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NCW Libraries offers a weekly, live virtual story time that connects young children and their caregivers across five counties through reading, song and play. 

The story time airs on the Zoom platform every Thursday at 9:30 a.m., led by Librarians Clare Morrison, Peshastin, and Dawn Woodruff, Twisp.

Upcoming story times include:

Jan 12: Read “Ten Ways to Hear Snow”, about a girl who wakes up after a blizzard to a quiet town and realizes that snow actually changes sound. 

Jan. 19: Pajama story time (wearing pajamas encouraged).

Jan. 26: Celebrate Lunar (Chinese) New Year.

At the beginning and end of the story time, the children are given the opportunity to talk with the librarians and each other.

NCW Libraries started virtual story times during the Covid lockdown, when it was the only way to offer reading programs to children and families. The  program continued even after libraries reopened and in-person story times resumed because families still enjoyed the virtual experience that engaged children from across the library district in  the comfort of their own homes. 

“It’s a joy to see the kids participate with us,” Woodruff said. “It’s been a wonderful way to connect kids from our five-county area.”

Morrison added, “The flexibility of the Zoom storytime format is a great complement to our regular in-person storytimes. We’ve had several preschool and elementary school classrooms participate who might not otherwise be able to make it to a library for storytime. We’ve even had kids tune in from the car on family road trips!”

Sign up for virtual story time at http://www.ncwlibraries.org and click on “Events”. Then receive a Link to the Zoom event via email.