By Jan Pease
This is the annual “Synchronize your
Calendars”
announcement for summer reading 2017.
Children and readers aged 2 to 17 can sign up to
participate in this
year’s program, “Reading by Design.” Keep track of reading
and other activities on the reading record.
Every time one of the goals is met, return to the library
and receive a
small reward. Returned
reading records
will each count as an entry to the prize drawing at the end of
the summer.
Little
Elliot is a
polka-dotted little elephant drawn by Mike Curato, and he is the
star of our
reading program. Have your children join the
“What is Little
Elliot Doing” experiment. They can draw a picture of Little
Elliot enjoying
summer, or write a very short story about what he is doing.
Our regular programming will also begin
the week of June
5th. Mondays
will be a busy
day as Mariah has activities planned at 3:30 for the 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th
Mondays of each month. Art
Journaling,
for grades 4-8, continues on the 2nd Mondays. She will also add a Zine
Lab and Zine
Workshop on the 3rd and 4th Mondays. The
Litchfield
Library Zine will be a place for artists, poets, and writers in
grades 9-12 to
share their work.
Wednesdays we will offer Toddler Time, a
beginning story
time for very young children, babies to age 3.
They must be accompanied by a caregiver. We will also alternate Fun
with 4-H and Wonderful
Wednesdays, for grades K-5, each week from 1:30 – 3:30.
Brick Heads will continue every Thursday
night from
6:30-7:30. We free-build
with Legos and
it is a really fun evening. On
July 6th,
the Lego Guy is coming for a visit during Brick Heads.
Once a month, Beginner Book Club, for
grades 1-3, meets
on the third Thursday at 3:00 p.m.
Our
theme in June and July is the book, “House of Robots,” by James
Patterson. On
June 15th we will have a special guest who will show
us how to make
robots out of recycled things.
On Fridays at Preschool Story Hour, for
children 3-6, we
will have some exciting
guests. On June 9th
Author Michael Hall,
who is famous for the “Crayon” books, will visit story time. On
July 7th
the folks from “One Community, One Vegetable” will join us to
celebrate
carrots. And on Friday,
July 28th,
Professor Marvel, our favorite magician, will visit Litchfield
with his DIY
Magic Show.
Saturday, June 10th Paul Spring
will present a
family concert at 10:00 a.m. He
is a
fantastic guitar player and singer whose programs are very
interactive and
fun.
On the 2nd and 5th
Saturday of each
month, Margaret Weigelt offers teens a chance to experience
science and
technology at its best and most fun.
Sometimes they create with Makey-Makey, or make giant
board games. Sometimes
they even do some coding.
There will be a total solar eclipse in the
afternoon of August
21. Watch for the
announcement of some
very interesting activities as
we
explore this amazing event.
Whew! It sounds like an incredible summer
at Litchfield
Public Library!
