Story Times & After School Programs
All MRL Children's Programs are free and open to all. No library card required!
Story Times
Story times are an excellent way for caregivers to interact with their children, learn songs and activities to play, observe new ways of reading to their children, and support developing language skills. Sessions run throughout the year with two week planning period breaks in between as follows:
2025 Schedule:
Session 1: January 6 - March 8
Session 2: March 24 - May 17
Session 3: June 2 – August 2
Session 4: August 18 – October 11
Session 5: October 27 - December 20
Central Library
Stories, Rhymes, & Movement (ages 0-5) – Mondays @ 9:30AM & 10:15AM
Babies, Books, & Movement (ages 0-2) – Tuesdays @ 10AM & Wednesdays @ 10AM
Playful Preschoolers (ages 3-5) – Tuesdays @ 11AM & Wednesdays @ 11AM
Tremendous Toddlers (ages 2-3) – Thursdays @ 11AM
Elkton Community Library
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Mondays @ 10:30AM
Grottoes Branch Library
CircleTime (all ages) – Wednesdays @ 10AM
North River Library – Bridgewater
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Thursdays @ 10:15AM
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Thursdays @ 11AM
Page Public Library – Luray
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Mondays @ 10:30AM
Tremendous Toddlers (ages 2-3) – Thursdays @ 10:30AM
Shenandoah Community Library
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Tuesdays @ 11AM
Village Library – Broadway
Fantastic Family Fun (all ages) – Thursdays @ 10AM
After School Programs:
MRL's After School Programs are a great opportunity for elementary age children and their caregivers to deepen children's learning and interest areas and to have a fun time socializing with other families. Join us for the following:
Central Library
Dogs 2 Read 2 - Thursdays Weekly 4:30PM-5:30PM
Crafty Kids - 1st Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Lego Club - 2nd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Super Science - 3rd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Keva Lab - 4th Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Elkton Community Library:
Lego Club - 2nd Wednesdays 4PM-5PM
Dogs 2 Read 2 - 1st and 4th Wednesdays 4PM-5PM
Grottoes Branch Library:
Keva Lab - 1st Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Board Games - 2nd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Lego Club - 3rd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Dogs 2 Read 2 - 4th Thursdays 4pm-5pm
North River Library:
Library's Got Game - 1st Tuesdays 3PM-5PM
Page Public Library:
Super Science - 1st Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Lego Club - 2nd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Crafty Kids - 3rd Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Keva Lab - 4th Thursdays 4PM-5PM
Shenandoah Community Library:
Lego Club - 3rd Tuesdays 5PM-6PM
Keva Lab - 4th Tuesdays 5PM-6PM
Village Library:
Dogs 2 Read 2 - 2nd Saturdays 11AM-Noon
Lego Club - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 4PM-5PM
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Fantastic Family Fun @ Village Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Page Public Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Central Library
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Super Science @ Page Public Library
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Keva Lab @ Grottoes Branch Library
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Crafty Kids @ Central Library
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Dogs 2 Read 2 @ Central Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ Village Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Page Public Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Central Library
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LEGO Club @ Central Library
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LEGO Club @ Page Public Library
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Board Games @ Grottoes Branch Library
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Dogs 2 Read 2 @ Central Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ Village Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Page Public Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Central Library
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LEGO Club @ Grottoes Branch Library
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Crafty Kids @ Page Public Library
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Super Science @ Central Library
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Dogs 2 Read 2 @ Central Library
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Book Sale @ Central Library (Day 1 of 3 )
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Fantastic Family Fun @ Village Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Page Public Library
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Fantastic Family Fun @ North River Library
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Tremendous Toddlers @ Central Library
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Keva Lab @ Central Library
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Keva Lab @ Page Public Library
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Dogs 2 Read 2 @Grottoes Branch Library
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Dogs 2 Read 2 @ Central Library
1,000 Things Before Kindergarten
A little reading every day gets your little one ready for school! Earn a free, new book for every 100 read! Visit any MRL location to get started.
How it works: Read books and do suggested activities with your child. The goal is to have read 1,000 books and/or do 1,000 activities before the child starts kindergarten. Books and activities can be repeated. Books read at library story times count.
Feel free to print extra reading logs at home.
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This program was created by the Library of Virginia and funded through a grant from the U. S. Institute of Museum and Library Services.