Upcoming programs at Bay Village Branch Library

Hopefully our April showers will produce some beautiful May flowers. As you get ready to tend to your gardens, stop by the Bay Village Branch Library to check out our gardening books. Whether you're looking to plant a vegetable garden, need landscaping ideas, or want to find deer resistant plants and flowers, the library has a variety of books on these topics and more. 

And, if you're looking for green alternatives to toxic landscaping products, join us for the Green Cleaning Workshop for Inside and Out on Wednesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. For more information on this and other programs, please see the list below.

CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT

Storytimes: Caregivers and their children are invited to enjoy rhymes, songs, fingerplays, books and stories together. No registration is required. Our storytimes will be on hiatus for the month of May. Please join us again in June.

• Monday, April 27 (9:30 a.m.) Toddler Storytime – For caregivers and their children ages 19-35 months.
• Tuesday, April 28 (9:30 a.m.) Toddler Storytime – For caregivers and their children ages 19-35 months.
• Tuesday, April 28 (1:30 p.m.) Preschool Storytime – For caregivers and their children ages 3-5 (not yet in kindergarten).
• Wednesday, April 22 and 29  (9:30 a.m.) Baby & Me Storytime – For caregivers and their children ages birth to 18 months.
• Thursday, April 23 and 30 (11 a.m.) Preschool Storytime – For caregivers and their children ages 3-5 (not yet in kindergarten).
• Thursday, April 23 and 30 (7 p.m.) Family Storytime – For children of all ages with a caregiver.
• Friday, April 24 (9:30 a.m.) Family Storytime – For children of all ages and a caregiver.

Saturday, May 2 (11 a.m.) Superhero Party – It's a Superhero Party to celebrate National Comic Book Day! Everyone gets a free comic book and will celebrate with games that test your super powers. Children and families are encouraged to dress in costume.

Saturday, May 2 (2 p.m.) Battle of the Superhero Bots! – Students in grades 4-8: Who’s your favorite superhero? Using LEGO MindStorms, program a robot to compete in challenges against other superhero bots. Who can rescue the damsel from the grips of the villains? Who’s the toughest? Free comic books for all participants! Registration required.

Wednesday, May 6 (9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.) Play, Learn and Grow – Children up to age 5 are invited to this casual, informative program. Learn about the latest toys that are available from our Toy Library and rotate through the many hands on play stations to stimulate your little one's mind. Char Shryock, director of curriculum and instruction at Bay Schools who created "Word Play Around Bay," will be on hand as a resource person. Registration is required.

TEEN DEPARTMENT

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (3:15 p.m.) Teen Zone – Video games, challenges, art and more! Join us for something fun to do after school most every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday! Check with the library for details. Parents need to sign one permission form, good for all of the fall programs. Programs provided courtesy of the Friends of the Bay Village Branch.

ADULT DEPARTMENT

Wednesday, April 29 (7 p.m.) Green Cleaning Workshop for Inside and Out – Replace toxic cleaning and landscaping products with safe alternatives you can make from everyday household ingredients. Protect yourself, your family, your pets, and our local watersheds from harmful chemicals! This workshop is free but interested participants will have the opportunity to make two green cleaners to take home and try for $10. Registration required by April 22; contact Amy Roskilly at 216-524-6580, ext. 22, or email aroskilly@cuyahogaswcd.org. Sponsored in collaboration with the Bay Village Green Team.

Please register to attend the programs online at cuyahogalibrary.org, call us at 440-871-692, or stop in to the library at 502 Cahoon Road and register with a librarian.