Franklin Public Library

Programming at a Glance

Tales for Twos (TT)—10:15 AM

Preschool Pretend & Play (PP)—11:15 AM

Rhyming to Read (RR)—10:15 AM

Music & Motion (MM)—10:15 AM

Waddlers & Walkers (WW)—10:15 AM (ages 0-12 months)

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Special Events—See our website or look inside for details

Sensory Playtime (SP)—10:30 AM

Winter/Spring 2016 Programs

Birth through 5th grade

Planting the seeds of early literacy, one story at a time...

Franklin Public Library

Youth Services

Hours Monday-Thursday 10-8:30pm

Friday 10-6pm Saturday 10-5pm

Sunday 1-4pm

Contact Information Youth Reference Librarians

Sarah Bublitz Briony Zlomke Beckstrom

Franklin.Children@mcfls.org 414-425-8214

Library Information Franklin Public Library

9151 W. Loomis Rd. Franklin, WI 53132

414-425-8214 FAX: 414-425-9498

www.franklinpubliclibrary.org

Closings Dec. 24-25: Christmas

Dec. 31-Jan. 1: New Year’s Mar. 27: Easter

May 30: Memorial Day

Library Information

Get Connected...

www.franklinpubliclibrary.org

www.facebook.com/fplchildrensdept

Children’s programs at FPL are supported in part by the

Friends of the Franklin Public Library.

Special Programming

Family Movies Bring blankets and pillows and relax while

watching movies! Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Friday, January 22 ~ 2pm Minions (91 min.)

Monday, March 28 ~ 2pm

Inside Out (102 min.)

Films in this series may not be appropriate for all audiences.

Lil’ Scientists (Grades K5-2)

Thurs., March 31 2-3pm

Registration is required.

Allow your lil’ scientist to explore with cool science experiments.

Call the library at 414-425-8214

to register.

April Fool’s! (Grades 2-5)

Friday, April 1

2-3pm

Registration is required.

Learn April Fool’s Day pranks to

trick your friends and family!

Call the library at 414-425-8214 to register.

Everything is Awesome Party (Grades 1-5)

Saturday, April 23 ~ 2-3:30pm

Games, crafts, snacks and activities based

on your favorite characters from LEGO, Frozen, Minecraft, My Little Pony, Star Wars

and MORE!

Special Programming

Seuss-tastic Reading Challenge (Birth to 5th grade)

Read Across America Day is March 2 in honor

of Dr. Seuss’ birthday! Celebrate during the

month of March by picking up a “Seuss-tastic

Reading Challenge” at the Children’s Desk

beginning March 1!

Must turn in reading record by March 31.

Seuss-tastic Celebration (All ages) Saturday, March 5 ~ 10:30am-Noon Celebrate Dr. Seuss with a storytime at

10:30 am, followed by Seuss-tacular activities,

crafts and snacks! No registration required!

American Girl

Series

(Grades K5-5) Registration is required.

Saturdays 2-3:30pm

February 20, March 12, and April 16

Learn about different American Girls with crafts, games and activities. Dress-up and bring your favorite doll to join the fun. Parents and guardians

are welcome to attend with their child.

Call the library at 414-425-8214 to register.

Small fry drive-in (Ages 2-5 with adult) Drop-In

Fridays 10:30-11:30 ~ February 12 and April 8

Build a cardboard car* for your child at home. Then

bring it to the library for them to sit in while they watch a movie! *Car is not required.

Celebrate

Dr. Seuss’

Tales for Twos - Drop-in (Age 2 with adult)

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:15am

This 30 minute program introduces short stories, songs and early learning activities to you and your child.

Jan. 19, 20, 26 & 27 Feb. 2, 3, 9, 10, 23 & 24 Mar. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 29 & 30 Apr. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20

Year-Round Programming

Preschool Pretend and Play - Drop-in (Ages 3-5 with adult)

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11:15am

This 45 minute educational program is a stepping stone to the first days of school. It incorporates books, songs

and other early literacy activities.

Jan. 19, 20, 26 & 27 Feb. 2, 3, 9, 10, 23 & 24 Mar. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 29 & 30 Apr. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 & 20

Waddlers & Walkers —Drop-in

This 20 minute program, focusing on parent-child interaction, introduces babies to rhymes, songs, fingerplays and short stories,

followed by playtime.

Mondays 10:15am (Ages 0-12 months with adult) 11:15am (Ages 12-23 months with adult)

Jan. 18 & 25 Feb. 1, 8, 22 & 29 Mar. 7, 14 & 28 Apr. 4, 11 & 18

Year-Round Programming

Rhyming to Read - Drop-in (Ages 2-5 with adult)

This 30 minute program introduces nursery rhymes through a variety of activities.

Tuesdays 10:15am

Feb. 16 Mar. 22 Apr. 26

Music & Motion - Drop-in (Ages 2-5 with adult)

This 30 minute program is full of dancing and singing for fun and exercise.

Wednesdays 10:15am

Feb. 17 Mar. 23 Apr. 27

Sensory Playtime—Drop-in (Ages 0-5 with adult)

Fridays 10:30am

February 19, March 25, and April 29

Sensory Playtime offers children opportunities to explore and develop their five senses by using

hands-on activities to play, create, investigate and explore.

Dress for a mess!

Sponsored by The Prairie School

in Wind Point.

Special Programming

Family Pajama-Rama—Drop-In (Ages 6 & under with adult)

Come in your pajamas (optional) for a

nighttime storytime! We’ll read stories, sing songs and participate in other early

literacy activities, followed by a craft!

Thursdays 6:30pm

Jan. 21 Feb. 18 Mar. 10 Apr. 21

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Graduation (Ages 5 & under with adult)

Saturday, February 6 at 10:30am

Drop-in for the families enrolled in the 1,000 Books program

Let’s celebrate the kids who finished 1,000 Books Before

Kindergarten in 2015! Enjoy a storytime followed by a graduation ceremony, snacks and a craft!

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten encourages caregivers to read 1,000 books to their child

before they enter kindergarten. Reading together helps develop literacy skills that will

prepare your child for success in school.

Sign-up today at the Children’s Desk!