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Storytime

Let’s grow together in literacy! Join us for an interactive program where we read, sing, and play! Storytimes are drop-in friendly.

Preschool Storytime
Mondays at 10:30am

Musical Infant/Toddler Storytime – Thursdays at 10:30am

Playgroup

Fridays 10:30-12 All kids from infants to pre-k are invited to PLAY! Snacks Provided

Special Playgroup Event: Playgroup Pancake Lunch
Friday, Feb 21st, 11am
Enjoy a fun pancake-themed lunch with activities for preschoolers. (This program is supported by the Bellows Falls Rotary)

Matilda

Join us as we get ready to experience Matilda live on stage at the Bellows Falls Opera House in April by reading the book!

 Families can pick up a free copy while supplies last!

Monday evening Matilda read-aloud, Mondays 5-6 beginning Monday, March 3 – Pillows and slippers encouraged! Listen along as Sam reads
another chapter or two of Matilda Mondays beginning in March. There will be light refreshments (tea, cocoa, popcorn, etc)

Matilda book group – Discussion Tuesday, March 18, 5pm – Pick up a copy of the book and join the discussion! Families can pick up a free copy at the library!

Dinner and a Movie: Matilda – Friday, March 28, 5pm – Pajamas and
slippers encouraged! Families will receive a free copy of Matilda (while
supplies last).

Game On – weekly gaming programs:

Robolox Club

Wednesday 3:30pm – 4:30pm
(Open to any age) Kids will need to have their own (free) account to play. Kids are invited to bring their own device to play on.  There are a limited number of library devices available.

D&D Young Gamers’ Club
Wednesdays 3:30pm – 5:30pm
Youth ages 9-12 are invited to take on epic stories, magic, and adventure! Registration required

Magic: The Gathering
Thursdays 3:30pm – 5:30pm
(Open to any age) Learn how to play this
popular card game. We provide everything to learn! Participate in a
tournament in March

Friday Night Teen Tabletop
Fridays 5pm – 9pm
(Teens age 13 and older) Put down the
device, pick up a pencil, and play the game! Pathfinder, D&D, and other tabletop games. Registration required 

Friday Tabletop
Fridays 3:30-5:30pm Young adults aged 13 and older are invited to get off the screens, pick up some dice, and join the game! Take on epic adventures with Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons! Bring your favorite Magic: The Gathering Deck and play against others. Or learn a new board game!

Gather
by Kenneth M. Cadow

VT Reads Book Discussion

Facilitated by Eric Bye

Wednesday, February 12 • 6pm
Rockingham Free Public Library
65 Westminster St  |  Bellows Falls, VT

Pick up a copy of the book and join the discussion! 
Books are available for free at:

• Flat Iron Coop (Bellows Falls)
• Main St Arts (Saxtons River)
• Parks Place Community Resource Center (Bellows Falls)
• Rockingham Free Public Library (Bellows Falls)
• Village Square Bookstore (Bellows Falls)

About the book:  Ian is a resourceful teenager from rural Vermont. He isn’t supposed to have a dog, but his adopted pup Gather soon becomes a good friend. Although he hasn’t yet finished high school, Ian works hard to take care of his mother, who is trying to overcome her addiction to opioids. In between classes and other responsibilities, Ian helps his family make ends meet by fixing things for neighbors and working at a sawmill off the books. Sadly, he needed to quit the school’s basketball team to support his family.

Above all, Ian wants his family to remain on the land where they have lived for generations. But after a tragedy, he and Gather leave Vermont. Living on the run, Ian draws on his well-honed survival skills to care for himself and his dog. At the same time, a community of folks come together to try to provide a way home for Ian and Gather.