Beebe Library is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 schedule for children’s story times. Registration begins September 7. Mother Goose on the Loose is a nationally acclaimed story time program that uses music, movement, books, ritual and nursery rhymes to help develop pre-reading skills in infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Children who participate in these story time sessions are getting excited about books and stories, hearing new words and ideas, enjoying songs and rhymes, and learning about letters, their sounds and how words are made-up of smaller sounds.

Mother Goose on the Loose Story Times will begin at Beebe Library in September. Registration begins Tuesday, Sept. 7. Parents can apply for story time online (beginning Sept. 7). You can also register in person or by phone at 781-246-6334, extension 3. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred session and a second choice.

The Library intends for every Wakefield child to be able to attend at least one of the four six-week story time sessions offered during the school year: Fall, Winter 1, Winter 2, or Spring. The library strives to accommodate each registrant’s first scheduling choice. In any given session, the library gives priority to any Wakefield child who is not registered for another session.

Regretfully, we do not provide library services, including story times, to residents of communities without certified libraries. Nonresidents from communities with certified libraries are wait-listed until five days before the start of a session.

>(Note: During Winter 1, Thursday story times begin a week early on November 4 due to two holidays that take place on Thursdays this year. Thursday sessions last seven weeks instead of eight during Winter 1.)

Lapsit: for pre-walkers, 3 months up to a year old and a caretaker. You and your baby will listen to stories, learn songs, finger plays, nursery rhymes and play with other babies. Please make other arrangements for older children so you and your baby can enjoy this special time together. Lapsit will be offered at the following times:

Fall Session, September 23 – October 28: Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.
Winter 1, November 10 – December 15: Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Winter 2, January 12-February 16: Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Spring, March 10 – April 14: Thursdays at 11 a.m.

Walkers and Talkers: for walking children up to 35 months and caretakers. Build your child’s early literacy skills. Children will learn songs, play games, learn nursery rhymes and finger plays, and listen to simple stories. Children must be accompanied by a caretaker. The schedule for Walkers and Talkers is:

Fall Session, September 21 – October 29: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays at 11 a.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m.
Winter 1, November 4 – December 17: Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays at 11 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m. (No program on November 5.)
Winter 2, January 11 – February 18: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m.
Spring, March 8 – April 15: Tuesdays at 11 a.m., Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
Three and Four Year-Olds. Help your child build literacy skills. Children will listen to stories, learn songs, finger plays and games, and do a simple craft. Parents must remain in the building while child attends program. The schedule for this age group follows.
Fall Session, September 21 – October 29: Tuesdays at 11 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
Winter 1, November 4 – December 17: Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., Fridays at 11 a.m. (No program on November 5.)
Winter 2, January 11 – February 18: Tuesdays at 11 a.m. and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
Spring, March 8 – April 15: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. and Fridays at 11 a.m.

Four and Five Year-Olds. Children will build their listening comprehension and storytelling abilities, learn songs and do a craft. Caretakers must remain in the building, but allow the children to participate in the program alone. The schedule for this age group follows.

Fall Session, September 22 – October 27: Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Winter 1, November 9 – December 14: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.
Winter 2, January 13 – February 17: Thursdays at 11 a.m.
Spring, March 9 – April 13: Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

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