Programs

We provide programming for all children from birth through eighth grade. We have regularly scheduled story times throughout the year, with special programs as well. Past programs have included Boo Bash, Harry Potter parties, a Pete the Cat celebration, as well as many others. Check our calendar for our current programs.

Rhyme Time

Join other parents, caregivers, and children (0-2) for a 20-minute session of stories, rhymes, finger play, and dancing. Help build your child’s pre-literacy, language, and social skills...and have fun, too! Rhyme Time is designed for children ages 2 and under accompanied by an adult.

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Story Time

Story Time at the Wauwatosa Public Library engages your 3-6 year-old child with creative language and stories, which are so important for literacy and school preparation. Your child will also meet new friends and participate in exciting flannel board stories, dramatics, songs, and crafts.

Story Time is also offered as Family Story Time (for the whole family) and Story Time +1 (for the child transitioning to independent Story Time).

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Sensory Story Time

Join us for a Story Time program designed specifically for autistic children, neurodivergent children, or children who find it difficult to sit through our traditional Story Time programs. This 45 minute program is for children ages 3-8 along with their parent or caregiver and includes stories, songs and free-play.

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Reading Programs

The Wauwatosa Public Library is pleased to offer year-round reading programs--1001 Books Before Kindergarten and the Reading Passport--to support children's reading. Happy Reading!