All Out for Apples is being replaced with A “Ballet FUNdamentals from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, this is a free program that starts at 11:30. Sorry for any inconvenience.
Crazy Hats for Crazy Kids
A witch hat, a top hat, a pig hat or two these are just some silly hats of which there were a few. September started out with a bang in Adventureland. The children celebrated silly hat day in grand style, with a hat craft, a story, and a hat parade.
Alli gets his own day!
Monday August 29th Alli had his first celebration party, where he was treated like royalty. We read alliagtor stories and made alligator crafts, and each child was invited to hug and hang out with Alli on his alphabet rug.
Back To School
Alli and the kids celebrated the new school year on Saturday August 27th. The kids read a story and made school bus picture frames out of popcicle sticks. Here’s to a successful school year for Adventureland kids! We’re here to help in any way we can.
Tooth Fairy Day!
Monday August 22nd was Tooth Fairy Day here at Alli’s Adventureland. Miss Marsha read a story about the Tooth Fairy and showed us the proper way to brush and take care of our teeth. Then the children made Tooth Fairy pouches for their doors. Special thanks goes out to Dr. Dudas and Mrs. Dudas for the donation of the medical dress up kit and the demonstration teeth and brush.
Free and Discounted Activities for You and Your Family!
Miss Asya has recently put together a folder full of fun ideas for free and discounted activities for you to enjoy with your loved ones. This list can be found in our family resources area in the children’s department.
Here’s some online information for free and discounted fun things online:
Pittsburgh RADical Days
September-October
click here for RADical Days website!
Discounted Meuseum Admissions
click here for info on discount admissions
Visit Pittsburgh Blog
click here for free and almost free events
And don’t forget activities at The Monessen Public Library are always free and we’re always glad to see you so make sure you check out the new schedule for storytime each month!
Toddler Time Moving To Mondays
As of September 1st Toddler Time is moving to Monday afternoons at 1 PM, and regular storytime on Monday at 11AM is going to be discontinued until further notice. Every Saturday will still have storytime at all 11AM as usual. Thank you for your participation.
National Cupcake Day
Do you like cupcakes? Of course you do! And so do the Monessen Children’s Department kids! We all love cupcakes! Monday August 15th was National Cupcake Day, to celebrate we made our very own decorated cupcakes, decorated paper cupcakes, and read the book “If You Give a Cat a Cupcake”. The kids iced (in bright blue, neon pink, or white) homemade cupcakes and then decorated with various sprinkles. It was messy but fun and tasty!
Acts of Kindness Day
On Saturday August 13th the Monessen Children’s Department celebrated National Acts of Kindness Day. It was a small group but they were happy to be learning about doing good in our community. The children listened to a book about being kind from Miss Marsha, then assisted Miss Asya and Miss Marsha in making a thank you card for our hard working downstairs library staff. Miss Dorothy accepted the card on behalf of the staff and it brought a slight tear to her eye as the children sang her a thank you song. It was very sweet and very kind! Would you like to do something kind for others? Here’s a list of 100 things that you can do today to change our world. One act at a time! http://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/100-acts-kindness-kids/
Building with Colors
Toddler time on Wednesday August 10th was all about building with colors. The children read a story, painted with Miss Marsha and mixed colors to create new colors. As a bonus Janáe played Candyland with the kids. What a fun day!
Monessen Public Library Children's Deptartment 