Grand Terrace
Branch Programs

Session 4

August 17, 2025 – September 27, 2025

Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Bilingual Book and Craft
Wednesdays at 11:00 AM

Learn, improve, and reinforce simple Spanish vocabulary for colors, numbers, and other common words with your little one. Sing short bilingual songs, hear a bilingual book, and make a cute craft to tie it all together.

Little Builders
Thursdays at 10:15 AM

Learn and laugh with awesome hands-on fun in our interactive STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program for preschoolers. Experiment and create amazing projects!

BRICreations
Mondays at 3:30 PM

If you can imagine it, you can build it! Assemble cool LEGO projects as a group or individually.

Discover Art
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Learn about famous artists and exciting creative techniques in this hands-on program that highlights artistic movements, media, and skills.

Need help with learning basic computer skills such as typing, email and navigating the Internet? Call or stop by the library to schedule an appointment for an assessment and individualized instruction at no cost.

Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, August 18 and September 15 from 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Friends of the Library board and committee members generally meet once a month to conduct business. If you are interested in volunteering to help support library programming and collections, membership applications and brochures are available at your local branch.

Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, September 6 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

All funds raised by the Friends of the Library Book Sale are invested back into the local branch library to better serve the community.

Off Session

September 28, 2025 – October 11, 2025

Pirate Event
Monday, September 29 from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Set Sail for Swashbuckling Adventure! Ahoy, Mateys- join the library landlubbers as we hoist the Jolly Roger for a fun-filled Pirate Party with great games, cool crafts, and more! Seek ye “treasure” to plunder? Check out 15 items or more to earn a special incentive, aarggh!

Family Paint Event
Monday, October 6 from 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Activity: Ooky Spooky Night
Encourage your inner artist at this step-by-step painting lesson and leave with a masterpiece of your own.

Session 5

October 12, 2025 – November 22, 2025

Preschool Storytime
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM

Enjoy an engaging storytime geared toward the younger crowd featuring stories, songs, rhymes, a craft, and more. A letter is featured each day to help familiarize children with the sights and sounds of the alphabet.

Little Artists
Thursdays at 10:15 AM

Create fun, sometimes messy, art with your little one and guide their imagination by making a project together or let them steal the show with their own personal artistic style!

BRICreations
Mondays at 3:30 PM

If you can imagine it, you can build it! Assemble cool LEGO projects as a group or individually.

Craft Corner
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Create wonderful, themed projects and learn new skills using all sorts of artistic supplies.

Need help with learning basic computer skills such as typing, email and navigating the Internet? Call or stop by the library to schedule an appointment for an assessment and individualized instruction at no cost.

Friends of the Library Meeting
Monday, October 20 and November 17 from 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM

Friends of the Library board and committee members generally meet once a month to conduct business. If you are interested in volunteering to help support library programming and collections, membership applications and brochures are available at your local branch.

Madcap Monster Mayhem Event
Wednesday, October 22 from 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Join us for a monstrously fun celebration with games, cool crafts and other ghoulishly great activities! Checkout 15 items during the event to earn a spook-tacular incentive and an opportunity drawing ticket!

Friends of the Library Book Sale
Saturday, November 1 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

All funds raised by the Friends of the Library Book Sale are invested back into the local branch library to better serve the community.

December Session

December 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025

Elf-cercise
Tuesdays at 11:00 AM

Have a jolly good time with your preschoolers as you jump and jingle to high-energy songs, then settle down to hear a fun story.

December Book and Craft
Thursdays at 10:15 AM

Hear a seasonal story and make a fun craft project with your little one, and let their creative side shine!

December Craft Corner
Thursdays at 3:30 PM

Create wonderful wintery crafts while building art skills.

Holiday Humbugs Event
Monday, December 15 from 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM

Santa’s holly-jolly celebration, All FUN, zero bah-humbugs here! Join the merriment with festive crafts, fun games, and featured photo-ops with Santa! Check out 15 items to receive a sensational seasonal incentive and a special opportunity drawing ticket!