YOUTH PROGRAMS

Here at Bushnell-Sage Library we understand children. They are naturally curious and learn through a variety of methods. We offer an array of opportunities to play, read, and become the successful learners they need to be, all in a playful, relaxing environment. Come hang out with us, or join one of our ongoing programs designed to pique their interest. Please review our child policy and contact us with any questions.


CHILDREN’S ART: POETRY & ART - HAIKU

Children’s Art: Poetry & Haiku
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
3:30 - 4:30 PM

April is National Poetry Month! Join us for a poetry and art program focusing on haiku. We’ll create haiku, and then create a piece of artwork to accompany our poem. Participants will have the option to handwrite their poem, or to try typing it up on a vintage typewriter.

Finished pieces will be displayed in the Youth area of the library for the month of April, and can be collected at the end of the month to take home.

Spaces are limited. Please sign up.

Children under 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during this program.
Children under 12 must have a parent or guardian present in the library for the duration of this program.


1,000 BOOKS BEFORE KINDERGARTEN®

It’s official! The Bushnell-Sage Library has launched
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten®!

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten® is a reading program designed to expose young children to as many books as possible while they are squishy, squishy little sponges. It sounds like a lot of books, and it is, but it goes quick! One bedtime story per night will have you wrapping up in just over 3 years. Re-reads count! Books a relative or a teacher reads to you child? Also counts! This is a fun way to track progress and stay motivated to keep sharing books with your child.

Sign up in person at the library!


ONGOING PROGRAMS


SOUTH BERKSHIRE KIDS


LEGO CONSTRUCTION ZONE

LEGO® Construction Zone! 
Spring session begins February 8 and runs through May 23.

Spaces are limited. Please sign up.

Due to the popularity of this program, and our limited LEGO resources, if your child is signed up and does not attend for three consecutive weeks, they will be removed from the sign-up and their build will be disassembled. You can sign them up again at any time, space permitting.

LEGO® Construction Zone is for grades K-8.
Kids under 12 must have a parent or guardian on library premises. Kids under 6 must have a parent or guardian stay with them for the duration of the program.

Please do not bring LEGO® bricks from home.


READ TO A DOG with Canine Link Therapy Dogs

In partnership with Canine Link Therapy Dogs, Bushnell-Sage Library is excited to offer Read to a Dog!

This program offers readers an opportunity to practice their reading skills with a totally non-judgemental listener.

Sign up for 15-minute reading sessions.

This program is for readers K - 5. A guardian must be present.
UPCOMING DATES & TEAMS
APRIL 5 - TBD
APRIL 12 - Leslie and Camper
APRIL 26 - TBD
MAY 3 - TBD
MAY 10 - Jane and Java Joe
MAY 17 - Leslie and Camper
MAY 24 - Jane and Java Joe
MAY 31 - TBD
JUNE 7 - Jane and Java Joe



Do you know a youth artist that would like to show their work in our space? Download the application below. Drop it off at the library, or email it to our Children’s Program Coordinator, Stefanie, at sdangelo@cwmars.org
Our space is open to all levels of artistic ability. Scribbles on newspaper? It’s art! Crayon drawings? Art! Fingerpainting? Definitely art.
For more information, download our info brochure.


Monthly StoryWalk®

OUR StoryWalk® will return in the spring!

The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Storywalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson

Bushnell-Sage Library StoryWalk® is provided by South Berkshire Kids!


EDUCATIONAL FUN ONLINE


RESOURCES FOR PARENTS

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Food for families

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 LIBRARY OF THINGS

4 different ukuleles 1 Cricket violin/fiddle 1 acoustic guitar
1 Orion 4.5” Reflector Telescope 1 10x/30x Stereomicroscope 1 KIL A WATT energy use meter
1 wool winder 1 wool swift Assorted jigsaw puzzles4 different ukuleles

LINK HERE FOR 'LIBRARY OF THINGS'