01/22/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2025 14:00
01/22/2025
Weekly storytime sessions for toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers return for the spring season on Monday, Jan. 27, at the Fargo Public Library and run through April 16. Sessions are for children ages 2 to 6 and are offered at the following locations, days and times:
• Main Library, 101 4th St. N.: Mondays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• Northport Library, 2714 N. Broadway: Tuesdays at 10 a.m.
• Dr. James Carlson Library, 2801 32nd Ave. S.: Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Age-appropriate stories, songs and fingerplays at these storytimes provide an opportunity for families to spend quality time sharing stories, learning school-readiness skills and fostering a love of reading. No registration is required to attend these sessions. For more information, contact the Children's Services Department at 701.241.1495 or visit fargolibrary.org/kids.
Additionally, the Fargo Public Library is offering Family Reading Rumpus storytime, a monthly event designed for families to enjoy together. These interactive sessions engage youngsters and parents through storytelling and hands-on activities all before bedtime. With the theme "secret agent storytime," the first event is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, starting at 6 p.m. at the downtown Main Library. Family Reading Rumpus events are geared toward children ages 2 to 6, but kids of all ages are welcome to attend.
Baby Rhyme Time is a lap-sit storytime series for infants up to age 24 months. Sessions are offered on the first and third Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Dr. James Carlson Library. Designed for the youngest readers, these sessions are an opportunity for parents to share songs, participate in fingerplays, read short books, rhythms and rhymes with baby while introducing the world of books at the library. No registration is required. Please abide by the rule of one child per grown-up lap. For more details, call Children's Services at 701.241.1495.
Fargo Public Library events are free and open to the public; adults must accompany children ages 9 and younger.