Early Literacy Programs

storytime

2024 Storytime Schedule

  • Winter/Spring Storytimes (Preschool, Toddler, and Baby): January 8, 2024- May 4, 2024
  • Storytime Break: May 5, 2024- June 3, 2024
  • Storytime in the Park (All Ages): June 4, 2024- August 27, 2024
  • Storytime Break: August 28, 2024- September 15, 2024
  • Fall/Winter Storytimes (Preschool, Toddler, and Baby): September 16, 2024- December 8, 2024
  • Storytime Break: December 9, 2023- January 6, 2025

Our early literacy storytimes include fun songs, silly rhymes and ways to get the wiggles out while supporting your love of books. Baby, Toddler and Preschool Storytimes are all here. More information about each Storytime can be found on our Calendar.

Baby Storytime: Mondays, 10:30am in the Pink House

This 20-minute lapsit program for babies ages 0-18 months features short stories, action rhymes, lap bounces, and songs to promote language learning and early literacy skills. Parents and caregivers will find a supportive community and opportunities for engagement and connection. Playtime to follow.

Toddler Storytime: Tuesdays, 10:30am in the Children's Room

Toddler Storytime is designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years and features short stories, rhymes, songs, and full body movement to promote language learning and early literacy skills. 

Preschool Storytime: Tuesdays, 3:30pm in the Children's Room

Encourage your preschooler’s love of reading through an interactive storytime designed to build early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, songs, and full-body movement. Weekly playgroup and/or craft to follow storytime.

Sing-a-Ling: Third Thursdays, 10:30-11:00, January 2024-May 2024

Sing-A-Ling gets toddlers, preschoolers, families and the greater community into our bodies and singing together.

Part story time, part sing-along and fully loaded with laughs, the select songs and rhyming stories in this show combine finger play, movement, picture books, uplifting acoustic music and an engaging, highly-interactive banter between audience and presenter.

In this early literacy-infused program children (and their grownups) will create original rhymes and lyrics to traditional American folk songs, raise their voices to play with the alphabet’s many amusing sounds, and sing along to the words of favorite children’s books.

Storytime at Port Townsend Farmers Market: First Saturdays, 11:00am-11:30am, April 2024-October 2024

Join Judith, our amazing storyteller at the Port Townsend Farmers Market! Listen to her amazing stories, meet her puppet friends, and get those wiggles out while out at the Farmers Market. 

Storytime in the Park: Tuesdays, 10:30am at Chetzemoka Park, June 2024- August 2024

Join us at Chetzemoka Park Gazebo for an outdoor storytime designed to build early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, songs, and full-body movement. All ages welcome! Please dress for the weather, and bring a blanket or cushions to sit on.