Pumpkins, a therapy dog, and a Sunday dance

Wednesday afternoon is a pumpkin-patch storytime on Atlas Road. Saturday morning is reading to a therapy dog. Sunday is a contra dance.

Tuesday is still baby storytime, plus LEGO club at 4:00 p.m. for ages 6–12. Thursday is toddler storytime. Friday, Oct. 9, is on the preschool list.

Wednesday

I Survived: The Black Death

Wed Oct 7 · 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Children's library, Coeur d'Alene Public Library

Ages 6–12. Activities from Lauren Tarshis’s book. October’s session is medieval medicine, not a scary storytime for preschoolers.

Pumpkin Patch Storytime

Wed Oct 7 · 2:00–3:00 p.m.

Prairie Home Farm, 7790 Atlas Rd, Coeur d'Alene

Ages 3–5. Outside, so dress warmly. The Community Library Network lists it under the Hayden library, and the address is in Coeur d’Alene. The 2:00 p.m. start overlaps the 1:00 p.m. I Survived session. The 4:00 p.m. I Survived session is after the patch.

Pumpkin Patch Storytime

Thursday

Ocean ZOOniversity

Thu Oct 8 · 4:00 p.m.

Coeur d'Alene Public Library

Ages 6–8. October’s dates are Oct. 8 and Oct. 22.

Autumn children’s programs

Weekend

Paws to Read

Sat Oct 10 · 10:00–11:30 a.m.

Children's library

All ages. Read to a therapy dog. The other Saturdays in the series are Sep. 12 and Nov. 14.

Ukulele Club

Sat Oct 10 · 3:00–4:30 p.m.

Nelson Room

All ages, with Brittany Clapp-Abdella. Beginners can learn tuning and a few chords. The same Saturday slot returns Nov. 14.

Sunday Matinee Contra Dance

Sun Oct 11 · 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Coeur d'Alene Public Library

All ages. Free, with the Spokane Folklore Society. This Sunday is Arvid Lundin and Deep Roots. A caller walks the lines. No partner required in the usual contra setup, but the newsletter does not spell out a dress code.