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Storytime and Stay & Play @ Downtown
2026-10-08 10:30:00 2026-10-08 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Storytime and Stay & Play @ Downtown For ages 0-5 Downtown Branch -

Thursday, October 08
10:30am - 11:30am

Add to Calendar 2026-10-08 10:30:00 2026-10-08 11:30:00 America/Los_Angeles Storytime and Stay & Play @ Downtown For ages 0-5 Downtown Branch -

For ages 0-5

Join us for Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, and stories designed to help preschoolers, toddlers and babies develop early literacy skills. This program is designed for children ages zero to five and their caregivers, but all ages are welcome! After Storytime, stay for Stay & Play to reinforce early literacy skills through play and create connections with other families. Join us for Storytime at 10:30 and Stay & Play at 11:00. A craft will be provided to make at the library or take home.

 

The views and opinions expressed by presenters in Santa Cruz Public Libraries programs are their own and do not constitute an endorsement by Santa Cruz Public Libraries or its member jurisdictions. 

Los puntos de vista y opiniones expresadas por los presentadores de programas en las Bibliotecas Públicas de Santa Cruz son propias y no constituyen en un respaldo o reflejo de la postura de las Bibliotecas Públicas de Santa Cruz ni de sus jurisdicciones miembro.

AGE GROUP: | Kids 3-5 years | Kids 0-3 years |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytimes/Laptimes | Early Literacy |

Downtown Branch
Phone: 831-427-7707
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