Several offerings focused on the Valentine’s Day theme were offered over the past couple of weeks at the Oakdale Library.

Among them, a craft day for youngsters to create colorful pictures and work with salt dough hearts to decorate for the holiday. Also, children could create a handmade card for sharing with senior citizens at local care homes for the holiday and the teen Book Club on Feb. 6 featured the making of a lollipop flower craft to take home and enjoy.

A Valentine ‘guessing jar’ contest was offered as well, with the guess closest to the amount of items in the jar winning a sweet prize.

Remember, the library offers Preschool Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., with stories and activities geared for preschoolers, ages 3-6 and caregivers. Wiggle Worms Story Time is now twice each Wednesday, 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.; enjoy stories, music, dancing, rhythm activities, and finger play at this special program for ages up to 3, and their caregivers.

Later this month, the library aims to help get youngsters excited about science in a special program designed for children from kindergarten and up. There will be a story and a chance to explore science with fun and interesting hands-on activities. The science lab will be open Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 3:30 p.m.; those planning to attend are asked to sign up in advance at the front desk or by calling 209-847-4204 because some materials may be limited.