BOTB UPDATE!
The date is set for the
Battle of the Books:
Sunday September 8, 2013
Mark your calendar!
We will host the "Battle" right here at Middletown!
Our first Introductory / Interest meeting will be on
Tuesday March 26, 2013, 3 PM.
To learn more about BOTB, please click here.
You can also call us at 341-5470 for more information about this fun and friendly competition between libraries!
Learn to Knit!
Afternoon Knitting & Crocheting
with Ms. Betsy & Ms. Lu on Thursdays in our Story Time Room from 2-4 PM.
- January 24th & 31st
- February 14th & 28th
- March 14th & 28th
- April 11th & 25th
- May 6th
For ages 7 and up. Registration is required.
Please visit the Children's Department or call 341-5470 for more information.
Get Creative in 2013!
Come Draw with Me 2013
On Saturdays. For Ages 7 - 12.
The Schedule for 2013:
- February 23rd, 1 - 2 pm: "Monkeys"
- April 6,, 1 - 2 pm: "Tigers" (new date!)
- June 15th, 12 - 1 pm: "Snakes"
- August 10th, 12 - 1 pm: "Robots"
- October 19th, 1 - 2 pm: "Witches"
- December 14th, 12 - 1 pm: "Christmas Bells"
These events are held in the Children's Department's Story Room at Middletown Thrall Library.
Limited to 15 Middletown Thrall Library card holders.
Registration is required on day of the program.
A Friendly & Fun Competition
"Battle of the Books" 2013
Do you enjoy reading?
Do you like to have fun?
Do you like meeting new people?
If you're between the ages of 13 to 18, this is for you!
Join us and compete with other students from other libraries!
Here is our reading list for 2013:
Sign up at the Children's Department at Thrall
or call Theresa at 341-5470 for all the cool details!
For Difficult Times
One of the librarians over
Tappan Library
(with input from some other RCLS librarians) assembled this list
for any parents and/or educators looking for ways to explain tragedies
to children right now after the events at Sandy Hook:
Help During Difficult Times
It's a New Year!
Winter 2013 Events
Afternoon Gaming
Join us as we play Wii on a large projection screen
When: Friday
February 1 (cancelled), March 1, April 5, May 3
Where: 2nd Floor Community Room
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ages: 3 - 17
No Registration Required.
Sasha, the Therapy Dog
Do you love Dogs? Do you love to read? If so, Read to Sasha!
Sasha is a Therapy Dog who loves to listen to children read!
When: January 14 and 28, February 11 and 25, March 11, April 8 and 22, May 6
Time: 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm
Ages: 6-13
Where: 2nd Floor Story Time Room
Registration is Required.
Knitting and Crocheting Workshop
Have you ever dreamed of creating or designing your very own scarf, hat, or sweater? If so, learn from the MASTERS!
Lu specializes in crochet projects and Betsy specializes in knitting projects.
When - Mondays: January 28, February 11 and 25, March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22, May 6
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Registration is required.
Story Time!
Story Time Registration: January 21, 2013 thru February 8, 2013
Story Time will begin: Wednesday February 13
Story Time will conclude on: Wednesday March 27
Story time events...
"First Step"
Drop-In Story Time
Ages: 18 months - 35 months
Where: Story Time Room
Time: 9:30 am 10:00 am
No Registration required
"Explorers"
Story Time and Craft
Ages: 3 and 4
Time: 10:15 - 10:45
Where: Story Time Room
Registration is required
"Moving on Up"
Story Time and Craft
Ages: 5 - 7
Time: 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
Registration is required.
For more information on any event, please visit
the Children's Department or call 341-5470.
Homework Help 2013
Need Help with Your Homework?
Middletown Thrall Library's Teen Volunteers will assist staff in providing homework help to students in grades 1-6.
Homework Help is available Tuesdays and Thursdays:
- January: 8, 10, 15, 22, 29, 31
- February: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, 28
- March: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21
- April: 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30
- May: 2, 7, 9
From 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: 2nd Floor Story Time Room
No registration is required.
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