STORY TIMES
Children: Infant - 5 years |
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Registration Information –
Summer 2013 - Registration form
In Person:
• Register everyone in your family with one Library card and a completed registration form at the ASK ME Desk.
Online registration:
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Register members of your family with each person’s individual Library card via the Library’s website
Telephone registration:
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Register everyone in your family with one Library card by calling the ASK ME Staff at 630-584-9390.
Youth Services programs are offered for children and students residing in the St. Charles Library District. A child's, student's or parent's St. Charles Library card is required.
G randparents – look for this symbol for events
for you and your grandchildren to attend!
Story Time for Infants – Age 5 is offered in two different
formats:
- Age-specific in small groups, infant - 5 years.
Individual registration for each session. Programs
held in the Helen Gale Story Room.
- Multi-Age in large groups, infants - 5 years with
adult (infants - 1 years in the summer). Offered on a drop-in basis by showing your
St. Charles Library card at the Meeting Room
door.
Also:
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MULTI-AGE STORY TIME G
Infant-Age 5 with Parent/Caregiver
 Tuesdays, June 11 – August 13
9:30–10:00 a.m. OR 10:30–11:00 a.m.
Wednesdays, June 12 – August 14
9:30–10:00 a.m. OR 10:30–11:00 a.m.
Open attendance; just show your
St. Charles Public Library card.
Storytellers will present stories and songs that will tickle, delight and amuse. Children and adults attend together. To ensure an enjoyable story experience for everyone attending, each session will have a capacity of 40 children and adults. Please arrive early as we will begin to distribute tickets 10 minutes before the story time. Door opens five minutes before the event. DROP IN |
Age Specific Story Times
The following early childhood events encourage the adult to participate with the child by serving as a role model, leading the child’s hands through a fingerplay or showing him/her how to bend and stretch.
Siblings may attend. Register each child and adult. Participation is limited to registered children and parent/caregiver. An adult may bring up to two children. Ask about accommodations for twins or triplets. REGISTER |
INFANT with Parent/Caregiver
 A very special time to brighten baby’s beginning.
Tuesdays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30
9:30–10:00 a.m.
REGISTER |
1 YEAR OLD with Parent/Caregiver
 This Story Time is the next step.
Tuesdays, July 9, 16, 23 & 30
10:30–11:00 a.m.
REGISTER |
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Sensory-Friendly Story Times G
 Child with Parent/Caregiver
Saturdays, June 29, July 13 & 20, August 3 & 10
10:00–10:30 a.m. or 11:00–11:30 a.m.
These story times are especially for children with autism, sensory processing or other developmental needs. The stories and activities will include sensory elements of repetitious language, music and movement to engage the child through age seven. We encourage the adult to participate with the child by serving as a role model, leading the child or showing him/her how to participate. Siblings may attend. Register each child and adult that will be attending. Register for one date or for all. REGISTER
Pajama Story Time G
 Family – especially for young children
Thursday, June 27, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 10, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 23, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
Monday, August 5, 7:00–7:30 p.m.
An evening of bedtime stories under the stars in the Helen Gale Story Room. Come dressed in your favorite pajamas and bring along your blanket or a stuffed toy. REGISTER
Stories Live! G
Family
 9:30–10:00 a.m. OR 10:30–11:00 a.m.
Monday, July 15 • Little Red Hen
Wednesday, July 31 • Anansi
Thursday, August 15 • Three Bears
Your favorite stories will come alive as the storyteller tells and then explores with you the various ways to share the story again through puppetry, fingerplay, song and more. These early literacy story experiences are offered throughout the year. We encourage you to attend each multiple times over the years, as children will experience a story differently at each age/stage of development. REGISTER |
Stories at the Nature Center
 Infant–5 years with Parent/Caregiver
10:30–11:00 a.m.
Fridays, June 14 OR June 21 or July 19 or August 2 or August 23
You are invited to hear stories at the new Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, located at 37W700 Dean Street. After the program, explore the Nature Center, walk the trails and enjoy nature at its best. Cosponsored with the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. Maps are available at the ASK ME Desk and on our website. To accommodate as many families as possible, a family may register for only one date. REGISTER
Families outside the Library District:
Register with the Forest Preserve by email at programs@kaneforest.com. |
Book Character Visits G
Family
 Friday, June 14 • 4:00 p.m. • Curious George
Come for a story and a visit with a costumed book character. Bring your camera. Presented in partnership with Barnes & Noble of Geneva. REGISTER
Families outside the Library District may attend on a space available basis. |
Stories with the Junior Friends G
 Infant–5 years with Parent/Caregiver
Friday, July 12 and Monday, July 22 • 10:30–10:45 a.m.
Drop in for stories presented by our Junior Friends student storytellers in the Helen Gale Story Room. Children and adults attend together. Open attendance: an announcement will be made for seating five minutes before the stories begin. DROP IN |
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Parents and Caregivers can help . . . |
To make Story Time a positive, beneficial, and enjoyable experience for all, we offer the following suggestions:
 Arrive early so your child has an opportunity to settle in and prepare for the quiet atmosphere of Story Time. At the conclusion of the program, be at the door to pick up your child, ages 3-5. - Be on time. Programs will begin and end promptly. If the door is closed when you arrive, please WAIT. The Storyteller will open the door and greet you.
- Each child reacts uniquely to new experiences. Some children, ages 3-5, may be unsure about being independent. You may want to consider Multi-Age Story Time where you also attend.
- If your child does not want to come, or participate, please do not force him/her. If this happens, call and consult with the storyteller.
Please call Youth Services at
630-584-9390
when your child is unable to attend.
In the event that your child misses two consecutive programs and we receive no notification, we will assume that your child is no longer able to attend. |
Registration & Attendance Procedures
In-person and online event registration begins:
Summer – Saturday, May 18 - Registration Form
Fall – Saturday, September 7
Telephone registration begins
Summer – Tuesday, June 18
Fall – Tuesday, September 10
Youth Services events are offered for children and students through grade 8 residing in the St. Charles Public Library District. A child’s, student’s, or parent’s St. Charles Library card is required. Grandparents may register grandchildren for certain events with the symbol  .
Child or student must be the appropriate age or grade to be registered for an event. Each eligible person attending an event must be registered. Registration is on a first come basis and continues until all openings have been filled. Drop-in seating may be available.
Families living outside the Library District may attend certain events for a fee on a space available basis. Check-in at the ASK ME Desk 15 minutes before the event. All attendees must meet the age or grade requirements. Nonresident seating will begin 5 minutes before the event. Check event listings for those that include nonresident attendance.
Requests for special accommodations must be made 48 hours in advance of a Library event. If assistance is needed in using the Library,
please inform a Library Assistant at the Circulation Desk.
Please call the ASK ME Desk at 630-584-9390 when you are unable to attend an event for which you are registered.
Attendance Procedures:
Events will begin and end promptly. Meeting Room/Story Room doors will open 10 minutes before the event is scheduled.
Seating for registered participants will be guaranteed until 5 minutes before the scheduled start time when drop-in seating will begin.
Late admittance is limited.
For your child’s safety, a parent or adult must accompany all children seven (7) years of age and under while in the Library.
Please review the Keeping Safe in the Library brochure with your child.
ASK ME Staff will be glad to assist you in-person or by phone at 630-584-9390.
Three Ways to Register for Programs
Registration Information –
Summer 2013 - Registration form
In Person:
• Register everyone in your family with one Library card and a completed registration form at the ASK ME Desk.
Online registration:
•
Register members of your family with each person’s individual Library card via the Library’s website
Telephone registration:
•
Register everyone in your family with one Library card by calling the ASK ME Staff at 630-584-9390.
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by Youth Services: 5/2013 |
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