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Let's stretch! Let's move! Let's sing and dance! In this movement program we will have lots of fun with upbeat rhymes and songs. For kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Registration not required, drop-ins welcome.

Let's stretch! Let's move! Let's sing and dance! In this movement program we will have lots of fun with upbeat rhymes and songs. For kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Registration not required, drop-ins welcome.
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Upbeat rhymes and songs guide stretch, movement, singing, and dancing activities, for ages 0–5.
Crafting activities are offered in the Children’s Program Room at Newton Free Library, drop‑ins welcome, for ages 5 and up.
Registration appointments are available for viewing in EagleApps (Boston College events, Newton).
Contemporary art exhibition exploring empathy at Burns Library, part of the Catholic Universities Art Triennial series commissioned by the Holy See.
Tech Time Drop-In (Newton Free Library, Computer Lab) — Librarian offers 20‑minute drop‑in tech help, first‑come, first‑served, one session per week, ages 18+.
Drop‑in hour offers self‑directed activities and games in the Children’s Program Room, no registration needed, for ages 3–12.
Trick-or-treat through Durant‑Kenrick House, make haunted crafts, enjoy refreshments; costumes encouraged; free for members, $5 for non‑members, kids 3 and under free, for ages 3 and under.
Self-directed sensory stations fill the Children’s Program Room, letting kids explore at their own pace, drop‑ins welcome, for ages 3–5.
ELL conversation practice with rotating tutors on the library’s 3rd‑floor rear arc, offering speaking, listening, vocabulary and pronunciation drills for English learners of all levels.
At the 3rd Floor Rear Arc, an intermediate English grammar class covers irregular verbs, perfect tenses, comparatives, gerunds, with pair and group speaking activities and written exercises.
Hands‑on crafts and LEGO building at Durant‑Kenrick House, plus mini paper magazine and bookmark collage, free for adults and kids 5 and under; $5 per child.
Local History Office Hours (Local History Room, Special Collections) — Tour the Newton Free Library's local history collections and ask questions on the third floor, for ages 18 and up.
Folk singers and instrumentalists gather at Druker Auditorium to sing and play traditional or contemporary songs with lyrics and chord sheets, printed songbooks available — for ages 18+.