Spring into Stories
Spring into Stories is part of our month-long Imagination Celebration, providing fun, educational early-literacy programming for children 0-5 and their families.
Celebrate the power of stories and support early literacy with exciting programs for children ages 0–5 this spring! Events are available through the month of April at multiple Library locations, including the Spring into Stories Family Festival on April 11, 2026.
2026 Book Selection
This year's featured book selection is POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme, written by Betsy Bird and illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi.
Borrow the BookSpring into Stories: A Family Festival
Join us on Saturday, April 11 from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Central Library for our free family festival!
Meet Betsy Bird and Andrea Tsurumi, author and illustrator of our featured title, POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme.
Let your creativity and imagination shine with crafts and activities! Visitors receive a free book, while supplies last. Adults can also meet with community resource partners, including the Baltimore City School System, and sign their child signed up for Kindergarten.
Event DetailsUpcoming Spring into Stories Events
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Join us for a storytime where lively characters are bursting with excitement and ready to shake things up!April 1, 1 PM -
In honor of this year's Spring Into Stories program, we'll be making fuse bead creations with nursery rhyme themed…April 7, 3:30 PM -
Pop! in for a special Spring into Stories storytime featuring Pop! Goes the Nursery Rhyme by Betsy Bird and Andrea Tsurumi…April 8, 10:30 AM -
Join us at Cherry Hill after a very special storytime! We will make our very own Jack in the Box style toys using simple…April 8, 11 AM
Community Support
Imagination Celebration is made possible by the Transamerica Foundation.
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