Youth Summer Reading, "Fizz, Boom, Read!"  

Early Literacy (Ages 0 - 2): monthly early literacy activity sheets. Each parent/child can complete up to 3 activity sheets. There is no time requirement. Each activity sheet has 30 early literacy skill building activities, and parents are asked to complete at least 20 activities. Once you complete at least 20 activities, you get a prize. If you complete all three activity sheets, you receive a grand prize.

Read to Me (Ages 3 - 5): Each child receives a reading log in a booklet format. For every 10 books that are read to them, they earn a prize. The grand prize goal for these children is to have 50 books read to them.

Primary (Grades k - 3) and Intermediate (Grades k - 4) programs consist of a reading log for 30 books. Every 100 pages read earns the child 1 point. For every 5 points that the child earns, they get a prize. Once the child earns 30 points, they get their grand prize. They must read at least 2 fiction books, 2 non-fiction books, 1 biography, and 1 award book. As an an incentive for attending programs,  children receive Program Punch Cards when they attend their first program of the summer. Cards will be "punched," or stamped, for every program they attend. Once they attend a certain amount of programs, they are entered to win a family activity basket at the end of Summer Reading.

All books must be library books, but books can be read  in the library if the child does not have a card. We encourage children to read at their appropriate level.

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Join us for these fun-filled programs: 

Babies and Books (Ages 0 through 18 months)

Join us on the following dates to hear stories and to learn new songs and rhymes to help your baby's mind grow!

Thursdays at 10 a.m.: July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31               

Tiny Tots (Ages 18 months through 2)

Join us on the following dates to sing songs, learn rhymes, and play!

Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.:  July 10, July 17, July 24, July 31  

Twos and Threes (Ages 2 and 3)

Little Listeners (Ages 3 through 5)

This month we will be learning about farms. Join us for stories, songs, and finger plays about farms, farmers, and farm animals.

Tuesdays at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

July 8: Join us for a butterfly craft.
July 15: Today we'll make a toucan craft.

July 22: Today we'll be making a snake craft.

July 29: Let's craft a peacock!

Beginner Science Club (Ages 6 through 8)

Mondays at 1 p.m.

July 7: Join us to make bubbles. Challenge each other in a bubble-blowing contest.

July 14: Do you want to be a scientist? Test your skills with an experiment about acids and bases.

July 21: Use everyday items to make silly putty. See how it bounces and changes shape.

July 28: Explore the science of density! Watch raisins dance, and popcorn bounce.

Kids Can 2! (Ages 6 through 8)

Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

July 8: Learn how to clean up our world, and how to keep it clean.
July 15: Learn to identify parts of a plant, and learn how and where they grow.
July 22: Learn about different inventors, and create your own invention.

July 29: Let's break some codes! Learn how to cipher messages and break codes. Create your own!

Tween Lego Club (Ages 9 through 13)

Join us this month to build your own maze with the library's Legos!

Wednesdays at 2 p.m.

 July 9; July 16; July 23, July 30          

Tween Science Club (Ages 9 through 13)

Thursdays at 2 p.m.

July 10: Have you ever watched MythBusters? Let's do experiments from the series.

July 17: Learn about the different places animals live, and ways in which they stay safe.

Reader's Theater (Ages 6 through 13)  

Do you like to act? Do you like to create? This summer, the Reader's Theater Group will perform Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater. Join us on the following dates for more information.

Thursdays at 3 p.m.

 July 10

Summer Movie (Ages 6 through 13) 

Fridays at 1 p.m.                         

June 27 - Honey I Shrunk the Kids
July 11 - Despicable Me 2

July 18 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
July 25 - Happy Feet 2