Jonathan Trumbull Library
On the Green
Lebanon's Public Library

Calendar of Events

August 2, 9, 16 & 23

This early literacy program will offer age-appropriate activities for participants and for those transitioning from our Read, Rock and Rhyme program.

Please join us for stories, rhymes, finger plays, music and more.

Fours and  up
4:00 PM

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August 2, 9, 16 & 23

If you love stories, this is the place for you! We'll share different stories each week. Occasionally, music and crafts will be woven in.

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Join us at the Library on Wednesdays
August 4, 11, 18 & 25

Read, Rock and Rhyme is fashioned after the Mother Goose on the Loose program that integrates the latest research in early literacy and infant brain development with traditional story time elements.

Join us as we share books, rhymes, musical instruments, songs, movement, flannel board tales, puppets, finger plays and more.

Activities, programs and more, for all ages! Be sure to check our schedule of events on our website, or while you're visiting the Library.

LES Students! Remember to sign our log each time you visit to borrow books. Top readers will have their names sent to Mrs. Simon and Mrs. Anderson.

Books change lives. Enjoy!

Please note:
Additional summer program information and dates follow the workshop information.

Creative Writing Workshops

 Workshops are designed for ages 9—11. There is a limit of 10 participants per program. Pre-registration is required.

This summer we are fortunate to have Ellen Cormier, a rising senior at Smith College, interning at the Library.

As an English major and history minor, Ellen spends most of her time reading and writing. In the fall, she will begin her term as Editor-in-Chief of the Sophian, Smith’s student newspaper. After graduation, she hopes to either enter the publishing industry as a children’s book editor or become a children’s librarian.

Drip-Drop, Splish-Splash

Writing with/about water noises. Onomatopoeia. Free-

Write in response to music (songs about water, whale music, rainforest sounds, etc.).

Jewelry Classes for kids and teens ages 7-18.

Instructor Kristen Brown is a jewelry designer & professionally trained artist. She has taught classes to children and adults at Universities, community Colleges and Craft Centers.

$12 per class. (Siblings $8) Limit 10 participants. Pre-registration is required. Tools and all beads and materials are included. Age-appropriate guidance and assistance will be provided for all projects. All projects are designed for both boys and girls.

Family Event

 Keith Michael Johnson’s:  Secret World of Bubbles

Sure, bubble shows are fun for kids, but they're not child's play...
Adults, too, are pulled into the wonder.

As a bubble artist it's my job to use science, research and my imagination to explore how bubbles work and what we can do with them.

Then I create projects filled with enthusiasm and bubbles like none you have ever dreamed possible...

This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of JTL and the Lebanon Recreation Department.

Outdoor Chalk Art Event

Artists of all ages! Let’s meet in the new parking lot next to the Community Center, and we’ll decorate the new sidewalk with chalk.

Make a fun and funky necklace with squggly fabric covered wire! Add accent beads for fun. Basic construction methods, materials and tools will be covered.

Amazing sleight of hand miracles when combined with a touch of comedy will have universal appeal to all age groups.  Sponge bunnies multiply in the volunteer’s hands, a cut rope is restored, silk handkerchiefs change colors and award winning card manipulations are just the beginning of what you’ll see …

Family event. Sponsored by the Friends of JTL

Use knots to attach gold-toned discs and ‘bells’ to a braided cord for a great textured necklace or bracelet. Basic construction methods, materials and tools will be covered

Grab your friends and enjoy the movie together.

Use the great variety of shell beads to design an ocean-inspired necklace or bracelet. Incorporate a shark tooth as the pendant if you like! Basic construction methods, materials and tools will be covered.

All hands on deck for outdoor water activities. Wear cool clothes!