The Southbury Public Library Youth Services department is pleased to announce an offsite and virtual event list for August 2025 for children and teens. All programs are generously sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. For more information and to register online please visit our website: www.southburylibrary.org/events.
Children’s Programs:
Take & Make Craft (All Ages) – Saturday, September 6, 13, 20, 27, Second Floor, While Supplies Last. Stop by the Youth Services Department on Saturdays this month to make a thematic paper craft. Make it here or bring it home. Crayons and glue available in the library. Appropriate for all ages. Young children may need assistance.
Drop-In Storytime (All Ages) – Monday, September 8, 15, 22, 29, 10:30-11am, Storytime Room, No Registration Required. Join Jen for an all-ages storytime! We'll share books, rhymes, and songs, and a small craft will be available to make with us or take home.
Monday Grab & Go Craft: Bird Houses (Recommended for Grades 1-5) – Beginning Monday, September 22, Second Floor, while supplies last. Stop by the second floor to pick up your Bird House Grab & Go Kit! These kits are available beginning 3:30pm Monday, while supplies last. Recommended for children in Grades 1-5. Younger children may need assistance.
Tiny Food Explorers (Ages 2-5) – Tuesday, September 23, 11am-12pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Tiny Food Explorers for some fun with food! Come and explore new flavors and textures while playing games all about food and MyPlate! You’ll make a hands-on healthy snack that even the pickiest of eaters will enjoy.
Food Explorers: Maple Chai Pudding Pie (Ages 6-12) – Tuesday, September 23, 4:30-5:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join Food Explorers for a seasonal dessert class! You’ll be making Maple Chai Pudding Pie by creating your own graham cracker crust, a chai flavored pudding filling and homemade whipped cream. Recipe is nut free but will contain dairy and gluten.
Family Trivia Night (All Ages) – Friday, September 26, 6:30-8pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us for another Family Trivia night! Work together as a family team to answer our trivia questions! We'll have a variety of topics, including kid-centric knowledge, general information, and questions aimed at parents, too. The family who answers the most questions correctly will win a $100 gift card to Riverview Cinemas!
Teen Programs:
Teen Crochet Club (Grades 6-12) – Tuesday, September 16, 6:30-7:30pm, Teen Department Upstairs, Registration Required - Space Limited. Can attend any or all meetings. Join us for our crochet (and knitting) club, open to both new and experienced crafters alike. If you’re already working on a project, bring it with you. If you’re new to knitting and crocheting, get started with us! We will have basic knitting and crocheting supplies available.
Cute Animals Hangout (Grades 6-12) – Thursday, September 25, 6-7pm, Brown Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Come hang out with a variety of cute animals, both furry and scaly! Meet, interact with, feed snacks to, and pet a variety of animal friends including bunnies, ferrets, sugar gliders, snakes, a bearded dragon, and more.
Family Trivia Night (All Ages) – Friday, September 26, 6:30-8pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required - Space Limited. Join us for another Family Trivia night! Work together as a family team to answer our trivia questions! We'll have a variety of topics, including kid-centric knowledge, general information, and questions aimed at parents, too. The family who answers the most questions correctly will win a $100 gift card to Riverview Cinemas!
Reading Programs for Children & Teens:
September Monthly Mini Reading Challenge (Grades K-12) – September 1-30, Online at southburylibrary.beanstack.com. Join us on Beanstack for our next Mini Monthly Reading Challenge, themed Back to School! Read for five hours (about 1-3 books for elementary, middle, and high school readers) and get a SurPRIZE.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten (Birth to Entering Kindergarten) – Ongoing, On Paper and Online on Beanstack. Read a book (any book!) to your newborn, infant, or toddler and keep track with a paper log or on Beanstack. Repeats count! 1000 books may seem like a lot, but if you read 1 book a day for 3 years, that’s 1095 books! 10 books a week for 2 years is 1040 books, and 3 books a day in one year is 1095 books. Every book you read you get one sticker, and if you finish you can get a certificate, small prize, and your picture on our wall of fame if you’d like! Pick up a paper log from the children’s department or visit southburylibrary.beanstack.com to get started online. For 0 to Entering Kindergarten.
100 Books Before Graduation (Grades 9-12) – Ongoing, Online at Beanstack. Read 100 books before High School Graduation! 100 books may seem like a lot (and it is), but it works out to about 1 book every 2 weeks. When you sign up, get a special tracking bookmark to fill out as you read. Make it to half way and get a $5 Gift Card to Dunkin' or The Bakery. Read 100 books and get a special throw blanket! Every 10 books you read, pick out something from the prize box (pins, pens, animal sticky notes, and more!).
Please visit the Southbury Public Library website at www.southburylibrary.org/events for program details and registration information. Visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SouthburyLibraryYouthServices/