Twosies

Calling all two-year-olds: it's time to sign up for our Twosies program, which will run from 11-11:30 a.m. each Wednesday in August. Join us for a program that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and a simple craft. Note: young participants must be between the ages of 24-36 months. Space is limited, so registration is required. To register, go to www.takomapark.info/library/registration.html or call us at 301-891-7259.

SummerQuest Campfire

Join us for our annual SummerQuest "campfire" on Monday, July 27 at 7:30 p.m. We'll do a craft or two, then gather around our "campfire" (real logs and a tissue paper fire) to sing songs and hear a story. Each participant will leave with a goodie bag containing the makings for s'mores. Craft materials and s'mores makings provided by the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library. Registration required; to register, go to www.takomapark.info/library/registration.html or call us at 301-891-7259.

Banned Books Club

Middle-schoolers: come join our award-winning Banned Books Club on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 p.m. as we discuss "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky. Copies of the book are available for check-out, thanks to the Friends of the Takoma Park Maryland Library. Space is limited, so registration is required. To register, go to www.takomapark.info/library/registration.html or call us at 301-891-7259.

Bedtime Stories

Babies, toddlers, preschoolers and your grownups-- join us on Monday, July 6, from 7-7:30 p.m. for our monthly Bedtime Stories program. Come in p.j.s, bring your stuffed favorites and get ready for some fun. We'll sing songs, read a few books, and do some fingerplays, starting out with lots of energy and then winding down as the program goes on. No registration necessary; just come!

Moliere for Kids

Thirteen middle schoolers in the Traveling Players Ensemble will present a rollicking version of The Bourgeois Gentleman,, a comedy by the French playwright Moliere (a.k.a. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) on Thursday, July 16, at 7:30. The play will be performed in the Azalea Room in the Takoma Park Community Center (right next to the Library at 101 Philadelphia Ave.). The Bourgeois Gentleman focuses on a rich man who dreams of improving his social standing and goes to ridiculous lengths to do it. The 45-minute performance is best for ages 6 up. Adults also are most welcome to attend. Registration is NOT required (contrary to information in the July edition of the city newsletter).

Circle Time THIS Saturday

Because of a last-minute schedule change, we will be offering Circle Time (in English) this Saturday, June 6, from 10:30-11 a.m. (It had been scheduled for next Saturday, June 13). No need to register -- just come if you've got a baby, toddler or preschooler and we'll have fun doing fingerplays, rhymes, songs and a story. Hope to see you there!

Circle Time Rhymes

Circle Time regulars have asked that we post some of the rhymes on this blog, so they can practice them at home. Two springtime favorites are: Here Is a Bunny and Here Is a Nest for a Robin.
For Bunny, take the index and middle finger of one hand and fold the fingers down slightly. These are your bunny ears. Take the thumb and index finger of the other hand; this is your bunny's hole.
The rhyme goes like this:

Here is a bunny with ears so funny
And here is her hole in the ground.
When noises she hears, she pricks up her ears (straighten your index and middle fingers)
And jumps in her hole in the ground! (Jump your bunny in the hole of your other hand.)

For the Robin's Nest rhyme, read on.