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Woman out in the woods while dressed in winter coat and hat

Nature Walk: Winter in Maple Avenue Nature Park

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Community
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

All Ages: As the temperatures drop, many animals hibernate for the winter while others have different methods to survive.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Illustration of penguin, walrus, beaver, vulture, elephant, and sheep standing on part of a globe

Animals Around the World

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and even the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Open
Registration Required
Plastic bag underwater, floating over a coral reef, with a school of fish behind it

Trash Talk

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Kitchen | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
All Ages

Every year, more than 40 million tons of plastic are used in the United States, yet only a small fraction is recycled. The rest ends up in landfills, oceans, and even the food and water we consume as microplastics.

Open
Registration Required
Image: Graphic of woodland creatures sitting around a campfire reading, playing music, and eating smores.

Campfire Storytime

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, English Language Learners, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Ages 5 & Up: Cozy up around the campfire for songs, stories, and a visit from a furry puppet friend.

Walter the goldendoodle

Read to Walter

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Flex Room | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
All Ages

Ages 4–17: Is your child uncomfortable reading out loud? Maybe they just need a friendly ear—and Walter the Goldendoodle is ready to listen.

Open
Registration Required
Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...

Young boy wearing a book on his head

Preschool Storytime

Friday, December 12, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kitchen | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers

Ages 3–5: Get your preschooler ready for the next big step in their education journey with Preschool Storytime.

Open
Registration Required
Young girl reading to dog

Read to Rover

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, English Language Learners
Age Group:
Children, Teens

All Ages: Share a book with a furry friend from Love on a Leash.

Girl Sharing Her Book with a Dog

Read to Rover

Monday, December 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room A | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
Children, Teens

All Ages: Share a book with a furry friend from Love on a Leash.

Image: Graphic of woodland creatures sitting around a campfire reading, playing music, and eating smores.

Campfire Storytime

Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, English Language Learners, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Ages 5 & Up: Cozy up around the campfire for songs, stories, and a visit from a furry puppet friend.

Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...

Erasure Poetry surrounded by blacked out lines.

Erasure Poetry

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
Adults

Try a new form of creative expression at Erasure Poetry. Use a marker to redact a printed page, revealing only the words that speak to you and shape a unique poem.

Open
Registration Required
Young boy wearing a book on his head

Preschool Storytime

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kitchen | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers

Ages 3–5: Get your preschooler ready for the next big step in their education journey with Preschool Storytime.

Open
Registration Required
Young boy playing on floor with foam interlocking numbers

Preschool Play & Learn

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kitchen | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring, Family & Community
Age Group:
Toddlers

Ages 3–6: Help your child build the skills they need for school through play with themed stations that encourage creativity, curiosity, and social connection while preparing your child for early learning success.

Open
Registration Required

Holiday Closing

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Main Library, West Branch Library, 12 Points

All Library locations will be closed in observance of this holiday.

Closing
Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, December 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...

Holiday Closing

All Day 12/31 - 1/1
Main Library, West Branch Library, 12 Points, Digital Programs, Community

All Library locations will be closed in observance of this holiday.

Closing
Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...

Image: Graphic of woodland creatures sitting around a campfire reading, playing music, and eating smores.

Campfire Storytime

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, English Language Learners, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Ages 5 & Up: Cozy up around the campfire for songs, stories, and a visit from a furry puppet friend.

Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, January 9, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...

Young boy playing on floor with foam interlocking numbers

Preschool Play & Learn

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Kitchen | 12 Points at 12 Points
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring, Family & Community
Age Group:
Toddlers

Ages 3–6: Help your child build the skills they need for school through play with themed stations that encourage creativity, curiosity, and social connection while preparing your child for early learning success.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Illustration of penguin, walrus, beaver, vulture, elephant, and sheep standing on part of a globe

Animals Around the World

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Youth Services Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Education & Tutoring
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Ages 6–15: Travel to deep, dark jungles, arid deserts, and even the frigid Arctic in search of reptilian, avian, and furry friends at Animals Around the World!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Image: Graphic of woodland creatures sitting around a campfire reading, playing music, and eating smores.

Campfire Storytime

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Meeting Room B | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, English Language Learners, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Ages 5 & Up: Cozy up around the campfire for songs, stories, and a visit from a furry puppet friend.

Little girl playing a drum while her mother watches

Music Makers Storytime

Friday, January 16, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lobby | WBL at West Branch Library
Program Type:
Education & Tutoring, Family & Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Children
Music Makers Storytime:

Ages 0–5: Whether you’re looking to bond with your little one, meet new friends, or prepare for their first day at Kindergarten, you can capture your child’s imagination at Music M...