March Family Events at the Cranford Public Library
Join the Cranford Public Library for its 3rd Annual Picture Book Palooza! Picture book authors will be sharing books and crafts with children ages 4-8 and their families. The event will be held on Saturday, March 14 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cranford Community Center. This event is perfect for budding authors, illustrators, and any children who love a good story! Books will be on hand for purchase and autographing, registration is not required.
The Cranford Public Library will continue its current story time session through April 2. The library has weekly offerings for children ranging from 3 months of age up to age five! All story times meet at 10:15 a.m. Babies ages 13-23 months of age can join us for Baby Story Time every Monday morning. Preschoolers ages 3-5 are welcome to join us for 3-4-5 Story Time every Tuesday morning, and children ages 3-12 months old can join us on Wednesday mornings. 2-year-olds are invited to Toddler Story Time on Thursday mornings. No registration is required, but we ask that participants arrive on time as space is limited and we may be unable to accommodate latecomers.
New Jersey Makers Day is a statewide celebration of making and maker culture that takes place every March in the Garden State. This is the Cranford Public Library’s 5th year participating, and it’s going to be the best Makers Day yet! Children of all ages are invited to join us on Saturday, March 23 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as we tinker, play, and learn. We’ll be running some afternoon workshops, visit the library’s calendar at cranfordlibrary.org/calendar/ for a complete list of activities.
Students in grades 3-6 are invited to a woodworking workshop with Maplewoodshop on Tuesday, March 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. No previous woodworking experience is necessary. Attendees will create and take home a keepsake box. This program is sponsored by a donation from the Ralph Errington Foundation and is open to Cranford residents only, registration is required and can be done online by visiting eventbrite.com/e/maplewoodshop-grades-3-6-with-an-adult-caregiver-tickets-93517361947.
Independent readers are invited to hone their skills by reading to therapy dogs at the Cranford Public Library’s “Paws for Reading” program. We’ll be joined by certified therapy dogs on Tuesday, March 10, April 14, and May 12 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration is required and begins two weeks before each program, call or stop by the library to reserve a spot.
Students in grades 4-6 are invited to join us for a fun series, called Unquiet Library, which meets on Wednesday afternoons this spring. We’ll press our own buttons, create robots, play with a green screen, and much more! Join us on March 11, March 25, April 8, and April 22 from 4-5:00 p.m.
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