Back by popular demand: Kids’ Craft Time will be offered once a month this summer! This free program will be held 4:30-5:30 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of the month: June 16, July 21, and August 18. No need to sign up.

Teens, test your knowledge with U.S. Constitution Jeopardy as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States! On Saturday, June 13, join Margaret on the lawn next to the library from 1:30 to 3:30 to play Jeopardy and win prizes. You’ll get a free mini Constitution to use to look things up while you play, and you’ll get to keep it. We’ll have 4th of July-themed snacks, too.

For ages 11-18. Free to attend. No need to sign up. Dress to be outside. If the weather is bad, the program will be held in the meeting room.

On Friday, June 12, Pheasants Forever will present a pheasant-themed storytime! At the regular 10:15 Kids’ Storytime, come to the lawn on the south side of the library to listen to stories and do fun activities. Bring chairs or blankets to sit on. In the event of bad weather, storytime will be held in the children’s area of the library.

Free to attend. No need to sign up. Children younger than age 8 must be accompanied by an adult or teen caregiver. Caregivers are encouraged to participate along with their children.

Miss Jennifer is bringing storytime to the Community Market! At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, bring the kids to the Community Market of Litchfield at 21 W Depot St, next to Fieldgate Cheese Store. We’ll have stories and a craft. Other kid-friendly activities will be offered at the market that afternoon. Free to attend. No need to sign up.

Summer storytimes at the Litchfield Library will begin June 3rd and run through August 14. On Wednesdays at 10:15, Baby/Toddler Storytime will be a simple half hour storytime with music and movement and without a craft, geared to children 3 and younger, but open to all children and their caregivers. On Fridays at 10:15, Kids’ Storytime will be a 45 minute to 1 hour storytime with special programs some weeks and stories, songs, and crafts other weeks, geared to preschoolers and elementary school age children, but open to all children and their caregivers.

Wednesday storytimes will be held in the children’s area of the library.

Friday storytimes will be held on the lawn on the south side of the library in front of the garage, weather permitting. Bring chairs or a blanket to sit on. During inclement weather, the program will be held in the children’s area of the library. The alternative location in case of bad weather for the June 5 storytime would be the Litchfield Opera House.

Children younger than age 8 must be accompanied by an adult or teen caregiver. Caregivers are encouraged to participate with their children. Free to attend. No need to sign up.

Sign up the kids to learn seed art! On Monday, June 8, this free class will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the library’s meeting room. Jen Anfinson will teach about the vintage craft of mosaic seed art, while kids create a fun treasure box. They’ll get to take any extra seeds to plant at home.

Space is limited. Sign up by calling the library at 320-693-2483 or stopping at the front desk. For ages 5-18. Children age 7 and younger must be accompanied and assisted by an adult or teen caregiver.

Local author Jenna Gohman will hold a book signing event at the Litchfield Library on Saturday, June 6, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in the meeting room. The event is free to attend, and there’s no need to sign up. Jenna will read an excerpt from her new book Saving Ubrijan and answer questions about her writing process. She will have books available for purchase, with cash or Venmo accepted, and she will sign books. Join us to celebrate a local writer!

From Amazon’s book description:

The beauty of Oflijan shattered at that moment. What will happen to me now? Lyari wondered, as she left everything she’d ever known behind…

Saving Ubrijan is a heroic fantasy in which Lyari, the chosen one, must learn to use a gift she knows nothing about, to save a world she grows to love…from those who took her past from her. All while reuniting the people of Ubrijan in hopes of finally making it a safe and peaceful place for all.

Journey with Lyari through earning the trust of her people, creating friendships with unlikely allies, and becoming who she was destined to be.

Saving Ubrijan is a book full of world exploration, with a zest likened to ‘The Sword of Shannara’ where good verses evil battle, and we go on an epic quest to save the world.

Sign the kids up for a free class at the Litchfield Library – they’ll learn to do block printing on a tote bag! This free class for kids ages 5-18 will be held in the meeting room on Thursday, June 4, at 6:00 p.m.

Meredith Semel will teach the art of block printing, and children and teens will make their own tote bag for all of their summer reading materials!

Space is limited. Call the library at 320-693-2483 or stop at the front desk to sign up. Children ages 7 and younger must be accompanied and assisted by an adult or teen caregiver throughout the class.

Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Litchfield Library Foundation bookmark contest! Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Litchfield Library Foundation bookmark contest! Asher’s design will be featured on this year’s library bookmark, which will be handed out at the Watercade parade in July and then made available at the library for the coming year. All three winners will get a cash prize from the foundation. A display featuring the winners and finalists will be set up in the display case next to the copier room in the library through Watercade weekend.