For 2-5 year olds with an adult caregiver
Mondays, March 1, 8, 15, & 22, at 10:30 a.m. on ZOOM
Join us as we take storytime online! Featuring stories, rhymes, music, and more, storytime teaches social skills, listening comprehension, letter and number recognition, and vocabulary. Join us on ZOOM for a live 20-25 minute storytime experience.

We’ll have fun while building a foundation for reading success. Registration is required and limited. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions before the first session.

Week of April 12
For Ages 8-12 (registration required)
Balloons!
Experiment with balloons with this Grab & Go STEAM kit! This kit will include the materials and instructions to carry out simple experiments using ordinary balloons and other everyday materials, like straws and string.

Please note that latex balloons will be used: children with a latex allergy should not take part in this month’s activity. Registration is required and limited. 

Wind Lift!
For Ages 8-12 (registration required)
Week of March 22
Design and build a wind lift to capture and experience the power of the wind! Wind lifts make learning about wind power, energy, mechanical advantage, torque, work, and other scientific concepts fun and understandable.

Participants will receive all the materials in this 4-H kit to engineer a wind turbine to lift a heavy load or raise a bucket with speed. With extra parts to try different designs, you can investigate how the shape, number and angle of turbine blades affects the output of the wind lift. Registration is required and limited.

Week of April 5
For ages 3-6
While supplies last, no registration necessary

Stop in the children’s room and pick up a kit with crafts and activities all about backyard birds! This activity kit is inspired by Ruby’s Birds, this year’s Longwood Garden Community Read Title.

Like Ruby, we’ll discover the birds in our own neighborhoods that enliven our world and get excited about nature! Each kit will include the materials and instructions you need for several crafts and activities related to the theme, as well as items chosen specifically to help children develop age appropriate literacy skills such as letter sounds, number recognition, fine motor skills, and more. While supplies last; no registration necessary.

Week of March 15
For ages 3-6
While supplies last, no registration necessary

Stop in the children’s room and pick up a kit with crafts and activities all about spring just in time for the Spring Equinox! 

Each kit will include the materials and instructions you need for several crafts and activities related to the theme, as well as items chosen specifically to help children develop age appropriate literacy skills such as letter sounds, number recognition, fine motor skills, and more.

Snow! Take-and-Make Activity Kit
For ages 3-6
Week of February 15
While supplies last, no registration necessary

Stop in the children’s room and pick up a kit with crafts and activities all about snow! READ MORE...

Each kit will include the materials and instructions you need for several crafts and activities related to the theme, as well as items chosen specifically to help children develop age appropriate literacy skills such as letter sounds, number recognition, fine motor skills, and more.

For ages 3-7
Week of February 8
While supplies last, no registration necessary

Stop in the children’s room and pick up a fun Valentine’s Day craft to complete at home!

Mondays, February 1, 8, & 15 on ZOOM
For ages 2-5 with an adult caregiver
Join us as we take storytime online! Featuring stories, rhymes, music, and more, storytime teaches social skills, listening comprehension, letter and number recognition, and vocabulary. READ MORE...

Join us on ZOOM for a live 20-25 minute storytime experience. We’ll have fun while building a foundation for reading success. Registration is required and limited. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions before the first session.

The Great Backyard Bird Count
For Ages 7-12
Monday, February 8, 4:00-4:30 p.m. on ZOOM
Become a Citizen Scientist with the Great Backyard Bird Count!
Register to join us on ZOOM for a guided walk through of how to participate in the count and an overview of common backyard birds you may see. Then stop in the Library to pick up your Grab & Go STEAM kit with supplies to make a simple birdseed feeder to use during the Count.

During the Great Backyard Bird Count (February 12 to 15), everyone is invited to spend time in their favorite places watching and counting as many birds as they can find and reporting them. Sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, these recorded observations help scientists better understand global bird populations before one of their annual migrations. This event is part of the 2021 Longwood Gardens Community Reads program, celebrating backyard birds through the titles Ruby's Birds and The Home Place. Like Ruby, we’ll discover the birds in our own neighborhoods that enliven our world and get excited about nature! Please register to receive a ZOOM link and reserve a kit. Space is limited.