Children’s Storytimes
For Children from Birth to 5 Years
Librarians consider children’s developmental stages when planning stories, fingerplays, songs, and craft activities. Siblings may attend, too. All programs are free of charge.
1-2-3 Play with Me
Spend time together, play, make friends, and talk one-on-one with specialists on child development during this enjoyable one-month workshop. For children 1 to 3 years and their parents and caregivers. Registration required. Infant and preschool siblings may attend with registered toddler.
Baby Lapsit
Songs, bounces, and rhymes for babies from birth to walking with their caregivers. Siblings welcome.
Baby Steps
Rhymes, songs, and books for little ones from walking to 24 months and their caregivers. Siblings welcome.
Baby Talk
Talk about the care of babies up to one year of age with other parents. Carolyn Call, RN, facilitator.
Family Storytime
Stories, activities and special guests designed for birth-5 and their families.
Musical Storybooks
Musical Storybooks is created for 3 to 6 years and features a story, craft, and music by the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra’s string quartet. Registration required.
Play to Learn
Engage in play for early learning. Drop in during the posted open times. For children ages 1 to 5 with caregiver, siblings welcomed. Adult caregiver must accompany babies and toddlers. Siblings may attend as guests.
Preschool Storytime
Engage in exciting stories, songs, and activities.
Toddler Storytime
Toddlers and caregivers share reading, writing, singing, playing and talking.