The Bridgeville Library will be closed Tuesday, December 24th through Thursday, December 26th to celebrate the Christmas season!

The library will be having a 2020 New Year's Eve Party from 2-4 pm on Tuesday, December 31st. Bring the family to enjoy a 20/20 celebration! We will have a balloon drop at 2:20, crafts, appetizers and a sparkling punch to bring in the New Year! Registration is required for this event. Please call the library at 337-7401 or visit the circulation desk by December 28th to register your party!

Story Time is a fun and interactive session for children 3-6 years old integrating literacy skills and the arts. It will be on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 11am and 2 pm. We encourage parents and caregivers to come with your child/children and participate in this learning experience. There is also another Story time session at 6 pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. On December 10th, the children will be making Christmas crafts. If your daycare is interested in attending a Story Time session, please contact Ms. Kathy @ 337-7401 ext. 101.

We will have Snacks with Santa at 11 am in the library on Tuesday, December 17th. There will also be crafts for the children to make. Our special guests will be the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School choir performing Christmas music to enjoy! Registration is required for this event. Please call the library at 337-7401 to register your child before December 14th.

Family Fun Night in December will be "Snacks with Santa". It will be held at the library from 6-8 pm. There will be snacks and crafts for the children who attend and photo opportunities with Santa! Registration is required so please call the library at 337-7401 to register your child. We encourage each family to bring a new toy to donate to the Toys for Tots program.

The Literacy Education Assistance Pups, L.E.A.P., will be at the Bridgeville Library on December 19th at 10AM. Come on in and read to the dogs. This program is free and open to all kids. Not all the dogs will be available at all the sessions. Come to each session and you can meet many of the dogs.

The Sussex County 4-H Tech Club meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 5-6:30pm. Mr. Keith hosts the meeting at the Bridgeville Public Library. This is open to all current AND non-4H’ers grades 4-12. Learn how 3D printers work and how to use 3D CAD software to design objects that you can 3D print. Learn the basics of computer coding and make computer games and other useful programs. Learn about electricity and electronics. We will make soldering and other projects.

Beginning in September, join us on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month for a fun learning experience for builders, ages 1-10 years old. We will host three age groups at separate times throughout the day to use our two Lego Duplo activity centers. Caregivers must supervise their builders. 10-10:45am for ages 1-3 years; 11-11:45am for ages 4-6 years and 5-5:45pm for ages 7-10 years.

The Creation Station will be a learning session for children ages 3-6 held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 11am. The Creation Station classes will incorporate STEAM, which is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. STEAM learning happens every day as children explore, play and try new things! Join us for this creative learning experience at the library!

The Bridgeville Library is offering sessions of "Contemporary Yoga for Modern Maturity" designed to uplift and elevate the mind, body and spirit through March 28th. Bonnie Russell from Ananda Yoga is the Instructor. On Tuesdays at 6 PM Gentle Yoga will be offered and on Saturdays at 9:30 AM the class is titled Yoga Flow. These classes are free and open to all ages 10 and older. Please bring your own mat.

Pre-K Explorations will be held on the last Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each month from 10:30-11:30 am (except for the holiday months of October, November and December) . This program is for children 4 years of age to prepare them with skills needed for kindergarten. Each month they will explore a different kindergarten skill. In the month of December the focus will be: Fine motor skills. Registration for this class is REQUIRED. Please contact the circulation desk at (302) 337-7401, extension 101 to sign up your child or visit the library before December 14th.

Join us at the Bridgeville Library every Thursday from 5-7 pm AND Friday from 3-5pm. We will offer assistance with your portable (laptops, e-readers, tablets, etc.) technology. Our friendly library staff and our tech volunteer Jim will assist you with your questions and issues. Basic computer skill tutorials are available on a limited basis. To schedule a tutorial, call the library at 302-337-7401 ext. 101. Check out these websites to begin your tech journey. https://www.universalclass.com/i/subjects/computers.htm https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/

Bring your Luv Bug ages 3 months-3 years old to the Bridgeville Public Library on Wednesday mornings at 10:00am to participate in our early literacy lapsit program. The Baby Story Time is a program for your child with fun, interactive learning experiences that include rhymes, singing, puppets and stories. Join Ms. Kathy to actively explore and share this experience with new friends.