Story Time - Fall Session 1
5 Weeks - Starting the week of September 8th & Ending the week of October 6th
Registration Starts on Monday, August 18th
First come, first serve
Toddler Time - Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Mornings @ 10 - 10:30 am
Ages 2 & 3, Limit of 18 per class (Sign up for one day only)
Preschool Time - Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Mornings @ 11 - 11:30 am
Ages 4 & 5, Limit of 20 per class (Sign up for one day only)
Lunch Bunch - Mondays & Wednesdays @ 12:00 pm (listen to stories & bring your own lunch!)
Ages 3 & up, Limit of 12
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Good Beginnings - 4 week session (September 11th - October 2nd)
Thursday Mornings @ 10 - 10:30 am
& 11 - 11:30 am
Ages 0-23 months, Limit of 12 per class
All programs are free, Registration is Required.
Registration Starts on Monday, August 18th
Call 508-248-0452 (ex.12)
*Parents/Guardians are required to stay with children during these programs. Once you have registered, you are automatically in the program. You will not receive a call. If you find that you cannot attend the program you have registered for, please let us know so that we can give your spot to someone else. If you are absent for 2 weeks without calling, we will assume you have dropped out and we will fill your spot.
*Programs, days & times are subject to change. We will attempt to contact everyone in the event of a cancellation or change in scheduling.
*If Charlton schools are cancelled or have a delay, Story Time will automatically be cancelled.
Summer Reading Party
Thursday, August 21st @ 1:30 pm
The Summer Reading Party is a reward for all of our REGISTERED summer reading participants. Please sign up in the childrens room so we know how many people to expect.
Those who have done the summer reading program and will not be able to attend will be called if they win a raffle prize. Summer Reading certificates and prizes will be available to pick up at the children's circ. desk until Sept. 18th.
You may pass in log sheets and recieve raffle tickets until 12:00 noon on August 21st !!!!!
Party Schedule: (Dexter Hall)
1:30 pm - Concert featuring renowned performers Davis Bates & Roger Tinknell
2:30 pm - Prize Raffle (every child registered for summer reading gets a prize!)
3:00 pm - Ice Cream!!!
* The teen summer reading raffle drawing will be done on Thursday, August 28th and winners will be called. If you do not recieve a call, we will have other prizes for you to choose from at the circ. desk.
Workshop for Parents
LEISURE ACTIVITY SCHEDULES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
LEISURE ACTIVITY SCHEDULES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
This 2 hour, make & take workshop will show parents and educators how to teach and use a leisure activity schedule with their child or students. A leisure activity schedule is a structured system utilizing visuals, left to right progression, and prompting strategies to develop independence for leisure time in children with an autism spectrum disorder. Based on the book Activity Schedules for Children with Autism by Lynn E. McClannahan, Ph.D. and Patricia J. Krantz, Ph.D., this workshop will teach participants the step by step process of planning, organizing, creating, and teaching a child to use an activity schedule. Participants will create their own activity schedule materials and take them home for immediate use. A written overview of the process will be given to each participant at the end of the workshop. Join us for this fun, practical and ha nds-on workshop!
Where: Charlton Public Library
40 Main Street
Charlton, MA 01507
508-248-0452
When: Thursday, August 21, 2008
Time: 9:30-11:30am
**Sign up with the library in advance is appreciated so the workshop leader will have enough materials for everyone**
Karen Bodamer, founder and director of the ATC, has been involved with individuals with autism since high school. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Special Education-Intensive Special Needs from Fitchburg State College in 1990. She received her Master of Science degree in Special Education with a specialization in autism from Johns Hopkins University in 2000. She has had a personal and professional dedication to improving the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders as a paraprofessional, classroom teacher, ABA therapist, home trainer, educational consultant, and autism specialist. In addition to her part-time work with the center, she is the full-time Autism Specialist for the Millbury Public Schools.
Upcoming Programs
*Please read the fine print at the bottom!!
Origami w/ Amanda / Tuesday, August 19th @ 1-2 pm - Ages 7-12 - Limit of 15 (This program is currently full)
Animal Adventures /Wednesday, August 20th @ 10 am - All Ages - No limit on registration
*As always, we will establish a waiting list if the programs fill up, but there is no guarantee. We will call to let you know if a spot becomes available. These programs are free for you and we try to accomodate as many people as we can. Limits are a result of the program instructor's request. Please call or come in to register. Programs fill up very quickly. DO NOT email to register for a program. Thank you!
Kids Book Club
We will be taking a break from our Kids Book Club next month. The next meeting for October will be announced sometime in September.
Every day in the Children's Room!
There's always something fun to do......
* Sign up to use a computer for homework, games, etc.
* Play with puzzles, toys & our playhouse.
* Sit back and relax in our comfy chairs.
* Make a different craft every week at the craft table.
* And of course, check out a big pile of great books, dvds, music cds, magazines, comics & audio books!
Unattended Children Policy
The staff of the Charlton Public Library strives to create a warm, inviting, fun environment for children. The library offers many programs and services that encourage children to develop a love of books, reading and learning. However, the safety and well-being of children at the library is of serious concern. Our building is large with numerous rooms, staircases and exits; many of these are out of sight or earshot of library staff. It is the intention of this policy to enlist the cooperation of parents and other adults responsible for children to ensure that the Charlton Public Library can provide a safe and pleasant experience for all who use it.
Please be aware of the following:
· The Charlton Public Library is NOT responsible for the well being of children who are left unattended in the Library. The Library staff is here strictly to help you and your children with library needs. The staff is not licensed to perform child care.
· Children aged 10 years and under should be continually accompanied by a parent/guardian. Parents/guardians should be aware that the Library is a public building and is no safer than any other public place or building. Because the Children’s Room is on a separate level, the same policy applies to children left unattended downstairs while parents/guardians go upstairs to the Adult collection, or any other area of the library.
· Children over the age of 5 who are attending library programs that do not require parent/guardian accompaniment are supervised by library staff only during the scheduled time of the program and only while in the Story Time Room (or room in which the program is being held). Staff is not responsible for children who leave the program room. Parents/guardians may not leave the building during this type of program.
- The Charlton Public Library reserves the right to ask a patron of any age to leave the building if he/she is acting in an inappropriate manner, creating a public nuisance or inhibiting the rights and privileges of others. Parents assume all liability for damage done by their children to any library property.
Children Left at Closing
Children who are left unattended at the Charlton Public Library should know how to get in touch with a parent/guardian. Parents/guardians are reminded that numerous unexpected events may occur in which the Library could close without notice, therefore stranding an unattended child. Staff members are not permitted to remain after the Library closes with an unattended child (unless waiting for the police) nor are they permitted to give a child a ride home. If at closing time an adult family member/guardian of the child cannot be reached, the Charlton Police will be called to escort the child home or keep the child until parents/guardians can be reached. Two staff members will remain with the child until the police have arrived. The Youth Services Librarian will attempt to contact the child’s parent/guardian to explain the library policy and why the action was required as a follow-up procedure.
Adopted by the Board of Trustee, March 20, 2008
Access for Children and Young Adults to All Library Material
The Charlton Public Library has a wide variety of materials available to our patrons. These materials include, but are not limited to; print materials (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.), books on CD, music CDs, CD-ROMs and videos. The library staff does not censor, screen or monitor patron usage of any library materials or services. Children and young adults have the same right to access library materials as adults. Likewise, the Internet is available to children with the same right as adults. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the parents and/or guardians to supervise their children at the library and to be aware of what materials they are borrowing and what they are viewing on the computers. This policy is in accordance with the American Library Association Library Bill of Rights.
Library Bill of Rights
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.
Adopted June 18, 1948, by the ALA Council; amended February 2, 1961; amended June 28, 1967; amended January 23, 1980; inclusion of “age” reaffirmed January 24, 1996.
Adopted by the Board of Library Trustees, March 20, 2008