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Family Gallery Tours, Sunday, 11AM – 12PM: Want to explore the museum with your entire family? Then our Family Gallery Tour is for you! This tour takes children 5 and up, and their caregivers, through the museum’s exhibitions. Families will be able to engage in conversations about the arts, sciences, and do hands-on activities. Tour […]
Saturday and Sunday, April 13, and April 14, 2024, 1-3:00 PM --Updated from April 20, 21 Celebrate Earth Day this weekend by creating recycled materials. Kids and their caretakers will create a recycled newspaper garland to use to decorate their space and celebrate the Earth. Art Adventures is a drop-in program designed for children aged […]
Please check in at the Black Box Theater on the lower level for your storytime ticket. Tickets will be given out starting at 9:30am. The Black Box Theater will open at 9:55 am. Space is limited in order to present an early literacy event that is particapatory and interactive for caregiver and child. Please arrive on time at the start […]
With our Cartoonist-in-Residence, learn how to draw Super Heroes This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library. Date: Monday, April 15, 2024 Time: 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location: Byram Shubert Library Community Room Audience: Children Categories: Art Crafts
4/16: Earth Friends - In April we celebrate Earth Day. In this Bruce Beginning we will learn about ways we help our earth and our friends on earth. Kids will make a recycled materials turtle to take home. Bruce Beginnings, Tuesdays, 10AM – 10:45AM and 11AM – 11:45AM: Children, ages 2.5-5, and their caregivers are encouraged […]
Join us for Spanish Storytime with Miss Patricia at the Cos Cob Library! Little ones are welcome to drop in for a weekly half-hour of music and songs, stories, and movement. It's time to learn some Spanish and have some fun! This program will be held at both 10am and 10:30am. Please only attend one session in […]
Join us for Spanish Storytime with Miss Patricia at the Cos Cob Library! Little ones are welcome to drop in for a weekly half-hour of music and songs, stories, and movement. It's time to learn some Spanish and have some fun! This program will be held at both 10am and 10:30am. This session of Spanish Storytime is […]
4/16: Earth Friends - In April we celebrate Earth Day. In this Bruce Beginning we will learn about ways we help our earth and our friends on earth. Kids will make a recycled materials turtle to take home. Bruce Beginnings, Tuesdays, 10AM – 10:45AM and 11AM – 11:45AM: Children, ages 2.5-5, and their caregivers are encouraged […]
Patty, an experienced teacher, will present age-appropriate and season-appropriate stories and songs to encourage a love of books and reading in young children ages birth through 5 years. Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 to May 28, 2024 Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Location: Byram Shubert Library Community Room Audience: Baby Preschool Toddler Categories: Storytime
This program is limited to Greenwich Library and Perrot Library cardholders. Sorry, there is no waitlist - we will not be able to accommodate drop-in attendees. Register individually for each weekly session. Caregivers are encouraged to bring their own blankets, pillows, or playmats. Join us weekly for a special storytime just for pre-walking infants up to 12 months! Babies enjoy […]
This program is limited to Greenwich Library and Perrot Library cardholders. Sorry, there is no waitlist - we will not be able to accommodate drop-in attendees. Register individually for each weekly session. Caregivers are encouraged to bring their own blankets, pillows, or playmats. Join us weekly for a special storytime just for pre-walking infants up to […]
Join Angelina Bajra from Locust Performing Arts Center for a 4-week hip-hop dance class for beginners! Wear comfortable clothing and sneakers. Please make sure you can attend all four classes. For ages 8 to 14. BY REGISTRATION ONLY. Stop by the Youth Services Desk to sign up your child, or call us at 203-637-8802. Limited to 15 participants. Angelina […]
Join us for Mandarin Storytime with Yan Shi from the Chinese Language School of Connecticut at the Cos Cob Library! Little ones are welcome to drop in for a weekly half-hour of stories and activities. It's time to learn some Mandarin and have some fun! Date: Tuesdays, March 5, 19, 2024 and April 2,16, 2024 Time: […]
Celebrate the Earth and Sun, and build a laser cut solar house! Each participant will learn about laser cutting and circuitry, and they will be able to take their completed solar house home for further exploration! This special program is appropriate for children ages 10-12, and is for Greenwich Library cardholders only. Seating is limited to 14. To […]
Please check in at the Black Box Theater on the lower level for your storytime ticket. Tickets will be given out starting at 9:30am. The Program Room will open at 9:55 am. Space is limited in order to present an early literacy event that is particapatory and interactive for caregiver and child. This program is designed for children 2-3 years […]
Welcome to Baby Lapsit! Enjoy songs, fingerplays, movement, and simple stories with your young one and introduce them to the wonderful world of the library! Our Baby Lapsit program is intended for infants up to 12 months (no walkers), with a parent or other caregiver. Please bring your own blanket or cushion because we will sit […]
Welcome to Early Walkers! Enjoy songs, fingerplays, movement, and simple stories with your young one and introduce them to the wonderful world of the library! Our Early Walkers program is intended for infants 9 months to 18 months, that are starting to crawl and walk, with a parent or other caregiver. Please bring your own blanket […]
Kids can join us and have the opportunity to share a book with a trained therapy dog to help improve their reading skills. Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024 and April 17, 2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Byram Shubert Library Community Room Audience: Children Categories: Book Discussion
Join us for a story & craft program for children ages 3 and up. Enjoy some fun stories, songs, movement, and a craft as we explore a different theme each session. This program is first come first served. To get early access to all the Library's Children's programs and events, sign up here for Children's email newsletters. Date: Wednesdays, April […]
Little ones are welcome to join us for a fun and exciting weekly half-hour of stories, games, and music all in Japanese. To get early access to all the Library's Children's programs and events, sign up here for Children's email newsletters. Date: Thursdays, April 11, 2024 to May 30, 2024 Time: 10:00am - 10:30am Location: Cos […]
Join us for a live Spanish and English storytime! Toddlers and preschoolers sing songs, listen to stories, and enjoy this bilingual program. Space is limited. Check in at the Children's Desk on the 3rd floor of Greenwich Library starting at 10:30 for your Storytime ticket. Please arrive on time at the start of the program. In order […]
Tai Chi for kids requires good balance and coordination, the ability to relax, focus and concentrate, and is done both as solo and group exercise. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library. Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Time: 3:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Byram Shubert Library Community Room Audience: Children Categories: […]
Thursdays in April from 3:00 – 4:00 PM Tuesday Story Times, Animal Interactions, and Scavenger Hunts at the Greenwich Audubon Center This program has a limited capacity of 12 children and takes place both indoors and outdoors. Tickets MUST be purchased in advance through this online ticket sales page. Program Fee: $30 per child, adults attend […]
Build your confidence by reading out loud to a friendly dog. All dogs are trained therapy dogs and great listeners! Participants may pick whatever they would like to read for the program, although library staff are always available for suggestions. No pre-registration required, but you may need to wait your turn until a dog is […]
From apron strings to kitchen sinks. Get down with the knitty-gritty! Get your makers performance above sew-sew and learn some radical home economics that'll be beyond measure! Children in 3rd grade and up may join us in a limited time 6 session cross stitch series. Due to limited space and the nature of the program only children Grades […]
The Ashforth Children’s Concert Series brings renowned performers in live concerts for the youngest of listeners with Darwin Shen & Friends. The Ashforth Concert Series is designed to introduce children to classical music performances. The concert is open to the public at no charge through the support of Georgie and Henry A. Ashforth. Date: Thursday, […]
Registration is limited to one session per day. Play has been called “the work of children” and for good reason! It is through play that children learn to interact in their environment, discover their interests, and acquire speech, language, new vocabulary, and cognitive, motor, and social-emotional skills (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007) – so we can […]
Join us for stories, songs, movement, fingerplays, and puppets, and have lots of fun! Depening on the weather the Storytime might be held outside on our front lawn so please come prepared (sunscreen, hats and blankets to sit on). The class will start at 10:00 am or as soon as the class is full. To get early access […]
Registration is limited to one session per day. Play has been called “the work of children” and for good reason! It is through play that children learn to interact in their environment, discover their interests, and acquire speech, language, new vocabulary, and cognitive, motor, and social-emotional skills (American Academy of Pediatrics, 2007) – so we can […]
We are delighted to welcome you to our children's concert with local resident and talented singer, Anitra Brooks. Anitra sings in 5 different languages and teaches the audience the refrains so they can sing parts of the songs along with her. This concert is geared toward preschoolers and early elementary school students but older children […]
SATURDAYS APRIL 6-13-20-27, MAY 4-11-18 2024. 7 AM - 8:30 AM Join Bird Education Specialist Ryan MacLean for a morning bird tour at the Greenwich Audubon Center! The center's open fields, apple orchard, wetlands, and woodlands provide great habitat for migrating birds such as warblers, vireos, tanagers, thrushes, orioles, and others. Binoculars will be available […]
Baltimore Oriole. Photo: Richard Rigterink / Audubon Photography Awards SATURDAY, APRIL 20 2024. 10 AM - 12 PM Birds have an unbelievable variety of sounds which they use throughout their lives. Join naturalist Ryan MacLean for a special workshop to learn about helpful techniques used for identifying birds by their beautiful songs as well […]
Join us at Greenwich Library for music time with performer Tom Weber. The program will be held in Marx Family Black Box Theater on the lower level. Tom's performances are filled with interactive movement, props, singing, dancing, and lots of energetic fun! His repertoire includes original songs as well as traditional favorites. Tom’s music is intended to get […]
Join us each month for craft programs. This month we'll work on a SPRING craft to take home! This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Byram Shubert Library Date: Saturday, April 20, 2024 Time: 10:30am - 11:30am Location: Byram Shubert Library Community Room Audience: Children Categories: Crafts
Saturday and Sunday, April 20, and April 21, 2024, 1-3:00 PM --Updated from April 13, 14 In this Science Solvers kids and their caretakers will learn about the anatomy of plants by making their own seed balls they can take home and grow. A drop-in program designed for children aged 4 and up and […]