Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Activities

Please check our events calendar for dates, times, and locations of specific events. All children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver at all times during programs unless otherwise noted.  Babies and siblings are always welcome in our music and storytime programming. Registration may be required for certain events and can be done online, in person or by phone 2 weeks before a program.  If you would like to request accommodations for any program, please contact the children's department childrens@duxbury.ocln.org 781-934-2721 x 5632 

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School Year Offerings (mid Sept- early June) 

Please check the calendar weekly as the schedule will change for library closings and special events.

Music & Movement Mondays 10:30 & 11:00 (ages 2 - 5) Resource Room on the lower level.  Music & Movement Social Story

A 25 minute program featuring music played on a speaker, dancing, bubbles, parachute and manipulative toys such as shakers, scarves and rhythm sticks run by staff. Check out our Spotify playlist for song examples. 

Tinker Time Tuesdays (ages 2-5) 10:30-12  Children's Program Room on middle level. 

A drop in craft, STEM and early literacy activities, or playtime with developmental appropriate toys. 

Infant Feeding Support Group Tuesdays 10:30-11:30 Resource Room on the lower level. Registration is appreciated. 

If you're a mother in the Duxbury/ South Shore, MA area, I invite you to join the free Flourish Feeding breastfeeding support group run by Christie Ziomek, BS, IBCLC.

Toddler Storytime Thursdays 10:15-10:35 (ages 1 - 3) Resource Room on the lower level.

A short 20 minute program featuring songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and a short story run by staff.

Preschool Storytime Thursdays 11:15-11:45 (ages 3-5) Resource Room on the lower level.

A 30 minute program featuring a longer story, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays run by staff. 

Baby Playgroup Fridays 10:30-12:00 (ages 0-pre walkers) Children's Program Room on the middle level.

A 1.5 hour drop in program featuring age appropriate toys, a great place to chat and meet other local caregivers. 

Special Programs:

Morning Musical Performances 10:30-11:00 Merry Room on the lower level.

These performances include special children's performers such as Mama Steph. Check our calendar for select dates.

Read, Sing, Play last Tuesday of the month 9:30-10:00 at the Duxbury Senior Center

Storytime hits the road to the Duxbury Senior Center for all ages run by library staff. 

About our Programs

These programs at the library offer a unique group experience. Our goal is to provide your child a rich and engaging time with music, movement, hands-on activities, appealing stories, all while working on building key early literacy skills. These events are carefully planned presentations that are not school lessons or stage performances but are designed to encourage your child to develop a love of reading.

These programs may be your child’s first group experience. The first few times they come, they may yell, run and scream, or be clingy, quiet, and cry - or display other normal behaviors to indicate discomfort or concern - that’s ok!

Here are some tips to help make this the best possible experience:

Sit, sing & listen to stories together: Adults should sit with their child and model good audience behavior by being attentive and participating - please put away your cell phones and save your conversations for after the program.

Please be timely: It is a good idea to allow extra time for parking and visits to the bathroom. If the room is at capacity, staff may not be able to allow you to enter if you arrive late.

It’s ok to leave: Some days children aren’t in the right mood for storytime. If your child becomes upset or disruptive, it’s ok to leave and come back in again when they are comfortable and ready to try again. 

Please put away toys, cell phones and other distractions. Please save toys, cell phones and other distractions for after storytime.

Please enjoy your snacks after storytime: To keep everyone in the room safe, snacks are not permitted in any preschool programs, or in the Children’s Room.  If your child becomes hungry, please step out of the program and head to the designated area in the hallway outside the children’s room to feed your child. We have a designated snack area upstairs in the children's room. 

Be respectful with photos: If you are taking photos, please be respectful of the privacy of other children. Give a heads up to any caregivers of children in the frame before you click so they can move their child out of the photo if they do not want them to be in your picture.