Kids’ Events
FAMILY EVENT
Family Scrapbooking
Saturday, July 10, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Work together with a member of your family to make your memories last. Come with photographs and any other mementos you’d like to include, and leave with a stylish scrapbook! Decorations in Fourth of July colors and theme will be available. You will also learn about professional scrapbooking tools and equipment. Limit 15 pairs. Students should be in grade 3 and up. Registration begins June 26. *Includes online registration.
LEGO Show
Tuesday, July 13 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Bring your favorite LEGO display to show off at the Library and come to see others’ creations. Your display cannot measure more than 18 inches by 18 inches and be no higher than 24 inches. Open to all ages. Prizes will be awarded. Limit 60. Registration begins June 29. *Includes online registration.
Programs for Young Children
The following programs are for preschoolers and their caregivers. Specific age ranges are listed when appropriate.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Little Miss Ann
Tuesday, June 29 at 10:30 a.m., 1-5 year olds
Get ready to dance, sing, and move your body! Little Miss Ann sings and plays guitar to promote big messages for your little ones about loving others and being true to yourself. Registration begins June 15. *Includes online registration.
Spot the Dog Storytime
Tuesday, July 20 at 10:30 a.m., 1-6 year olds
Everybody’s favorite spotted dog will be taking over storytime. Come hear about some of Spot’s adventures and shake his paw!
Registration begins July 6. *Includes online registration.
Toddler Art
Fridays, June 18, July 9 and July 23, 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
2-3 year olds and caregivers. Limit 15 pairs per class.
Spend a half-hour at the Library with your toddler listening to a story and making a related craft.
Registration begins 2 weeks before each program.*Includes online registration: June 18, July 9, or July 23.
Family Adventures for All Ages!
Mondays, June 14 - July 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Free tickets available at the Library two weeks before each performance.
June 14 - Wild World: The Secret Life of Animals
Dr. Gesundheit will mix expert juggling, wisecracks, music, and masks to tell how every animal has an amazing life. Free tickets available beginning June 1.
June 21 - Morris the Magic Man
Morris Taylor is a world-traveling magician. His show will be filled with fun, puppets, and of course, great MAGIC. Free tickets available beginning June 7.
June 28 - Kidworks: Global Warming! What’s a Kid to Do?
Come ride a melting glacier with a polar bear, journey to the Amazon rainforest, and save the coral reef in Australia in this interactive theater experience.
Free tickets available beginning June 14.
July 12 - Jim Gill
Jim bangs out energetic rhythms on his banjo while everyone claps, jumps, dances and even sneezes along. Free tickets available beginning June 28.
July 19 - ScribbleJim and ScribbleJayne
Come see this unique blending of traditional children’s music, improvisational comedy and power-pop. Children will have a chance to sing, dance, draw and play along! Free tickets available beginning July 6.
The Fun Zone
For Kids Entering Grades 1 - 5
Free tickets available at the Library two weeks before each program.
July 8 - Eureka Science: Big Chill
Grades 3-5 at 1:30 p.m.
Learn about super low temperatures and what happens to ordinary things when they are exposed to “the big chill.” See a banana be used as a hammer! At the end, enjoy ice cream made using liquid nitrogen. Limit 50. Free tickets available June 24.
July 15 - Froebel Building Blocks
Grades 1-2 at 2:00 p.m.
Learn to build with shapes, balance and design like architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who credited Froebel Blocks for inspiring his style. Now you can be inspired, too! Limit 40. Free tickets available July 1.
July 15 - Crack the Code of Pentominos
Grades 3-5 at 3:30 p.m.
Discover the fun of building with 3D pentominos, the problem-solving block from Blue Balliett’s mystery, Chasing Vermeer. Limit 40. Free tickets available July 1.
July 22 - Wii Play
Grades 1-5. Choose either a 2:00 p.m. or 3:15 p.m. session
Play Wii against your friends and others. Play board games while you wait or just hang out and see who wins. Limit 12 per session. Free tickets available July 8.
Book Buddies
Junior Buddies: Entering Grades 1 and 2
Senior Buddies: Entering Grades 6 and up
Assistant Directors: Entering Grades 9 and up
Need someone to read with this summer? Join our Book Buddies program as a Junior Buddy or a Senior Buddy. Any child entering 1st or 2nd grade can partner with a teen (entering 6th grade or above) and take turns reading to one another this summer. Buddies may sign up for more than one session, but must be able to attend every day in the sessions they sign up for. Crack open some good books this summer and bring those words to life with a friend. Anybody can be a buddy, so let’s get reading! Applications available at the Library or on our website.
Two sessions with three times to choose from:
Session 1: June 14-17
Session 2: July 19-22
Mon., Wed., Thurs. 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Mon., Tues., Wed. 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tues., Wed., Thurs. 7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Camp Fun-to-Read
A Summer Reading Program for New Readers
Want to help keep your beginning reader from losing their reading skills over the summer? Send them to a week of Camp Fun-to-Read at the Library! They will spend time playing with words and sounds, reading, writing, and having fun! Each day will include stories, games, songs, and hands-on activities. Registration for both sessions begins on June 7. Please sign up only if your child can attend all five days of the camp. Limit 20 per session.
Session 1: June 21-25
For children entering 1st grade
Every morning from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Session 2: July 12-16
For children entering 2nd grade
Every morning from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Search for the Missing Zipper Pouch
June 14 to July 31
Every morning between June 14 and July 31, a small recycled zipper pouch will be hidden in the Youth Services Department. The first kid to find it, turn it in and answer a trivia question will win a book of their choice. To make it fun and fair for all, we suggest one win per person during the summer and one win per family per week, without too much help from older siblings or parents. Thank you!
