Storytimes are a great introduction to literacy & help foster a love of books & reading. Storytimes are free, & many include songs, crafts, special guests & themes.
Monday
Mt. Shasta: Play & Learning Playgroup & Storytime. Ages infant-5yrs. 10am. Mt. Shasta Community Resource Center. 109 E. Lake St. (530) 926-1400.
Redding: Baby Bookworms. Ages 6mos-2yrs. 10:30am. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530) 245-7253.
Tuesday
Chico: Preschool Storytime. Two sessions: 10am & 11am. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530) 891-2726.
Fort Jones: Playgroup & Storytime. All ages. 1-2:30pm. Scott Valley Resource Center, 11920 Main St. (530) 468-2450.
Redding: Preschool Page Turners. Ages 3-6yrs. 10:30am. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530) 245-7253.
Wednesday
Burney: Preschool Storytime. 10:30am. Burney Library, 37038 Siskiyou St. (530) 335-4317.
Chico: Storytime for all ages. 11am. Barnes & Noble, 2031 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy. (530) 894-1494.
Chico: Babies Love Books Storytime; Chico. Ages 0-18 months. 9:30am. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530) 891-2726.
Cottonwood: Preschool Storytime. 11:30am. Cottonwood Community Library, 3427 Main St. (530) 347-4818.
Dunsmuir: Toddler Playgroup & Storytime. 10am-12pm. Dunsmuir Community Resource Center, 4103 Pine St. (530) 235-4005.
Oroville: Children’s Storytime & Crafts. Ages 3-5yrs. 11am. Oroville Library Meeting Room, 1820 Mitchell Ave. (530) 538-7642.
Red Bluff: Prescool Storytime. 9:30am, Sept.-May. Red Bluff Library, 645 Madison St. (530) 527-0604.
Redding: Storytime for all ages. 10am. Barnes & Noble, 1260 Churn Creek Rd. (530) 222-2006.
Redding: A Family Circle Evening Storytime. Ages 0-5yrs & their families. 1st Wed., 6pm, Sept.-June. Redding Library Story Room, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530) 245-7253.
Thursday
Anderson: Storytime for all ages. 3:30pm. Anderson Library, 3200 W. Center St. (530) 365-7685.
Chico: Afterschool Storytime. Ages 5 & up. 3pm. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530) 891-2726.
Durham: Storytime for toddlers & pre-schoolers. 10am. Durham Library, 2545 Durham Dayton Hwy. (530) 879-3835.
McCloud: Storytime for all ages. Free book! 10:30am. McCloud Library (summer) or McCloud Community Resource Center (school year), 300 East Colombero Dr. (530) 964-3250.
Oroville: Babies Love Books Storytime; Oroville. Babies ages 0-18mos enjoy connecting through rhymes, songs & books during this special program. 11am. Free. 1820 Mitchell Ave. (530) 538-7641.
Yreka: Little People’s Storytime. For preschoolers. 11am. Yreka Library, 719 4th St. (530) 841-4175.
Friday
Chico: Toddler Storytimes. Two sessions: 10am & 11am. Chico Branch Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530) 891-2726.
Gridley: Storytime for toddlers & preschoolers. 10am. Gridley Library, 299 Spruce St. (530) 846-3323.
Paradise: Stories & Crafts for young children. 11-11:45am. Paradise Library, 5922 Clark Rd. (530) 872-6320.
Redding: Toddler Tales Storytime. Ages 1½ -3yrs. 10:30am. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530) 245-7253.
Saturday
Chico: Storytime for all ages. 2pm. Barnes & Noble, 2031 Dr. Martin Luther King Pkwy. (530) 894-1494.
Chico: Japanese Storytime for all ages. 1st Saturdays, 1pm. Chico Library, 1108 Sherman Ave. (530) 891-2726.
Redding: Junior Storytime. All ages. 11am. Barnes & Noble, 1260 Churn Creek Rd. (530) 222-2006.
Redding: R.E.A.D. Dogs Storytime. Ages 6 & under. Children read aloud to a Reading Education Assistance Dog. 3rd Saturday, 1-3pm. Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. (530) 245-7253.
