Children's Department:

Our Mission:
The Children's Department and its staff are dedicated to helping children foster a love of reading that will last them a lifetime. Knowledgeable staff members are always available to help in the selection of books whether they are for pleasure, for information or for school projects.

Contact Us:
Phone: 860-793-1450
Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(Closed Saturdays in July and August.)

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Storytimes:
Storytimes are held for children between the ages of two and five. There is a fall session and, after the holidays, a winter/spring session. Children must be the appropriate age for the class they are enrolling in by the date of each registration session.

Registration is held at the end of September and in January. Sign-up, in person, is held between 10 and 10:30 a.m. on the first day of registration. After 10:30 a.m., telephone registration is allowed by calling 793-1450. Priority is given to Plainville residents. Out-of-town residents will be placed on a waiting list and accommodated if space is available in the specific class at the end of the registration period. Storytime programs are held in both the daytime and evening. Children may be signed up for only one class time during each session. When there is no school in Plainville, storytimes are cancelled.

2 year old storytime is for children 24 - 36 months with a parent or caregiver. The parent or caregiver is expected to take an active part in the program with the child. Each 45-minute program consists of basic, short, beginning storybooks, finger plays, movement songs and a craft.

Also offered is a storytime for children from age 2 through 3-1/2. This program is recommended for children who begin storytime at an older age or who are not comfortable attending storytime without a parent or caregiver. Again, a parent or caregiver is expected to attend and take an active part in the program with the child. Each 45-minute program consists of basic, short, beginning storybooks, finger plays, movement songs and a craft.

Storytime is offered for children ages 3 to 5 but who are not yet in kindergarten. Children attend this program by themselves. Longer stories, featuring the best in children's picture books, are read in these 45-minute programs and children learn finger plays, fast paced songs and do a craft project.

An evening story and craft program is held for children in kindergarten through grade 3. Children will enjoy picture books, fairy tales, folk tales and will then do a craft project usually tied into one of the stories they have heard in the program that evening. This is a great program for the continuing exposure of good children's literature to the young schoolchild.

Museum Passes:
The Children's Department offers passes to Connecticut attractions. The passes are available only to Plainville residents. They are charged out for two nights, and there is a $5 per day fine if the pass in not returned on time. To reserve a pass please call 860-793-1450.