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The Library will be closed on June 1 (there’s nowhere to park!) – if you are attending the Main Street Festival events, our Lovell Room will be open (Enter from the Main Street door) for various activities. You can sign up your preschooler, child, or tween for summer reading (as well as your teen and […]

For grades 4-7. Monday, March 11 at 5 pm. How many challenges can you complete in a minute? Fun for everyone, and everyone wins! Sign up here! 

 Just our annual reminder from the Children’s Department – when the schools have a delay, we have no morning programs. If schools cancel or dismiss early, no afternoon programs (or homework help). The Library may be open even if we are not having a program – call or check our website to confirm. Be safe […]

The start of winter came in with rain and wind but no snow… yet! If your family needs some indoor activity next week, we will have Music Time for 0-5s on Friday, December 28 at 10:30 am. Stop by with friends and family!

Calling all witches and wizards! It’s Fantastic Beasts Class Nnight at Hogwarts – The Stratford Library will be hosting a special wizarding event on Friday, November 30, from 7-9:30 pm. Attend different classes based on Hogwarts subjects and enjoy a few surprises. Wizard dress is highly encouraged. Copies of either Fantastic Beasts screenplay may be […]

Storytime families please see the following schedules for trick-or-treat storytimes at the Stratford Library. Each storytime will consist of a shortened literacy program (Halloween themes present) followed by trick-or-treat around the Library. There is no need to register, and we recommend that costumes are such that they can withstand singing, dancing, and some amount of […]

Stratford Reads Day at the Library is Saturday, October 13. We’ll be celebrating with sign ups for both our book clubs as well as a special program in the morning with author Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Courtesy of the Carol Pieper Memorial Fund. At 10:30 am, Ms. Wallace will visit to share her fall story and […]

It’s raining! So our Children’s Room repairs will be this Wednesday and Thursday – we’ll be closed both days. Baby Lapsit **WILL** take place in the Library Lovell Room Thursday at 10:30 am. We can get books for you, but there will be no public access to the room those days. See you today and […]

Please make a note – The Children’s Room will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 18 & 19 for repairs to our windows. The rest of the Library will be open. There will be no programs on 9/18 and 9/19 – we look forward to seeing you Monday at 10:30 am for Toddler Time […]

Fall storytimes run September 11 (Tuesday) through December 14. No need to register, just drop in! Mondays at 10:30 am. Toddler Time for ages 1-2 Tuesdays at 10:30 am. Preschool Power Hour for ages 3-5 Thursdays at 10:30 am. Baby Lapsit for lapsitters up to 18 months Fridays at 10:30 am. Friday Fun for ages […]