Archive for the Childrens Programs Category

The summer reading program ends on Saturday, August 5th. Be sure to stop in and drop off your raffle tickets for the last drawing of the season! Many thanks to all of our presenters, program participants, and readers for helping us Build a Better World!

Wednesday, July 12th at 11:00am. Kids ages 8 and older are invited to meet local author Connie Bombaci and Judea, her service dog. Learn how Connie helps dalmatians overcome the challenges of being born deaf by teaching them American Sign Language. (24% of all dalmatian pups are […]

Saturday, June 17th, 1:00pm-2:00pm. Join us at the Killingworth Library as we start our garden plantings in egg shells and fruit pods! This workshop will be led by members of the Evergreen Garden Club and Parmelee’s Shared Harvest Garden. Planning, planting, and tending a garden builds responsibility, […]

Saturday, June 17th at 11:00am. Come kick off our summer reading program: Building a Better World, One Concept at a Time. Challenge your creativity with the LEGO Brick Challenge, presented by the Children’s Museum of West Hartford. Build rubber band cars and race them! Open to children […]

Check out the NEW section in the children’s room: Early Nonfiction! These attractively-illustrated titles are perfect for Pre-K through 2nd grade readers, even down to the very youngest. “Sitting and cuddling in someone’s lap is the perfect way to start with nonfiction,” says children’s librarian Gayle Byrne. […]

Thursday, April 13th – Love 2 Sign with Jaye will not be held this week, due to vacation plans. ABC Amigos is still on as planned, from 11:30am-noon. See you then!

Starts Wednesday, March 1st. Registration is required for both ABC Amigos and Love 2 Sign with Jaye. Sign-up may be done by phone or in person, and priority will be given to Killingworth residents. Love 2 Sign: sign language for children ages 6 months to 6 years. […]

Tuesday, February 28th, 6:00pm-7:30pm. Students in 4th and 5th grades are welcome to join us as we munch on Da Vinci pizza and discuss Masterminds by Gordon Korman. Extra copies are available at the circulation desk. Please contact or visit the library to sign up.

Every Thursday morning during the month of February, 10am-10:30am. For children ages 3 and 4, and their caregivers. No registration necessary, just drop in!