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Story Time Online: 2020

Story Time OnlineDue to concerns over the potential spread of the coronavirus, the Library has canceled all in-person programming since March 15, 2020. Though the Library is now reopened for visits by appointment, our in-person programming is still unavailable for social distancing purposes and we miss you! We're sure you miss seeing us too - but, don't worry - Miss Lee Ann is still reading Story Time and Toddler Time stories and posting the videos online for you to watch from your own home. 

Below are the 2020 virtual Story Times and Toddler Times. 

➤ For 2021 Story Times and Toddler Times, click here.
➤ For 2020 Summer Reading videos, click here.
➤ View our 2021 March-April schedule for Kids' online programs (.pdf file)
➤ View all of our upcoming programming on our online calendar of events

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Thursday | December 24, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Merry Christmas, everyone!

December 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: A holiday treat! The OCPL staff reads Dr. Seuss's classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Wednesday | December 23, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: We will read Olive, the Other Reindeer and sing Christmas songs.

Tuesday | December 22, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY TIME ONLINE: Today we will read Santa's New Beard by Caroline Crowe.

Monday | December 21, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Today we will read Santa's New Idea.

Friday | December 18, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: Today we will read Let it Snow by Hollie Hobbie.

Thursday | December 17, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: Today we have another special surprise holiday story! Today we will read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

Wednesday | December 16, 2020
CHRISTMAS PARTY BOX STORY ONLINE: Merry Christmas everyone! Today we will read The Littlest Reindeer and make a craft.

Tuesday | December 15, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Today we will read Bear Stays Up For Christmas by Karma Wilson.

Monday | December 14, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Today we will read Seeking a Santa and sing some Christmas songs!

Friday | December 11, 2020
SPECIAL HOLIDAY STORY ONLINE: Throughout the next couple of weeks, we'll be doing some special surprise holiday stories! Today we will read the very hilarious If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't! by Elise Parsley.

Thursday | December 10, 2020
HANNUKAH PARTY BOX STORY ONLINE: It's the first day of Hannukah! Today we will read Simon and the Bear: A Hanukkah Tale by Eric Kimmel.

Wednesday | December 9, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today we will read Runaway Dreidel! by Leslea Newman and make a dreidel.

Tuesday | December 8, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Learn about Hanukkah as we read Little Red Ruthie: A Hanukkah Tale by Gloria Koster.

Monday | December 7, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 10. Join us as we learn about this celebration. Today we will read How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukkah? by Jane Yolen.

Wednesday | December 2, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today we'll learn about animals that hibernate! Then we will read Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner.

Tuesday | December 1, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Let's hibernate! today we will read Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep by Maureen Wright.

Monday | November 30, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: It's time to hibernate! Today we will read Bear Dreams by Elisha Cooper.

Wednesday | November 25, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: HAPPY THANKSGIVING! We will read Who Will Carve the Turkey This Thanksgiving? by Jerry Pallotta and learn how to make a few fun crafts.

Tuesday | November 24, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Happy Thanksgiving week! Today we will read, A Turkey for Thanksgiving by Eve Bunting and sing Albuquerque Turkey.

Monday | November 23, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Happy Thanksgiving! Today we will read, This is Thanksgiving by Deborah Zemke.

Wednesday | November 18, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: It's all about you! We will read I Promise by Lebron James and make a handprint All About Me book!

Tuesday | November 17, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: This week it's all about you! We will be reading Love You Always by Frances Stickley.

Monday | November 16, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Today we will read You and Me Both by Mahtab Narsimhan.

Friday | November 13, 2020
SURPRISE STORY TIME ONLINE: Today is World Kindness Day! We're celebrating King Friday's Birthday, Cardigan Day, and World Kindness Day with a special Story Time. We'll read It's You I Like by Fred Rogers and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood: The Helpers in Your Neighborhood by Alexandra Cassel.

Tuesday | November 10, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Today we will read Tuesday Tucks Me In: The Loyal Bond between a Soldier and his Service Dog by Luis Carlos Montalván and Bret Witter.

Monday | November 9, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Join us as we read Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin.

Tuesday | October 27, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Happy Halloween! Today we will read Halloween Night by Marjorie Dennis Murray.

Monday | October 26, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Happy Halloween! Today we will read The Scariest Thing in the Castle by Kevin Sherry.

Wednesday | October 21, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today will wrap up our purrfect week of Halloween cat stories with Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer and Scaredy-Cat, Splat! by Rob Scotton.

Tuesday | October 20, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Another purrfect day for a cat story! Today we will read Moonlight: The Halloween Cat by Cynthia Rylant.

Monday | October 19, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: It's the purrfect time to read some cat stories! Today we will read Five Black Cats by Patricia Hegarty.

Wednesday | October 14, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today we will make a paper bag scarecrow are read Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant.

Tuesday | October 13, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Today we will scare up some Halloween fun with the story, Scarecrow Magic by Ed Masessa.

Monday | October 12, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: We will "Scare" up some fun this week with scarecrow stories! We will read The Scarecrow's Hat by Ken Brown.

Friday | October 9, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today we will learn about owls, make an owl viewer, and read Hootenanny!: A Festive Counting Book by Kimberly Ainsworth

Tuesday | October 6, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Fly on in for an owl-themed Story Time. We will read Owl's First Flight by Mitra Modarressi and learn the song, Just Like an Owl.

Monday | October 5, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Whoooo's ready for Toddler Time this morning? Join us as we read Little Owl's Night by Divya Srinivasan.

Wednesday | September 30, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Today we will read Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper and do a color mixing activity.

Tuesday | September 29, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: It's pumpkin time! We will read The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton and learn a new song!

Monday | September 28, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Who doesn't love a pumpkin?! We will read Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan by Catherine Hapka.

Wednesday | September 23, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Let's have some Fall fun today with several leaf activity ideas and the story The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger.

Tuesday | September 22, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Happy First Day of Fall! Today we will read Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert.

Monday | September 21, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: The leaves changing color is a sure sign that Fall is here! Today we will read Mouse's First Fall.

Wednesday | September 16, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Do you know what grows from an acorn? Find out today!
We will read Because of an Acorn by Adam Schaefer and Lola M Schaefer and Acorn to Oak Tree by Lisa M. Herrington. We will also have a Scavenger Hunt. 

Tuesday | September 15, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: In the Fall of the year you might see a lot of acorns on the ground. Do you know what grows from acorns? We will read One More Acorn by Don Freeman.

Monday | September 14, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: In the Fall of the year you might see lots of acorns on the ground. Do you know what grows from acorns? This week we will read Fall is Here!

Wednesday | September 9, 2020
STORY AND ACTIVITY ONLINE: Join us as we learn about how an apple grows and the parts of an apple. We will read The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall and My Apple by Kay Davies and Wendy Oldfield.

Tuesday | September 8, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Today we will kick off our Fall theme with an apple Story Time. We will read Golden Delicious: a Cinderella Apple Story by Anna Egan Smucker.

Tuesday | September 1, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Grab your mask and join us for a Back to School Story Time! We will read If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON'T! by Elise Parsley. 

Monday | August 31, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Grab a mask and join us for a Back to School Toddler Time1 We will read Curious George Ready for School by Cynthia Platt.

Tuesday | August 25, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Grab your mask and join us for a Back to School Story Time! We will read Frankie Stein Starts School by Lola M. Schaefer and The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School by Dan Hanna. 

Monday | August 24, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: Grab your mask and join us for Toddler Time! Today we will read Pete the Kitty's First Day of Preschool by Kimberly & James Dean.

Tuesday | August 18, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: It's back to school time! Grab your mask and join us to for the stories Harry and the Dinosaurs Go to School by Ian Whybrow and I am Too Absolutely Small for School by Lauren Child.

Monday | August 17, 2020
TODDLER TIME ONLINE: It's back to school time! Join us as we read Back to School Tortoise by Lucy M. George and practice wearing our masks.

June 15, 2020 through August 15, 2020
2020 SUMMER READING PROGRAMS: "Reading Takes You Places!"
Throughout our 2020 Summer Reading Challenge, we had special online "Reading Takes You Places" Toddler Times, Story Times, and Special Activities with Stories. View all of the programs in succession on the playlist here, or visit our Story Times Online: Reading Takes You Places page to view all the individual programs in the series. 

Thursday | July 2, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Outside in the Butterfly Garden at Schrader Environmental Center at Oglebay - Today we will read Wolf! Wolf! by John Rocco

Sunday | June 21, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Happy Father's Day! - Our story today is The Best Father's Day Present Ever by Christine Loomis.

Saturday | June 20, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Happy West Virginia Day! - We will be reading (or singing) Take Me Home, Country Roads. by Wendy Pfeffer.

Saturday | June 20, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: First Day of Summer - Learn about the first day of summer with the story The Longest Day: Celebrating the Summer Solstice by Wendy Pfeffer.

Friday | June 19, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Juneteenth Story - Join us to learn more about this historic day.
We will be reading Juneteenth: Jubilee for Freedom by June Preszler and All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom by Angela Johnson

Wenesday | June 17, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE FROM HERITAGE PORT: Manny's Cows: the Niagara Falls Tale by Suzy Becker

Friday | June 12, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Monster Hug by David Ezra Stein

Wednesday | June 10, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

Friday | May 15, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: The Hungry Wolf  with puppets!

Wednesday | May 13, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989), by Michael Rosen

Monday  | May 11, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: King Bidgood's in the Bathtub (1985), by Audrey Wood

Monday | May 7, 2020 
STORY TIME ONLINE: The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear (1994), by Don Wood

Monday | May 4, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: The Three Billy Goats Gruff  with puppets!

Wednesday | April 29, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: What a Treasure! (2006), by Jane Hillenbrand

Tuesday | April 28, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Oh, No! (2012), by Candace Fleming

Thursday | April 23, 2020
STORY TIME ONLINE: Mortimer's First Garden (2009), by Karma Wilson

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