30–7:00 PM at the Main Library (July 1–August 12)
Join Miss Debbie in the Children's Room of the Main Library for stories, songs, and rhymes. Come in your pajamas and bring your favorite stuffed animal.
Summer Reading Program
Readers of ALL Ages
June 27–August 24
Registration is now open for Summer Reading! Read, earn prizes, play book bingo and other games, enter grand prize raffles, join us for fun programs, and more—all for free through the MPPL! Join us Friday, June 27 at the Main and Branch Libraries for our Summer Reading Kickoff and pick up your kickoff prize bag! Can't make it? Visit either library any time this summer to pick up your kickoff prize!
StoryWalk® Program
All ages
Wednesday, July 2 | 3:30–4:30 PM
Come celebrate the opening of the new StoryWalk® at Nannahagen Park! A StoryWalk® is an outdoor reading experience where pages from a children's book are displayed along a walking path. Join us and find out what the special book is this season! Miss Debbie will read other stories by the same author to get us excited! Then take the StoryWalk® with your family and our activity. Bring a towel, blanket or something to sit on for storytime! The Village Bookstore will sell copies so you can enjoy it at home! Click here to learn more.
MakerCraft
Grades K–2
Thursday, July 3 | 3:30–4:30 PM
Join Daphne for an afternoon of crafting and make a unique self-portrait! Explore your creativity with clay, feathers, buttons, popsicle sticks, glitter, and more! Click here to register
LEGO Free Play
Grades 1–4
Wednesday, July 9 | 3:30–4:45 PM
Let's spend the afternoon building! Create your own LEGO design or try one of our challenges! Click here to register
Poolside Storytime at the Mount Pleasant Pool
Ages 2 and up
Thursdays, July 10, 17, & 24 | 1:00–1:30 PM
Join Miss Debbie for a poolside storytime! Enjoy stories, activities, and get a craft to take home!. Please check the Mount Pleasant Pool rules ahead of time to see entry requirements.
Library Playdate
Ages 1–5
Friday, July 11 | drop-in 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Meet and make friends while enjoying our puppets, blocks and more! Join us in the Children's Room on select Fridays from 11:00am-12:00pm. No registration necessary.
Make your Mark with Storyteller Rachael Harrington
Ages 4–12
Tuesday, July 15 | 6:30 PM–7:30 PM
Create a colorful splash this summer as storyteller Rachael Harrington performs vibrant, interactive folk tales all about how art transforms lives and makes our world a better place. Kids ages 4-12 and their caregivers are invited to participate in the stories through call-and-response, rhythm and musical elements, and draw-along activities that empower them to become the illustrators of the stories they hear. Click here to register
Poolside Storytime at the Pleasantville Pool
Ages 2 and up
Thursdays, July 16, 23, & 30 | 2:00–2:30 PM
Join Miss Debbie for a poolside storytime! Enjoy stories, activities, and get a craft to take home!. Please check the Pleasantville Pool rules ahead of time to see entry requirements.
Colors in Nature with Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Ages 3–10
Wednesday, July 16 | 3:30 PM–4:30 PM
From camouflage to warning colors, animals use their patterns and hues to help them survive. Meet some live animals that use colors in different ways, test yourself with some great animal camouflage, and discover the science of color in nature! Click here to register
Library Playdate
Ages 1–5
Friday, July 18 | drop-in 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Meet and make friends while enjoying our puppets, blocks and more! Join us in the Children's Room on select Fridays from 11:00am-12:00pm. No registration necessary.
Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color!
Grades K–5
Monday, July 21 | 3:30 PM–4:15 PM
Join Science Heroes on our mission to turn science into an adventure! Through hands-on experiments and fun, interactive stories, we get kids excited about the science that’s all around us as we celebrate the scientists who color our world with art! Click here to register
Tween & Teen Introduction to Babysitting Course
Ages 10–15
Thursday, July 24 | 3:30 PM–6:30 PM
In this Introduction to Babysitting Course, participants will learn interviewing tips, communication skills, ages and stages of young babies and toddlers, safety and first aid tips, and feeding and caring for children, including diaper changing. A simple test will be administered at the completion of the course and certificates of completion will be distributed. Click here to register
Library Playdate
Ages 1–5
Friday, July 25 | drop-in 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Meet and make friends while enjoying our puppets, blocks and more! Join us in the Children's Room on select Fridays from 11:00am-12:00pm. No registration necessary.
Summer Reading Celebration
All Ages
Saturday, July 26 | drop-in 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Join us in the Community Room at the Main Library for some crafts, food, a photo booth, and a rainbow obstacle course! Stop by between 10:30am–12:00pm and let's Color Our World! No registration necessary.
Lightning Bug STEM
Grades K–1
Monday, July 28 | 3:30–4:30 PM
Do you know why lightning bugs glow? Join us and explore what these insects can do through glow-in-the-dark STEM activities! Click here to register