Kids, Teens, & Family Newsletter |
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All libraries are currently open for limited Express Services. Starting June 1st, libraries are open additional hours and the public will be able to use meeting rooms and study rooms. Click here for updates about this and other services.
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Celebrate a season of reading with Summer Spotlight!
Read, learn, create, and enjoy at home or at the library this summer.
Saturday, June 5 – Saturday, August 28, 2021
For ages birth - 18
What's New for 2021
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Summer Spotlight booklets: Pick up your age-specific four-page activity booklet with reading log in the library beginning June 1st.
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Weekly To-Go activity pickups: Visit your library to pick up a different family, kid, or teen projects each week (while supplies last). Weekly To Go schedule
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In-Person events are back! Visit our online events calendar to view all our in-person and virtual programs, including Outdoor Library: Programs in the Parks, Live By Appointment Candy Land, Ten Pigs, & Escape Heist games in the libraries, and more! Registration is required for all in-person events - see events listed below that are now open for signup.
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Checkout programs: These kits contain activities found in some of our popular programs including Escape 1985 and Dog Man backpacks, best for ages 6 & up. And for preschoolers, early literacy Take Home Play Kits are now back!
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Bonus Book Week: Complete the coupon in your Summer Spotlight booklet and bring it to your local Scott County Library between July 6-17th to pick out a free bonus book. Earn a second free book by completing your Summer Spotlight Reading Challenge.
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The Readmobile is back on the road again! Check the Readmobile web page to see if we're visiting a neighborhood near you.
What's Returning for 2021
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Weekly videos: Enjoy new videos featuring library staff, community guests, and your favorite performers. We'll have stories, science, music, dance and more this summer. Check our events calendar weekly for featured content.
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Online reading log option for all ages: Hosted by Beanstack, you can use Summer Spotlight Online to track your reading. Stay motivated with virtual badges and compete along side your family to earn up to two free books.
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Early Learning Mini-Videos |
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"WHO DRIVES THE...?" VIDEO
Available starting 6/7
Do your kiddos love large vehicles? Join us for "Who drives the..." a series that features some favorite vehicles and their drivers.
This week, we meet Blanca who drives a very special vehicle: the library's Readmobile (what's a Readmobile?). See it in action, learn what it takes to work on the Readmobile, and then join us for a story about how a bookmobile influence one person's life. |
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READ & CREATE VIDEO
Available starting 6/14
Join Ms. Blanca as she travels across the world (and even out of this world!) through story, song, and rhyme. Then create your own boarding pass and flag and stamp your passport to continue the adventure*. Tomo Explores the World is written and illustrated by Trevor Lai and read with permission from Macmillan Press.
*Instructions are available online starting 6/14 and kits available at Scott County libraries starting 6/14 (while supplies last). Funded by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Amendment.
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Listen & Create: The Wild Robot |
Best for ages 6-11. Listen to the first exciting moments of the chapter book "The Wild Robot" (and remember to pick up a STEAM Adventure To Go: Robot Hand project at the library!).
Ready to read more of The Wild Robot? Check our catalog to see if your library has a copy available or place a hold. |
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TAB Flash Fiction Writing Contest |
For ages 6-18 & adult. The library's Teen Advisory Board is sponsoring a flash fiction writing contest this summer. What does this gnome photograph inspire you to write? More details here.
Prizes are Barnes & Noble gift cards for 1st($20), 2nd ($15), and 3rd ($10) places in each age group:
- Ages 6-11: 250 word maximum
- Ages 12-18: 500 word maximum
- Ages 19 & up: 500 word maximum
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Join us each Thursday at 10:30am as a new video premieres on Facebook Live featuring favorite and new music, magic, dance, and other performers.
Miss the live premiere or don't do Facebook? That's okay. All videos will be accessible available on our YouTube playlist starting 6/10.
Funded by the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage (Legacy) Fund.
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The Rosie Posies - 6/10
This sing-along, move-along musical duo will entertain all with original songs and favorite tunes. The Rosie Posies will lead you on an exploration of musical styles featuring vocals, ukulele and percussion.
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Brodini Comedy Magic - 6/17
This special edition Brodini Comedy Magic show is brimming with amazing magic! With extraordinary dexterity, the illusionist Brodini presents a non-stop stream of incredible illusions.
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Pickup Projects at Your Library |
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Pick up weekly Adventure To Go activity packets at the library all summer long!
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Summer Spotlight booklets now available |
Visit your library to pick up your age-specific four-page activity booklet with reading log. Kids ages birth-18 can earn up to two free books by tracking their reading this summer, and even adults can join the fun with the 5000-page reading challenge. Summer Spotlight is also available as on online program through Beanstack. |
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6/7-6/12:
Garden Adventure To Go
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Best for ages 3-18, one per family. Get tomato seeds, instructions, and a video link to help you start your own Pizza Garden. Thanks to Carver-Scott Master Gardeners for creating this fun activity! |
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Art Adventure To Go: Explore the World Passport Project (ages 3-5) |
Imagine a trip to anywhere and create your own flag and boarding pass, then fill your passport with stickers & stamps! |
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STEAM Adventure To Go: Robot Hand (ages 6-11) |
Inspired by the book The Wild Robot, pickup these supplies and instructions to create your own robotic hand. |
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Live By Appointment
Reserve a time for your group of up to 6 people to enjoy these self-guided, life-sized games in the library meeting room!
Best for ages 3-8 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up before 6/7 for appointments on these dates & times:
Wed 6/9, 12:30-7:30pm
Thu 6/10, 10:30am-5:30pm
Fri 6/11, 10:30am-3:30pm
Sat 6/5, 10:30am-1:00pm
Best for ages 3-8 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up before 6/18 for appointments on these dates & times:
Mon 6/21, 10:30am-3:30pm
Tue 6/22, 2:30-7:30pm
Wed 6/23, 10:30am-3:00pm
Registration opens 6/9
Best for ages 9-18 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up before 6/7 for appointments on these dates & times:
Wed 6/9, 2:30-7:30pm
Thu 6/10, 10:30am-5:30pm
Fri 6/11, 10:30am-3:30pm
Sat 6/5, 10:30am-1:00pm
Best for ages 9-18 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up before 6/14 for appointments on these dates & times:
Wed 6/16, 10:30am-5:30pm
Thu 6/17, 12:30-7:30pm
Fri 6/18, 10:30am-3:30pm
Sat 6/19, 10:30am-1:00pm
Best for ages 9-18 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up by 6/25 for appointments on these dates & times:
Mon 6/28, 2:30-7:30pm
Tue 6/29, 10:30am-5:30pm
Wed 6/30, 12:30-7:30pm
Thu 7/1, 10:30am-2:30pm
Best for ages 3-8 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up by 6/11 for appointments on these dates & times:
Tue 6/15, 2:30-7:30pm
Wed 6/16, 10:30am-3:30pm
Thu 6/17, 2:30-7:30pm
Best for ages 3-8 with parent or caregiver.
Registration now open - sign up by 6/18 for appointments on these dates & times:
Tue 6/22, 10:30am-3:30pm
Wed 6/23, 2:30-7:30pm
Sat 6/26, 10:30am-1:00pm
Registration opens 6/15
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The Outdoor Library: Programs in the Parks!
Join the library and some of our favorite presenters for outdoor arts and STEM workshops!
Abrakadoodle Clay Frogs:
Join Abrakadoodle and the library at the park to make your own adorable clay frog friend!
For ages 3-5 with parent/caregiver.
Register by Tue 6/8; check link for openings.
Wed 6/9, 10:30-11:20
Registration now open.
Tue 6/22, 10:30-11:20am
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Emoji Pots with Maria:
Choose your mood and paint it on a pot that you can use for plants, pencils, or whatever!
For ages 6-11.
Registration now open; check link for openings.
Fri 6/11, 11:00-11:40am
Registration now open; check link for openings.
Fri 6/11, 1:00-1:40pm
Registration now open; check link for openings.
Mon 6/14, 11:00-11:40am
Registration now open; check link for openings.
Mon 6/14, 1:00-1:40pm
REGISTRATIONS OPEN SOON:
Register starting 6/7.
Mon 6/28, 1:30-2:10pm
Register starting 6/7
Mon 6/28, 3:00-3:50pm
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