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Youth Services Program Calendar
Discover a world of fun, learning, and creativity! Our Youth Services Calendar is your go-to guide for fun events and programs happening in the library for kids ages birth through preteen. Click on calendar event titles to see full descriptions of each program as well as registration requirements and instructions (if applicable).
Click on events on the calendar for full details.
For questions about youth programs and events, contact Ashley via email at awood@pljcs.org or by phone at (984) 985-2665 (extension 3).
Recurring Youth Services Programs
Storytime (Ages 0-5)
Storytime is every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. and consists of songs, American Sign Language, movement, and reading all lasting approximately 30-minutes.
Activity and sensory tables are available after the first portion of storytime for children to color, play with toys, or use the sensory bins.
Content is geared toward ages 0-5.
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Monday at the Movies (All Ages)
Join the Youth Services Department on Mondays at 3:00 p.m. in October for movie showings in the Multipurpose Meeting Room on the 2nd floor of the library.
Movie Schedule:
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Monday, October 6: Walt Disney Pictures' Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (rated G; approximately 67 minutes). Synopsis: Roo and his new friend Lumpy set out to capture the Gobloon, a mythical monster who grants wishes, in this made-for-video movie combining a 1996 Winnie the Pooh cartoon with new material. Voices include: Jimmy Bennett, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom.
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Monday, October 13: Warner Bros.' Tom and Jerry's Halloween Hi-jinks (rated NR; approximately 51 minutes). Synopsis: It's Halloween, time for spooky thrills and creepy chills. These seven animated adventures are filled with bats, ghosts, witches... and your favorite cat-and-mouse team, Tom and Jerry!
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Monday, October 20: Disney/PIXAR's Monsters, Inc. (rated G; approximately 93 minutes). Synopsis: A little girl accidentally enters the land of monsters, where she befriends two creatures who work at a "scare factory." Billy Crystal and John Goodman lend their voices to this computer-animated comedy from the creators of "Toy Story."
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Monday, October 27: Double Feature of Scooby-Doo: Episodes: "A Night of Fright Is No Delight" & "Bedlam in the Big Top" (rated TV-G; approximately 42 minutes). Synopsis: "A Night of Fright Is No Delight" - An eccentric colonel leaves part of his fortune to Scooby Doo on the condition that he spend the night in a castle haunted by green phantoms. Synopsis "Bedlam in the Big Top" - A ghost clown is haunting Mr. Blackstone's circus, and all the acts are quitting. It's up to the kids to stop the clown and find out if he's really a ghost.
Discovery Dance Party! (Ages 0-8)
Join the Youth Services Department for a fun dance party paired with other fun activities!
Family friendly event most appropriate for ages 0-8 but all ages are welcome. Feel free to celebrate the spooky season by coming in costume!
Youth Mystery Book Club (Grades 3 - 8)
Join us for our "second season" of Youth Mystery Book Club! Led by Edgar Award winning author Elizabeth McDavid Jones, this book club is perfect for 3rd - 8th graders who love a good mystery.
Meetings will be held every Thursday from September 11 through October 23 in the Tween area of Youth Services from 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Email Mrs. Jones at childwriter@yahoo.com with any questions.
Teddy Bear Clinic with JCC's Nursing Program
The Youth Services Department is partnering with Johnston Community College’s Nursing Program to provide a Teddy Bear Clinic at the library!
The Teddy Bear Clinic is a fun, interactive way for children to learn about and get comfortable with medical procedures, professionals, and equipment. Children are invited to bring in their sick or injured stuffed animal during clinic hours (still firming up the schedule but will update on our calendar soon). Walk-ins will be welcome!
For available times, give Ashley a call at 984-985-2665 (extension 3), email her a awood@pljcs.org, or keep an eye on our events calendar.
