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Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, October 19, for this session (November 2-November 30). Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

The Parent Child Workshop is for children 6 months to 3 years old and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Siblings 5 years and younger are also welcome. Spend time together, play, experience art activities, and meet new friends. Community Resource Specialists informally discuss child development, speech and hearing, nutrition, and play and movement. 

Workshop format: 

• The workshop is a place to connect with other families and community members while spending time playing with your child. During unstructured playtime, families are encouraged to move about the room exploring different types of play, including dramatic, construction, language, gross motor, fine motor, and an art/activity station. While playing with your child, you can informally discuss any concerns or questions you have with that week’s Community Resource Specialist. 
• After about 50 minutes of unstructured playtime, we have about 5 minutes of clean-up, where everyone helps put toys back into bins and closes the lids. 
• After clean-up time, we will have a brief circle time to sing songs and rhymes together before the workshop ends.

Guidelines for the workshop:

• The Parent Child Workshop is designed to give you or your caregiver a special time with your child for playing, reading, and spending interactive quality time together.
• Please handle situations concerning your child in a quiet, gentle manner.
• Remain with your child at all times. 
• With the exception of bottles necessary for infants, no food is allowed in the room. 
• Library staff will be in the area at all times available to offer assistance as information and resource specialists.
• Please stay home if you or your child is sick.

What to expect this week:

• This week’s Community Resource Specialist focuses on the library and literacy. 
• This week’s art/activity station will feature coloring and twisting a coffee filter to turn it into a butterfly.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Monday, September 14, through Monday, December 14, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays. Before or after the class, you are welcome to play and socialize with others at the 2|42 playscape. 

This drop-in session is held at 2|42 Community Center and runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Once you arrive at 2|42, meet library staff in the "Kids Park" room. Thank you to our partner, 2|42 Community Church, for providing the space for this class.

Library staff will guide elementary students through independent explorations of various techniques, media, and artistic styles, enabling them to create their own masterpieces. This month, participants will make artwork using crayons and watercolors.

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Tuesday, October 20.  

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Wednesday, September 9, through Wednesday, December 16, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Thursday, September 10, through Thursday, December 17, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

This program complements students' homeschooling curriculum, providing art, craft, or science projects led by library staff. This week, students will use counting, rhyming, shapes, and more to solve a mystery: the Case of the Missing Turkey. Students will complete tasks and get clues to crack the case.

Drop-in; no registration required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

See our Family Early Literacy Class for 3- to 5-year-olds who are not yet in kindergarten.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, October 19, for this session (November 2-November 30). Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

The Parent Child Workshop is for children 6 months to 3 years old and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Siblings 5 years and younger are also welcome. Spend time together, play, experience art activities, and meet new friends. Community Resource Specialists informally discuss child development, speech and hearing, nutrition, and play and movement. 

Workshop format: 

• The workshop is a place to connect with other families and community members while spending time playing with your child. During unstructured playtime, families are encouraged to move about the room exploring different types of play, including dramatic, construction, language, gross motor, fine motor, and an art/activity station. While playing with your child, you can informally discuss any concerns or questions you have with that week’s Community Resource Specialist. 
• After about 50 minutes of unstructured playtime, we have about 5 minutes of clean-up, where everyone helps put toys back into bins and closes the lids. 
• After clean-up time, we will have a brief circle time to sing songs and rhymes together before the workshop ends.

Guidelines for the workshop:

• The Parent Child Workshop is designed to give you or your caregiver a special time with your child for playing, reading, and spending interactive quality time together.
• Please handle situations concerning your child in a quiet, gentle manner.
• Remain with your child at all times. 
• With the exception of bottles necessary for infants, no food is allowed in the room. 
• Library staff will be in the area at all times available to offer assistance as information and resource specialists.
• Please stay home if you or your child is sick.

What to expect this week:

• This week’s Community Resource Specialist focuses on the library and literacy. 
• This week’s art/activity station will feature coloring and twisting a coffee filter to turn it into a butterfly.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Monday, September 14, through Monday, December 14, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays. Before or after the class, you are welcome to play and socialize with others at the 2|42 playscape. 

This drop-in session is held at 2|42 Community Center and runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Once you arrive at 2|42, meet library staff in the "Kids Park" room. Thank you to our partner, 2|42 Community Church, for providing the space for this class.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Wednesday, September 9, through Wednesday, December 16, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Read aloud to a trained therapy dog in a relaxed environment. No pressure—just the dog, its handler, and the child. Sign up for a 10- to 15-minute time slot; multiple sessions are available—check the calendar for other times. 

There is limited availability for walk-ins, so please register to secure your time. Registration begins at 9am on Wednesday, October 28.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Read aloud to a trained therapy dog in a relaxed environment. No pressure—just the dog, its handler, and the child. Sign up for a 10- to 15-minute time slot; multiple sessions are available—check the calendar for other times. 

There is limited availability for walk-ins, so please register to secure your time. Registration begins at 9am on Wednesday, October 28.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Read aloud to a trained therapy dog in a relaxed environment. No pressure—just the dog, its handler, and the child. Sign up for a 10- to 15-minute time slot; multiple sessions are available—check the calendar for other times. 

There is limited availability for walk-ins, so please register to secure your time. Registration begins at 9am on Wednesday, October 28.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Read aloud to a trained therapy dog in a relaxed environment. No pressure—just the dog, its handler, and the child. Sign up for a 10- to 15-minute time slot; multiple sessions are available—check the calendar for other times. 

There is limited availability for walk-ins, so please register to secure your time. Registration begins at 9am on Wednesday, October 28.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Thursday, September 10, through Thursday, December 17, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

This program complements students' homeschooling curriculum, providing art, craft, or science projects led by library staff. This week, participants will explore air pressure, friction, force, and engineering by making a mini hovercraft.

Drop-in; no registration required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

See our Family Early Literacy Class for 3- to 5-year-olds who are not yet in kindergarten.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Calling all dinosaur lovers! Children will explore the world of dinosaurs with their parents/caregivers through hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. Dig for fossils, build, experiment, create, and solve dinosaur-inspired challenges together!

This event takes place at multiple times—see our full calendar. 

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Saturday, October 31. Please register each child who will be attending.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Calling all dinosaur lovers! Children will explore the world of dinosaurs with their parents/caregivers through hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities. Dig for fossils, build, experiment, create, and solve dinosaur-inspired challenges together!

This event takes place at multiple times—see our full calendar. 

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Saturday, October 31. Please register each child who will be attending.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, October 19, for this session (November 2-November 30). Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

The Parent Child Workshop is for children 6 months to 3 years old and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Siblings 5 years and younger are also welcome. Spend time together, play, experience art activities, and meet new friends. Community Resource Specialists informally discuss child development, speech and hearing, nutrition, and play and movement. 

Workshop format: 

• The workshop is a place to connect with other families and community members while spending time playing with your child. During unstructured playtime, families are encouraged to move about the room exploring different types of play, including dramatic, construction, language, gross motor, fine motor, and an art/activity station. While playing with your child, you can informally discuss any concerns or questions you have with that week’s Community Resource Specialist. 
• After about 50 minutes of unstructured playtime, we have about 5 minutes of clean-up, where everyone helps put toys back into bins and closes the lids. 
• After clean-up time, we will have a brief circle time to sing songs and rhymes together before the workshop ends.

Guidelines for the workshop:

• The Parent Child Workshop is designed to give you or your caregiver a special time with your child for playing, reading, and spending interactive quality time together.
• Please handle situations concerning your child in a quiet, gentle manner.
• Remain with your child at all times. 
• With the exception of bottles necessary for infants, no food is allowed in the room. 
• Library staff will be in the area at all times available to offer assistance as information and resource specialists.
• Please stay home if you or your child is sick.

What to expect this week:

• This week’s Community Resource Specialist focuses on the library and literacy. 
• This week’s art/activity station will feature coloring and twisting a coffee filter to turn it into a butterfly.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Monday, September 14, through Monday, December 14, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our STEAM Club Jr. explores the principles of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math for younger elementary students. This month, participants will learn about the different parts of an ear of corn through dissection.  

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, November 2.  

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays. Before or after the class, you are welcome to play and socialize with others at the 2|42 playscape. 

This drop-in session is held at 2|42 Community Center and runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Once you arrive at 2|42, meet library staff in the "Kids Park" room. Thank you to our partner, 2|42 Community Church, for providing the space for this class.

You and your child will build early literacy skills while exploring with the senses and interacting with an array of sensory stations.

Register to receive text reminders! Registration begins at 9am on Tuesday, November 3. Drop-ins are also welcome.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Wednesday, September 9, through Wednesday, December 16, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Thursday, September 10, through Thursday, December 17, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

This program complements students' homeschooling curriculum, providing art, craft, or science projects led by library staff. Poor Tom the Turkey doesn’t want to be eaten for Thanksgiving dinner. This week, participants will use different materials to help Tom disguise himself.

Drop-in; no registration required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

See our Family Early Literacy Class for 3- to 5-year-olds who are not yet in kindergarten.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Children and their parents/caregivers can celebrate the season by creating fall- and Thanksgiving-themed projects together. All supplies will be provided. Drop-in; no registration required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, October 19, for this session (November 2-November 30). Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

The Parent Child Workshop is for children 6 months to 3 years old and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Siblings 5 years and younger are also welcome. Spend time together, play, experience art activities, and meet new friends. Community Resource Specialists informally discuss child development, speech and hearing, nutrition, and play and movement. 

Workshop format: 

• The workshop is a place to connect with other families and community members while spending time playing with your child. During unstructured playtime, families are encouraged to move about the room exploring different types of play, including dramatic, construction, language, gross motor, fine motor, and an art/activity station. While playing with your child, you can informally discuss any concerns or questions you have with that week’s Community Resource Specialist. 
• After about 50 minutes of unstructured playtime, we have about 5 minutes of clean-up, where everyone helps put toys back into bins and closes the lids. 
• After clean-up time, we will have a brief circle time to sing songs and rhymes together before the workshop ends.

Guidelines for the workshop:

• The Parent Child Workshop is designed to give you or your caregiver a special time with your child for playing, reading, and spending interactive quality time together.
• Please handle situations concerning your child in a quiet, gentle manner.
• Remain with your child at all times. 
• With the exception of bottles necessary for infants, no food is allowed in the room. 
• Library staff will be in the area at all times available to offer assistance as information and resource specialists.
• Please stay home if you or your child is sick.

What to expect this week:

• This week’s Community Resource Specialist focuses on the library and literacy. 
• This week’s art/activity station will feature coloring and twisting a coffee filter to turn it into a butterfly.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Please individually register EACH parent, child, and infant who will be attending.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Monday, September 14, through Monday, December 14, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

If you love building and creating, you'll love our LEGO Club! Each session features a different LEGO-themed activity. This month, participants will create their own LEGO catapult to launch candy pumpkins into a basket. 

Registration is required and begins at 9am on Monday, November 9.

Please note:

• A minimum of 8 registered participants is necessary for this event to proceed as scheduled. 
• Stay home if you are sick.
• Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Get ready for a festive, hands-on celebration of creativity with our Gingerbread House Decorating Contest- with a unique twist: no candy, no frosting, no gumdrops. Instead, we're challenging participants to think outside the (gingerbread) box and use only non-edible materials to bring their gingerbread houses to life.  

Gather your team (all ages welcome!) and get ready to transform cardboard gingerbread house kits into extraordinary works of art.   

The library will provide cardboard house kits (while supplies last) and have a limited supply of craft materials available for participants to take and use. Participants will build and decorate their kits at home and return their completed project to the Information Desk. Submissions must be turned into the Information Desk by 7:00pm on Monday, December 7. 

Gift cards will be awarded to the three winning teams (one gift card per team).  Contest categories are:

• Home Sweet Howell Award: Celebrating the gingerbread house that best represents the charm, character, and community spirit of Howell.
• Crafty as a Cookie Award: Celebrating the most inventive and imaginative use of materials.
• A Tale Reimagined Award: Celebrating the gingerbread house that brings a favorite book, movie, or cherished memory to life in a sweet new way.

Winners will be notified by telephone on Friday, December 11.  All entries will be displayed in the library until Sunday, January 3.

Pick up your cardboard gingerbread house kit from the Information Desk on Monday, November 23-Friday, December 4 during the library's open hours (Monday-Thursday 9am-7pm, Friday-Saturday 9am-4pm & Sunday 12-4) Please note the library closes at 5pm on Wednesday, November 25 and will be closed on Thursday, November 26 for Thanksgiving. Limited extra supplies will be available at the information Desk while supplies last, please ask staff for more information.  

Registration is required and begins on Monday, November 2 at 9am online, by phone, or in person at the Information Desk. Sign-ups close Friday, December 4, or when registration is full. Please only register once per team as supplies are limited.  

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.

Our Read, Music, Play (RMP) Early Literacy Class is geared toward infants through young 3-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s)—though family members of all ages are welcome to enjoy the program. Each RMP consists of 20 minutes of songs, stories, and rhymes/fingerplays. Before or after the class, you are welcome to play and socialize with others at the 2|42 playscape. 

This drop-in session is held at 2|42 Community Center and runs from Tuesday, September 8, through Tuesday, December 15, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick.

Once you arrive at 2|42, meet library staff in the "Kids Park" room. Thank you to our partner, 2|42 Community Church, for providing the space for this class.

Our Family Early Literacy Class is geared toward 3- to 5-year-olds and their parent(s)/caregiver(s). Each class consists of 30 minutes of songs, stories, rhymes/fingerplays, and letter recognition, followed by playtime to socialize with others in the group.

This drop-in session runs from Wednesday, September 9, through Wednesday, December 16, 2026. No registration is required.

Please stay home if you are sick. 

Library staff may photograph or videotape portions of this event and its attendees for use in promotional materials and on social media.