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Mother Goose (Infants - 2 yrs)

Tuesdays, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Mother Goose features short rhymes, songs, fingerplays and books to create a gentle language enrichment experience for children and their caregivers. It is a wonderful way to bond! We are now offering Stay and Play! Children and parents are welcome to stay for half an hour after story time ends and play with the library's fantastic new toys. Stay and Play is a great way to meet new friends: grownups and children alike!

Toddler Story Time

Fridays, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Features special stories, songs, finger plays and activities geared to children ages 24-35 months old. This is held in Vineland's Community Room. We are now offering Stay and Play! Children and parents are welcome to stay for half an hour after story time ends and play with the library's fantastic new toys. Stay and Play is a great way to meet new friends: grownups and children alike!

Preschool Storytime and Stay and Play

Wednesdays, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Features special stories, songs, fingerplays, and activities to delight three to five year-olds. Preschool Storytime is meant to be a preparation for kindergarten. As such, Kindergarten Readiness is included in a naturalistic way into the storytime, so that it is fun. After storytime, kindergarten readiness skills such as cutting, pasting, coloring, and painting are covered in the craft time. Story time is held in the Community Room.
We are now offering Stay and Play! Children and parents are welcome to stay for half an hour after story time ends and play with the library's fantastic toys. Stay and Play is a great way to meet new friends: grownups and children alike! If your child would prefer a simple art activity, we will provide either coloring pages, watercolor pages, or a simple holiday-related craft.

Vineland's Family Story Time

Tuesdays, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Stories and songs geared for for families and children of preschool age and up.This story time takes place in the Community Room or Childrens' Area of the library and is followed by Stay & Play or a holiday related craft or a puppet show.

Bilingual Chinese/English Storytime

Wednesdays, 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Chinese/English stories, songs, fingerplays and puppets tailored for children and their families. These bilingual storytimes will be held on the first and third Wednesday each month. This program is held in Vineland's Community Room.

There are no Reading to Children programs scheduled at Vineland Branch Library