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As we move to our first floor home, we thought you’d like to know where to find items for children. Here’s the 2-1-1! – DVDs and Video Games are in the Main Lobby to the left of the front door as you face Main Street. – Playaways, CDs, and a selection of Children’s Books are […]

Congratulations to all the participants in our summer reading programs.You’ve read over 18,000 books and counting. The final numbers aren’t in yet, but the prize drawings did take place today. All the winners were phoned, and the list is posted in the Children’s Department. We are so proud of all of you. If you haven’t […]

The readers have spoken! The Children’s librarians promised to sing a rock song at the end of summer party on August 12 if Stratford children read enough books. Well, as of this morning, you’ve read over 15,100 books, so your librarians (with a little help from some Stratford readers) will be singing ….drum roll please […]

You can log your summer reading books here. Not sure why the graphic disappeared, but here’s the link! 

  This Tuesday at 2:30 pm (Ages 4-7) and 3:30 pm (Ages 8-12). Come dance, boogie, and sing along with Peter Menta’s Read n Roll band. Sign up from the Library’s Events page.

Wondering about computer/TV/video games and how to balance screen time and reading time? Here’s a great article specifically for parents 🙂 https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2015/07/Outsmarting-the-Smart-Screens_Guide-for-Parents_Nov2014_V2.pdf

Here they are, as promised, from today’s event! Click on the words Musical Mad Libs to see them!

To sign up or log in for summer reading, click here!  Congratulations to our 670+ readers who have completed 3434+ books! Remember, if Stratford children read at least 10,000 books, Miss A will sing a rock song at your party! Vote for the song at the Library. Right now, the votes are as follows: 59 […]

Monday at 3 pm. Ages 8-12. Make wacky song mash-ups using silly words. Sign up on the Events page.

Japanese paper storytelling this Saturday at 2:30 pm for ages 8-12. Visit Events to sign up.