I am hoping that the Library will be open to the public in a limited capacity starting next week (expect another newsletter about that later), but our Summer Reading Program is going to be entirely virtual this year! Luckily, we got a nifty grant for an online logging app (Beanstack) where participants of all ages will be able to log their reading and activities to earn badges and achievements! This site will go live on July 15 and the challenge will last until August 19, so get ready to do some reading!
Our summer programming will kick off tomorrow at 10:30 am with a Facebook performance by storyteller Davis Bates! You can watch it at 10:30 or simply load it up later--most programs will remain available for a week after uploading. We plan to add more programs every Wednesday at 10:30:
-July 8: Davis Bates: Imagine your Story
-July 15: Ed the Wizard: Harry Potter Tribute
-July 22: Diane Edgecomb: Once Upon a Fairy Tale!
-July 29: Ed the Wizard: Reading is Magic
-August 5: Mary Jo Maichack: Fairy Tale Theater (We will have 30 puppet kits to distribute that go along with this program, so let us know if you want one! First come--first served.)
As well as Wednesday morning programming, Deb will provide summer storytimes from July 15 to August 12. These will be done through Free Conference Call and you can email Deb at dsoderman@cwmars.org for the login info. Each week there'll be a storytime at 11am on Mondays for ages 18mos to 3 yrs and on Wednesdays at 1pm for ages 4-7. Craft and activity sheets will be emailed each week to those who have signed up
for printing out at home (if you don't have a printer, we can work out pickup).
It is also the perfect time for kids to get involved in one of our monthly book clubs:
- Book Wizards - Thursday, July 9th - 3 pm - We will be discussing "The Vanishing Island" by Barry Wolverton - "A young boy named Bren sets out on the high seas with a mysterious admiral to search for a legendary map that leads to an object of unspeakable power."
- Young Readers Club - July 14th - 3pm - We will be discussing "Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella" by Jan Brett. This selection will fit in the summer reading theme "Imagine your Story."
Reach out to us if you have any questions about Summer Reading. Deb's email is above, or you can reply to this message to hit up my inbox. Help us help you!
Thanks for Reading,
Justin Snook
