Kids Events & Programs

Music With Miss Amy Wednesdays 10 - 10:45 AM October 6, 13 & 20 $45. Pay here or by check/cash. Please email Amy at alaber@rcls.org to register. Meets outdoors. In case of inclement weather, a makeup date will be offered. Music with Miss Amy is a music and movement class for children up to four years old with their caregiver. Classes will include song time, finger plays, bouncing rhymes, instruments, puppets and a lot of fun!
My First Book Club Sunday October 17, 2 - 3:00 PM Ages 7-9 Contact Carolyn at cthorenz@rcls.org to register. Let’s talk about spooky stories and share a couple!! What are you reading? Let’s talk about it while making Halloween slime!
Books and Art Series 11:00 AM Ages 4 - 6 Contact Carolyn at cthorenz@rcls.org to register. Saturday November 6 Step inside the picture book Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet and try some of the art techniques used by this favorite illustrator. Saturday December 4 Step inside the picture book Frederick by Leo Lionni and try some of the art techniques used by this favorite illustrator.
READ to Dogs Thursdays October 14, November 18 4 - 5:00 PM Contact Amy at alaber@rcls.org to sign up for a 15 minute time slot. Indoors during inclement weather with masks required. Outdoor, in person program. Read to a certified therapy dog on the library patio. This relaxed and stress free environment supports children's confidence and learning.
Creative Collage: Virtual Museum Tour and Art Workshop Tuesday November 2, 4 - 5:00 PM Supplies Needed: scissors, glue, a surface for your art such as paper, and collage materials such as colored papers, magazines, and wrapping paper. Paint or drawing supplies optional. Ages 5- 11 Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to register. How do you make an artwork by painting, ripping, cutting, and pasting papers? Discover the fun-filled collages of three famous artists, Henri Matisse, Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock while on a virtual tour of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center as you are guided on an adventure through the studio where Pollock and Krasner made their famous abstract art. Following, work alongside the museum educator (on Zoom) to create your own collages.
Express Yourself: Virtual Museum Tour and Art Workshop Wednesday December 8, 4:30 - 5:30 PM Supplies needed: Paint in cups, sticks or brushes, paper or canvas. Don't have paint? Draw, instead. Ages 5 - 12 Contact Nicole at nlane@rcls.org to register. What do you do when you are happy, sad, excited, or mad? Take a tour of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and discover creative ways the artists, Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner expressed their feelings with paint. Explore the art displayed in their home and the barn-studio filled with paint splatters -- evidence of their masterpieces. Then, work alongside the museum educator and guide as she demonstrates how to drip paint to express feelings in art.