Weekly Program Schedule

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.