Story Times

We are excited to offer virtual story times that you can stream any time. Scroll down to view the current story times. 

• Mondays: Sing & Sign with Miss Donna
• Tuesdays: Wiggle & Rhyme with Miss Stephanie
• Wednesdays: Syntha’s Stories with Miss Syntha
• Thursdays: Book Adventures with Miss Rosemary
• Fridays: Fun-tastic Fridays with Miss Caroline

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SING & SIGN

WITH MISS DONNA 

Best for children 18 months to 4 years old

Miss Donna will sing songs and teach you signs to go along with each song. Check back each Monday for a new video.

Sing and Sign: Week 13 from Baldwin Public Library on Vimeo.

Use your Baldwin Library card to learn American Sign Language with Mango Languages. Another good source for adults wanting to learn words in sign to use with their babies & toddlers is babysignlanguage.com.

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Previous story times:

• Week 12 Video
• Week 11 Video
• Week 10 Video
• Week 9 Video
• Week 8 Video
• Week 7 Video
• Week 6 Video
• Week 5 Video
• Week 4 Video
• Week 3 Video
• Week 2 Video
• Week 1 Video

SYNTHA’S STORIES

WITH MISS SYNTHA 

Best for children 3 to 5 years old

Miss Syntha will read a picture book from her personal collection and share a song or activity that you can sing or do at home afterwards. Check back each Wednesday for a new video.

Syntha’s Stories: Week 17 – The Watermelon Seed from Baldwin Public Library on Vimeo.

For more silly fruit fun, read Fruits in Suits by Jared Chapman. To watch a watermelon grow from a seed try The Watermelon Seed by Kay Haugaard. To learn more about all kinds of fruit, check out The Fruits We Eat by Gail Gibbons.

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Previous story times:

• Week 16: Video. For more cat shenanigans try Splat the Cat and the Late Library Book. If dogs are more your thing, try Raffi’s new CD Dog on the Floor for the title song and more. To read a story about a dog ending up at the White House, try First Dog by J. Patrick Lewis.
• Week 15: Video. For a fun prehistoric twist on art and artists check out Jurassic Classics: The Prehistoric Masters of Art by Elise Wallace. Want to learn how to draw prehistoric beasts? Try Let’s Draw Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts With Crayola by Kathy Allen. Want to find out how we learn about prehistory? Try Here we go digging for Dinosaur Bones by Susan Lendroth. 
• Week 14: Video. For a fabulous book about a girl trying on lots of different names, read My Name is Not Isabella by Jennifer Fosberry. Jennifer Fosberry also has My Name is Not Alexander. For a funny book about names try Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller.
• Week 13: Video. Watch the Oscar winning short film Hair Love based on the book by Matthey Cherry. Try Oge Mora’s delightful Thank You Omu! or her newest title Saturday.

FUN-TASTIC FRIDAYS!

WITH MISS CAROLINE

Best for children 3 to 5 years old

Miss Caroline will sing songs, share  TumbleBooks stories, and lots of movement activities. Check back each Friday for a new video.

Fun-tastic Fridays: Week 16 from Baldwin Public Library on Vimeo.

Along with this video, you’ll need to use TumbleBooks to read Dinosailors. Here’s the link to use TumbleBooks.

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Previous story times:

• • Week 15: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read ABC Letters in the Library
  • Week 14: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read For Just One Day
  • Week 13: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Tyson the Terrible
  • Week 12: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Aiken Drum
  • Week 11: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Little Oink
  • Week 10: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
  • Week 9: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Beautiful Moon.
  • Week 8: Video & then use TumbleBooks to sing Down by the Bay.
  • Week 7: Video & then use TumbleBooks to sing The Itsy Bitsy Spider.
  • Week 6: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read The Bears We Know, written by Brenda Silsbe and illustrated by Vlasta van Kampen
  • Week 5: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read One Stuck Duck by Phyllis Root and Jane Chapman
  • Week 4: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Ants go Marching by Tumbleweed Press and Wheels on the Bus by Tumbleweed Press
  • Week 3: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories &
    B-I-N-G-O by Tumbleweed Press
  • Week 2: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read Little Pea by Amy Krouse-Rosenthal and Jen Corace and Apples & Bananas by Aidan Boardman and Sean Walker
  • Week 1: Video & then use TumbleBooks to read “Wiggle” and “Stretch” both by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin

JUST ME 

3 ½ TO 5 YEARS OLD

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes. 

FULL STEAM AHEAD

3 ½ TO 5 YEARS OLD

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes.

BABYTIME

BIRTH TO 18 MONTHS OLD

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes.

MOTHER GOOSE

1 ½ TO 2 ½ YEARS OLD

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes.

Family Story Times
@ The Museum

THURSDAYS FROM 6:30 TO 7:00 P.M.

Join us for cozy stories, songs, and activities by the fireplace at the Birmingham Museum. Admission to the story time is free. Parking is available at the Chester Street Parking Structure.

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes.

Bedtime Tales

WEDNESDAYS FROM 6:30 TO 7:15 P.M.

Children are invited to wear their pajamas and bring a favorite stuffed animal for these special evening family story times.

Currently on hiatus. See above for virtual storytimes.