# Library storytimes in Columbia, by day and branch > We read the event calendar of Lexington County Public Library and found 15 storytimes that repeat every week at ten branches: three baby, ten preschool and two family or mixed-age. Two are on the weekend. Each one links to its event page on the library’s calendar. - Last checked: 2026-10-20 - 15 weekly storytimes at 10 branches - Library calendars: Lexington County Public Library (https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/calendar) - Canonical page: https://littlesweekly.com/columbia-sc/storytime/ - Free things to do (Markdown): https://littlesweekly.com/columbia-sc/free/index.md - This week (Markdown): https://littlesweekly.com/columbia-sc/index.md - City index for agents: https://littlesweekly.com/columbia-sc/llms.txt ## Mondays - 10:30 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17029260 - 11 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17031265 ## Tuesdays - 9:30 a.m.: **Baby Storytime** at Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Baby. An experience for our youngest library users and their grownups — this storytime is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17028798 - 10 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Irmo Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032242 - 10:30 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Gaston Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17078884 ## Wednesdays - 10:45 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Batesburg-Leesville Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17024777 - 11:30 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Lexington Main Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032340 - 1 p.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Chapin Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17030820 ## Thursdays - 9:30 a.m.: **Baby Storytime** at Lexington Main Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Baby. An experience for our youngest library users and their grownups — this storytime is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032584 - 11 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Pelion Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17031491 - 11:30 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Gilbert-Summit Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17121351 - 6:30 p.m.: **Pajama Storytime** at Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Family and mixed ages. Throw on your PJs and bring your stuffed animal friend to a soothing evening of stories, songs and rhymes. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17029050 ## Fridays - 11:30 a.m.: **Preschool Storytime** at Swansea Branch Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Preschool. Share a love of reading with your child by exploring stories together, promoting language skills and sparking their curiosity about the world. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17030683 ## Saturdays - 10 a.m.: **Baby Storytime** at Lexington Main Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Baby. An experience for our youngest library users and their grownups — this storytime is a wonderful way to introduce your child to the joys of reading. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032860 - 11 a.m.: **Family Storytime** at Lexington Main Library (Lexington County Public Library). Ages: Family and mixed ages. Experience the best in books, nursery rhymes, finger plays, storytelling and songs for any age. Event page: https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032895 ## About this list - Published by Littles Weekly (https://littlesweekly.com/). 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[Preschool Storytime](https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17029260) (Cayce-West Columbia Branch Library, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.); [Preschool Storytime](https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17031265) (South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library, Mondays at 11 a.m.); [Preschool Storytime](https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17032242) (Irmo Branch Library, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.); [Preschool Storytime](https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17078884) (Gaston Branch Library, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.); [Preschool Storytime](https://lexcolibrary.libcal.com/event/17024777) (Batesburg-Leesville Branch Library, Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.), and 5 more below. ### Are there Saturday or Sunday storytimes in Columbia? Yes: Baby Storytime (Lexington Main Library, Saturdays at 10 a.m.); Family Storytime (Lexington Main Library, Saturdays at 11 a.m.). ### Do I need to sign up for storytime in Columbia? None of these list registration on the library calendar. Check the event page before you go, since popular times can fill a room. ### How do you check these storytimes? Each storytime comes from the library system’s own event calendar: the same storytime at the same branch, weekday and time on at least three dates in four weeks. We only list a date, time or price when that page shows it, and anything we can’t confirm stays off. These were last checked Oct 20, 2026, and we recheck them every month, and the weekly list every Thursday. [How we choose and check](https://littlesweekly.com/how-we-choose/).