Story times are offered Monday-Friday, with special story time
sessions on Saturdays. Each story time is aimed at different groups within our
demographic, with each session targeting one of the four early literacy
practices.
Our weekday story time sessions are staff run, focusing on STE(A)M
disciplines while enhancing the young patrons’ learning and social skills. All
Story Time sessions are aimed for our younger patrons, ages 0-8, with the
exception of Wednesdays where we encourage people with special needs and their
families to participate with us in the sensory hour. All families are welcome
to participate. Wednesdays and Thursdays are the only story times that are in
the afternoon at 3:30pm while all others begin at 10:30am.
Weekly
Youth Programming Schedule:
Monday
(10:30am) Babies, Books & Play
Staff Run. This is a play group for parents to bring their
children, read to their children, play and sing together in the story time room.
Monday
(4pm) Game Night
Staff Run. This will consist of video and board games, set up for
families to partake in.
Tuesday (10:30am) Read & Sing.
Staff Run. Volunteer planned with a focus on singing.
Wednesday (3:30pm) Read &
Play.
Staff Run. This will be the sensory story time geared towards
children with special needs.
Thursday (3:30pm) Read & Create.
Staff Run. This will be our arts based story time with a more
detailed craft and/or creative lesson.
Friday (10:30am) Read & Discover.
Staff Run. The themes will focus on math, science and discovery.
Friday
(4pm) Children’s Cinema.
Staff Run. Movie selections, and popcorn in the story time room.
Saturday
(10:30am) Children’s Creativity Hour.
Volunteer run by Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry during the
school year.
Saturday
(1pm) READ Dogs.
Volunteer run. Monthly Saturday read with dogs for two hours in
the children’s department. Helps build confidence and reading skills.
Mondays are a baby lap-sit called Babies, Books & Play, aimed
for families to read, sing, and play together. Tuesdays are Read & Sing,
this is run by staff, but organized by volunteers, with an emphasis on singing.
Wednesdays are a sensory-driven session called Read & Play, made for our
patrons with special needs. Thursdays put the (A) in Read & Create by
having a session that puts emphasis on arts and crafts. Fridays are Read &
Discover which focuses on math and science, encouraging our young patrons to
learn about their surroundings and discover something new. Saturday Story Time
sessions are a little different. They are run by volunteers during the school
year with a session called Children’s Creativity Hour, which encourages
exploration of individual and group creativity. This is organized by the Bethel
School of Supernatural Ministry as a volunteer outreach program. Read With Me
& Ruff Readers volunteer their time on Saturdays, allowing children to read
with their service dogs, and one pig. This activity encourages our youth in
reading, reading aloud and helps them develop social skills by working with
man’s best friend.
