All students are invited to join the
Summer Reading Club by signing a contract to read a certain number of
books. Children may sign up as a reader
or listener, or both. There are lots of prizes!
Registration begins June 23rd. Unless stated, all programs are for all
ages.
FROGTOWN
MOUNTAIN PUPPETEERS: Monday, June 23rd at 2 PM
We are thrilled to kick off our
Summer Reading Program with the fantastic
Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers! This
is a small puppetry troupe based in Bar Harbor, Maine, and comprised of three
siblings — Erik, Brian, and Robin Torbeck. They write all of their shows and perform
with their handmade puppets. They will be performing Everybody Loves Pirates.
This is the story of a young girl named Lucy out on a quest to find her
fortune! Unfortunately, Lucy and her friends run into a group of bumbling
pirates who try to thwart their efforts by stealing the treasure !
SCIENCE STORY TIME WITH DIANA: Every Tuesday at 11 AM
If you like Miss Frizzle you are going to love Diana! Be amazed with fun experiments to perform and
of course stories to listen to! For children 5 and up.
MOTHER GOOSE STORY TIME WITH MEGAN: Every
Wednesday at 10:15. This lively program is for our youngest patrons! This 20
minute story time is just for them with books, bouncy rhymes, flannel boards
and songs! This gives our youngest patrons the chance to develop language and
social skills, plus gives Moms and Dads a chance to socialize! Stop by and
shake your sillies out! For ages 0-24 months.
TINY TOT STORY TIME: Every Wednesday
at 11 AM
This energetic program is filled with stories, flannel boards, crafts, and best
of all, the Hokey Pokey! Tiny Tots gives children a place to socialize, further
develop language or motor skills, and encourages their love of books! For ages 2 – 4.
SCI-FI
MOVIE: Thursdays, June 26, July 17 &
July 24 at 11 AM
We have three fun Sci-Fi movies scheduled with Popcorn! Call for the Titles or stop in for a list.
COOKING
WITH SHANE: FRIDAYS AT 11 am (last Friday is
July 25)
Discover some great new recipes and learn a bit about the science of cooking!
Chef Shane will demonstrate some great new recipes and offer interesting facts
about how the ingredients work together to create some great eats!
Recipes will be provided so you can then go home and experiment with the recipes
yourselves!
Cooking
with Jody & Christine: Friday, August 1 at 11 AM
No holiday or celebration at the Library is ever complete without one of Jody's
famous Cheese balls. Guess what? She is willing to share her secret
recipe and, along with her sidekick Christine, will help you decorate them
in creative and fun ways. Yummers!
CRAFTING
WITH MARYANN: Mondays at 11 AM
Join us for Science Craft Time. Every week will feature fun facts from
the world of science followed by a craft! Examples include, magnetism (make a
fish swim without water), metamorphosis (butterflies make great art subjects),
and engineering (toothpicks and mini-marshmallow fun).
RED,
WHITE & BLUE DAY: Thursday, July 3 at 11 AM
Celebrate American ingenuity! Bob and Joe Switzer experimented years before
finding the formula for creating colors which could glow in sunlight.
Come learn about the Switzers, colors, day-glo paint. Crafts, songs and ice
cream!
SCIENCE
IN HISTORY WITH BILL COOK: Thursday, July 10 at 11 AM
Luck + genius = serendpity. From Isaac Newton's sudden grasp of gravity
to Alexander Fleming's chance development of penicillin. Bill Cook will
demonstrate and talk about the practice of medicine in the 1860’s, the time of
the American Civil War. Medicine was at a crossroads during this period, and
was evolving from an experience based profession to one based in science.
GEO-CACHING
WITH JIM LANZIKOS: Thursday, July 31 at 11 AM
Looking for an adventure? Why not try the high tech sport of
geocaching! Join local cachers for a hands-on program that will get you
started. You will be able to create a geocaching account (parent needed
for permission) and have your first "find" before we're done!
BEDTIME MATH:
Thursday August 7 at 6 PM
You can COUNT on having a good time at this pajama party! Come dressed in
your favorite pj's, make a clock craft, hear a NUMBER of stories, eat a
delicious night-time snack and take home a gift bag! This program is
sponsored, in part,
by Bedtime Math® who believes that literacy and numeracy go hand in hand.
SCIENCE
FAIR & RECEPTION: Friday, August 8 at 11 AM
You have all summer to cook up a fun experiment! Make up your own or
choose from one of our many books on science experiments (we like 46 Science
Fair Projects for the Evil Genius). Use inexpensive, easy-to-find parts
and tools, and show off your project illustrating something from any of the
sciences: physics, astronomy, energy, environmental science, chemistry and
biology! Register your experiment by August 1 in the Children's
Department. All children are invited to attend and ask questions to the
exhibitors!
