Children's Programs

In addition to the Craft Table, Lego Table, and other rotating self-directed activities (sandbox, puppet theatre, puzzles, etc.), the library offers weekly and seasonal children’s programs. Please see our calendar for a full list of events.

Preschool Storytime

A 30-minute program featuring themed stories, fingerplays, and songs to be enjoyed by parents, caregivers, and preschool-aged children. Followed by a small, related craft. Runs most Fridays at 10am and Saturdays at 10:30am; times change during Summer and Winter Reading Programs.

Little Explorers

A program for preschoolers featuring various stations set up with a selection of sensory activities and crafts. Periodically runs during the Preschool Storytime slot.

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Summer and Winter Reading Programs


Our Summer Reading program runs through July and August, while our Winter Reading program runs through January and February. Both are centered around merit badges, which patrons of all ages can earn badges.

Each badge is earned through a combination of reading books and doing projects. Books and projects are to be centered around the theme of the badge, and badges can be earned by patrons of all ages.

In addition to receiving the badge itself, for each badge earned, we put a book into the library collection in the participant’s name.

While the Library offers lots of related programming, we also encourage participants to do things independently: taking a trip to the ocean to explore the tide pools for the Ocean Badge, or to an art museum for the Art Badge, or to a Maine State Park for the Maine Badge, for example.

Badges are presented at various Badge Ceremonies throughout the year; participants who are unable to attend are able to pick their badges up at the Library at any time after that.

HOURS
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: 12pm-8pm
Wednesday: 12pm-8pm
Thursday: 9am-5pm
Friday: 9am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm
Sunday: CLOSED

We are closed on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Patriot’s Day, Labor Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.

LOCATION
10 John Street
Lyman, ME 04002