Our preschool storytime programs emphasize phonemic awareness skills for preschool children.  Storytimes are available for children ages 3 – PreK.*  Online sign-up is required.  Registration is now open to all so hurry-up and reserve your spot!

Storytime Schedule – Sept. 20th – Oct. 16th (Planning Break Oct. 18th – 23rd) Oct. 25th – Nov. 20th.

Monday
10:15 – 10:35 am          3yrs
11:00 – 11:30 am          Drop-in (no registration)

Tuesday
9:15 – 9:35 am            3yrs
10:00 – 10:30 am        4yrs - PreK
7:00 – 7:30 pm            Family Drop-in (no registration)

Wednesday
10:15 – 10:35 am           3 yrs
11:00 – 11:30 pm           4 yrs – PreK

Thursday
10:15 – 10:35 am          3 yrs
11:00 – 11:30 am          4 yrs – PreK
7:00 – 7:30 pm             Family Drop-in (no registration)

Saturday
10:00 – 10:30 am        Family Drop-in (no registration)

*Children must be the appropriate age for storytime by the first day of class.

Now that the school year is in full swing, be sure to check out Tutor.com. This free online tutoring service can help you with any subject from chemistry to English. Look for the link on the Homework page in Teen Connections or on the Databases page.

Here’s what you can expect when you visit us now, in addition to our dedication to customer service and an excitement about the future:

• Currrent newspapers are located just outside the reading room door.
• Magazines can be found beyond the reference desk near the CD collection.
• To relocate staff areas and for your safety during demolition, meeting and study rooms and the Quiet Reading Room are closed temporarily.
• The collection continues to be available to you in its entirety.
• Please ask any staff member to help. We all work together and want to connect you with what you need. And thank you for your patience!

We are very excited about the release of Mockingjay, the third book in the Hunger Games trilogy, titled and we’ve planned two great programs for teens to celebrate!

Teens in grades 6 to 12 can participate in our very own WNPL Hunger Games on Saturday, September 11th from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Contestants or Tributes will compete in archery, gross food eating, Hunger Games trivia and more to survive. Only one can win the Hunger Games Trophy! Additional prizes will be awarded and ice cream served. May the odds be ever in your favor!

Also, teens in grades 8 to 12 can read and discuss Mockingjay for our next Books on the Edge on Saturday, October 16th from 2 to 3 p.m. The first 10 teens to sign up at the Programming Office will receive a free copy of the book!

If you can’t attend, be sure to put a hold on Mockingjay from the library.

This database includes hundreds of searchable, full-text reference sources and covers subjects such as arts, biography, business, history, law, literature, medicine and more. You will need a WNPL-issued library card number to access the database. To try it now, just type a subject into the box and click on the button to the right:

And, remember that you will find about 40 other searchable databases on our Databases page.