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EVENTS AT Northland Library Children’s Programs Wednesday Storytime! Every Wednesday through Nov. 30 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Children who are ready to sit and listen to a story along with their caregiver can come down to the library for a 30-minute storytime. Children can enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and rhythms. No registration required. Music & Movement Thursdays until Dec. 15 at 10:30 a.m. Music and Movement is back! Each Thursday under the tree in the Children’s and Teens’ area. Children able to sit through a 30-minute storytime with music, simple instruments, scarves and dancing are welcome to join us. No registration is required. Sci-Tots Storytime Mondays through Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. It’s time again for Science-Tots. Each storytime is related to a STEM theme with stories, songs, games and an experiment for children age three to five years old and their caregivers. No registration required. Diorama-rama! Through Nov. 15 Grown-ups: Satisfy your inner 3rd grader! Kids: Practice your extra-credit skills! Submit a shoe-box diorama (featuring a scene from the books “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “Go Set a Watchman,” “Tru & Nelle” or “The Sneetches”) through Oct. 31, and we will display them in the library through Nov. 15. Prizes will be awarded in a number of categories. Owl’oween! Pumpkins, Owls, and Bats! Thursday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. Drop by the Children’s department for fun crafts, costume parade, games, treats and more! We will have a costume parade through the library so be sure to wear your favorite costume! No registration required. Mission… Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 4:30 p.m. Ready for your next Mission? If you are in third, fourth or fifth grade and you like to solve problems, find out how things work and create things from your imagination, sign up for some engineering fun. This is an hour‑long adventure and registration is required. created for the evening. Registration is required. Please register only the children of the family participating in this program. CSI (Children Science Investigators) Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m. Children in kindergarten through second grade will explore their world through hands-on investigation. This is an hour-long adventure and registration is required. Mission… Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 4:30 p.m. Ready for your next Mission? If you are in third, fourth or fifth grade and you like to solve problems, find out how things work and create things from your imagination, sign up for some engineering fun. This is an hourlong adventure and registration is required. Winter Wonderland Storytime Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. Caregivers and their children who are ready to sit for a storytime are invited to come on down to the library for a winter themed storytime. Books, songs, dancing and library fun! No registration required. Playful Parenting Workshop Wednesday Evenings: November 2, 9 , 16 & 30 from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Have questions about your baby or toddler’s development? Want to talk one on one with local experts on healthy development, nutrition, speech and hearing, music and movement and early literacy while your children play? Join us for five weeks of casual conversation and playful parenting. It’s like a cocktail party with sippy cups! This is a drop in, stay as long as you like program for babies, toddlers and their parents or caregivers. Older siblings welcome. No registration required. Family Fun Night Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 7 to 8 p.m. Come enjoy an hour of family STEM fun. Families with children in first through fifth grades will participate in a science, technology, engineering or math activity CSI (Children Science Investigators) Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 4:30 p.m. Children in kindergarten through second grade will explore their world through handson investigation. This is an hour-long adventure and registration is required. Continued on next page > North Allegheny | Winter 2016 | icmags.com 51