Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Read To A Dog
If you’d like to practice your reading skills, drop in at the library every other Tuesday in August to read to Ivy the Basset Hound, a certified therapy dog. There’s no need to sign up, just head to the Children’s library and pick out a favorite book to share with Ivy!
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Read To A Dog
If you’d like to practice your reading skills, drop in at the library every other Tuesday in August to read to Ivy the Basset Hound, a certified therapy dog. There’s no need to sign up, just head to the Children’s library and pick out a favorite book to share with Ivy!
After School Book and Craft Club for grades 3-5
If you like reading (or listening to audiobooks) and talking about books, this could be the after school club for you! We will be meeting once a month throughout the school year to get together and discuss a book that has been recently nominated for a Vermont Youth Book Award. This month we will meet to get to know each other, play a book-related game, talk about our favorite genres, make a snack together, and pass out copies of the book we will be reading for discussion in October. Contact jen@carpentercarse.org to sign up, and after registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library.
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Frog and Toad Tea Party Picnic
Join us for a Frog and Toad themed picnic, tea party, and story time! We will also get to do some fun Fall crafts, and hopefully we’ll get to have the whole event outdoors in our new Children’s Garden space! Bring a favorite stuffy or doll to join in on the fun. Our Tea Party Storytimes are designed for children ages 2-6 and their caregivers. Registration is required, and you can email jen@carpentercarse.org to reserve your family’s spot!
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
After-School Story and Craft Club
Every Wednesday of this six-week program we will listen to an award winning picture book, have a snack while discussing the book, and then make a craft that’s related to the theme of the book! This program is for grades K-4, and parents can register their child by emailing jen@carpentercarse.org or visiting the circulation desk.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
After-School Story and Craft Club
Every Wednesday of this six-week program we will listen to an award winning picture book, have a snack while discussing the book, and then make a craft that’s related to the theme of the book! This program is for grades K-4, and parents can register their child by emailing jen@carpentercarse.org or visiting the circulation desk.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
After-School Story and Craft Club
Every Wednesday of this six-week program we will listen to an award winning picture book, have a snack while discussing the book, and then make a craft that’s related to the theme of the book! This program is for grades K-4, and parents can register their child by emailing jen@carpentercarse.org or visiting the circulation desk.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Library Closed for Labor Day
The library is closed today in observance of Labor Day. Have a great long weekend!
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Music and Movement Storytime
Carpenter-Carse’s weekly interactive early childhood program featuring instrument exploration, songs, finger plays, dance and movement, and stories is back! Babies toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers can join us every Friday morning for moving, grooving, and fun! Like all library programs, this program is free and open to everyone. No registration required, but ask about joining the email list for young families if you want to receive weekly emails about these events.
Dungeons and Dragons Club
Each week library volunteers will be working with students in grades 4-8 in learning the basics of Dungeons and Dragons, including character creation, understanding game mechanics, and how to work together to create and play in their own campaigns. If you would like to join our D&D Fall session, which meets every Thursday that school is in session, please contact jen@carpentercarse.org
LEGO Club
After school LEGO Club is back! Students in grades K-4 are invited to sign up for this fun and educational program that will happen every Wednesday at 2:00 - 3:15 from September 2nd through October 7th. Students have the choice every week to work with others or on their own in meeting new challenges. To reserve a spot for your child in LEGO Club, please call us at 482-2878, email jen@carpentercarse.org, or visit the circulation desk. After registering, parents can contact the front office at HCS to arrange bus transportation to the library. We hope you can join us for LEGOs, friends, and fun!
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Read To A Dog
If you’d like to practice your reading skills, drop in at the library every other Tuesday in August to read to Ivy the Basset Hound, a certified therapy dog. There’s no need to sign up, just head to the Children’s library and pick out a favorite book to share with Ivy!
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Read To A Dog
If you’d like to practice your reading skills, drop in at the library every other Tuesday after school to read to Ivy the Bassett Hound, a certified therapy dog. There’s no need to sign up, just head to the Children’s library and pick out a favorite book to share with Ivy!
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Birds: An Exploration Through Art with the Birds of Vermont Museum
In this program, we will be joined by an educator from the Birds Museum of Vermont as we learn techniques for observing, describing, identifying, and sketching birds. Then, we will finish up our program with a discussion of the evolution of birds (from dinosaurs!) and make our own birds out of air dry clay. It will be an activity and learning-packed morning - hope you can join us! Kindergarten - 5th grade; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are invited to stay.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Summer Reading - Maritime Museum
The maritime museum is coming to CCL! Join us for a hands-on program where we will learn about underwater archeology then put our newfound knowledge to use to uncover shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. Ages 8-14; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are invited to stay.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Saturday Family Playtime
Young children and their caregivers are invited to join us in the library community room every Saturday morning for play time and socializing. Coffee and tea will be provided for adults, and families can browse for books afterwards. Library staff will provide a rotating selection of activities and play themes. No registration required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.
Dino Puppet Show
Participants will spend this session working with puppeteer Peg Jarvis to create a puppet show based on a popular dinosaur picture book. Students will then perform their show for friends and family at the end of the session! Kindergarten - 5th grade; Registration required. This is a drop-off program, and caregivers are invited to stay.
Weekly Storytime
Join the fun and learning on Tuesdays at 9:30 AM for picture books, songs, movement, and rhymes that are designed to promote early language, fine motor, and pre-literacy skills in a friendly environment! Each week we will finish up Storytime with snacks, coffee for the adults, a simple craft or sensory activity, and book browsing. Storytime is designed for babies, toddlers, and preschool/kindergarten aged children and their caregivers, and no registration is required.
Summer Sensory Storytime
Join us on Thursday mornings for this special seasonal activity! On Thursdays during the Summer months, Carpenter-Carse will be collaborating with Hinesburg Friends of Families in providing a structured play and story time with activities that focus on tactile and body awareness as well as just having fun with messy play outdoors. Sensory Storytime will be in the CCL Children’s Garden unless it’s raining, in which case we will meet in the community room. This event is free and open to all babies, toddlers, and preschoolers and their caregivers. Email jen@carpentercarse.org with questions.