Registration for Summer Story Time will begin on May 19. You must
register in person in the Youth Services Department.
Please choose
a four-week session in June or a four-week session in July:
2-year-olds - Tuesdays at 9 or 10 a.m.
3-year-olds - Wednesdays at 10 or 11 a.m.
age 4 and up - Thursdays at 10 or 11 a.m.
Sign
Up to Volunteer
The Linebaugh Library Youth Services Department needs great student volunteers,
ages 12 to 18, to help with the Summer Reading Program. Starship Adventure @
Your Library will be held in June and July. Volunteer forms are now available in
Youth Services.
Music with Mommie
Music with MommieÔ is a high-energy,
interactive music class for moms and their children (ages 5 months to 5 years)
that combines hands-on fun, instruments, and props with music and movement,
making each class fun for both mom and child! Join us at 10 a.m. on May 22. This
is a free program, but advance registration is required. To register, call
Stephanie Jones at 615-848-4039 or email her at
stephaniejones@musicwithmommie.com.
Read-Aloud Chapter Book Club
The Read-Aloud Chapter
Book Club will not meet in January. Our meetings will resume in February. Join
us as we read
Clementine by
Sarah Pennypacker at 4 p.m. on May 29.
The program includes reading a portion of the book, a craft project, and a
snack. Volunteer to read out loud, or just follow along with the group. We will
provide copies of the book. Registration not required; for ages 8-11. The
Read-Aloud Chapter Book Club meets on the last Thursday of every month.
Art Workshops
Murfreesboro Parks & Recreation will present a series of art
workshops, to be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each
month, beginning in December. The workshops are for ages 8 and up (adults, too!). Advance
registration is required; space is limited. A $4 activity & supplies fee
is due at the time of registration. Please register in the Children's
Library by the Wednesday prior to the workshop. The scheduled workshops are:
June 14: Craft Challenge
July 12: Scrapbooking - please bring photos to work with
Zine Workshop
Learn all about zines!
Linebaugh Public
Library will present a Zine Workshop, 1-4 p.m. on July 12. This free workshop
will give teens a chance to explore their creative side through writing,
drawing, or other 2-D art. During this workshop, we'll learn about zines, see
some examples, talk about how to make a zine, and work together to make a
collaborative zine. At the end of the workshop, each participant will have a
copy of the finished zine to take home with them, and a copy will be added to
the Linebaugh Library's zine collection. For ages 12-17. Advance registration
required. To register, please fill out the
workshop application (PDF). For more information, please email
zines@linebaugh.org or call Jerianne Thompson at 615-893-4131.
Russian Reading Group
Attention parents with children adopted from Russian-speaking
countries: MTSU Russian Language Instructor Irina Willis will host a family
reading group on the last Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. The purpose of
this group is to present literature and culture from the places where your
children were adopted. NOTE: The Russian Reading Group will not meet during
the Summer; our next meeting will be in August.
