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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
Reading Dog to visit Sat., Feb. 13 and 27 Children who would like to have fun while practicing reading skills are invited to read to a trained, certified therapy dog named Shanti. Reading sessions take place on selected Saturday afternoons and last 15 minutes. They are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Shanti’s owner and trainer Wendy Rote, a long-term substitute school teacher, is present during the sessions. This month, Shanti will visit the library on Feb. 13 and Feb. 27. To sign up, call 922-4773 or visit the library at 45 Ball Park Road in Laurelton. 'Slippers & Stories' evening children's program Thurs., Feb. 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A “Slippers & Stories” program for preschool and early elementary school age children will be presented on Thurs., Feb. 25, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and slippers to listen to fun bedtime stories and eat a bedtime snack. Parents are invited to participate. Please sign up so that enough snacks will be available. After School Craft Programs Mondays at 4 p.m. Free activities for children in kindergarten through fifth grade will be presented during an after-school craft program on Mondays at 4 p.m. excluding holidays through May 17. The programs last about an hour. Please register to attend so that enough materials will be available. Preschool Story Times Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Weekly educational story times for children from birth to age five along with parents or caregivers will be presented on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. through May 18. The 45-minute programs will include stories read out loud, songs, music, and a craft to take home. Please register to attend so that enough seating can be arranged. Celebrate Dr. Seuss on March 4 Thurs., March 4, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A special “Slippers & Stories” program for preschool and early elementary school age children will be presented on Thurs., March 4, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The focus will be on favorite children's author and illustrator Dr. Seuss. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and slippers to listen to Dr. Seuss bedtime stories and eat a bedtime snack. Parents are invited to participate. Please sign up so that enough snacks will be available. Bees & Beekeeping Mon., March 22, at 6:30 p.m. Jim Boob, a beekeeper and Hartley Township resident, will present a free public program about bees and beekeeping at 6:30 p.m. on Mon., March 22, at the West End Library. Jim will have beekeeping materials on hand, including a hive, and will answer questions. Please register to attend the program by calling 922-4773 or by visiting the library at 45 Ball Park Road. 'Slippers & Stories' evening children's program Thurs., April 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. A “Slippers & Stories” program for preschool and early elementary school age children will be presented on Thurs., April 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Children are invited to wear their pajamas and slippers to listen to fun bedtime stories and eat a bedtime snack. Parents are invited to participate. Please sign up so that enough snacks will be available. Passage to America: The Immigrant Experience Thurs., April 22, at 6:30 p.m. Members of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble will present “Passage to America: The Immigrant Experience,” a public program at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., April 22, at the West End Library in Laurelton. The free 60-minute event is BTE’s 32nd annual “Theatre in the Classroom” production. BTE performers will bring real stories of immigrants to life in a story-theatre style using imaginative props, costumes, music, and audience participation. Why do people decide to come to the United States? How do they feel when they get here? After the performance, the actors will involve audience members in a lively discussion about these questions and more. For more information, call 922-4773 or visit
the library at 45 Ball Park Road. The event is funded by a grant for the
West End Library from the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts/Mid-State
Resource Conservation and Development Council re-grant program.
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