Author: Erin Thompson

Summer Reading 2023

June 5, 2023 / Erin Thompson

Summer Reading 2023 – All Together Now – kicks off on Saturday, June 10th at our kickoff party from 11-1! Join us and sign up (kids, teens, and adults), enjoy cookies and outdoor games and art, and kids can even get a free book to keep just for signing up!

Join us all summer long for Try-It Tuesday, every Tuesday at 1 PM (see flyer for a few time differences) and Comix Club, run by local comix author Victor Santiago, every Wednesday at 1 PM. Registration is required for Comix Club; please register here: https://forms.gle/UMB9KkPBRrztzHkV6

You can find our full summer schedule of programs by clicking the All Together Now button on our website all summer long!

June Story and Play Times

May 31, 2023 / Erin Thompson

Our story and play times are sticking around for the summer! Toddler Tuesday Time is the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10:30, Baby Lapsit is every Wednesday at 10:30, and Preschool Storytime is at 10:30 on Thursdays.

Our conference room will have an assortment of toys available on Fridays at 10:30 to play with! Five & Under Fridays will return in September.

STEAM Club!

March 26, 2023 / Erin Thompson

Join us every Thursday for STEAM Club! We will rotate through various STEAM Concepts, including LEGOs/building, Art, and Coding! No registration necessary. Open to kids in grades K-6. From 3:15-4:15 – drop in and create!

April Story and Play Times

March 26, 2023 / Erin Thompson

Here is our schedule of April story and play times!

Tuesday Toddler Time will be on April 4th at 10:30. Please note that due to a scheduling conflict, there will not be a storytime on April 18th, but feel free to come and play!

Our Wednesday baby lapsit continues to be at 10:30. This is best for those under 2!

Thursday is our Preschool Storytime at 10:30. This storytime is best for kids ages 3-6.

Five & Under Friday is for all friends under the age of 5 at 11 AM. There is no Five & Under Friday on April 7th as the library will be closed.

Please email Ms. Erin at thompsone2@baynelibrary.org with any questions!

Early Literacy Kits Available Now!

January 4, 2023 / Erin Thompson

Thanks to a generous grant from the Allegheny County Library Association, we are proud to offer Early Literacy Kits to our youngest patrons! Each kit is available for families with infants under the age of one year. You will find books, songs and fingerplays, an egg shaker and scarf to wave, early literacy tips, book lists (available at the library!) a fashionable bib, and more. Return a second time (and sign up for a library card!) with your coupon and receive a third book!

American Girl Dolls at Bayne!

April 25, 2022 / Erin Thompson

Thanks to the Allegheny County Library Association’s Youth Services, two American Girl dolls are now available to borrow! Julie is a historical doll from 1974 and Tenney was a doll of the year in 2017. You must come into the library to check them out. Check out some of the fun they had over the weekend!