Children’s Programs
Welcome to our Children’s Program Page where you can find upcoming programs for children from Birth to 5th Grade. To see a full list of programs for all ages, check out our Program Calendar.
Upcoming February Programs
Preschool Storytime
Monday, February 3, February 10, February 17, and February 24 at 10:30AM
Join Ms. Megan for Preschool Storytime at the Marion Library.
Books, songs, felt board stories, action rhymes, and fun for preschool-aged children.
Libros, canciones, historias en fieltro, rimas de acción y diversión para niños en edad preescolar.
Movement Storytime with Jordan Laney Monday, February 3 at 10:30AM
Join us on the first Monday of each month for Preschool Movement Storytime. Come enjoy stories along with Yoga for toddlers.
Acompañanos el primer lunes de cada mes para la hora del cuento con movimiento para edades preescolares. Venga a disfrutar de cuentos y yoga para niños pequeños.
Bilingual Preschool Storytime with Silvia Martin Del Campo Vargas, Monday, February 17 at 10:30AM
Regular scheduled Preschool Storytime, featuring books read in Spanish and English by Silvia Martin Del Campo Vargas.
Ven a disfrutar de las historias presentadas por Silvia Martin De Campos Vargas con McDowell Tech en español e inglés.
Circle of Parents Mondays after Marion Preschool Storytime 11AM-12:30PM
Join Amanda Tippey for refreshments, coffee, conversation with other parents, and support during this season of parenting! Contact Amanda: amanda.tippey@mcdowell.k12.nc.us for more information.
¡Únase a Amanda Tippey para tomar un refrigerio, tomar un café, conversar con otros padres y recibir apoyo durante esta temporada de crianza! Comuníquese con Amanda: amanda.tippey@mcdowell.k12.nc.us para obtener más información.
Craft for Little Hands
Preschool-aged children are invited to craft at the library. Dress for a mess because we will be using glue, scissors, paints, paper, markers, crayons and much more! Designed for ages 3- to 5-year old’s, but all are welcome.
Los niños de edad preescolar están invitados a hacer manualidades en la biblioteca. ¡Vístase para hacer un desastre porque usaremos pegamento, tijeras, pinturas, papel, marcadores, crayones y mucho más! Diseñado para niños de entre 3 y 5 años, pero todos son bienvenidos.
Monday, February 10 at 11AM | Marion Library
Family Storytime with Alyssa Hughes, Monday, February 24 at 4:00PM
Local Arthur, Alyssa Hughes will read her latest book, “Mountain Made” A Child’s True Account of Hurricane Helene.
La residente local Arthur, Alyssa Hughes, leerá su libro mas actual, “Mountain Made”, sobre el verdadero relato de un niño con el huracán Helene.
Elementary Programs
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Valentine’s Day Slime
Wednesday, February 5 at 4pm | Marion Library
Elementary students are invited to come make Valentine’s Day slime!
¡Los estudiantes de primaria están invitados a venir a hacer slime para el Día de San Valentín!
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Birding for Kids: Ornithology
Wednesday, February 12 at 4pm | Marion Library
Join us for an educational program with the North Carolina Arboretum to learn all about birds, and the many different types that call Western North Carolina their home! We’ll venture out on a bird walk, search for evidence of birds, and even learn some bird calls! Come ready to hear about the ecoEXPLORE program, our area’s many different types of birds, what they eat, why some birds migrate, plus much more!
¡Acompañanos a un programa educativo con el Arboreto de Carolina del Norte para aprender todo sobre las aves y los diferentes tipos que habitan en el oeste de Carolina del Norte! Nos aventuraremos en una caminata para observar aves, buscaremos evidencia de aves e incluso aprenderemos algunos cantos de aves. ¡Venga preparado para escuchar sobre el programa ecoEXPLORE, los diferentes tipos de aves de nuestra área, lo que comen, por qué migran algunas aves y mucho más!
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Beautiful Blackbird Craft
Wednesday, February 19 at 4pm | Marion Library
Come learn about African-American Author, Ashley Bryan. We will read Beautiful Blackbird and make a craft.
Ven a aprender sobre la autora afroamericana Ashley Bryan. Leeremos Beautiful Blackbird y haremos una manualidad.
After-School Adventures (Kindergarten- 5th Grade): Art Lab: Team Drawing
Wednesday, February 26 at 4pm | Marion Library
Come find creative inspiration through fun drawing games with friends! Flex your creative muscles and work together to create a masterpiece!
¡Ven a encontrar inspiración creativa a través de divertidos juegos de dibujo con amigos! ¡Ejercite sus músculos creativos y trabajen en equipo para crear una obra maestra!
Virtual Programs
First Chapter Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Join Ms. Megan for the first chapter of a new book that has been added to our collection.
Bedtime Stories
Fridays at 7 p.m.
Bedtime Story read at 7 p.m. by Ms. Megan in our CLOSED Facebook group (McDowell Children Library Services)
Have a question about a program posted? Call us at either 828-652-3858 for Marion or 828-668-7111 for Old Fort.