It’s never too early or late to nurture literacy habits and a love of reading for life. Read below for our list of “Story Times for Kids in the Fort Worth Area” to discover great opportunities for your child’s own reading adventure! Bonus :: Many story times offer crafts or activities, too!
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And be sure to check out these helpful resource guides:
- Guide to Childcare in the Fort Worth Area
- Guide to Swim Lessons in and Around Fort Worth
- Preschools and Parents’ Day Out in and Around Fort Worth
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Click the tabs below to find story time events in each of the areas.
Please note that times are subject to change. Check the location websites for updates. Some activities require preregistration.
Arlington Public Library System
East Library and Recreation Center
- Baby Time :: ages four and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
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Cuentos Bilingüe/Bilingual Story Time :: two – four years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
George W. Hawkes Downtown Library
- Baby Time :: ages four and under :: Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Ron Wright Lake Arlington Branch Library
- Family Story Time :: two – four years :: Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Time :: ages four and under :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Southeast Branch Library
- Family Story Time :: two – five years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Southwest Branch Library
- Music ‘n Motion Story Time :: one – four years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Woodland West Branch Library
- Family Story Time :: two – four years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Story Time :: three – eight years :: select Fridays at 1:30 p.m.
- Baby Garden :: ages two and under :: Thurdays at 1:30 p.m.
- Children’s Playtime :: ages eight and under :: Fridays at 11:00 a.m.
- Music and Movement Time :: ages eight and under :: Fridays at 10:15 a.m.
- Toddler Time :: two – five years :: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:15 am.
- Baby Sign Story Time :: ages two and under :: alternating Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m.
- Bilingual Story Time :: two – six years :: alternating Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
- Book Babies :: ages two and under :: Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Move and Shake Story Time :: ages six and under :: Mondays at 9:30 a.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: two – six years :: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Story Time Yoga :: two – six years :: third Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Themed Story Times :: ages six and under :: days and times vary
- Carter Playdate :: three to five years :: third Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
Fort Worth Public Library System
Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Bilingual Family Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m.
- Hora de Cuentos :: all ages :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
East Berry Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
East Regional Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: three – five years :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Ella Mae Shamblee Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Golden Triangle Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Bilingual Family Story Time :: all ages :: Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: three – five years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.
La Gran Biblioteca Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Bilingual Family Story Time :: all ages :: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Lincoln Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Meadowbrook Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Northside Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Northwest Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Reby Cary Youth Library
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Ridglea Branch
- Baby Story Time:: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Rise Library Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Riverside Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Southwest Regional Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: three – five years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
Summerglen Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
- Story Bites :: k – 5th grade :: Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Wedgewood Branch
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
- Story Time :: all ages :: Tuesdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Children’s Story Time :: all ages :: select Saturdays at 11:30 a.m.
- ¡Cuentos en Español! :: all ages :: third and fourth Thursdays at 4:00 p.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.
- Read to a Furry Friend :: all ages :: first and third Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.
- Bilingual Story Time :: all ages :: Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m.
- Movin’ and Groovin’ Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.
- Story Time Stars :: all ages :: Fridays at 10:45 a.m.
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m.
- Mother Goose on the Loose Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
- Reading to Rover :: grades 1 – 5 :: second and fourth Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m.
Shops at Northeast Mall
- Saturday Afternoon Story Time :: all ages :: Saturdays at 2:00 p.m.
- Baby Time Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Books and Bricks Story Time :: 18 months – three years :: second Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Story Time :: three – six years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Time Story Time :: one – three years :: Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
- Y is for Yoga Story Time :: three – six years :: first Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Babies and Books :: 18 months and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Mary Lou Reddick Public Library
- Preschool Story Time :: three – six years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Bilingual Story Time :: three – six years :: Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
- Listener’s Story Time :: three – six years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Story Time for Tots :: 18 months – three years :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
North Richland Hills Public Library
- Story Time :: three – six years :: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Toddler Time :: 18 months – three years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Baby Rhyme Time :: ages two and under :: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Family Story Time :: all ages :: Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.
- Namaste and Read :: two – six years :: Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: two – six years :: Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
- Baby Story Time :: six weeks – one year :: Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m.
- Musical Story Time Adventures :: two – five years :: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.
- Preschool Open Play :: two – five years :: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.
- STEAM Story Time :: three – five years :: second Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: one – two years :: Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
- Mother Goose: Baby Story Time :: 18 months and under :: Fridays at 10:00 a.m.
- Movement and Music Story Time :: two – five years :: fourth Thursdays at 12:00 p.m.
- Preschool Story Time :: three – six years :: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m.
- Toddler Story Time :: 18 – 36 months :: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
