Itching to get your hands on a ukulele? Now you can! Check out our new Discovery Kit and get a ukulele, some funky percussion instruments, and a collection of helpful books. Learn how to play your favorite songs!
Want to see flower pollen up close? Or maybe check out a bee’s wings? Explore the world on a teeny-tiny scale with Microscopic Adventures! This kit contains a microscope (and magnifying glasses) and a huge assortment of slides. There are also books, bugs, and plenty of hand-outs to pique your interest and satisfy your curiosity.
Look for these kits (and many more) as soon as you enter our front door!
After a summer full of programming, from petting snakes to throwing water balloons, Friday Storytime and Movers & Shakers are taking an August break.
It’s time for Miss Elizabeth to scour the shelves for fun and funky books and do some brainstorming on fun crafts and experiments (suggestions and requests are always welcome!). And Miss Suzanne will be collecting classic songs, rhymes, scarves, puppets, and more for Movers & Shakers.
Storytime (10AM, ages 3-6) will resume Friday, September 9th.
Movers & Shakers (10AM, infants and toddlers) will resume Monday, September 12th.
Please stay tuned for bilingual programs and a monthly afternoon storytime for elementary students and their families!
If you’ve been participating in our Summer Reading program, please complete your last activities. You can mark off your accomplishments in the Beanstack app or visit the library and we’ll help. And don’t forget to swing by to pick up your last badges and goodies! The Summer Reading Challenge (and Beanstack) will close on August 14th.
Registration for Summer Learning 2022, Oceans of Possibilities, is open now.Visit the Summer Learning website, https://henrylibrary.beanstack.org/reader365, to register online or visit the library during normal business hours to register in person and pick up a paper copy of your learning log. There is also a Beanstack app you can download to your device. Keep track of your reading and activities in the digital site or turn in your paper logs to the library.
You can also download the Summer Learning Logs for each of the four age groups and learn more about each program on the Challenges pages: Challenges
Fluffy marshmallow friends are invading the library for the Hanging With My Peeps Diorama Contest.Kits for the contest will be available beginning March 28.Each kit includes some chick or bunny marshmallows, basic diorama supplies, and a box. Individuals and teams are invited to pick up a kit. Finished dioramas are due April 11 and will be displayed in the library for voting. Click here for a complete list of rules: Hanging With My Peeps Contest Rules
Fluffy marshmallow friends are invading the library for the Hanging With My Peeps Diorama Contest.