Kindermusik® Demonstration!

Monday, April 1 

10:30 a.m.

Join us at the library as Susan Carter-Krugman presents a 

Kindermusik® Village class.

Designed for children birth-18 months.

Alternate care for siblings is encouraged.

Explore music, movement, singing, and

instruments with your children.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Open to the public and offered at no charge.

Ms. Carter-Krugman has been teaching

Kindermusik® classes since 1998. Questions? 

Please contact Ms. Carter-Krugman at smkrugman@gmail.com

Gwendolyn the Pig Author Visit

Join us for a

 reading & dance performance of

Gwendolyn the Graceful Pig.

Saturday, April 6

2:00 pm

 Gwendolyn longs to dance ballet, 

and Omar wants to join the football team. 

There’s just one problem,

they’re both pigs!

But with a little help, 

they make their dreams come true.

 Read by the author, David Ira Rottenberg,

& performed by ballerinas from the 

Hamilton-Wenham School of Dance.

Children are encouraged to dress up in tutus,

leotards, football jerseys or all three.

All ages welcome, no registration required.

Open to the public at no charge.

    

Stay tuned for information about our April Vacation events!

Paws to Read

Paws to Read!

Tuesday, April 2

4:00 pm 

Sign up and read to Tessie the dog! 
Tessie is a certified therapy dog, through Therapy Dog Inc.
Readers who are in Kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to sign up to meet Tessie and read a book to her.

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at the 
children’s desk for more information. 

February Vacation Highlights and New Programs in March

This February vacation we had a lot of visitors to the library. Everyone enjoyed stopping by to try out our Folk and Fairytale Scavenger Hunt. Children found twelve characters hidden throughout the room. Once completed they got a bookmark and a chance to win a bigger prize.

William, age 5 is our winner. Congratulations William!



Thursday of February vacation week marked our big event! Brett Outchcunis of Oochworld presented "Positive Spin" where over 100 people learned to put a positive spin on negative events/feelings. He also taught children his catchphrase, "Ooh yeahh" and yo-yo tricks. We hope to have a video up sometime in the future, but in the meantime check out children practicing his catchphrase.


Just because vacation is over, doesn't mean the fun is. We are happy to announce we've added two new programs to March. This first is an Art Club for children in preschool and above on Fridays at 1pm. More information can be found here. No registration is required.

In addition, Chess for Kids is back. This ever popular program is inviting children in grades 1 - 6 to learn the game, improve their skills and practice. Find all the details here. Registration is required so stop by the children's room to sign up.

New Program! Art Club on Fridays at 1:00 pm

When? Fridays: March 8, 22, 29 & April 5

What Time?  1 - 2 pm

Open to?  Preschoolers and up

Where? Children’s Room,

             Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

No registration needed;

no prior experience necessary!

Drop-in for some art fun!

Each week we will explore a new theme:

March 8th: Collage

March 22nd: Face Painting

March 29th: Zentangle drawing

April 5th: Jackson Pollock art

February Vacation: Oochworld Positive Spin

Oochworld presents

Positive Spin

Thursday, February 21

2:00 pm

Positive Spin will leave everyone feeling empowered. Through personal stories and  music, magic, yo-yos and dance, Brett (aka: Ooch) puts a positive spin on the challenges of growing up!

Come as early as 1:30 pm or stay as late as 3:30 pm for a fun yo-yo craft!

Funded by a generous grant from The First Church of Wenham and by the Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library.

Recommended for children in kindergarten through eighth grade and their families.

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

Check out the Overdrive Advantage children's books on bullying also provided by the generous grant from the The First Church of Wenham. 
Children's Ebooks

Children's Downloadable Audiobooks

Congrats to our Snowball Contest Winners!

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

Emma, 11

And

Evan, 4

WINNERS OF

 THE HAMILTON-WENHAM LIBRARY’S

2013 SNOWBALL GUESSING CONTEST

THERE WERE 

618

 “SNOWBALLS”!!

Up, up and away! Children become superheroes in the Children's Room.

This week marked our first League of Superheroes. 

This program is designed for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade and meets a few Wednesdays at 3 pm. After reading, we made masks and wrist cuffs to become superheroes ourselves. There is still space available if you have a little one interested in joining us for the next two: February 13 and March 6. 

Stop by the Children's Room to sign up.

Children's Room Celebrates Amelia Bedelia's Birthday

This past Saturday we celebrated Amelia Bedelia's birthday in the Children's Room. Children enjoyed hearing stories, pinning the pie on Amelia, and of course some cake! 
 



Be sure to check out the pictures from the Salem News as well. 

Don't miss our exciting February Saturdays. 

Dads and Donuts 

Saturday, February 2 

11:00 am  

Join us for storytime followed by juice, 

donuts and coloring. 

Moms are always invited. 

This month’s theme: Bears

Great for ages 2 and up.

Valentine’s Day  Storytime & Craft 

Saturday, February 9 

11:00 am 

Listen to stories about Valentine’s Day.

Then create a craft to take home. 

Great for ages 2 and up.

Both programs are open to the public and offered at no charge.

Don’t miss our special Time for Teeth storytime,  

Saturday, February 16 at 10:30 am

More information here.

February 7 & March 4 Read to a Dog!

Paws to Read!
Thursday, February 7 

&

Monday, March 4

4:00 pm

Sign up read to Tessie the Dog.

Tessie is a certified therapy dog, through Therapy Dog Inc.

Readers who are in Kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to sign up to meet Tessie and read a book to her.

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at the children's desk for more information.

 James read to Tessie in January and loved it.

Read to a Dog!

Paws to Read!
Thursday, January 17

4:00 pm

Sign up read to Tessie the Dog.

Tessie is a certified therapy dog, through Therapy Dog Inc.

Readers who are in Kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to sign up to meet Tessie and read a book to her.

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at the children's desk for more information. 

Winter Program Schedule Available

The winter schedule for all of our programming including weekly programs, Saturday storytimes and vacation events is now available. You can see the entire schedule here.

Please note that registration is required for all of our weekly programs and does not begin until Wednesday, January 16 at 10:00 am. All registrations must be in person in the children's room. Please check the schedule for any special instructions concerning your program registration. If you have any questions don't hesitate to call, email or stop by.

Story Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of our

Story Writing Contest

1^st - 3^rd Grade:

1^st Place: My Journey to Discover the “Lost City of Atlantis”

by Jack

2^nd Place: The Little Lost Boy by Grace

3^rd Place: Pilgrims in Peril by Elijah

Honorable Mention: Two Innocent Children by Sadie

4^th - 6^th Grade:

1^st Place: Dolphins of Florida by Emma Rose

2^nd Place: Mystical by Kate

3^rd Place: The Hen’s Lament by Davey

Honorable Mentions: (in no particular order)

Take a Hit by Jemma

Beatrice and Olive and the Thanksgiving Dinner by Annabelle

Thanksgiving at the Machado’s House by Maddie

We Love School So Much by Emily

Little Lexi and the Big Snarl by Mackenzie

Click here to read the stories! 

Many thanks to our esteemed panel of judges:

Sarah Lauderdale, Head of Reference, H-W Library

Barbara Lawrence, Ed.D., Local Author

Janet Mackay Smith, Managing Editor, Gatehouse Media New England

Prizes supported by The Bookshop of Beverly Farms

Children's Ebooks

Did you know you can check out ebooks from the library? In order to do so, you search and download via Overdrive Media Console. There are "how to" pages online to walk you through the download process. There are also brochures here at the library to help, or as always, just ask one of us.

As ebooks have grown more popular, the Hamilton-Wenham Library has been purchasing titles just for you to check out. We've recently acquired a few children's titles, and will be adding more. There are a lot more children's ebooks and audiobooks that are available to all members of MVLC including you. Check one out today!

For a list and summary of the children's titles exclusive to Hamilton-Wenham, click here. 

Congrats to our Food Guessing Contest Winners!

Congratulations to

Colby, 5

And

Grant, 10

Winners of our food guessing contest!

There were

118

food items in our grocery cart!

Attention Chess for Kids Members

Sandra is extending Chess for Kids an extra week through December 10th.

Don't miss out on the two last sessions December 3 and December 10 at 3:30 pm.

Dynamite December Drop-Ins

The Children's Room is happy to announce that we will be offering several drop-in story programs throughout the month of December. Music & Movement, Terrific Twos & Threes, and Rhythm & Rhyme will all be offering drop-in classes. For a complete schedule and description of the classes click here.

In addition we have several special events happening in December.

On Saturday, December 1 at 11:00 am is Dads & Donuts. Join us for stories featuring Things That Go, with juice, donuts and coloring to follow.

The following Saturday, December 8 at 11:00 am is our Holiday Storytime & Craft. We'll read stories featuring December Holidays with a festive craft to take home after.

And don't miss our Hanukkah Storytime on Tuesday, December 11 at 4:00 pm. This story is presented by the Lappin Foundation. Registration is appreciated, but not required. To register contact Phyllis Osher at 978-740-4404 or through email at posher@rilcf.org

In addition to these great programs we are also bringing back Lego-Mania. Lego-Mania, open to children in grades 1-5 is a non-competitive, non-robotics Lego Club. Just come and build, work together or alone and build a masterpiece. Lego-Mania will be happening from 3-4 pm on Wednesdays in December.

We are also extremely happy to announce that Ari of our Teen Think Tank is once again hosting a Magic the Gathering Club. This club, held Fridays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm is designed for children in 3rd - 6th grade. Registration is appreciated, but not required.

For a calendar of all of our December Drop-Ins click here.

Read to a Dog!

Paws to Read!

Thursday, December 6

4:00 pm

 Sign up and read to

Tessie the dog!

Tessie is a certified therapy dog,

through Therapy Dog Inc.

Readers who are in Kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to sign up to meet Tessie and read a book to her. 

Pre-registration is required. Sign up at the children’s desk for more information.

Congrats to our Circulation Guessing Contest Winners!

Throughout the month of October, we displayed The Adventures of Tin-Tin, Flight 714 for children to guess how many times it had been check out. 

The answer: 249 times! 

Congratulations to our winners! 

Owen, age 5

Luke, age 9 and Grace, age 10. 

Congrats to the Pumpkin Contest Winners!

Congratulations to the Winners

of our Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Connor, 5 won Best Avenger

Patrick, 1.5 won Most Delicious

Kaitlyn, 7 won Most Patriotic

William, 5 won Best Mutant

Colby, 4 won Most Regal

James, 6 won Most Athletic

Elizabeth, 10 won Most Musical

Briana, 7 won Most Melodic

Vanessa, 9 won Most Global

Aaron, 8 won Craziest Pumpkin

Harry, 4 won Best Wrapped

Jack, 7 won Best Bird

Audrey, 4 won Most Colorful

Eleni, 3 won Most Bedazzled

Sadie, 9 won Most Literary

Ava, 7 won Most Striking

Stephen, 6 won Most Ghoulish

Andrea, 7 won Most Aeronautical

Alex, 10 won Friendliest Plant

Ian, 2 won Best Head Wear

Enoh, 4 won Best Farmer

Gian, 5 won Spookiest