Children

All-Ages Storytime
Monday, July 15 | 10:15 AM
Thursday, July 11 | 9:30 & 10:15 AM
Mondays, August 5, 12, 19, 26 | 10:15 AM
Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | 9:30 & 10:15 AM
Stories, songs, and fingerplays make up this fun program for children of all ages.

Baby Storytime
Monday, July 15 | 9:30 AM
Fridays, July 5, 12 | 9:30 AM
Mondays, August 5, 12, 19, 26 | 9:30 AM
Fridays, August 2, 9, 23, 30 | 9:30 AM
Storytime for ages 0-2 years with a caregiver, and may feature stories, songs, fingerplays, rhymes, or other activities.

Full STEAM Ahead: Build a Boat
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
Build a boat from provided materials and see how much weight it can hold before it takes on water!

Sensory Playtime
Friday, July 12 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Come and play with your child at our fun sensory stations! Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child’s senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Through sensory play, children explore and naturally use scientific processes while they play, investigate, create and discover new sensations. Caregivers are expected to interact with their child at each station. Drop-in program.

Forest Scavenger Hunt
Begins Tuesday, July 16
Search the children’s room with a forest themed scavenger hunt! This hunt will be up for the rest of July, so come in at your own convenience.

Family Concert with ChamberFest Canandaigua
Thursday, July 18 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
A free, lively 30 minute musical show for the whole family, with delightful performances by musical artists of the ChamberFest Canandaigua. Recommended especially for ages 5-11, but all are welcome. Stay after for the Musical Instrument Petting Zoo!

Lego Club
Wednesday, July 31 | 4:00 – 5:00 PM
Kids can complete a challenge or explore their creativity through free building. Best for ages 5-10.

Movie in the Park: Wish
Saturday, August 3 | 8:00 – 9:30 PM
Bring a blanket or a lawn chair to sit in Baker Park and enjoy a classic family movie on the big screen under the stars! Young Asha makes a wish so powerful that it’s answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. With Star’s help, Asha must save her kingdom from King Magnifico and prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen.

Family Night: Forts and Shorts
Tuesday, August 6 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM
Join us to build a fort and watch some kid friendly short videos. Cardboard boxes and chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own fort building accessories, such as blankets and pillows! Videos will be playing throughout the evening, and snacks will be available.

Wildlife Rockstars: Animal Superheroes
Friday, August 9 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Superheroes have lots of special powers, but how many of those powers are also found in the animal kingdom? Join us right down the street at First United Methodist Church, 100 North Main Street, in the basement.

The Great Race!
Friday, August 9 | 12:30 – 4:30 PM
The last week of summer reading begins today! Is your adventure craft in the lead? Join us in the children’s room for a read-a-thon. Take a break from your books with snacks, coloring, and play, and stock up on books for the final push!

Community Baby Shower
Saturday, August 17 | 10:00 – 11:30 AM
Healthy Families Ontario, Yates, and Seneca presents its annual Community Baby Shower. Expectant parents will receive community resource information, a diaper bag to fill during the event, a chance to win raffle prizes, a snack and beverages while they have a fun time with other parents-to-be. Register by calling or texting Sara Scorsone of Child and Family Resources at 315-412-4527

Movie in the Park: Lil0 & Stitch
Saturday, August 17 | 8:00 – 9:30 PM
Bring a blanket or a lawn chair to sit in Baker Park and enjoy a classic family movie on the big screen under the stars! A tale of a young girl’s close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom she names Stitch. Stitch would be the perfect pet if he weren’t in reality a genetic experiment who has escaped from an alien planet and crash-landed on Earth. Through her love, faith and unwavering belief in ohana, the Hawaiian concept of family, Lilo helps unlock Stitch’s heart and gives him the ability to care for someone else.

Adventure Mural with Jess
Wednesday, August 21 | 5:30 – 6:30 PM
You’ve worked hard all summer reading and learning about all kinds of adventures! But there’s one last mission, and we need your help! Together, let’s make a mural that shows off your hard work and favorite stories.

Sensory Playtime
Friday, August 23 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Come and play with your child at our fun sensory stations! Sensory play is any activity that stimulates a child’s senses: touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing. Through sensory play, children explore and naturally use scientific processes while they play, investigate, create and discover new sensations. Caregivers are expected to interact with their child at each station.

This month’s featured book is Hot Dog by Doug Salati. This hot dog has had enough of summer in the city! Enough of sizzling sidewalks, enough of wailing sirens, enough of people’s feet right in his face. When he plops down in the middle of a crosswalk, his owner endeavors to get him the breath of fresh air he needs. She hails a taxi, hops a train, and ferries out to the beach. Here, a pup can run!

We’d love to hear your comments or see a photo of your family reading the story! Send them to Miss Rachel (rbrill@owwl.org). Click here for a map to get to the park!

Grow a Reader: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The concept is simple, the rewards are priceless. Read a book (any book) to your newborn, infant, and/or toddler. The goal is to have read 1,000 books (yes you can repeat books) before your child starts kindergarten. Click here to download the registration form or sign up at the library to get your packet and first reading log.  Then just start enjoying books together!

Time for Twos Playlist
for 2 year-olds
Join Children’s Librarian, Mrs. Ferris (and her puppet helper, Shrinking Violet) on YouTube for a program of short stories, rhymes, fingerplays and something fun on her flannel board.

Storytime Online with Mrs. Ferris 
Visit our YouTube channel to watch some virtual story fun with our children’s librarian reading picture books, doing fingerplays and sharing something fun on her flannel board.

Mother Goose Time
Nursery rhymes and songs for families with children 6-24 months old are on our YouTube channel.

Kids Can Make It
Looking for kids crafting programs? Check out the playlist on our YouTube channel! You’ll find a variety of videos for kids (and some are even done BY kids!). This playlist includes Wood Library’s “Crafter-School Specials” and “Monday is Funday” programs for school-age children, “Spotlight On” preschool programs, the “Avery Makes and Bakes” series, plus some fun individual craft videos.

Where’s Waldo in Canandaigua
all ages
Did you ever notice the life-size Waldo sitting on a shelf in the corner when you’ve been in our Children’s Room? He was made for a city festival a few years ago and has stayed at the library because he feels so comfortable here! We found a 3″ tall Waldo, took pictures of him out & about around Canandaigua and posted pictures of him on Facebook to see if people could figure out where he’d been – and even challenged people to take a picture of themselves taken in the same spot! If you missed his city trek, check our Facebook album and see if you can follow his path around the city!

Have reading fun all summer long by joining one of our reading clubs:

Early Literacy, birth-PreK – Cross off activities as you complete them! When you’ve finished a colored row of activities across the board, come in and claim a prize.

Grades K – 5 – Complete our treasure map! Multiple prizes are available throughout the summer, and completing the map gets an entry for the grand prize raffle. Use your reading minutes to create an adventure craft and compete against other crafts in a summer long race.

Registration begins June 21 and continues through the summer. Sign up and start reading!

Register in person at the check-out desk and pick up your challenge sheet. Challenges may be completed multiple times. Prize pick up is also at the check-out desk.