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New Juvenile Books

Ages 5 and younger

Outdoor Story and Play Time

Wednesdays 10:30am*  


*Following the WRSD school calendar, mid-September to mid-June


Music, movement, play, stories, and crafts.


All programs are outdoors in the library yard unless there is heavy rain, lightning, snowstorms, or extreme temperatures. 


Dress for weather and for mess! 


1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

For ages 5 and under

Richards Memorial Library invites families to join the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program, a nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to regularly read aloud to their children. Studies show that reading aloud to children strengthens language skills, builds vocabulary, and teaches skills needed for kindergarten success. Most importantly, it encourages a lifelong love of books and learning.


How Can I Read 1,000 Books?

It's easy!

3 books a day for 1 year = 1,095 books

1 book a day for 3 years = 1,095 books


You can:

- Read the same book over and over.

- Read in any language.

- Count books read in storytime, daycare, or anywhere!


How Do I Get Started?

The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is available to all families with children between the ages of birth and five years, as long as the child has not yet started kindergarten.

  1. Sign Up: To participate, stop by the library for a free Welcome Folder or – if you can’t come in – call the library to let us know you want to participate.
  2. Log your Reading: Keep track of all the books you and your child read together. You can download the official reading log sheets from the 1000 BBK website here, or fill in the bubbles on the simplified Richards Memorial Library sheets in the Welcome Folder, or develop a system of your own.
  3. Check in with the Library after each 100 books for gifts of encouragement, including

  • a free book at 100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 700, and 900 books
  • a Dunkin Donuts $5 gift card at 500 books
  • a small Lego kit at 800 books
  • a certificate, inclusion in the Wall of Fame, press release, and library facebook post (with parent permission) at 1000 books!


Resources:

  • Books Your Child Should Hear Before Kindergarten 
  • Scholastic Recommendations for Ages 3-5  


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Pre-K

Community Connections (Wachusett CFCE)

RML hosts occasional Wachusett CFCE programs for pre-K.


Parents and caregivers connect with their children, learn something new, and socialize with their peers, all while having fun!  


For more information, please visit:

wachusettcfce.com

or call (508) 713-3581 

Wachusett CFCE

*School-Year Programs

School year programs follow the Wachusett Regional School District school calendar. Please note, there are no storytimes:

  • during school vacation/no school day (ex. the day before Thanksgiving)
  • when WRSD has a school delay
  • when WRSD has a school cancellation

Video Read Alouds

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Resources You Can Enjoy at Home

Enjoy this playlist of some of our favorite songs from our weekly storytime.

Storyline Online

Online Storytime

This free online resource features recordings of picture book readings.

Read to Us

Books & More

Mass Book Awards - Children

Mass Book Awards - Children

Mass Book Awards - Children

Must read picture books from the Massachusetts Book Awards long lists






Browse & Borrow

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Mass Book Awards - Children

Mass Book Awards - Children

Pebble Go

PebbleGo Animals 

PebbleGo Biographies





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Digital Books

Mass Book Awards - Children

Gale in Context - Elementary

 CW Mars Overdrive kids collection features:

  • New titles
  • Adventures in Science
  • Harry Potter
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series
  • Magic Tree House books
  • Your next great read

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Gale in Context - Elementary

New Children's Books at the RML

Gale in Context - Elementary

home school resources and homework help for elementary students richards memorial library in paxton

Learn about 

Animals

Art and Music

Geography

Health

Literature

Music

People

Plants

Science

Social Studies

Sports

Technology


Fomerly called Gale InfoBits


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Children's Books at the RML

New Children's Books at the RML

New Children's Books at the RML

Children's book catalog at the RML

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New Children's Books at the RML

New Children's Books at the RML

New Children's Books at the RML

New children's books at the 

Richards Memorial Library

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