Events

Toddler Storytime

Ages 2 to 3

Registration required

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

Chess for Kids Group 1

Mondays, April 9 through May 14

Registration required

Register only if you can attend all 6 classes

Group 1: Players with little or no experience with chess

Suggested ages 6 to 8             Limit: 12 children

Chess Expert Sean Finn will lead this series of Chess for Kids.

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

Sponsored by the Ann L. Buesing Children’s Fund for the Library of The Chathams of the Community Foundation of NJ

Chess for Kids Group 2

Mondays, January 15 through February 19

Registration required

Register only if you can attend all 6 classes

Group 2: Players who can finish a game with checkmate

Suggested ages 8 & Up             Limit: 16 children

Chess Expert Sean Finn will lead this series of Chess for Kids.

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

Sponsored by the Ann L. Buesing Children’s Fund for the Library of The Chathams of the Community Foundation of NJ

Babies Storytime

24 months and younger

Registration required

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

Toddler Storytime

Ages 2 to 3

Registration required

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

TRIP AROUND THE WORLD - Shavuot: A Jewish Holiday

Ages 8 & Up

Limit: 20 children    

Registration required

Spend an afternoon with us learning about the Jewish spring holiday called Shavuot!  Shavuot celebrates the grain harvest and also the giving of the Torah on Mt. Sinai.  Listen to a story, sing along with a guitar player, and celebrate by creating and decorating edible flowers to put on top of a delicious cupcake.  Hosted by Stefanie Mathews.

To sign up, call the library at 973-635-0603, stop in the Children’s Room, or  sign up online right here

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Lecture on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Gardens with Marta McDowell

Chatham author and gardener, Marta McDowell will speak about her recent book, The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder:  The Frontier That Inspired the Little House Books on Tuesday, May 1 at 7 pm.  Marta presents Laura’s deep connection with nature and the land living on the farms she and her family settled while traveling from the Northeast to the Midwest.   Following the wagon trail of Laura’s life featured in The Little House books, we become inspired by her letters and diaries expressing her love for the landscapes that made her world.  Please join us.

Spanish Storytime

All Ages

No Registration Required

Introduce your child to basic Spanish vocabulary with fun stories, songs and music!