Encourage a love of reading from the start with story time at the Nappanee Public Library.

Story time is for children ages 3-5 and will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 5 to March 12. Children will enjoy stories, crafts, songs and games with daily themes.

Babies through age 2 and their caregivers will meet for “Move & Do” from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays for music and movement, stories and hands-on projects. This group will meet Feb. 6 through March 13.

For more information or to register for any of these programs, go to the online calendar at www.nappaneelibrary.org or call 574-773-7919.

CRAFTING HOPE EMPOWERS KIDS WITH CAPES

The Nappanee Public Library’s “Crafting Hope” group will meet on from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, to make superhero capes for homeless children throughout the country. The crafting night is open to the public. Capes will be distributed by Enchanted Makeovers, an organization that transforms homeless shelters for women and children into places that inspire behavioral and psychological change.

The project is a “sewing-optional” project. If you are interested in joining in the efforts and would like to know what to bring along, go to the Nappanee Public Library website at www.nappaneelibrary.org and click on the events calendar, search the Library on Facebook, or call Lindsay, at 574-773-7919.

Crafting Hope meets quarterly to sew simple projects for local and global organizations. Since 2011, the group has donated hundreds of clothing items, toys, bibs, blankets and more to people around the world and across the street.