Week Calendar

Children will build literacy skills through books and improve their fine motor skills by doing crafts that will introduce them to various art mediums and techniques.

Ideal for children ages birth to 10 years and their caregivers. 

Join us on the front lawn of the Central Library every Monday for fun self-directed activities exploring arts, innovation, reading, and community. 

Join Miss Priscilla at the Reynolda Manor Branch Library weekly on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. for a fun-filled 30 minutes of stories, songs, and more.

Through stories and interactive play, toddlers will build language skills and discover new words while exploring letters and sounds. They'll learn with music, picture books, rhymes, and even explore other languages.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for 3-5-year-olds and their caregivers. 

Join us for stories, songs, and garden activities. Recommended for children ages 6 and under. This Storytime is usually held outdoors but may be held indoors in the case of inclement weather.

We're partnering with the Piedmont Opera to offer a Storytime performance like no other! A professional opera singer will present a story, explain elements of their profession, and stay for a meet and greet session.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for children ages 3-6.

Join Librarian Jason for a 30 minute toddler storytime every Wednesday, 10am, at the Central Library. This celebration of early literacy skills features picture books, songs, rhymes and one bilingual English/Spanish book every week. 

Through stories and interactive play, toddlers will build language skills and discover new words while exploring letters and sounds. They'll learn with music, picture books, rhymes, and even explore other languages.

Join Ms. Lisa for stories and songs made for children ages 3-6. It's a great way to build early literacy, creativity, and social skills. 

Preschool Storytime

Thursdays at 10 a.m.

Join us for stories, songs, and fun designed to develop school readiness skills.

Ages 3 to 5

Engage your preschoolers with stories, songs and activities that promote language and pre-reading skill development to help facilitate their growth into successful readers. 

June is Melon Month! Taste test ripe and juicy melons as Chef Davis offers tips to selecting the ripest and most refreshing melons. Registration required.

Music & Movement is a program that engages children (as well as seniors) in very light physical activity. This program also encourages skills for school readiness such as, social-emotional, motor, language and over all literacy.

Preschoolers can learn new words and stimulate their brains with crafts that include different colors, shapes, and textures and relate to the weekly Storytime theme.

Recommended for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

Preschoolers will develop language and pre-reading skills through stories and songs to help facilitate their growth into successful readers.

Recommended for children ages 2-6.

Preschoolers can learn new words and stimulate their brains with crafts that include different colors, shapes, and textures and relate to the weekly Storytime theme.

Recommended for children ages 3-6 and their caregivers.

This storytime offers families the opportunity to enjoy quality time together through interactive read-aloud sessions, songs, and age-appropriate activities. 

This intergenerational program is filled with stories, songs, and movement that encourage early literacy skill development.

Recommended for children of all ages.

Children will develop creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills by finding solutions to various LEGO engineering design challenges. 

Join Officer K from the Winston-Salem Police Department to learn about what police officers do, as well tips on staying safe!

Messy Mondays are an engaging way for children to explore the world through sensory play! We will have hands-on activities to foster creativity, curiosity, and development.

Boost your creativity and focus by learning the art of paper folding to create various shapes and figures. We’ll also have books and materials available to you to help you continue the fun at home. Recommended for children ages 6-11.

Join us Wednesday afternoons for our Summer STEM Series! Each week we will explore a different element of science, technology, engineering, and math through play and experimentation. Ages 5-8.

Science Saturdays at Southside is a fun, hands-on way for children ages 6-11 to explore exciting STEM concepts through experiments and activities.

Children will create collages on wooden boards using liquid watercolor and seashells.

Most suitable for children ages 6-12. Materials provided.

Registration required.

Join us at the Walkertown Branch Library for this swinging fun paint craft. With your family, learn about gravity, inertia, and other forces while you create a one-of-a-kind painting.

Explore science, technology, engineering, art, and math at our monthly STEAM programs. 

Recommended for children 6-12.

Bring your artistic talents to the button-making world at the Reynolda Manor Branch Library. We will be hosting a special summer series for colorful and creative button making!

Our handprint keychain craft is a fun hands-on activity for children ages 3-11 to create a special keepsake using Shrinky Dinks.