Did you know that March is Sing with your Child Month?

The imagination place is hosting some fun events in the coming weeks, including an opportinity for service with your child that we wanted to tell you about.  Coming up in March and April, you can attend a free music class at an assisted living facility, where your children can sing right along with the residents!  You do need to RSVP, and these classes tend to fill up fast, so we are letting you know now.

To RSVP online and find out more, click HERE.

A special “NO Girls Allowed club will meet tonight at the Bingham Creek (4:00pm to 5:15pm) and South Jordan (from 7-8pm) libraries. This is geared toward boys between the ages of 7-11, and all sorts of “yucks” are promised!  See the link before for exact locations.

The Library website has been totally re-designed!  They’ve made it much easier to see everything they have going on if you click on “all events” at the bottom of the home page. It’s now divided by categories plus it has the links to each individual library to the right.  

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If you were to ask us for only one cheap wayto have a great time with your kids in the city, we would tell you to take advantage of your local library system!!! What could be better than raising strong readers?  Free books, movies, cd’s, books on tape and more! If you think your kids are too unruly for the library, think again!  Take them to puppet shows, crafts make and takes, book clubs, story times, etc where they are allowed to talk in more than a “six inch whisper”. They will love it and slowly grow to love the quieter parts of the library as well.  We promise!

To go to the main library website, click HERE.
To see the current Newsletter, click HERE.

The March calendar is posted!  Tonight they will be making Faux Carrots and on the 23rd it will be natural dyed eggs! They are now wanting you to go in register ahead of time so that they know how many to expect.

If you haven’t taken a trip to Sunflower Market (in Murray and Orem), drop your mouse and go now!!! No, but we are firm believers in this cute little–kid friendly–small town feelin’—Trader Jo’s–ish kind of place!

Don’t forget about the afterschool activities below, but we wanted to let you know that today there is a Leprchaun celebration at the Calvin S. Smith Library (810 E. 3300 S.) from 7:00 – 8:00 pm.  They will have stories, music and dance plus an adventure to find the pot of gold!

We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it a thousand times…take your kids to the library!! Often.  We love to tell you about events at the COUNTY libraries, but don’t forget we are also fortunate to also have all of the CITY libraries with fun FREE stuff going on for families!

And now, the Main library has started hosting afterschool actvities each weekday!  Here is the afterschool line-up:

Monday Night Storytime
Kids and their grownups are invited to a special storytime every Monday at 7:00 p.m. Stories are told in English and Spanish on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month.

Tuesday Afternoon Activities
Don’t miss indoor and outdoor fun every Tuesday from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday After-School Crafts
Join us for a fun kids’ craft every Wednesday from 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Thursday Gaming
Visit us every Thursday afternoon from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. for board games and Wii gaming.

Friday Afternoon Movies
Join us on Fridays from 2:00-4:00 p.m. for favorite kids’ films.

Oh, and one last thing.  If you have been debating whether or not to get a city library card, here is one great reason to do so.  Kids can read down their own fines! Here’s the details:

Did you know that if you’re under 18, you can “read down” your fines? Sign up at any service desk and a staff member will time your reading. For every 10 minutes you read, we’ll remove $1.00 of overdue fines. And if you read to someone younger, both of you will get credit!

This program is WAY better than what the county libraries offer!  And if you’re have kids, you know fines are easy to stack up.

For a complete list of all winter events going on at the city libraries, including hours and locations, click HERE.

Celebrate National Craft Month at Micheals stores this Saturday where they will be making yarn dolls to take home.  This is a FREE event!

Details:

From 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at participating stores and while supplies last.

For a list of stores along the wastch front, click HERE.

An hour long showing of award winning short films from around the world. A list of films can be found on the Salt Lake City Film Center’s website. This event is free and open to the public.

Details:

Starts at 10:00 am

1383 South 900 West

For the Sorenson Unity website, click HERE.

To go to the Salt Lake Film Center’s website, click HERE.

Every Saturday at 2, 3, and 4 pm, Timothy Riggs and Magic Mandy perform for all visitors of Hollywood Connection for FREE!
Details:
Hollywood Connection
3217 Decker Lake Dr.
West Valley City, UT
Go to the site, HERE.

Our local Lakeshore store has free crafts for your kiddos each Saturday giving you the perfect opportunity to shop!
These are really fun crafts and activities!  In case you weren’t aware, Lakeshore learning sells high quality teaching materials. If you have never tried their stuff, we recommend you check them out.   This is a reoccurring event every Saturday.
On March 13th [...]

This Saturday is your last chance to take advantage of this offer!
They are playing Colorado State at 3pm on March 6th.
The pass must be printed, filled out and taken to the box office and is good for up to 6 tickets.
Click HERE to print your passes.