Have fun under the sun w/ award-winning musician. Mr. Jon & Friends for early literacy, healthy movement & positive connections with kids & caregivers. REGISTRATION REQUIRED! Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County.

Break out your chairs and blankets for two-time Parents’ Choice Award-winning kids band Mr. Jon & Friends for a concert for the whole family.  Mr. Jon’s show promotes early literacy, healthy movement, and positive connections between children and their caregivers.  Mr. Jon has drawn upon his 12 years experience of working with kids as a Library Specialist, and over 250 children’s performances every year to create a fun and meaningful show for the whole family.  Using songs, rhymes, books, and puppets, this is an interactive musical comedy show not to miss!

Please bring your own camp chairs, lawn chairs or blankets or to sit on. Outdoor storytime is weather permitting. REGISTRATION REQUIRED!!! If you are registers, you will receive an automatic email if the program is cancelled, postponed, or moved indoors.

Looking for something to do until Storytime? Take a look at these resources for kids using your library card.  Don’t have a card right now?  No worries!  Find out how to Get a Library Card.

Hoopla – e-audiobooks, ebooks, tv shows, and movies

TumbleBooks – books that read themselves

OverDrive for Kids – audiobooks and ebooks

Kanopy Kids– videos and animated books

BookFlix – animated stories

Explora Educators, Explora Primary School – education resources

1,000 Books Before Kindergarten – sign up online today, and print out your child’s reading log and your list of Early Literacy Moments

By joining this MCPL program, you agree to abide by their rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if they deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Accommodation Requests

Please place your request for English-language captioning or sign language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program you plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.