Musical Storytime, a free, hands-on musical outreach program for preschoolers, will be offered at 10:30am Thursday, January 8th 2026 at the Astoria Library Flag Room. During this program children will hear the story, “The Mitten”, accompanied by North Oregon Coast Symphony trombonist Evan Gautreaux. Children will hear about seven-year-old Nicki, who accidentally loses one of his white wool mittens in the snow. As Nicki wanders in the snow unaware of his loss, woodland animals take residence inside the mitten one at a time. Afterwards preschoolers will take part in making their own music with provided instruments.
The free readings for children ages 2 to 5 are planned monthly in partnership with the Astoria Library. For more information visit North Oregon Coast Symphony’s website at www.nocsymphony.org.