DUDLEY - Join The Pearle L. Crawford Library  for one of its virtual programs at the Pearle, 40 Schofield Ave., Dudley. To register go to www.crawfordlibrary.org or call 508-949-8021

Storytime on Facebook Live, Wednesdays at noon. Join Miss Lida for a live storytime on Facebook every Wednesday at noon, and then stop by the library for a free take-and-make craft kit. No Facebook account is needed for this free program.  Just point your browser to https://www.facebook.com/crawfordlibrary to access the video.  Can’t tune in at noon?  Recordings of each week’s storytime are available on the Facebook page beginning Wednesday afternoon.

Music and Movement, first Friday of every month at 11 a.m. Join Deb Hudgins on Facebook for Music and Movement, one of our most popular programs.  Nothing gets kids on their feet and having fun quite like songs, dance and silly stories, and Miss Deb has been. No Facebook account is needed for this free program.  Just point your browser to https://www.facebook.com/crawfordlibrary to access the video.  

Summer reading kickoff event: Tails and Tales with Jungle Jim Monday, June 21 3 p.m. Join us on Zoom for our Summer Reading kickoff event with returning favorite magician Jungle Jim!  Free, but registration is required.  Registered participants will receive a link for the Zoom program 24 hours before the event. Sponsored by Hugh W. and Harriet K. Crawford Endowment.

Lunch time story times: Wednesdays at noon throughout the summer. Story time will be held outside in the lot near the children’s wing. There will be a take home craft each week that goes with what we read.

  These are geared for ages 0-5. Sessions are limited to 15 families. Be advised we will be in a wooded lot so bug spray and sunscreen is recommended.

6/23 Fish; 6/30 Unicorns; 7/7 Mermaids; 7/14 Dragons; 7/21 Animal Safari; 7/28 Bubble Party. Free; registration required.

Make a bug hotel - Friday, June 25 - multiple sessions. A backyard habitat series for birds and pollinators. This program teaches participants the basics of backyard habitats.  We will be making a bug hotel to hang in your yard. This is for ages 6+.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment. Free, registration required.

Make a magic wand - Tuesday, June 29 – multiple sessions. Come join us to make a magic wand.  This is geared for ages 8-12.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment. Free, registration required.  

Rock painting - Thursday, July 1 – multiple sessions. Join us to paint your own rock. We will have some sample ideas you can copy or make your own idea. Ages 8-14.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free, registration required.

Playful engineers - Tuesday, July 6, 11 a.m. Jay Mankita leads a Rube Goldberg-inspired romp into the world of building complicated chain reactions to accomplish simple tasks, from our own ordinary stuff. Free, but registration is required.  Registered participants will receive a link for the Zoom program 24 hours before the event. Sponsored by the Dudley Cultural Council.

Mermaid keychains - Friday, July 9 – multiple sessions. Join us to make your own mermaid keychain using yarn and beads.  Ages 8-14.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free; registration required.

Dissect an owl pellet - Monday, July 12 – multiple sessions. Join us to dissect an owl pellet and see what bones we find and identify them. Ages 5-12.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free, registration required.

Paint a birdhouse - Friday, July 16 – multiple sessions. Join us to paint and decorate a pre-built birdhouse to attract birds to your yard. Ages 5-12.  Limited to five participants per session. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free; registration required.

Burpee and Records petting zoo -  Monday, July 19 – multiple sessions. Register for a 25-minute session to meet and pet a variety of real animals.  You will have the ability to purchase small amounts of feed for the animals. The money from the feed machines will go to help the Friends of the Library. Come meet animals like a llama, alpaca, tortoise, squirrel monkey, goats, and others. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free; registration required.

Animal magnets/pendants - Thursday, July 22 (first half) and Monday, July 26 (second half) – multiple sessions. We will be creating animal magnets or pendants.  This is a two part activity.  Part one is creating the animal and part two is painting it.  (If you cannot come to the second session you can take your creation home to dry.) This is for ages 8-12.   Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free; registration required.

Stuffed animal sleepover - Thursday, July 29, 2-4 p.m. We are letting your stuffed animals take over the library.  Drop in and create a bed for your stuffed animal to sleep in, and then leave them to sleep overnight.  We will then make sure they have a fun night at the Library.  (We will post their adventures on Facebook and Instagram.) Please register your animal.  You can drop them off anytime between 2-4 p.m. Sponsored by the Hugh and Harriet Crawford Endowment.  Free; registration required.

Summer reading ends -  Friday, July 30, 1-3 p.m. Drop in and get an ice cream sandwich or popcorn for participating in summer reading.  Ms. Lida will be outside for your last minute reading tracking to put your tickets in the raffle baskets. Sponsored by