Kids

Storytimes | Saturday Programs | Scholastic BookFlix | Email Notification | Museum Passes | Fun Links

Welcome to the Junior Library!

For more information on programs, to confirm times or register, please call us at 860-868-2310 or email us. If you're not familiar with offerings in the junior library, check out the tour.

Patron Info lets you log in with your ID number and last name, to view your library status: books out, due dates, fines, holds, etc.

Spring Storytimes

The fun continues at our weekly story hours from March 9th to April 16th. In the event of inclement weather... if there is no school or an early dismissal, no programs will be held. Please note: Due to ½ day school schedule on Thursday, April 1st, there will be NO Afterschool Storycraft Program held.

• K and 1st Grade Afterschool Storycraft — Tuesdays, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
  
• 2nd and 3rd Grade Afterschool Storycraft — Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.
  Both programs include stories, crafts and activities to engage imaginations. Written permission is required to ride the bus from WPS.

• 3 and 4 year old Book Buddies — Thursdays at 1:30 p.m.
  Stories, activities and crafts suited for growing imaginations.

• Two's Time — Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
  Stories, finger play, music and crafts perfect for energetic toddlers.

All Story Hours are free and open to everyone. Please register to insure adequate supplies for all. And get ready for summer reading when we "Make a Splash!"

Saturday Programs

• March 13th — St. Patrick's Day Craft — 1:00 p.m.
  St. Patty will add his lucky charm for this special project making day!

• March 20th — Paper Roll Crafts — 1:00 p.m.

• April 3rd — Colorful Egg Creations! — drop-in 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
  Welcome Spring by turning a plain egg into something colorful and bright!

• April 17th — Bookmark Crafts — 1:00 p.m.
  A craft designed for that book worm!

• May 1st — For that Special Mom — 1:00 p.m.
  Make your Mom or Grandmother a thoughtful gift.

Materials for programs are provided unless otherwise noted. All ages welcome and programs are free and open to the public. Registration is suggested.

Scholastic BookFlix

Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource for children from preschool to 3rd grade which pairs award-winning classic fiction video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning. This interactive site includes not only great books but lots of games, educational activities and additional links for children to explore.

For home access, go to Scholastic BookFlix Online and enter your 14-digit library card number.

Email Notification Service

Would you like to be notified by email about upcoming events, Saturday programs and storytimes being held in the Junior Library? We are currently compiling an email list to be used starting this October to inform parents and caregivers of upcoming events by email. If you would like to be added to this list, please contact the library either by email, phone or in person in the Junior Library.

Museum Passes

Are you looking for something fun to do? The Junior Library has "Family Passes" to the following local museums and nature centers. These passes have a loan period of one week and can be checked out with a valid library card. To obtain a pass, visit the Junior Library Circulation Desk.

• The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport
  This pass will allow 2 adults and 4 children free admission to Connecticut's only zoo for one day. Limited to use by one family per day.

• Connecticut Science Center in West Hartford
  For a limited time we offer a discount pass, available to Gunn patrons only, that takes 20% off general admission for up to four people through March 31, 2010.

• Earthplace in Westport
  Free passes for a family of four to Natureplace and the live animal hall and native plant courtyard.

• Institute for American Indian Studies in Washington
  General admission for a family of four, plus a 10% discount in the gift shop.

• Mystic Aquarium in Mystic
  Discount admission for 2 adults and 2 children.

• Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk
  Use this pass to receive one free admission when you purchase one regular price admission ($7 for adults and children; children under one are admitted free). There is a maximum of three free admissions available per party, per day.

• Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford
  The ARTpass offers free general admission for up to two adults and two children (ages 6-17).

Fun & Educational Web Sites

If you have found a site you like, please e-mail us and we'll include it here.

• Enchanted Learning is a terrific home-made site loaded with information and fun activities.
• Powers of 10 zooms in, from outer space all the way to a leaf cell's nucleus. This is one of many cool demonstrations from Florida State University.
• How Everyday Things Are Made, from Stanford University, shows movies of the manufacturing processes of jelly beans, among other thins.
• LibrarySpot has lots of reference resources, lists and links.
• Ask Kids is "the easiest, fastest, and safest way for kids to finds answers to their questions online."
• TekMom's Resources for Students offers useful links and a computer terms dictionary.
• Fact Monster has a dandy "Homework Center" section that lets you search by category or via an encyclopedia and dictionary.
• Education Planet provides over 300,000 education-related links with easy keyword searches.
• Internet Public Library has endless links and resources.
• B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper delivers search engines, reference links, and a complete listing of subjects.
• Coolmath.com is billed as "an amusement park of mathematics."
• Visit the Exploratorium, a virtual museum of science, art and human perception.
• How Stuff Works has loads of information on, well... how stuff works.
• Take a ride on the Magic School Bus.
• Explore outer space at home via NASA Kids.

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