Building Club
Kids can join us every 3rd Saturday of the month for Building Club! Use LEGOs and other materials to build anything you want, or follow along with our ideas to create something new. Team up with friends to expand your creativity, or work by yourself. Anything’s possible! No registration is required.
Read to a Therapy Dog
Reading to our specially trained dogs will help boost kids’ reading skills and confidence in addition to helping with social and emotional skills. No registration is required.
Fall Story Times
Register is required online at the links below. You can also call or visit the library to register.
- Mother Goose Story Time – Wednesdays @ 10am from 9/17-10/22 for children from birth to age 2 and their caregivers. Register @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15074826
- Toddler Story Time – Tuesdays @ 10am or 11am from 9/16-10/21 for children ages 2 to 3 and their caregivers. Register for 10am @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15074814 & register for 11am @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15074820.
- Preschool Story Time – Thursdays @ 10am from 9/18-10/23 for children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers. Register @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15074832.
Elementary Book Clubs
Read a book each month throughout the school year and then come to the library for discussion, activities, a snack, and fun! Registration is required and begins on Monday, August 25, which is when the first book will be available for pickup in the Youth Services Room.
- GFJ Jr. Readers is for children in grades 1 & 2. Register @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15074850.
- GFJ Middle Readers is for children in grades 3 & 4. Register @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15085374. This program is full, but you can get on the waiting list at the link above.
- GFJ Readers is for children in grades 5 & 6. Register @ gfjlibrary.libcal.com/event/15085411. This program is full, but you can get on the waiting list at the link above.
Trick or Treat @ GFJ Library!
Come to the library on Halloween to trick or treat around the library. Show us your costumes and get some fun treats! No registration is required.
Fun with Friends
Our adult friends with disabilities and their caregivers can join us on the following Mondays from 12 – 1:30 pm. We’ll enjoy social time with sensory-friendly activities and crafts.
Please feel free to bring a lunch to eat during the program. Registration is not required.
The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a fun, exciting, and free way to start your child on the path to success! Any child ages birth to 5 years can participate, just follow these steps:
- Register: Sign up at your local 4CLS library, or online at 4clsny14.readsquared.com
- Track your reading: Use the reading trackers to record how many books you are reading.
- Every Book Counts: Even if your child wants to hear the same book again and again, you can count it each time. You can also count the books your child hears in storytime, in daycare or preschool, or with a friend or family member, as long as your child listens to the entire book.
- 100-Book Milestone: Each time you read 100 books, bring your reading tracker to the library to receive a new sticker on your Reading Achievement Chart. Take home a new reading tracker sheet for your next 100 books.
- 1,000 Books: You did it! Come celebrate at your library and see your child’s name placed on a bookplate in the library collection.
- Keep on Reading: Don’t stop at 1,000! Keep reading together; there’s more learning ahead!
One thousand books may seem like a lot, but if you read just one book a night, you’ll meet your goal in less than 3 years. If you read three books a night, you could reach your goal in just one year! Ask our friendly staff for suggestions—we’re here to help you on your journey to 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten!