Regular Programs

Grab & Go Crafts
Find age-appropriate arts and crafts kits in the Children’s Room!
The kits contain instructions, and often everything you need to complete the craft! (The instructions will indicate any necessary supplies not included.)
Our crafts rotate seasonally, check our email newsletter for announcements about current crafts!
Each kit is FREE to take, available while supplies last.

Autumn Storywalk
Starting Thursday, October 1
Follow Nora on a journey of discovery!
This autumn, our storywalk is There’s a Tiger in the Garden, written and illustrated by Lilly Stewart.
Our storywalks can be found and followed on the Side Lawn.

Create Your Own Comic Strip! Drawing Contest
Submit your drawing by Saturday, October 31!
The Children’s Room is hosting a drawing contest where you can design your own comic strip!
Pick up instructions from the Youth Services Desk, write and sketch your panels, and return it by the end of the month to enter the competition!
Winners will be chosen from two age categories, up to 8 and 9 and above.
Winners will be announced the second week of November and will be given a certificate and a prize.
For more information, call the Youth Services Desk at: 508-790-6220 x105

DINOvember
Monday, November 2 – Monday, November 30
Each day in November, we’ll hide toy dinosaurs around the library.
They will be hidden both inside AND outside.
We will NOT hide any near the street or parking lot.
Finders, keepers!
Please don’t keep more than ONE PER DAY.
No luck finding one? Come back another day and hunt again.

Math Estimation Jar Challenge – Ducks
Submit your guess by Saturday, November 28!
Can you guess how many marbles are in the jar?
Please write your full name and guess on the piece of paper. Please write your telephone number on the back of the paper.
Good Luck!!!
At the end of the month, the child closest to the actually number in the jar will win a prize!
For more information, call the Youth Services Desk at: 508-790-6220 x105
Weekly Programs

Toddler Storytime
Weekly on Mondays at 11:00 AM
Join Miss Tessa for stories, movement, and dancing!
No registration required, drop in! FREE!
This storytime is held upstairs in the Children’s Room.

Tales for Tails
Weekly on Mondays, October 5, 2026 – February 8, 2027
3:45 – 4:30 PM at MSCPA Cape Cod
Your favorite weekly program is coming back!
Lets boost confidence in reading while socializing cats and small animals to help prepare them for adoption!
Interested kids (ages 6-12) can apply for the rewarding opportunity to volunteer as a Tales for Tails Reader.
Registration required for a 15-minute reading slot.
Email Miss Tessa at tclark@clamsnet.org to sign up!
Tales for Tails is held in collaboration with MSCPA Cape Cod and takes place at the Centerville adoption center (1577 Falmouth Rd, Centerville, MA 02632).

Baby Storytime
Weekly on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM
Starting October 21
Join Miss Tessa for board books, movement, songs, sign language, toys, and socializing!
For ages 0-24 months. Siblings welcome.
No registration required, drop in! FREE!
This storytime is held in the Children’s Room.

Fresh Air Storytime
Weekly on Thursdays at 11:00 AM
Join Miss Tessa OUTSIDE for stories, music, movement, and BUBBLES!
No registration required, drop in! FREE!
This storytime is held on the patio.
Monthly Programs

Explore and Learn!
Preschool-Aged Socializing Program
First Wednesday each month
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Our preschool-aged program combines play-based activities with educational content to foster cognitive, social, and emotional development in young children.
Through interactive games, stories, and creative projects, children learn essential skills while having fun.
No registration required, drop in! FREE! For ages 0-5.
This program is held in the Children’s Room.

LEGO Club for Kids
First and Third Fridays each month
3:30 – 4:30 PM
LET’S BUILD TOGETHER!
Join other LEGO lovers and dive into our huge stash of LEGOs to build anything you want. Each participant can take home what they make to keep!
No registration required, drop in! FREE! Intended for ages 5+
LEGO Club is held in Community Rooms ABC.

Social Group for Neurodivergent Teens
Second Friday each month
3:30 – 4:30 PM
Our amazing volunteer Isadora Greenberg will be the group leader. She is a passionate advocate and role model for Cape Advocates Standing Together and has presented at several conferences. Isadora understands the social challenges a young person with autism and ADHD faces, so this inclusive group is a safe space to be and celebrate YOU!
Activities will be determined by the interests of the participants. We will share a variety of sensory items, but feel free to bring your own and/or noise-cancelling headphones.
Registration required! Email centervillelibrary@yahoo.com or call (508) 790-6220 x105.
This social group is held in Community Room C.
Group for ages 12-18. Limit 10 members. Siblings welcome, caregivers may be asked to supervise.
To register, email centervillelibrary@yahoo.com or call (508) 790-6220 x105.

Teen Book Club - November Meeting
Calling all teens! Centerville Library is starting a book club for young adults to get together and share a story!
This group will be led by Miss Madeleine, our Youth Services Assistant.
Our first pick is Circe by Madeline Miller.
This title is available with a CLAMS card from the library, or as an ebook on the Libby app.
Interested? Email Miss Madeleine at mdrapercv@clamsnet.org to sign up!
This group will meet in the Wallace Teen Room.