3-5's Storytime
FREE👶 Ages 3–5Drop-in📍 New Canaan

3-5's Storytime

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📍New Canaan Library · 151 Main Street, New Canaan, CT 06840 Get directions ↗
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Join Miss Rebecca or Miss Dajana for 3-5’s Storytime with songs, rhymes, felts, and special books and activities! This class is for those who are 3-5 years old. Registration for this class is for each individual date. All participants must be at least 3 years old by the date of the class. During the first five minutes of the program, those who are on the waitlist may be admitted if there are open spaces. If there is no one on the waitlist present after 5 minutes have passed, walk-in attendees may be admitted. We do not guarantee space for anyone on the waitlist or walk-in.

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