Family Storytimes begin the week of April 29. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver, and do not require registration. Weekday sessions are held in the Community Room. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

Open Family Storytimes , April 29-June 1:

• Mondays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Tuesdays 7:00-7:30 PM in the Community Room
• Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Thursdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Saturdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Purple Room

NOTE: The library is closed and there will be no storytime on Monday, May 27.

Family Storytimes begin the week of January 14. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver. Storytimes are held in the Community Room and do not require registration. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

Open Family Storytimes , January 14-February 23:

• Mondays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Thursdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Community Room
• Saturdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Purple Room

If you just can't take one more rendition of The Monster Mash or The Purple People Eater at your next Halloween party, then try some of our suggestions below:

• Alison Gross
• Bad moon rising
• The battle of evermore
• Black magic woman
• Boris the spider
• The creature from the black lagoon
• Dead man's party
• Dream on
• Graveyard train
• The green manalishi (with the two-pronged crown)
• Hell hound on my trail
• Human fly
• I put a spell on you
• Love potion number nine
• Moon over Bourbon Street
• Pet sematary
• Season of the witch
• Spooky
• Vampire blues
• Voodoo child
• Werewolves of London
• Wicked Annabella
• Witch's promise
• Witchy woman
• Zombie boy
• Zombie zoo

Family Storytimes begin the week of November 12. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver. Storytimes are held in the Community Room and do not require registration. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

November 12-December 15

• Mondays 10:00-10:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM
• Tuesdays 7:00-7:30 PM
• Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 AM and 7:00-7:30 AM
• Thursdays 10:00-10:30 AM
• Fridays 10:00-10:30 AM
• Saturdays 10:00-10:30 AM in the Purple Room

There will be NO STORYTIME on Thursday, November 22 and Friday November 23 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Gobble Gobble!

Family Storytime will run until June 9th. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver. Storytimes are held in the Community Room and do not require registration. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

April 30-June 9

• Mondays 10:00-10:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM
• Tuesdays 7:00-7:30 PM
• Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 AM and 7:00-7:30 AM
• Thursdays 10:00-10:30 AM
• Fridays 10:00-10:30 AM

Notes

• On June 7^th the Family Storytime/ABC Activity Time session will be in collaboration with Starfish Family Services Program for parents and caregivers titled Word Play: Rhymes and Other Pre-Reading Activities.

Family Storytimes begin the week of April 30. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver. Storytimes are held in the Community Room and do not require registration. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

April 30-June 9

• Mondays 10:00-10:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM
• Tuesdays 7:00-7:30 PM
• Wednesdays 10:00-10:30 AM and 7:00-7:30 AM
• Thursdays 10:00-10:30 AM
• Fridays 10:00-10:30 AM

Notes

• On June 7^th the Family Storytime/ABC Activity Time session will be in collaboration with Starfish Family Services Program for parents and caregivers titled Word Play: Rhymes and Other Pre-Reading Activities. The workshop is for adults and Starfish brings along licensed day care providers to watch your children if you choose
• There will be no storytime on June 8 (for a blood drive)

Have you been wondering how you can listen to your favorite song from storytime when storytime is over?  Look no further, here is a list of some classic storytime cd's:

Six little ducks [sound recording] by Al Dana... [et al.]

More singable songs [sound recording] by Raffi with Ken Whiteley

Jim Gill sings The sneezing song and other contagious tunes [sound recording] by Gill, Jim

Rhythms on parade [sound recording] by Hap Palmer

Jim Gill, master of all things fun and silly, has a new album.

Jim Gill presents music play for folks of all stripes [sound recording] by Gill, Jim — If you love bananas or pizza, this album has songs for you. If you love Mozart or friends, look no further. Jim Gill has created another great dancing, clapping, silly songs album for everyone young and old. You can find other Jim Gill albums in the Children's Department, too. Happy listening!

Family Storytimes begin the week of January 16. These storytimes are designed for children ages 5 and under with a caregiver. Storytimes are held in the Community Room and do not require registration. Saturday sessions are in the Purple Room.

• Mondays, 10:00-10:30 AM and 1:00-1:30 PM
• Tuesdays, 7:00-7:30 PM
• Wednesdays, 10:00-10:30 AM and 7:00-7:30 PM
• Thursdays, 10:00-10:30 AM
• Fridays, 10:00-10:30 AM
• Saturdays, 10:00-10:30 AM

Enjoy some of these fun and festive Thanksgiving songs for kids:

Thanksgiving songs that tickle your funny bone [sound recording] by Roberts, Piller & Katz

At home and abroad [sound recording] by Focus on the Family

Bear's holiday celebration from Jim Henson's bear in the big blue house [sound recording]

Whaddaya think of that? [sound recording] by Laurie Berkner

Here are some great kids cd's that you can play while you jump into the pile of leaves.

John McCutcheon's four seasons [sound recording]: autumnsongs by McCutcheon, John

Cartime [sound recording]

Sara Jordan presents celebrate seasons [sound recording] by Sara Jordan; composed by Sara Jordan, Mark Shannon

Now that summer is officially here it's time to groove to some of the season's best tunes from summers past. Check out our list and add your own!

• All summer long (1962) — The Beach Boys
• Brown eyed girl (1967) — Van Morrison
• California girls (1965) — The Beach Boys
• Centerfield (1985) — John Fogerty

Here are some new and popular music CDs for the kid in all of us:

The best of the Laurie Berkner Band

Tangled by Alan Menken

Yo Gabba Gabba! Music is — awesome. Volume 2

Here comes science by They Might Be Giants

Family time by Ziggy Marley

Rockabye baby!: lullaby renditions of Journey by Dennis Caplinger

If you are looking for some children's music that is not your ordinary lullaby or nursery rhyme, then check out these cd's by some popular artists.

Here comes science [sound recording] by They Might Be Giants

Snacktime! [sound recording] by Barenaked Ladies

Here come the 123s [sound recording] by They Might Be Giants

Camp Lisa [sound recording] by [Lisa Loeb]

Sounds of Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole and more return to the Cherry Hill Village Theater Saturday, January 15th in the Salute to the Great American Songbook. Top local vocalists will lend their talents for an entertaining evening of song and memories beginning at 8:00PM. Enjoy with the whole family.

Hey kids! Do you love pretending to be different animals? How about a goldfish? Well, starting Thursday, September 2, 2010, you can register for the Swimming with the Goldfish program. The program is open to kids ages 3 years- to 5 years-old with a caregiver. Swimming with the Goldfish will happen on Thursday, September 16, 2010 from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m. See you there!

Bring your family to the library to celebrate good manners. September is Children's Good Manners Month, and famililes with children ages 4-8 can come hear some great stories about good manners and bad, sing special please and thank you songs, and make a fun craft. Join us September 11 from 2:00-2:45 to practice your manners.

Not ready to get back to school? Not ready to say goodbye to summer? Still looking for school supplies? Maybe some of these songs will create a back to school mood! Check out these CD's to say goodbye to summer and get inspired to get Back to School.

Bottle of sunshine [sound recording] by Milkshake

Multiplication [sound recording] by Teacher and the Rockbots

Disney's beach party [sound recording]

Back to school [sound recording] by Mr. Al & Stephen Fite

This website is a helpful resource for teachers, librarians and parents of young children. Instructors walk readers through various songs and rhymes in video clips.  It is helpful to see the rhyme done with motions, as well as reading the words that are being said.