• City Park Wading Pool (summer only)
  484-7665
  Call for information
  1599 City Park Drive

• City Park Train (summer only)
  221-6640
  Call for information
  214 N. Howes Street

• Environmental Learning Center
  491-1661
  Open Trails
  3745 E. Prospect Rd.

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• EPIC (Edora Pool & Ice Center)
  221-6683
  Times Vary
  1801 Riverside Ave.

• Fit for Fun
  225-0557
  M-Th 10-8, Sat 10-9, Sun 10-6
  4103 S. Mason

• Mulberry Pool
  221-6657
  Times Vary
  424 W. Mulberry

• O. D.'s Tot Gym
  282-1112
  Mon 10-12
  218 Smokey

• Tot Gym @ Aztlan Community Center
  221-6660
  Wed 10-12, Fri 10-12
  112 E. Willow

• Parks & Recreation
  221-6640
  Programs & Times Vary

• Foothills Mall Play Area
  Open during mall hours
  Foothills Fashion Mall East entrance

• Providence Ice Center
  206-4423
  Sat 1-3, Sun 2-4, M-F 9:30-11:30
  Windsor

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• Harmony Library
  204-8404
  Call for story times & events
  SE Corner of Shields & Harmony

• Main Library
  221-6680
  Call for story times & events
  201 Peterson St.

Library Storytimes Resume in September

Fort Collins Public Library invites all young children and their grownups to comfy-cozy fall storytimes now in session.  All storytimes, whether at the Main Library, Harmony Library, or Austin's Grill, take place weekly and are designed around such themes as "Quiet as a Mouse," "Let's Fly South," or "Black Cats and Scary Bats."  Bilingual storytimes (English and Spanish) will be presented during the weeks of September 19 and October 17.

Each week, staff share their love of books through stories, songs, fingerplays, and puppetry in a small-group setting.  Storytimes are wonderful opportunities for children to learn to enjoy books and group activities.  At both the Main and Harmony Libraries there are two age groups:  2- and 3-year-olds with their accompanying adults go to one room, while children aged 4 and older who are ready for a group experience on their own go to another room.  The Southeast Family Storytime at Austin's is open to all ages.

The Main Library at 201 Peterson Street has storytime on Tuesdays only, the Monday storytime having been eliminated because of budget cuts.  The 15-minute program for 2- and 3-year-olds is at 9:45 and 10:35.  The 30-minute program for children aged 4 and older is at 10:30.

Harmony Library at 4616 S. Shields has storytimes on Wednesdays and Thursdays.  The program for 2- and 3-year-olds is at 10:35 and 11:15.  The program for children ages 4 and older is at 10:30.

Southeast Family Storytime is held at Austin's Grill near Harmony and Ziegler Roads.  This 20-minute, all-ages program, funded by the Friends of the Library, is at 9:30 and 10:15.

Mondays are for Mother Goose Time, a 15-minute program for infants through 24 months and their favorite grownups.  At Mother Goose Time the earliest literacy skills are developed through song, rhyme, and movement.  Call 204-8404 for information about sessions at Harmony Library, where registration is required.  Call 221-6680 for information about drop-in sessions at Main.

All these programs are free and start promptly on schedule.  Storytime schedules with themes and times are available at both the Main and Harmony Libraries, and at this page of the Library's website:  http://fcgov.com/library/storytime.php.  We're glad to answer questions by phone, too.  Call Children's Services at 221-6680.

• Fort Collins Library Southeast Family Storytime @ Austin's Grill (Harmony & Ziegler Rd.)
  221-6680
  Fridays at 9:30 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

• Fort Collins Youth Clinic
  1214 Oak Park Drive

• Story Hour @ The Children's Mercantile
  484-9946
  Fridays 10:30-11
  111 N. College

• Story Hour @ Barnes & Noble
  225-3777
  Sun. 2pm, Thurs. 10am
  4045 S. College

• Windsor Library
  686-5603

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• Discovery Center Science Museum
  472-3990
  Tues.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 12-5pm
  703 E. Prospect Road

• Anheuser Busch Plant (Clydesdale Pictures)
  490-4691
  1st Sat. of each month, 1pm-2pm.
  2351 Busch Drive

• Denver Zoo
  (303) 376-4800

• Boulder
  Children's Museum
  (303)433-7444
  www.cmdenver.org

• Denver
  World of Wonder Children's Museum
  (303) 604-2424

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• The Mother's Center
  482-2253
  Call for programs & times
  1200 S. Taft Hill Rd.

• Autism Society of Larimer County
  970-377-9640
  www.autismlarimer.org
  aslc@autismlarimer.org

• Alnutt Funeral Home

• MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
  Times vary for several local chapters
  www.mops.org

• Moms' Club
  206-0981
  Call for programs & times
  www.fcmomsclub.org

• RAFT
  Contact Deb Frank debsf1@juno.com

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• Barton Early Childhood Center
  490-3204

• Children's World Family Learning Place
  482-9884

• Fit For Fun
  225-0557

• GK's Gymnastics
  226-0306

• Kidding Around
  282-0071

• The Mountain Center
  482-3118

• Philomusica - A European School of Music for ages 7 months - Adults
  2105 S. College Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80525
  (across the parking lot of Whole Foods)
  970-419-8801
  www.philomusica.com

• Parks & Recreation
  221-6640

• Westin Arts Academy (Kindermusic & other)
  221-1319

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• "Ticket" section of Friday's Coloradoan

• Parent Journal

• Recreator
  229-0224

• PEN (Parent Education Network)
  416-5629
  Deb Howard-Brewer
  www.fortnet.org/pen

• The Women's Center of Larimer County
  484-1902

• First Call Referral Service
  407-7066
  Mary, Patti, or Joanne
  1247 Riverside 80524

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