Please Note: Registration for programs closes 1 hour before they start, and an email reminder goes out 1 hour before the program begins. Because space is limited and to cut down on the number of no-shows, we are enabling a policy that if you are a no-show and do not notify MFL staff, you will be removed from a future MFL program requiring registration. Please be mindful as many families would like to participate in our free programs!
Toys in the Children's Area will be packed away & hidden 10 minutes before story times begin as to get the area ready for literacy!
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Indoor Story Times w/ Mr. Jason
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Come enjoy Mr. Jason's story time in our new library's children's area! Registration is required as space is limited. Include the total number (adults & kids) that are attending. If you sign up & are a no-show, you will be removed from future MFL programs that require registration.
Mr. Jason's story times will help your kids enjoy reading with fun & interesting story time books, singing our ABC's and seasonal songs. Afterwards, borrow some books, play with toys, socialize with others!
Mr. Jason reads the same books for an entire week as to accommodate as many families as possible, so please join us once a week!
Click on the date(s) you'd like to register for!
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Mondays @ 10:15am
Tuesdays @ 10:15am
Wednesdays @ 10:15am
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Weekend Story Time w/ Mr. Jason
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Bring your own blanket and/or chairs to enjoy Mr. Jason's story time OUTSIDE! We will be at Sleighton Park between the playgrounds. Registration is required so you can be contacted if we have to cancel due to rain. We will NOT move story time indoors. 25 families are welcome to join!
If you sign up & are a no-show, you will be removed from future MFL programs that require registration. Mr. Jason will help your kids enjoy reading with fun & interesting story time books, singing our ABC's, seasonal songs, and BUBBLES! Afterwards, he'll have some outdoor toys for friends to play with. Feel free to bring some of your own outdoor toys as well, and enjoy the playgrounds! |
Books on Blankets
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Russian Storytime
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Play along, laugh and learn while we read old favorites and modern Russian children fairy tales, stories, poems and rhymes. During the first half hour our lovely volunteers will read a few stories, play games and dance to Russian children’s songs. The second half hour is left for free play, meeting new friends and practicing Russian. This lively language enrichment storytime is designed mostly for Preschoolers and early elementary age children but ALL ages are welcome! Please help spread the word. Registration IS required.
Event will be held primarily in Russian, basic Russian language knowledge is required. Masks are optional but encouraged. |
Middletown Free Library is hosting Science in the Summer in-person
Monday & Tuesday, August 1st & 2nd
10am-Noon OR 1:30-3:30pm
Grades 2-6
This year's GSK Science in the Summer theme is Be a Biologist! with all-new activities that invite children to play the role of professional biologists and tackle real-world challenges in fisheries, plant biology, paleobiology, and wildlife biology.
The program will be offered in-person at libraries across the greater Philadelphia area for children entering 2nd through 6th grade. The program team and library staff are working together to ensure we can deliver a safe and memorable summer science program.
Interested families may enter an online lottery now through June 3 for a chance to participate at the library of their choice.
If you are not selected in the lottery, the educator guide, materials lists, and videos will be shared online, so you can still assemble your own materials and have fun being biologists at home!
The program will be offered in-person at libraries across the greater Philadelphia area for children entering 2nd through 6th grade. The program team and library staff are working together to ensure we can deliver a safe and memorable summer science program.
Interested families may enter an online lottery now through June 3 for a chance to participate at the library of their choice.
If you are not selected in the lottery, the educator guide, materials lists, and videos will be shared online, so you can still assemble your own materials and have fun being biologists at home!
JOIN THE LOTTERY HERE & FOR MORE INFO!
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Budding Engineers
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Family Photography Class
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Short-Story Collab Writing Workshop
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Coding Club
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Origami Club
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Bloxels Video Game Design
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Registration is required as space is limited. Only register the kids that will be participating (not adults).
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Books 'N Ballet w/ Ms Libby
Fridays @ 11:30am OR 12:30pm
Ages 3-6
Join Miss Libby for a literacy and movement experience at the Middletown Free Library on Fridays, from 11:30AM to noon! We will read some picture books about ballet and learn some classical and contemporary ballet terminology. Activities vary but can include rhythm, balance, and movement activities, coordination challenges, stretching, improvisation, props, and more! Wear your socks, ballet slippers or sneakers, and some clothes you can dance in! Ballet costume/attire is not required, but is definitely welcome.
Special for May: Bring your own stuffed animal or baby doll and we will incorporate it in our movement activities for this month only.
Registration is required as space is limited. All genders welcome! Best for ages 3-6, but siblings welcome. Please specify the number of children you are registering. Masks are encouraged, but not required.
Special for May: Bring your own stuffed animal or baby doll and we will incorporate it in our movement activities for this month only.
Registration is required as space is limited. All genders welcome! Best for ages 3-6, but siblings welcome. Please specify the number of children you are registering. Masks are encouraged, but not required.
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Rhythm Babies
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Dance Me a Story
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Rhythm Babies is a traveling early childhood music company, providing online and in-person classes to neighborhoods across the Philadelphia area. Our classes are known for having modern music with old nursery rhymes that even caregivers enjoy. Our music classes are not only a language building class, but also a fun social activity that helps grown-ups connect with other families. In 2015, Rhythm Babies was named “Best Music Program” by Philadelphia Family Magazine. Join us today and find out how we make learning fun!
Registration is required. Masks are required in our children's area for everyone ages 2+ regardless of vaccination status. |
Lisa Oster (Dance Me A Story, The Creative Living Room) presents a creative movement storytelling workshop. Accompanied by music, kids will explore a story they will tell using their dance moves! Ideal for kids 2-8, younger siblings will love the music and movement and dancing feet requested!
Registration is required. Masks are required for everyone ages 2+ regardless of vaccination status. |
Board Game Meet Up
Fridays, 3-6pm
Every Friday from 3pm to 6pm, come and enjoy board games with Mr. Derek and others. The club will meet in the collaboration space, which is located behind the circulation desk.
Bring your own games, try out some of the library's games, earn the ones that Mr. Derek brings each week, or sample some of the game provided by our sponsor The Games Keep in West Chester.
The games played here range from Ticket to Ride, Catan, Carcassone, and more complex games. This is not for younger kids, no Candyland; but is open to any child or adult interested in playing or learning a game.
Bring your own games, try out some of the library's games, earn the ones that Mr. Derek brings each week, or sample some of the game provided by our sponsor The Games Keep in West Chester.
The games played here range from Ticket to Ride, Catan, Carcassone, and more complex games. This is not for younger kids, no Candyland; but is open to any child or adult interested in playing or learning a game.
Session #1: Bonding environment; Leg and foot massage; Low muscle tone; Baby sleeping massage.
Session #2: Behavioral states in newborn; Tummy and chest massage; Massage for colic relief. Session #3: Reasons for crying in newborns; Arms and face massage; Massage for teething relief. Session #4: Listening to your baby’s cues; Back massage and Gentle Movements Gymnastics. Please visit www.FirstBonding.com for more details, or email Kate@FirstBonding.com to Kate Grasell, Certified Infant Massage Educator. Infant Massage and Bonding Course consists of 4 classes. Parents and caregivers with kids from 2-weeks to 12 months old can sign up. Handouts are provided after each session. Number of spots is limited. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED! One registration for all 4 weeks of classes. |
Infant Massage & Bonding
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3D Printing Class
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STEAM Stations
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Delaware County Digital Story Times
Mr. Jason and his fellow Youth Services Librarians throughout the county will record and share their Digital Story Times for you to view. It is an Unlisted playlist on YouTube due to Copyright Laws, so you can only find them if you have the link.
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We offer a wide selection of materials and programs for children of all ages!
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