Events
Come to the library to study for finals. The meeting room will be open as a quiet place with few distractions. Pizza and soda will be served. Bring your laptop and use the library's free Wi-Fi.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Whales
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Whales
This week's theme: Water habitat: Fish Bowl (goldfish)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Registration for the Summer Reading Club "Make a Splash Read!" for kids and "Make Waves at Your Library" for teens officially begins today. Stop by the library's meeting room to sign up and enjoy a themed snack.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Everything Pirate! Games, crafts, snacks, shiver me timbers! For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Mrs. Bengson cannot come in today. This program has been canceled.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Pirates
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Pirates
Watch "Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl" while playing bingo. Prizes, too!
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at books about water adventures.
Discover the many aspects of frogs, their relatives and why they are so important to our environment. Newport Aquarium will bring some live frogs for children to see.
For grades K-5.
This week's theme: Water habitat: Ocean (sea life)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
See Snoopy arrive in his own special van bringing bookmarks and Kings Island coupons. Give Snoopy hugs following his performance. Don't forget your camera for photos! Stickers, coloring sheets, and refreshments will be available.
For preschoolers.
Registration is not required.
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Decorate your very own rubber ducky! For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Sharks
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Bob Welsh from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will bring some macroinvertibrates, like leeches, dragonflies, and water penny beetles that hang out near rivers in Ohio. Then, make a related craft.
For grades K-5.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Sharks
Everything Pirate! Games, crafts, snacks! Shiver me timbers!
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at the best fantasy and sci-fi books, with water!
This week's theme: Water habitat: Ponds (frog)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Join a different Youth Services Librarian each month for stories and more in Oakwood's Smith Garden. This month: Mrs. "G."
All ages are welcome to attend.
*Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on since the grass is often wet.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Octopus
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Octopus
Create poetry, stories, and art for the Wright Library Teen sponsored summer literary 'zine. Bring your creativity--inspiration and supplies provided.
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at realistic stories that take place on or near water.
Author Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton returns to guide this workshop that shows kids how to make their own water themed pop-up books with the assistance of Wright Library's Teen Volunteers. Limited to 30 children, ages 7 and up. Registration required.
This week's theme: July 4th: Happy Birthday, America!
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Now Showing - "Planet 51"
Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks as well.
Rated PG
91 minutes.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Everything Pirate! Games, crafts, snacks, shiver me timbers! For kids going ino grades 4-6.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Sailboats
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Join us at the Starbucks at 2424 Far Hills Avenue in Oakwood for coffee and discussion! This month's book: Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris. From the author of Chocolat comes an "unexpectedly sweet and powerful" (New York Times) novel of a widow in her sixties returning to the French town she left as a child, and the clues to long-kept secrets she finds in her mother's recipe scrapbook.
Questions? Call the Reference Department at 937-274-7171 or email us at reference@wrightlibrary.org
