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Saturday, June 29, 2013

JULY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS @ WEST ORANGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

WOPL LogoWest Orange Public Library                  
46 Mt. Pleasant Ave.                                        West Orange                      
973.736.0198                                                  
www.wopl.org

Hours: M, W, Th 10-9; Tu, Fri 10-5:30; Sat 9-5; Sun 1-5*

*Closed Sundays from the last Sunday in May through the Sunday after Labor Day.

 

Children's Programs
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Sign up for summer reading. Read just four hours a week and you'll get a sticker and a prize!

Earthly Delights
WHEN: Monday, July 8 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-11
Learn about gardening and recycling. Each child will take home a seedling. Advance registration is required. Sign up here.

Dinosaur Dig
WHEN: Monday, July 15 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-11
Meet a 15-foot tall T-Rex when Field Station Dinosaur visits! Advance registration is required. Sign up here.

Ground Breakers
WHEN: Monday, July 17 at 2 PM (Rain date: Wednesday, July 24 at 2 PM)
WHO:
All ages.
Climb aboard and explore DPW's work trucks!
Advance registration is required. Sign up here.

Magical Muddling with Backyard Friends
WHEN: Monday, July 22 at 4:30 PM

WHO: All ages.
Free magic show featuring Chestnut the silly squirrel and his friends.
Advance registration is required. Sign up here.

Underground Adventures of Rudy Root, Jr. 
WHEN: Wednesday, July 31 at 4:30 PM
Rudy the puppet and his animal friends discover underground treasures.
Advance registration is required. Sign up here


Coming next month...

Who Lives in that Hole?
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7 at 4:30 PM
WHO: Ages 3-8
Learn about burrowing animals with a naturalist from the Essex County Environmental Center.  Advance registration is required.
Sign up here.

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Summer Storytimes

Book Buds
WHEN: Mondays at 3 PM

Teen mentors read with children.    

Night Crawlers Storytime
WHEN: Mondays at 7 PM
Drop-in storytime for infants up to age 3½.

Little Sprouts Storytime
WHEN: Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
For ages 2 - 3½.

Blooming Bookworms Storytime 
WHEN: Tuesdays at 11:30 AM
For ages 3 ½ - 5. 

Rooted Readers Storytime
WHEN: Tuesdays at 4 PM
For grades K-3

Seedling Storytime
WHEN:
Fridays at 10:30 AM
For infants up to 24 months  

possum reading

Offshoots: Storytime at the Ginny Dunkel Pool 
WHEN: Thursdays at 2:30 PM
Pool membership required. 

Green Thumb Crafters
Stories and crafts at the WO Farmer's Market 
WHEN: Fridays at 3 PM
(Funding for craft supplies provided by WO Downtown Alliance.)