Beebe Library Talent Show
Wednesday, July 1 at 7PM
(Rehearsal, June 30 at 10:30)
All Ages
No act too small. Register your act before June 27 and perform for friends and family.

Techno Scientists
Tuesdays at 3:30, July 7-August 18
Grades 1-4
Explore the sciences that send men to the moon in this story and craft program for kids.

Montana Mountain Mushers
Wednesday, July 8 at 10:30
Grades 1-4
The Iditarod dogs return to Beebe Library. Learn how the dogs work and live in the cold, and pet them after the program.

Family Story Time
Wednesdays at 6:30, July 15-August 19
All Ages
Bring the family for a quiet end to your hectic
summer day.

Space Exploration!
Thursday, July 23 at 3:30
Grades 2-4
Paul Woodleigh brings robots and other scientific tools used to demonstrate how astronauts navigate through space.

Kidstock
Fridays, July 31 and August 14 at 10:30
All Ages
Live participatory theater by kids for kids.

Sparky’s Puppets
Wednesday, August 5 at 10:30
Grades 1-4
Join Sparky Davis and her puppet friends for a morning of silliness and humor.

Ducky Day
Wednesday, August 6 at 10:30
Grades 1-8
Design your own vinyl duck. Materials will be provided. Group pictures will be taken throughout the library. Ducks can be taken home or donated to library duck contest.

Rocket Building and Launch
Thursday, August 20 at 3:30
Grades 1-4
Registration is required.
Mad Science will conduct a rocket building program at 3:30. Registration is required for this portion of the program, as enrollment is limited.
At 4:30 Mad Science will launch a model rocket on the Lower Common. Stop by!

Sing Along with Peter Sheridan
Saturdays, June 27, July 11, August 15 at 10:30
Ages 5 and under
Musician Peter Sheridan sings familiar songs and tells
stories.

Mother Goose on the Loose Story Times
Fridays, July 10, 24, August 7, 21 at 10:30
Ages 5 and under
Nationally acclaimed Mother Goose on the Loose story times foster early reading skills for preschoolers and make them eager to learn. Stop by and join in!

Circle of Songs with Hugh Hanley
Friday, July 17 at 10:30
Ages 5 and under
Join Hugh for a preschool concert.

Family Story Time
Wednesdays at 6:30, July 15-August 19
All Ages
Bring the family for a quiet end to your hectic
summer day.

Ducky Day
Wednesday, August 6 at 10:30
Ages 5 and under
Design your own vinyl duck. Materials will be provided. Group pictures will be taken throughout the library. Ducks can be taken home or donated to library duck contest.

Kidstock
Fridays, July 31 and August 14 at 10:30
All Ages
Live participatory theater by kids for kids.

Talent Show, concerts, plays and much, much more

Get your spacesuit on and climb aboard a rocket ship destined for Planet FUN. The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program at Beebe Library is “Starship Adventures.” Registration for the summer-long event begins Monday, June 22.
Our annual talent show will be held on Wednesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. The show is for all ages and no act is too small and no talent is too young. The Talent show is largely musical, but other acts are needed too. Kids wishing to perform should register by Monday, June 29. The rehearsal takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. You must attend the rehearsal to be listed in the program.
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On Saturday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m., children ages five and under are invited to join musician Peter Sheridan as he plays original and tradtional children’s songs in this sing-along program for young children.  To register, call the Youth Desk at 781-246-6334, ext. 3.

Peter Sheridan will perform in the Lecture Hall on Saturdays, May 30 and June 27 at 10:30 for children ages five and under.  Wakefield residents can register in person or call 781-246-6334, ext. 3. 

Non-residents can sign up the day before each program, if space remains.

Marianne Stanton, Children’s Librarian at Melrose Public Library will present her popular program “How to Raise a Reader” on Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall. Learn how to choose books that appeal to your preschoolers, toddlers, and infants, and how you can help reinforce the literacy skills that help children learn to read. 

Research shows that harnessing these skills before a child begins school makes children more likely to become good readers and consequently, good students.

“How to Raise a Reader” is part of Beebe Library’s “Mother Goose on the Loose” programming that supports early literacy. Federal funding is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.