Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Boulevard in Katy, presents a variety of free children’s programs — Mother Goose Time, Toddler Time, Preschool Story Time, Pajama Night Story Time, Kinder Korner, and After-School Breaks — every month. Because the Cinco Ranch Branch Library is used as a voting location, the library will have an abbreviated schedule of youth activities in March.
Mother Goose Time — Tuesdays at 10:15 am — provides caregiver/infant multisensory circle-time activities — including simple sign language, folksongs and lullabies, and finger plays– that are especially designed to stimulate babies’ social, emotional, and physical development through rhythm and music. Mother Goose Time is intended for infants from age 1 month to 12 months. Mother Goose Time will take place on March 10, 17, 24, and 31; this activity will NOT take place on March 3.
Toddler Time – Wednesdays at 10:15 am, and Thursdays at 10:15 am and 11:30 am – is a structured program of caregiver/child activities, stories and songs for older babies, from 1 to 3 years of age. Program dates are March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, and 26.
Stories & Play – Tuesdays at 2:00 pm — for children from 1 to 3 years of age. Children will be treated to a story and then have open play time. Stories & Play will take place on March 10, 17, 24, and 31; this activity will NOT take place on March 3.
Children from 3 to 6 years of age will enjoy Preschool Story Time, where they hear stories, watch movies, and participate in age-appropriate craft activities, beginning at 11:30 am each Wednesday. Program dates are March 4, 11, 18, and 25.
Pajama Night Story Time — Tuesdays at 7:00 pm — gives families with children of all ages an evening option for the activities presented during the daytime. Program dates are March 10, 17, 24, and 31; this activity will NOT take place on March 3.
Family Story Time takes place on the 1st Saturday of the month, March 7, beginning at 10:15 am. Families with children of all ages are invited to attend.
Kinder Korner — a time for kindergartners to enjoy stories, movies, crafts and other activities – takes place on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 4:30 pm. Kinder Korner will take place on March 11 and 25.
The After-School Breaks — crafts, movies, stories, and more for school-aged children entering grades 1 through 3 — begin at 4:30 pm on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. This activity will take place on March 4 and 18.
The Creative Connection, which begins at 2:30 pm on the 4th Saturday of the month, is designed for youth in grades 4 through 8. This program will take place on March 28.
Minecraft Monday – March 30, 4:30 pm. Minecraft challenge for students in grades 4 through 8. Reservations required. To register online at the library’s website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), click on “Events,” select “Cinco Ranch Branch Library,” and find the program. Participants may also register by calling the library at 281-395-1311, or by visiting the library.
SPECIAL FAMILY EVENT
Family Movie Day – Friday, March 13, 2:00 pm, Meeting Room. In this 2017 animated action-comedy film, George and Harold are two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their mean-spirited school principal into thinking he’s an incredibly clueless yet kind-hearted and enthusiastic superhero. This movie is rated PG.
These programs are free and open to the public. For more information, see the Fort Bend County Libraries website (www.fortbend.lib.tx.us), or call the Cinco Ranch Branch Library (281-395-1311) or the library system’s Communications Office (281-633-4734).