Take Your Child to the Library Day - February 2

Celebrate National Take Your Child to the Library Day with us! We will have a special Groundhog Day story time & craft @ 11, a Chinese New Year scavenger hunt, as well as a great gift basket to raffle off. 
You can even stay and read with all of our "retired" but still cuddly 
summer mascots until 3 pm and earn more raffle tickets!

Visitors to the children's room can earn a raffle ticket for the prize basket

the following ways:

 ¨ Check out materials (1 ticket per person/family at checkout)

 ¨ Come to Story Time at 11:00 a.m. 

¨ Complete the Scavenger Hunt  (anytime between 11 am and 3 pm)

¨ Apply for a new (first time) library card (anytime from 11 - 3)

¨ Complete a heart on the bulletin board (and tell us; from 11 - 3)
¨ Complete 15 minutes of reading in the library (from 11 to 3; earn one for every 15 minutes you read)

 All ages welcome.

No registration necessary.
Offered to the public at no charge.

Yoga With Meredith

Yoga With Meredith @ the library

Two Fridays: 1/11 & 1/25 @ 10:15 a.m.

Join us for a 45 minute adventure into storytelling and yoga

Designed for ages 3-5 years

**Don't forget to wear comfy movement clothes!

No registration necessary

Offered free of charge by Meredith Edelstein 

Process Art Workshop!

Thursday, January 24th @ 10:30am

Come listen to stories about our faces 

and create a face full of expression to take home!

Ages 3 and up

Registration for Winter Programs begins Jan. 22

Don't miss a minute of 

Hamilton-Wenham Children's Room fun!

Drop by beginning Tuesday, January 22 

to sign up for all types of programs designed for 

children ages birth through grade 6.

For more information, click here!

Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration!

  

Saturday, January 19

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Join us for stories, MLK birthday peace treats, and collage creations that will inspire us to keep love and kindness alive in our daily lives.

This program is designed for ages 2 and up.

No registration necessary.

Offered to the public at no charge.

Farewell Party for Lisa

Fabulous Five Years Farewell!

Monday, January 14

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Join us as we say goodbye to

Ms. Lisa

and say thank you for the wonderful years of

MUSICAL STORY TIME JAM!

We will miss you and wish you great success in the future!

Stay tuned for other Coordinated & Community

Engagement (CFCE) grant offerings:

PROCESS ART on Thursdays

SCIENCE FRIDAYS...can you guess when??

Seasonal Story & Craft

Saturday, January 12

11:00 a.m.

Join us for a snow-themed story time! We'll read a collection of winter stories and create a snow-inspired craft!

Designed for ages 2 and up.

No registration necessary.

Offered to the public at no charge.

Winter Lego Club, Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m.

Join us for Lego Club: 2019! 

Wednesdays at 3 p.m.

Join us TODAY, January 23rd, for this drop-in, 

non-competitive, non-robotic hour of play.

Create a masterpiece, work individually or as a team. No registration necessary. 

This program is designed for children in Kindergarten through Grade 5.

Congratulations Rolo Contest Winners

                                                                       

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Lily, age 5

William, age 5

Evelyn, age 9

WINNERS OF THE

HAMILTON-WENHAM

CHILDREN’S ROOM’S

 December 2018 

ROLOS

 GUESSING CONTEST

THERE WERE 

153

 ROLOS!

Happy New Year!

Thank you for coming out to 

Tinker & Thank You Card Making last week!

Sign-ups for our 

Winter Programs begin 

Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Stay tuned for more info!

Thank You Card Making

 Friday, December 28 & 

Saturday, December 29

from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This season, the Children's Room is making it easier for children to write or make thank you cards for the gifts they have received from friends and family.

Please stop by and use our craft supplies to make a thank you card, or any other type of greeting card you wish to create!

Tinker

Thursday, December 27th

11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Drop-in for a self-directed time of open-ended exploring and creating using the objects and materials of our everyday lives.

No registration necessary.

Not recommended for toddlers due to the presence of small pieces.

Ornament Making

Saturday, December 22

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join us for this hour-long program where we will make beautiful ornament keepsakes.

No registration necessary.

All ages welcome.

Paper Chain Making

PAPER CHAIN MAKING

Pull up a chair and make paper chains for the Children's Room. We are so thankful to our young patrons who started to bedazzle our room with these colorful chains! Come add your flair to our bulletin boards, shelves and the Acord Food Pantry Cart!

*There is still time to donate to our Acord Food Pantry Drive!

Art Adventures

Thank you to all the young artists that have joined us for 

Art Adventures on Tuesday afternoons.

Here are just a few of the masterpieces that were creating during our time together.

Join us for the last Art Adventures of 2018,

 this Tuesday, December 18th!

Allegro Dance Ensemble

A special thank you to the 

Hamilton-Wenham School of Dance's Allegro Ensemble! 

It was a delightful and joyful afternoon as they shared their

"Winter Dances" vignettes on December 8th.

2018 Children's Story Writing Contest Results!

Congratulations to our 2018

 Story Writing Contest Winners!

(follow the links to read the entries)

  

Five to Six Year Olds

1^st Place: The Lizard Reads a Magic Book by Arthur, age 6

2^nd Place: The Wizard and the Three Snakes by Beatrice, age 6

3^rd Place: Pippi Doodle and Her Friend by Violet, age 5

Seven to Eight Year Olds

1^st Place: Archie's Homework by Violet, age 8

2^nd Place: Ava and the Big Day by Eva, age 8

3^rd Place: Eli Finds a Friend by Ellie, age 8

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

Sharknado Crashdown by Henry, age 5

 The Life of a Busy Superhero by Nicole, age 8

The Wizard and the Horn by Matthew, age 8

Kya and Bennie's Titanic Adventure by Samantha, age 8
The Flood by John, age 8

Bella and the Horse Show by Virginia, age 7

Nine to Twelve Year Olds

1^st Place: Isabella-Juliette: My Life as a Carousel Horse by Jenna, age 10

2^nd Place: Bits and Pieces by Lucine, age 10

3^rd Place: Ash and the Spirits by Jane, age 10

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

As I Grew by Lily, age 12

A Home for K&K by Claire, age 10

The Road to Newnutsland by Madelyn, age 10

The Hidden Jungle by Isabelle, age 9

Life on the Farm by Nicole, age 12

Origins of a Previous Witch Hysteria by Elizabeth, age 12

Thank You, Dylan by Anne, age 11

Escape From the Orphanage by Ellia, age 10

Time Flies on Christmas! by Lauren, age 11

The Battle for Carburetor Bay by Joseph, age 9

The Power of the Elements by Yash, age 11

Get Messy! by Gavin, age age 11

Blorf's Quest to Fit In by Gian, age 11

Christmas at Daisy Hill by EJ, age 10

A Christmas Adventure by Brooke, age 11

Many thanks to our esteemed panel of judges:

Sarah Lauderdale, Head of Reference, H-W Library

Patricia Purdy, former Hamilton-Wenham Library Trustee

Rob Pondelli, Assistant Director, H-W Library

Special thanks to The Book Shop of Beverly Farms and 
Friends of Hamilton-Wenham Library for supporting all of our writers' efforts!