Winter & Spring Story Times
Help your child nurture a love of reading by attending one of our weekly story times.
Story Time Schedule
Check the schedule below to find the story time that suits your family best. The schedule is for the week of Jan. 13 through the week of April 13. However, it is always best to search our calendar to make sure a story time hasn’t been cancelled for the date you are planning to attend.
Babies
Newborn – Age 2
Alexandria Branch
• Babies & Books
– 11:15 am Fridays
– Register
Cold Spring Branch
• Baby Sign Story Time
– 9:30 am Thursdays
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
• Lap Time
– 9:30 am Wednesdays
– Register
• Baby Time
– 9:30 & 10:30 am Thursdays
– Register
Newport Branch
• Baby Bounce & Rhyme
– 10 am Wednesdays
Tots & Toddlers
Ages 2-3 (Unless Noted)
Cold Spring Branch
• Tot Time
– 9:30 & 11:30 am Mondays
– Ages 1-3
• Toddler Time
– 10 & 11 am Wednesdays
Newport Branch
• Movers & Shakers
– 10 am Tuesdays
Pre-K
Ages 3-5
Alexandria Branch
• Terrific Tuesdays
– 11:15 am Tuesdays
– Register
Cold Spring Branch
• Preschool Time
– 10:30 am Thursdays
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
• Story Time Stars
– 10 am Tuesdays
Newport Branch
• Ready for K Through Play
– 10 am Mondays
• Story Tots
– 10 am Thursdays
Family & All Ages
Cold Spring Branch
• Family Story Time
– 11 am Saturdays
Carrico/Fort Thomas Branch
• Movers & Shakers
– 11 am Wednesdays
Touch Tone Tales
If you can’t make it to the weekly story times, catch a free story every week on Touch Tone Tales. Call 859-572-5039 for free any time of day or night to hear a funny story. The stories are especially enjoyable for ages 4 and older.
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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten
Our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a great way to help families prepare their little ones for later reading success. The program is open to all children ages 0-5. Participants receive a reading log and incentives after every 100 books read.
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Additional Children’s Programs
Our story times are just a few of the children’s programs we have each week. Additional children’s programs, including those for children in grades 1-5, can be found below.
Take & Make: Halloween Character Lanterns
Registration Required
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
Zoom Program: Cool Critters Outreach
Zoom Program: Homeschool Hangout Planning Meeting
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Nina
Zoom Program: Tween Book Club - The BFG
Zoom Program: Puppy Tales
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
YouTube Program: Baby Time with Miss Joyce
Take & Make Program: Masterpiece Makers — Mondrian
Registration Required
Take & Make Program: Pokémon Terrariums
Registration Required
Zoom Program: The Cincinnati Museum Center Presents- Bats
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Jennifer
YouTube Program: CCPL Read to Their Pets
Take & Make Program: LED Magic Wands
Registration Required
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
Take & Make Program: Pumpkin Painting
Registration Required
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Brittany
Zoom Program: Tween Virtual Hangout
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Molly
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
Zoom Program: Show & Tell
Zoom Program: Leaf Etching
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Nina
Take & Make: Paper Decorations - Diyas and Turkeys
Registration Required
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
YouTube Program: Baby Time with Miss Joyce
Take & Make Program: Friendship Bracelets
Take & Make Program: Fairy Lanterns
Registration Required
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Jennifer
Zoom Program: Homeschool Cook A Book
Zoom Program: If You Give a Kid a Book Club — "Pushing Up the Sky" by Joseph Bruchac
Zoom Program: Tween Book Club — "Pie in the Sky"
Zoom Program: Puppy Tales
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
Take & Make Program: Masterpiece Makers — Matisse
Registration Required
Zoom Program: Thursday Mornings with Miss Brittany
YouTube Program: CCPL Read to Their Pets
Take & Make Program: Shrink Plastic Keychains
Online Program: CCPL Roblox Club
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