Calendar

Join the Library for the 1st Annual Winter Reading Challenge! SPPL encourages everyone to curl up with a good book and read through the school winter break and the coldest months of the year. Log the books you read between December 15 and January 31 on the Library’s Beanstack app or a paper log and be entered into prize drawings. All ages can participate—register to receive a welcome swag bag.

The Library will be closed on this day.

Whole families are welcome to attend Family Tales held on Sun. Dec. 15 at 3:00 p.m. at the Town’s NEW FIRE STATION! Children ages 3 through 3rd grade and their families will enjoy stories and activities that foster a love of books and reading as well as social-emotional development. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Baby Rhymes: Read to Your Bunny (for children ages birth to 24 months) will be held Mon., Dec. 2, 9, and 16 (no program Dec. 23 or 30) at 10:30 a.m. at the Town’s NEW FIRE STATION! These sessions help parents and caregivers engage children in early literacy brain building through stories, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Baby Rhymes: Read to Your Bunny (for children ages birth to 24 months) will be held Tues., Dec. 3, 10, and 17 (no program Dec. 24 or 31) at 10:30 a.m. at the Library. These sessions help parents and caregivers engage children in early literacy brain building through stories, rhymes, songs, and finger-plays. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Are you 11 to 15 years old and in love with books and reading? Join the Lit Wits! The next meeting is Tues. Dec. 17 @ 5:30 p.m. You can check out your copy of the book, All’s Faire in Middle School at the Library from Dec. 1 through Dec. 16.

Preschool Stories: A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s (for children ages 3-5 years) will be held Wed., Dec. 4, 11, and 18 (no program Dec. 25). Join us at 10:30 a.m. at the Library and stay for playtime. Children and their caregivers enjoy books, songs, rhymes, and activities while building language and socialization skills to prepare for Kindergarten. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

Toddler Tunes: Music and Motion (for children ages 18 months to 36 months) will be held Thurs., Dec. 5, 12, and 19 at the Library (no program Dec. 26) at 10:30 a.m. This program incorporates stories and songs along with dancing, playing, and games to foster language and motor skill development. Capacity is limited to 25 children and their caregivers per session, and check-in with a valid SPP Library card is required.

All-day Sat. Dec. 21 the Library will host a Craft Day featuring Holiday Mayhem. Stop in the Library anytime during the day for this self-led program.

Get ready for the New Year with New Year’s Eve Crafts! All day at the Library on Tues., Dec. 31 kids and their families can participate in making a variety of fun and festive crafts! If you can’t make it New Year’s Eve, stop by and catch the crafts on Wed., Jan. 2