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Little Book Buddies - Plant the Tiny Seed
2026-04-18 14:00:00 2026-04-18 14:30:00 America/New_York Little Book Buddies - Plant the Tiny Seed Read a book and do a related craft. Ages: 2-6 with a caregiver. Registration required. Essex Branch -

Saturday, April 18
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-04-18 14:00:00 2026-04-18 14:30:00 America/New_York Little Book Buddies - Plant the Tiny Seed Read a book and do a related craft. Ages: 2-6 with a caregiver. Registration required. Essex Branch -

Read a book and do a related craft. Ages: 2-6 with a caregiver. Registration required.

Join us for Little Book Buddies! This month we will read Christie Matheson's Plant the Tiny Seed and do a flower craft.

Register online or at the library. Please use the 'add guest' button to indicate how many are in your group.

Please do not misrepresent your child's age. We are very thoughtful about the age limits for our programs and work hard to create age-appropriate content.  Please respect our age restrictions.

AGE GROUP: | Preschool | Kids | Family |

EVENT TYPE: | Storytime | Craft |

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