The Southbury Public Library Youth Services department is pleased to announce its event list for May for children and teens. All programs are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. For more information and to register online please visit our website: www.southburylibrary.org/events.
Children’s Programs:
Take or Make Craft (All Ages) – Saturday, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Youth Services Department, While Supplies Last. Stop by the Youth Services Department on Saturdays this month to make a thematic paper craft. Make it here or bring it home. Crayons and glue available in the library. Appropriate for all ages. Young children may need assistance.
Drop-In Storytime (All Ages) – Monday, May 4, 11, 18, 10:30-11am, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Join Jen for an all-ages storytime! We'll share books, rhymes, and songs, and a small craft will be available to make with us or take home.
Tunes & Tales (Recommended for Ages 5 & Under) – Thursday, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 10:30-11am, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Join Jen for a morning filled with music and stories! Children will sing, dance, and explore musical instruments.
Mother’s Day Flower Arranging with the Southbury Garden Club (Ages 7-11) – Saturday, May 9, 11:30am-1pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join the Southbury Garden Club to create Mother's Day flower arrangements!
Tiger Watercolor Art with Miss Laleh (Ages 7-11) – Tuesday, May 12, 4:30-5:30pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join talented art teacher Miss Laleh for a fun afternoon learning to create a watercolor and tissue paper tiger! Laleh Golafshani is a local artist, illustrator, and art teacher.
Yoga for Kids (Ages 2-5) – Friday, May 15, 10:30-11:15am, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. CT Yoga instructor Nick Switz, certified with five years of experience and training from Radiant Child Yoga, guides children through a playful class. The class is guided throughout with yoga-based games and captivating stories, fostering creativity, cooperation, and body awareness. The class ends with a calming guided story, offering a moment of reflection.
Yoga for Kids (Ages 6-10) – Saturday, May 16, 10:30am-11:30am, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. CT Yoga instructor Nick Switz, certified with five years of experience and training from Radiant Child Yoga, guides children through a playful class. The class is guided throughout with yoga-based games and captivating stories, fostering creativity, cooperation, and body awareness. The class ends with a calming guided story, offering a moment of reflection.
LEGO Club (Grades K-5) – Tuesday, May 26, 4:30-5:30pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us for an afternoon of LEGO fun! We’ll provide the LEGO bricks, and you bring the creativity! You can free build, or work off of instructions.
Read with SPG: We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Ages 1-5) – Wednesday, May 27, 10:30-11:30am, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Enjoy an interactive read-along led by a Speech Language Pathologist! Using this fun thematic book, the SLP will demonstrate how shared reading builds vocabulary, expands language, and encourages participation - all while having fun!
Southbury Library Birthday Party (All Ages) – Saturday, May 30, All Day, No Registration Required. Our building at 100 Poverty Road is turning 20! Celebrate with us at our Spring Open House 20th Birthday Celebration! We’ll have a storytime at 10:30am, a puzzle contest, totebags, food trucks, and more throughout the day!
Teen Programs:
Teen Crochet Club (Grades 6-12) – Tuesday, May 5, 19, 6:30-7:30pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us for our crochet (and knitting) club, open to both new and experienced crafters alike. If you’re already working on a project, bring it with you. If you’re new to knitting and crocheting, get started with us! We will have basic knitting and crocheting supplies available. Attend one or both meetings.
Photo Editing 101 (Grades 6-12) – Sunday, May 17, 1-1:45pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Learn about the basic elements of photo editing in this hands-on workshop! We'll discuss things like exposure, contrast, and saturation in this beginner level class. To participate, you will need either a smartphone with photos you would like to edit on it, or a digital camera, DSLR, or flash drive with the appropriate cords. Because the elements we'll be working on are the basis of all photo editing, any photo editing software (including your phone's built-in photos app) will work.
Reading Programs for Children & Teens:
MayMonthly Mini Reading Challenge (Grades K-12) – May 1-31, In Person and Online at southburylibrary.beanstack.com. Join us on Beanstack for our next Mini Monthly Reading Challenge, themed Fall into Reading! Read for five hours (about 1-3 books for elementary, middle, and high school readers) and get a SurPRIZE. Continuing this month: you can track your reading on a paper bookmark instead of on Beanstack and adults can join in, too!
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Birth to Entering Kindergarten) – Ongoing, On Paper and Online on Beanstack. Read a book (any book!) to your newborn, infant, or toddler and keep track with a paper log or on Beanstack. Repeats count! 1000 books may seem like a lot, but if you read 1 book a day for 3 years, that’s 1095 books! 10 books a week for 2 years is 1040 books, and 3 books a day in one year is 1095 books. Every book you read you get one sticker, and if you finish you can get a certificate, small prize, and your picture on our wall of fame if you’d like! Pick up a paper log from the children’s department or visit southburylibrary.beanstack.com to get started online. For 0 to Entering Kindergarten.
100 Books Before Graduation (Grades 9-12) – Ongoing, Online at Beanstack. Read 100 books before High School Graduation! 100 books may seem like a lot (and it is), but it works out to about 1 book every 2 weeks. When you sign up, get a special tracking bookmark to fill out as you read. Make it to half way and get a $5 Gift Card to Dunkin' or The Bakery. Read 100 books and get a special throw blanket! Every 10 books you read, pick out something from the prize box (pins, pens, animal sticky notes, and more!).
Please visit the Southbury Public Library website at www.southburylibrary.org/events for program details and registration information. Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SouthburyLibraryYouthServices/