Your Library Card Is a Free Family Pass: 7 Storytimes & Kid Programs in the 417 Worth Bookmarking
Your Library Card Is a Free Family Pass: 7 Storytimes & Kid Programs in the 417 Worth Bookmarking Need to get out of the house with the kids without spending a dime? Can I remind you about the most underrated place in the 417? The library — not the quiet, shushing one from when we were kids, but the loud-with-songs, wiggly-toddlers-welcome one we have now. As a mom of six, I hunt for things that are free, close to home, and work for more than one age at a time. Library storytimes check all three boxes. Here are seven programs across Springfield, Nixa, and Ozark worth bookmarking — plus the honest take on who each one is really for. 1. Racing to Read Storytime — Springfield-Greene County Library Who it's for: Babies through age 6, at several Springfield-area branches including the Library Center, Library Station, Republic, and Schweitzer Brentwood. The honest take: This is the workhorse storytime — stories, songs, and activities built around early literacy, with tips f...