Take and Make: Paper Plate Peacock
Starting Tuesday, June 20

Stop by the children’s desk for a take home craft kit. This month’s craft is a paper plate peacock. While supplies last.

Ages: 3-6

Wake-Up Sunshine Storytime
Tuesday, June 20 and Thursday, June 22 at 10am AND 11am

Start your day with stories, songs and rhymes led by Newton Free Library children’s librarians.

Ages: 0-2

Pokemon Club
Tuesday, June 20 at 4pm

Gather with fellow Pokemon fans to do simple crafts, watch an episode of Pikachu and Friends and of course play some Pokemon!

Ages: 7-10

Little Beats
Wednesday, June 21 at 10:30am

Join Little Beats for 30 minutes of yoga inspired movement! This event is best for ages 1-5.

Ages: 1-5

Draw Along Creatures
Wednesday, June 21 at 4pm

After creating a drawing of peacocks, parrots and flamingos from simple shapes, the artist instructor will show you how to create scenes from just your imagination.

Registration required
Ages: 7-10

Proud to Be Me: Dance Party
Friday, June 23 at 10:30

Celebrate Pride and this year's summer reading theme "Find Your Voice" with a high energy dance party! This program is best suited for ages 3-8 but all ages are welcome -- just bring your dancing shoes!

Ages: 3-8

Coming Up For Kids

Find Your Voice Festival
Tuesday, June 27 from 3-5pm

Kids InDeed
Wednesday, June 28 at 2pm

Registration required

Theater Games
Wednesday, June 28 at 4pm

Registration required

Jammin With You: LIVE at Hyde Bandstand
Friday, June 30 at 11am

Book Recommendations: Celebrate Juneteenth

Check out our full list of books for kids here.

We are Here by Tami Charles - Written in lyrical free verse, We Are Here is a powerful story about Black and brown heritage and figures — such as Martin Luther King Jr., Marian Anderson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters.

Build a House by Rhiannon Giddens - Originally written as a song by Grammy Award-winner Rhiannon Giddens, and paired with moving illustrations, this is a story of an enslaved family forced to build and work farmland, sustained by their music.

All Different Now by Angela Johnson - More than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, a young girl living in slave quarters in Texas wakes up and heads toward the fields in the early morning, unaware of how her life will soon change.