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  • A whimsical illustration for a "Toddler Stay & Play" event. In the center, three young children run and play tambourines between library bookshelves. They are accompanied by a large, friendly green dragon and a small, fuzzy brown monster. A librarian stands in the background, smiling and clapping. The text reads: "Toddler Stay & Play: Read, Roar & Dance! Thursday, February 12th at 10:30."

    Play and Stay

    Toddler Stay & Play: Read, Roar & Scare the Nian Away! Get ready to make some noise! This February 12th at 10:30 AM, we are diving into the traditions of the Lunar New Year. We’ll follow the animals in The

  • A promotional graphic for a Black History Month event presented by the Girl Scouts of America. The flyer includes an illustration of Josephine Groves Holloway in uniform and a drawing of children sitting in a circle in a library. Text details a Special Story Time at the Belmont Free Library on February 21st, 2026, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM.

    Story Time with the Girl Scouts

    Black History Month Story time & Craft February 21st 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Learn about GS Josephine Groves Holloway Features- Fun for the littles. Story, Craft and learn all about Girl Scouts For ages K-12 RSVP Info: kwalker@gsnypenn.org 315.288.0966

  • A vintage-style flyer for the Saturday Morning Pop-Up Picture Club. The center features the DVD cover for the movie "The Cat in the Hat" starring Mike Myers. Text at the bottom states the event is Saturday, March 7th at 10:30 am in the Children’s Room. The border is decorated with illustrations of popcorn, a movie camera, and film strips.

    Pop-Up Pictures Club

    Pop-up Pictures Club! Grab your membership (and maybe your favorite blanket!) and join us the first Saturday morning of the month for the Pop-up Pictures Club. We’re turning the library into our own private cinema for family-friendly hits, hidden gems,

  • Play and Stay

    Join us in the children's room on March 12th starting at 10:30 for a wiggly good time! We'll be reading the story Worm Weather by Jean Taft and creating our own wiggly, wormy friends! For ages 1-3

  • An illustrated spring-themed flyer for "Preschool Story Time" at the B.L. & H.S. Free Library. The image shows a woman reading a book to a fox, rabbit, and bear under a blossoming cherry tree. The program runs for 6 weeks starting March 24th at 3:30 PM for ages 3–5. Weekly themes: 3/24 Great Sleep Wake-up, 3/31 Windy Weather, 4/7 Big Builds, 4/14 Tiny Neighbors, 4/21 Earth Day Helpers, and 4/28 Secrets Underground.

    Preschool Story Time: Great Sleep Wake Up

    Week 1: Great Sleep Wake-Up! Spring is nearly here, and it’s time to shake off the winter chills! This week, we are diving into the delightful story Bear Wants More by Karma Wilson. After our story, we’ll get moving with

  • Preschool Story Time: Windy Weather. March 31 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Illustration of a librarian reading 'The Wind Blew' to a group of diverse children who are playing with colorful scarves and hats blowing in the wind.

    Preschool Story Time: Windy Weather

    Week 2: Windy Weather! Hold onto your hats! This week we are reading the whimsical classic The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins. After we see all the silly things the wind snatches away, we’ll grab our own "wind" (colorful scarves!)

  • An event flyer with a cream-colored vintage border for the Saturday Morning Pop-Up Picture Club. The central image is the movie poster for Disney's "Zootopia," featuring the characters Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps. Event details at the bottom specify Saturday, April 4th at 10:30 am in the Children’s Room.

    Pop-Up Pictures Club

    Pop-up Pictures Club! Grab your membership (and maybe your favorite blanket!) and join us the first Saturday morning of the month for the Pop-up Pictures Club. We’re turning the library into our own private cinema for family-friendly hits, hidden gems,

  • Preschool Story Time: Big Builds. April 7 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. Illustration of children wearing hard hats building 'Belmont Block City' using cardboard boxes and wooden blocks in a library. A green dinosaur stands behind them saying 'RAWR!

    Preschool Story Time: Big Builds

    April 7: Preschool Story Time – Big Builds Grab your hard hats! This week, we are exploring the world of engineering. We’ll read Boxitects and learn why cardboard boxes are a builder's best friend. Then, the real work begins: we’re

  • Preschool Story Time: Tiny Neighbors (Bugs!)

    April 14: Tiny Neighbors Look closely at the grass—who do you see? This week, we are meeting our "Tiny Neighbors" (the bugs!). We'll read the vibrant book Some Bugs and discover all the different ways insects move and work. Afterward,

  • Preschool Story Time: Earth Day Helpers

    Week 5: Earth Day Helpers (4/21) Celebrate Earth Day at the library! This week, we are reading the beautiful photographic book Thank You, Earth by April Pulley Sayre. We’ll talk about all the things we love about our planet and

  • Preschool Story Time: Secrets Underground

    Week 6: Secrets Underground From Tiny Seeds to Tall Flowers For our final session, we’re digging deep! We will read Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner to discover the hidden world beneath the soil.