Because of the flooding, the library is closed until further notice.
The Southbury Public Library Youth Services
department is pleased to announce events for August 2024 for children and teens. We are offering a variety of programs this month. 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:
Tiny Food Explorers (Ages 2-5) – Thursday, August 1, 11am-12pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Tiny Food Explorers for some fun with food! Come and explore new flavors and textures while playing games all about food and MyPlate! You’ll make a hands-on healthy snack that even the pickiest of eaters will enjoy.
Food Explorers: Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits (Ages 6-12) – Thursday, August 1, 1-2pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Food Explorers for a deliciously sweet hour of baking! You’ll be making Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits and creating 4 different layers from scratch! From the homemade cake, to the jam, sliced strawberries and whipped cream, you’ll be making it all. Recipe is nut free but will contain dairy, eggs and gluten. Ingredient substitutions are not available.
Family Giant Games Night (All Ages) – Thursday, August 1, 8, 15, 6-7:30pm, Youth Services Department, No Registration Required. Join us for an evening of Giant Games! Families, drop in between 6 and 7:30pm to enjoy a variety of traditional, larger-than-life, board games. This event is perfect for families or a group of friends; if a team is not made of middle schoolers and above, an adult must be present. No registration required.
Make or Take Craft (All Ages) – Monday, August 5, 12, 19, 26, While Supplies Last, Second Floor. Stop by the Youth Services department on Mondays this month to make a thematic craft. Make it here or bring it home. Crayons and glue available in the library.
Drop-In Storytime (All Ages) – Monday, August 5, 12, 19, 26, 10-10:30am and 11-11:30am, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Join Jen for stories, rhymes, and a small craft.
Calligraphy Camp (Grades 4-6) – Monday-Friday, August 5-9, 11am-12pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Teniola Arole, a rising junior, for a 5-day calligraphy camp! Participants will learn calligraphy on the following schedule: Day One: Strokes; Day Two: Lowercase Letters; Day Three: Uppercase Letters; Day Four: Words; Day Five: Small Project.
Recycled Bicycles (Grades 1-5) – Monday, August 5, 3:30-4:30pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Katie to read "Chirri & Chirra" by Kaya Doi and create bicycles using recycled materials.
“Counting Birds” and “Bird Builds a Nest” Storytime and Activities with Audubon Center (Ages 7-10) – Tuesday, August 6, 1-2pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join the Bent of the River Audubon Center for a special storytime featuring the books "Counting Birds" by Heidi Stemple and "Bird Builds a Nest" by Martin Jenkins. After listening to the stories, participants are invited to complete a bird-identification checklist and create their own bird nest using various materials.
Tunes & Tales (Recommended for Ages 5 & Under) – Thursday, August 8, 15, 22, 29, 10:30-11am and 11:15-11:45am, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Join Jen for a morning filled with music and stories! Children will sing, dance, and experiment with simple musical instruments.
ARTuesday (All Ages) – Tuesday, August 13, 5-6pm, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Stop by for a playful, messy, and expressive art experience where there is no right or wrong. Come play and experiment with a variety of art mediums and themes. Smocks recommended.
Sensory-Friendly Storytime (Ages 3-6) – Wednesday, August 14, 10:30-11am, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Katie for a special sensory-friendly storytime! All children ages 3-6 are welcome to this program, which is structured with sensory accommodations. Siblings are welcome to attend.
LEGO Club (Ages 5-10) – Thursday, August 15, 3-4pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Michelle 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.
Storytime at the Farmers’ Market (All Ages) – Thursday, August 15, 3:30-4:30pm, 501 Main Street South, No Registration Required. Stop by the Southbury Farmers' Market and enjoy stories with the librarians from the Southbury Public Library!
Last Day of Summer Reading (All Ages) – Friday, August 16. All paper raffle tickets due by 5:00pm. All virtual raffle tickets due by 11:59pm. Make sure to get in your last Summer Reading entries before our raffle drawings close! See our website for details at southburylibrary.org/summer-reading.
Southbury Firehouse Pop-up Family Storytime with Region 15 (All Ages) – Friday, August 16, 10-10:30am, 461 Main Street South, No Registration Required. Join Miss Jen and our amazing school librarians from Region 15 for a summer pop-up storytime for the whole family! This event is outside, so please come prepared with blankets, chairs, and anything else you need to be comfortable outside. Please park in the back lot at the fire station.
Board Games Afternoon (Ages 7 - 12) – Tuesday, August 20, 2:30-3:30pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Let's have fun, make new friends, and play some games! We will have a variety of board and card games to enjoy here at the library. Come as a group to play, or attend alone and join others in some friendly competition.
Teen Programs:
The Junior Friends (Grades 6-12) – Thursday, August 1, 6-7:30pm, Lower Level (Basement), Registration Required. Earn service hours while supporting the Friends! We’ll be working with the Friends on projects relating to their Lobby Sale and Annual Book Sale. The Junior Friends meet every first Thursday. Come just this once, or join us every month!
Pizza from Scratch (Grades 6-12) – Monday, August 5, 1-3pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Everything you ever wanted to know about making pizza from dough to sauce to toppings in two hours! You will learn how to make all the components, bake your pie to perfection, and then enjoy your delicious pizza! This program will contain wheat/gluten and dairy.
Pom-Pom Critters (Grades 6-12) – Tuesday, August 6, 6-7pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us to make some pom-pom animals out of yarn, a fork, and more! We’ll have options to make a mouse, frog, and a pig.
Star Wars Crafts (Grades 6-12) – Monday, August 12, 2-3pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us for an assortment of crafts that come from a galaxy far, far away. We'll have perler bead patterns, lightsaber earrings, and more!
Chocolate Olympics (Grades 6-12) – Thursday, August 15, 4-5pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space Limited. Competition can be sweet! Join us to compete in a variety of chocolate based tasks, including a donut hole relay, oreo stacking challenge, and blind chocolate taste test. Please note: chocolate, nuts, dairy, and gluten will be present.
Last Day of Summer Reading (All Ages) – Friday, August 16. All paper raffle tickets due by 5:00pm. All virtual raffle tickets due by 11:59pm. Make sure to get in your last Summer Reading entries before our raffle drawings close! See our website for details at southburylibrary.org/summer-reading.
Surviving Middle School Panel (Grades 6-8) – Tuesday, August 20, 6-7pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space Limited. What is it like to survive Middle School? Find out from people who have actually lived it! Our teen panel will talk about their own experiences, and then answer your questions. Hear stories, get tips, and gain confidence before entering middle school.
Reading Programs for Children & Teens:
Summer Reading Program: Read, Renew, Repeat (PreK to Grade 12 & Class of 2024 Graduates) – June 8-August 16, In Person and Online. Log your reading time to enter win different raffle prizes, join us for fun events, and more! You can keep track of your time read on a paper log, or online at southburylibrary.beanstack.com.
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!).
Who Was? Reading Challenge – Ongoing, Upstairs Children’s Department. How many Who Was?, Where Was?, or What Was? books can you read? Get a checklist from our Children’s Department and keep track. Read 10 books and get your choice of special bookmark. You can repeat this challenge again if you read another 10. All Ages, Best for Elementary School. No Registration Required.
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/