NAHANT — The Public Library has been busy working double-time drumming up an exciting slew of programs for students to partake in during the week of February vacation.
According to Library Director Nori Morganstein, the library will offer Nahant students and community members everything from engaging story times, crafting circles, stuffed-animal sleepovers — and even an in-person appearance of Miss Frizzle from “The Magic School Bus.”
The first event lined up is “Parties by Carole: Storytime with Miss Frizzle” on Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m., where kids will get the chance to spend an immersive morning with Miss Fizzle while she reads stories and tales of intrigue from “The Magic School Bus.”
The woman behind the magic, Carole Finn-Weidman, is an actress based in Beverly, Mass., who provides parties with a variety of themes for kids’ birthday parties and other celebrations. For parties, she’ll come dressed as Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel, or a Hawaiian Luau. She also offers experiences rooted in education, where she’ll provide themes such as Cat in the Hat, Mother Goose, Pocahontas, Pilgrim-themed, Mrs. Claus, and, of course, Miss Frizzle. According to her biography, she has performed in more than 1,000 character parties and had a role in a film with Jack Black.
Up next, on Feb. 19, the library will host its “Crafternoon,” which has gone on to become a central pillar of its youth outreach programs, from 3-4 p.m. “We have the event where kids can come hang out and make something fun, and it’s just a really nice program that we have going on,” Morganstein said.
On Feb. 20, the library has a one-of-a-kind offer for Nahant students. Kids will be invited to head down to the library that afternoon from 3:30-5 p.m. and drop off their stuffed animals for a sleepover. After that, when the students return on Saturday morning to pick them up, they’ll get to see a presentation of what their favorite toys were up to all night.
“What we’ll be doing is gathering all the kids’ stuffed animals, and arranging them in fun positions around the library,” Children’s Librarian Raegan Herlihy said. “And when the kids come back the next morning, they’ll get to see their toys reading, hanging out, and just causing chaos throughout the library.”
