Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library’s annual “Take Your Child to the Library Day” will take place on Saturday, February 3 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm at the library located at 17 Constitution Way, Rochester.
Take Your Child to the Library Day is an international initiative that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library to learn about the importance of the library in the life of a child and to promote library services and programs for families.
Schedule of events:
10:30 – 11:15 am: Mr. Vinny’s Shadow Puppet Show. Join Mr. Vinny of the Toe Jam Puppet Band for magical storytelling using shadows. This is a very interactive, silly and surprising family-friendly show.
11:30 am – 1:30 pm: Library Scavenger Hunt “The Missing Book Mystery.” Follow clues to find the lost books.
12:30 – 1:00 pm: Meet Amos the Greyhound and get your “I Love Reading to Amos” bookmark. Read with Amos five times and receive a free book.
Also taking place throughout the day: Meet “The Book Whisperer.” She will tell you what you will read next. The Junior Friends will present “Library Show-and-Tell.” Meet members of the Board of Trustees and the Friends. See the library telescope, snow shoes, and ukulele. Earn tickets for prize drawings. The programs are sponsored by the Friends of Plumb Library.
For more information, call the library at 508-763-8600 or email info@plumblibrary.com.