JAMESTOWN — Audubon Community Nature Center’s next First Sunday Story Time for 2- to 8-year-old(s) and their adults is July 5.

Doors open at 12:20 p.m. for the 12:30-1 p.m. event. The building is fully open at 1 p.m. The program and building admission are both free.

Children’s books are powerful tools to connect children to nature and establish a strong foundation for their educational journey. Go on literary adventures with animals, through habitats and seasons, and discover new things with every page.

After Story Time, check out all the critters – and books, puzzles, games and more – in the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Stay to explore the indoor Nature Play Area, live animals, and exhibits. Then go outside to observe the birds of prey, walk the trails, and have fun in the outdoor Nature Play Area.

Reservations for Story Time are requested by Saturday, July 4. To secure your space, call the Nature Center at (716) 569-2345 or go to AudubonCNC.org/July-first-sunday.

Participation is limited to 15. Walk-ins are welcome if there is room.

Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. You can visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, and hike the more than five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.

The three-story Nature Center building welcomes visitors Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1-4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT and Arts Access cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free Sundays for non-Nature Center members.

To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook and Instagram, and visit AudubonCNC.org. Check out AudubonCNC.org/about for a quick video fly-by.

Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.