Children's Events
We look forward to seeing you soon! Recurring events are listed on this page. For current events, visit the home page. Call or email us with any questions. Cancellations will be posted on Facebook and the home page. Events are also listed on our Google calendar.
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Lego Club!
First Tuesdays, 3-4pm
10/1, 11/5, 12/3 All ages. Children under 5 should have an attentive adult. Unleash your creativity and join the building adventure! Explore the endless possibilities of Lego bricks, where imaginations take flight, and friendships are built one brick at a time. Come, play, and construct amazing worlds together! We will exhibit your creations at the library until the next Lego Club meeting. |
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Reading Dragons Club
Second Tuesdays, 3-4pm
10/8, 11/12, 12/10 This program is intended for kids 8+ This club will take young readers on a journey through words and imagination! We will create captivating tales, sample new books with our “book tasting menus” and do a variety of Reading Dragon-related activities ( including revealing the new dragon families for the next month!). At each meeting, attendees will be entered into a drawing to win a new book. Monthly themes
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Art Challenge
Third Tuesdays 3-4 pm
10/15, 11/19, 12/17 Intended for children school-age + Unleash your creativity at our monthly Art Challenge! Participants will be challenged to create their own unique work of art based on the given theme each month. A variety of materials will be provided to choose from. Finished projects will be photographed and displayed in our virtual art gallery until the next month’s meeting. |
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Storycraft
Last Tuesdays, 3-4pm
10/29, 11/26, 12/31 Intended for children school-age + Join us for a special blend of storytelling and creativity! This program is designed for school age children and will feature a story time with longer picture books followed by a fun, related craft activity. Monthly themes
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Chess Club
Two Fridays of the month:
October 11 and 18 at 3 pm All ages. A fun and informal meetup to come play chess. Some instruction available if you want to learn or improve your game. The library will provide chess boards, but participants are also welcome to bring their own. |
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Storytime
Friday mornings from 10:30-11:30
Downstairs in the Children's Room. Music, movement, stories, and more, for children and their caregivers. Families are welcome to join in! For video storytimes and details on our upcoming themes, visit our Storytime page. Weather cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page. |
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Take and Make Kits
New kits become available in the Children’s Room twice a month and several times a month during the summer. These kits are aimed at ages 4-9 and their caregivers, though they may be fun for older or younger ones as well. These kits are for projects you can do at home, and often have a STEAM theme, and they include instructions and supplies.
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Patch Challenges
Carver Memorial Library encourages everyone, kids, adults, teens, and families, to take on our Reading Challenges! We encourage you to read widely and explore the library and the world around you. The challenges available are Conservation, Music, Kindness, Oceans, Animals, Fairytales, Maine History, and Searsport.
To complete each challenge, log reading and activities to earn an embroidered patch/badge. Independent readers read 3 books (appropriate to your reading level) and do 3 activities related to the theme. Family readers/children being read to/pre-readers read 5 books and do 3 activities. All the details and log sheets on our Patch challenge page. |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Carver Memorial Library is proud to support the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program!
The 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program encourages family bonding while helping young children to develop the skills that will help them become successful lifelong readers. Come to the Library to pick up your first log, and every time you complete 100 books for a progress sticker and a new log. After finishing 1000 books, the participating child will receive an embroidered patch and a book plate inscribed with their name in a selected picture book in the library collection! All the details on our 1000 Books Before Kindergarten page. |
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Dolly Parton's Imagination LibraryInspire your child’s love of reading!
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library mails free, high-quality, age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five. Books will arrive in the mail monthly until your child’s 5th birthday! This FREE BOOKS program is available to all infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in Waldo County. It’s easy to enroll! Click here to register online, download an application form, or ask a librarian for a paper copy. |
Stuffed Animal Sleepover
We invited your fuzzy friend to sleep over at the library in September! What fun did they get up to overnight? Librarians took photos to share with your family.
Please feel free to download any you would like to keep. Please right click the image and select "save image as."
Please feel free to download any you would like to keep. Please right click the image and select "save image as."
2023 sleepover:
Events are also listed on our Google calendar.