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Storytime

Storytimes for children ages 5 and younger are held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout the year. Adults must accompany their children. Storytimes are free and are generally drop-in attendance (no signups). For a full schedule of storytimes and other children's activities, please see our Events Calendar.

Winter Schedule

New Evening Storytime

6:00 p.m the last Thursday of every month

Evening storytime for children ages 3-5. Adults must accompany their children. Storytimes are free, do not require a library card, and are generally drop-in attendance (no registration). Storytimes include 30 minutes of stories, songs, and flannelboard activities.

February 27

March 27

April 24

Storytime

10:30am, Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Storytimes for children ages 3-5. Adults must accompany their children. Storytimes are free, do not require a library card, and are generally drop-in attendance (no registration). Storytimes include stories, songs, and flannelboard activities followed by a craft and 20-30 minutes of playtime.

Please note, Storytime themes change weekly. Classes during the same week will feature the same stories, songs, and activities on Tuesday and Wednesday.

January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29

February 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19

March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26

April 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30

No morning Storytimes during the last week of February or the first week of April.

Baby Storytime

11:30am, Wednesdays

Storytime for children ages 0-2 years old. Adults must accompany their children. Classes will include stories, songs, rhymes, and lap bounces followed by 15-20 minutes of playtime. No library card is required to attend, no registration is needed! Just drop-in.

January 8, 15, 22, 29

February 5, 12, 19

March 5, 12, 19, 26

April 9, 16, 23, 30

No morning Storytimes during the last week of February or the first week of April

Summer Storytimes are held in June and July and are free for all age groups, but do require registration. Children younger than 3 may participate in the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.

Summer Story Times (ages 3-6) are held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Adults must accompany their children. There is no "Stay & Play" during the summer.
Big Reads (ages 7-9) are held on Wednesday mornings. Adults should remain in the building during Big Reads, but do not need to attend with their children.

For a full schedule of our other summer activities, please visit our Summer Reading Page or Events Calendar.

Registration Instructions (2024)

Please read all 5 steps carefully.

1. Registration opens Monday June 3rd at 10am.

Registration fills quickly. There are small waitlists for each session, but waitlisting does not guarantee attendance.

2. Choose a session from 2 age groups:

Note: The first sessions listed below are the most likely to fill quickly. You may be able to find events with openings by visiting the events calendar directly (https://www.brighamlibrary.org/events?r=days&n=61&t=story+time) and registering for later story times that are not full yet.

Junior Story Time

(ages 3-6)

Big Reads

(ages 7-9)

Wednesdays @ 10:30am

Wednesdays @ 11:30am

3. Enter child's information.

Add any additional children as "Guests" on the same registration. Library card information is optional, but helpful for viewing/modifying registrations later.

EXAMPLE

Add child name

4. Select other weeks you would like to attend.

Please be considerate and don't select weeks you cannot attend.

EXAMPLE

Select additional days

5. We'll see you at story time!

To view or modify your registration(s), please go to https://brighamlibrary.org/myevents or contact the library during regular hours. If you cannot attend a session you have registered for, please cancel the reservation so that others on the waitlist may attend.

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Help prepare your children for kindergarten through the world of books! Creating a daily habit of reading together is a fun and easy way to interact with young children while helping build early literacy skills.

This program invites parents and caregivers of children ages 0-5 to read 1,000 books to them during their first five years of life.

How to participate

Pick up a tracking sheet at the library or print one from home.
Read to your child and mark off every book read.
Bring the tracking sheet to the library for a sticker and prize at every 100 book milestone.
Upon completion of the program each child receives a free book and their name will be added to our 1,000 books display.

Does reading 1,000 books seem challenging?

We promise it's not as hard as you think!

3 books a day for 1 year- 1,095 books
1 book a day for 3 years - 1,095 books

For questions or more information about this program, please call or contact the Children's Librarian.

Upcoming Story Times

Puppet Performance - Fine Arts Center Puppet Rangers Performance

Mon, Apr 21, 4:30pm - 5:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Come enjoy a puppet performance from the Fine Arts Center's teen led Puppet Rangers.

Storytime - Tuesdays (ages 3-5)

Tue, Apr 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 3-5 with a craft and 20-30 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration!

Storytime - Wednesdays (ages 3-5)

Wed, Apr 23, 10:30am - 11:30am

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 3-5 with a craft and 20-30 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration is needed!

Baby Storytime - Wednesdays (ages 0-2)

Wed, Apr 23, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 0-2 years with 15-20 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration!

Cancelled

Evening Storytime

Thu, Apr 24, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Stories, songs, & activities for ages 3-5. Drop-in attendance, no registration needed!

Storytime - Tuesdays (ages 3-5)

Tue, Apr 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 3-5 with a craft and 20-30 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration!

Storytime - Wednesdays (ages 3-5)

Wed, Apr 30, 10:30am - 11:30am

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 3-5 with a craft and 20-30 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration is needed!

Baby Storytime - Wednesdays (ages 0-2)

Wed, Apr 30, 11:30am - 12:00pm

Rooms 1&2 (Combined)

Stories, songs, & activities for children ages 0-2 years with 15-20 minutes of playtime after storytime. No registration!

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Stuffed animal sleepovers are special evening storytimes where children ages 3-6 can leave a stuffie to participate in an exclusive sleepover party at the library!

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