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Storytimes

librarian reading a story

Introduce young children to books and reading at our fun storytimes. Each week, librarians and specially trained staff adapt stories, songs, and movement activities to match the ages and attention spans of the children attending. Parents learn how to foster early literacy skills to prepare their children for learning to read. Librarians answer questions about books and library services, and teach parents how to interest their children in books.

Learn more about how storytime is the perfect skill-building activity to help your child get ready for kindergarten.

An adult must remain with babies and younger children.

Space at storytimes is limited. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Storytime sessions

May-June 2012

• Book Babies
• Tiny Tots
• Toddler

• Preschool
• Family
• Black

• Big Kids Story Club
• Sensory

• Chinese
• Spanish

• Vietnamese
• Pajama Time

 

Book Babies

• Babies from birth to 12 months (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, action rhymes, and playtime and share a book together in each lively Book Babies session. Book Babies gives your baby the opportunity to hear lots of language while you get to know other young families.

Albina

• Fridays, 9:30-10 a.m.

Belmont

• Monday, May 7, 11:15 a.m.-noon
• Fridays through May 11, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Fridays beginning June 1, 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Central

• Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m. (except June 9)

Gregory Heights

• Thursdays through May 17, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Gresham

• Tuesdays through May 15, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Fridays through May 18, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Tuesdays beginning June 26, 10:15-11 a.m.

Holgate

• Thursdays through May 24, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Hollywood

• Mondays through May 21, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Mondays through May 21, 3:30-4 p.m.
• Wednesdays beginning June 6, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• The storytime room is limited to 42 people. Sign-in begins 15 minutes before each program.

Kenton

• Thursdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Midland

• Tuesdays through May 29, 11:15 a.m.-noon
• Tuesdays beginning June 19, 11:15 a.m.-noon

North Portland

• Thursdays beginning June 14, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Northwest

• Thursdays, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Sellwood-Moreland

• Mondays through May 21, 11-11:30 a.m.
• Tuesdays beginning June 12, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

St. Johns

• Mondays through May 21, 10-10:30 a.m.

Woodstock

• Saturdays through May 12, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Saturdays beginning June 9, 10:30-11 a.m.

 

Tiny Tots

• One-year-olds (with a favorite adult) enjoy songs, movement activities, rhymes, books and playtime. This action-packed program engages new walkers in language-based activities.

Albina

• Thursdays, 9:30-10 a.m.

Belmont

• Fridays through May 11, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Saturdays through May 12, 11:15 a.m.-noon
• Fridays beginning June 1, 10:15-11 a.m.

Capitol Hill

• Fridays beginning June 8, 10-10:45 a.m.

Central

• Thursdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Fairview-Columbia

• Fridays beginning June 22, 10:15-11 a.m.

Gregory Heights

• Thursdays through May 17, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Gresham

• Mondays through June 18, 10-10:45 a.m. (except May 28)
• Thursdays through May 17, 10-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 28, 10-10:45 a.m.

Hillsdale

• Wednesdays beginning June 6, 10:15-11 a.m.

Holgate

• Mondays through May 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Tuesdays beginning June 19, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Hollywood

• Tuesdays through May 29, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Tuesdays through May 29, 3:30-4 p.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 3:30-4 p.m.
• The storytime room is limited to 42 people. Sign-in begins 15 minutes before each program.

Kenton

• Thursdays, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Midland

• Wednesdays through May 30, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Wednesdays through May 30, 11:15 a.m.-noon
• Fridays through May 25, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Wednesdays beginning June 20, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 22, 10:15-11 a.m.

North Portland

• Thursdays beginning June 14, 11:30 a.m.-noon

Northwest

• Thursdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Fridays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Sellwood-Moreland

• Fridays through May 25, 11-11:30 a.m.
• Saturdays, June 16 and 30, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

St. Johns

• Fridays, 11-11:30 a.m.

Woodstock

• Thursdays through May 10, 9:30-10 a.m.
• Fridays through May 11, 3-3:30 p.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 9:30-10 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 8, 3-3:30 p.m.

 

Toddler Storytime

• Two-year-olds (with a favorite adult) enjoy interactive stories songs and games that encourage their emerging language skills.

Albina

• Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-noon

Belmont

• Thursdays through May 10, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Capitol Hill

• Thursdays beginning June 7, 10-10:45 a.m.

Central

• Thursdays, 11-11:30 a.m.

Fairview-Columbia

• Thursdays beginning June 21, 10:15-11 a.m.

Gregory Heights

• Fridays through May 18, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 22, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Gresham

• Mondays through June 18, 11-11:45 a.m. (except May 28)
• Thursdays through May 17, 11-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 28, 11-11:45 a.m.

Hillsdale

• Fridays beginning June 8, 11:30 a.m.-noon

Holgate

• Mondays through May 21, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Wednesdays beginning June 20, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Hollywood

• Thursdays through May 31, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays through May 31, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 1, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• The storytime room is limited to 42 people. Sign-in begins 15 minutes before each program.

Kenton

• Fridays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Midland

• Thursdays through May 31, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Fridays through May 25, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Wednesdays beginning June 20, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Northwest

• Fridays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Fridays, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Sellwood-Moreland

• Fridays through May 25, 10-10:30 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 15, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

St. Johns

• Fridays, 10-10:30 a.m.

Troutdale

• Mondays through May 21, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Woodstock

• Thursdays through May 10, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Fridays through May 11, 9:30-10 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 8, 9:30-10 a.m.

 

Preschool Storytime

• Children from ages 3 to 6 years (with a favorite adult) have fun with engaging books, songs and activities as they build their early literacy skills.

Belmont

• Monday, May 7, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 7, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Capitol Hill

• Thursdays beginning June 7, 11-11:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 8, 11-11:45 a.m.

Fairview-Columbia

• Thursdays beginning June 21, 11:15 a.m.-noon

Gregory Heights

• Fridays through May 18, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 22, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Gresham

• Tuesdays through June 19, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
• Fridays through May 18, 10:30-11:15 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 29, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

Hillsdale

• Fridays beginning June 8, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Holgate

• Thursdays through May 24, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 10:15-11 a.m.

Hollywood

• Fridays through May 25, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 1, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• The storytime room is limited to 42 people. Sign-in begins 15 minutes before each program.

Kenton

• Fridays, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Midland

• Tuesdays through May 29, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Thursdays through May 31, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 22, 11:15 a.m.-noon

North Portland

• Thursdays beginning June 14, 10:45-11:15 a.m.

Northwest

• Thursdays, 4-4:30 p.m.

Sellwood-Moreland

• Mondays through May 21, 10-10:30 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 14, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Troutdale

• Mondays through May 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Thursdays beginning June 21, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Woodstock

• Fridays through May 11, 10:30-11 a.m.
• Fridays beginning June 8, 10:30-11 a.m.

 

Family Storytime

• Children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult) enjoy books, songs, rhymes and movement activities while building language and literacy skills.

Albina

• Fridays, 11-11:30 a.m.

Belmont

• Saturdays through May 12, 10:15-10:45 a.m.
• Saturdays beginning June 2, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Central

• Saturdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m. (except June 9)

Gregory Heights

• Saturdays through May 19, 11:15-11:45 a.m.
• Saturdays beginning June 23, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Kenton

• Saturdays, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

North Portland

• Saturdays beginning June 23, 10-10:30 a.m.

Northwest

• Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m.

Rockwood

• Thursdays, 10:30-11 a.m.

Sellwood

• Thursdays through May 24, 11-11:30 a.m.

St. Johns

• Saturdays, 11-11:30 a.m.

 

Black Storytime

• The African and African American experience comes alive for children from birth to age 6 (with a favorite adult and other family members). In a positive and affirming environment, have fun with books and stories, songs and movement activities. Black Storytime builds language and literacy skills your child needs to be ready for kindergarten.

Midland

• Saturdays beginning June 23, 11:30 a.m.-noon

 

Big Kids Story Club

• A special program for our friends who have outgrown Preschool Storytime. For children entering first or second grade, this storytime features longer books and songs. We'll also share cool books available for check out.

Belmont

• Thursday, May 10, 3:30-4 p.m.

 

Sensory Storytime

• This storytime, which is open to all preschoolers, is especially geared to children with sensory integration issues. If your child has difficulty sitting through one of the library's other storytimes, this program of stories, songs and activities may be just what you are looking for. We encourage you to talk with the youth librarian before attending, so she can learn more about your child and alert you to procedures that help the library cope with room capacity issues. Renea Arnold, Early Childhood Services supervisor, welcomes your comments and suggestions about this storytime at 503.988.5458.

Belmont

• Sundays through May 27, 12:30-1 p.m.

Gresham

• Fridays through June 15, 2-2:45 p.m.

Woodstock

• Saturdays through May 12, 9:15-9:45 a.m.
• Saturdays beginning June 9, 9:15-9:45 a.m.

 

Chinese/English Storytime

• Presented in Mandarin and English for children ages 3-7 years with adult.

Woodstock

• Sunday, May 6, 1-1:30 p.m.
• Sunday, June 3, 1-1:30 p.m.

Chinese Storytime

• Presented in Cantonese for children ages 0-6 years with adult.

Holgate

• Saturday, May 5, 4-4:45 p.m.
• Saturday, May 19, 4-4:45 p.m.
• Saturday, June 16, 4-4:45 p.m.
• Saturday, June 23, 4-4:45 p.m.
• Saturday, June 30, 4-4:45 p.m.

Midland

• Sundays through May 20, 1:15-2 p.m.
• Sundays beginning June 17, 1:15-2 p.m.

 

Hora de cuentos

• Se presentan cuentos, canciones y rimas en español para familias con niños de 0 a 6 años de edad.

Gresham

• Miércoles, 10:15-11 a.m.

Kenton

• Sábados, 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Midland

• Todos los jueves en mayo, 5-5:45 p.m.
• Los jueves a partir del 21 de junio, 4:30-5:15 p.m.

North Portland

• Los viernes a partir del 15 de junio, 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Rockwood

• Sábados, 1-1:30 p.m.

St. Johns

• Martes, 3:30-4 p.m.

Troutdale

• Todos los sábados en mayo, 3-3:45 p.m.

¡Hora de Cuentos con Movimiento!

• Esta clase introduce a los niños a los beneficios de la zumba y el yoga a través de historias, música y movimientos simples. Para niños de 3 a 8 años de edad y adulto acompañante. Por favor traigan sus propios tapetes o toallas.

Rockwood

• Viernes, 4 de mayo, 4-5 p.m.
• Viernes, 18 de mayo, 4-5 p.m.
• Viernes, 1 de junio, 4-5 p.m.
• Viernes, 15 de junio, 4-5 p.m.

 

Vietnamese Storytime

• Presented in Vietnamese for children ages 0-6 years with adult.

Holgate

• Saturday, May 12, 1:15-2 p.m.
• Saturday, May 26, 1:15-2 p.m.
• Sunday, June 17, 1:15-2 p.m.
• Sunday, June 24, 1:15-2 p.m.

Midland

• Saturday, May 5, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Saturday, May 19, 10:15-11 a.m.
• Saturday, June 23, 10:15-11 a.m.

 

Pajama Time

• Put on your pajamas, grab a bedtime buddy, and join us for stories, songs and fun. For children 6 years and younger with adult.

Kenton

• Tuesdays, 7-7:30 p.m.

Midland

• Tuesdays through May 29, 7-7:30 p.m.

Troutdale

• Tuesdays through May 29, 6:30-7 p.m.
• Tuesday, June 19, 6:30-7 p.m.

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