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Children's Room
• News & Updates •
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• SUMMER LEARNING 2021: Rise Up and Read •
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Rise Up & Read
with Cary Library!
Programs begin June 26 and run through August 28. Prizes will be available beginning Saturday, August 21. The last day to claim prizes is Saturday, September 4.
Beanstack
Beanstack is the online tracker we use for reading and learning programs here at Cary Library, and you’ll find it at carylibrary.beanstack.org.
Rise Up and Read is sponsored by the Friends of Cary Memorial Library.
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Early Literacy Summer Program
(Birth - Preschool)
Reading preparation begins BEFORE your child starts school — it begins at birth! There are five early literacy practices that every child needs to get ready to read, listen, and write. This program is designed to encourage parents and caregivers to engage in these early literacy practices with their children all while exploring art, science, math, and more! Get ready to talk, sing, read, write, and play!
K-5 Summer Program
Rise Up & Read with Cary Library! Have fun, stay active, and keep learning all summer long by completing reading and activity challenges. Get ready to read, write, create, play, and explore math, science, music, and Lexington!
Complete any 7 of the 10 suggested activities to earn each badge! Badges can be completed in any order, so start with what interests you most. Do one activity per week to earn one badge or one activity per day to earn all seven. Visit us at the end of the summer to tell us about what you did and collect a prize!
Check out the 2021 Summer Learning webpage for more information, links to the summer reading lists, and information about the Teen Summer Learning Challenge. |
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Summer Stories Jr.
Virtual & In-Person simultaneously
Ages 0 - 2
Registration required only if attending virtually
Thursday, July 1 at 9:30 am
Thursday, July 15th at 2:30 pm
Rhymes, songs, and a story or two for children ages 0 - 2 and their caregivers.
Join us live in person on the Clarke St lawn, or virtually.
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Summer Stories
Virtual & In-Person simultaneously
Ages 3 - 5
Registration required only if attending virtually
Wednesdays at 2:30 pm
An interactive program of stories, songs, and rhymes for 3 to 5 year- olds.
Join us either live in person on the Clarke St Lawn or virtually!
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A Thousand Questions Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades 4 - 6
Registration required
Tuesday, July 13th at 4 pm
Join us for a special book discussion of A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqi, who will join us part way through our meeting for a special Q&A.
Space is limited. Registration now open.
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Dance Party
In-Person
Ages 3 - 5
No Registration Required
Wednesday July 14th at 10 am
Wednesday July 28th at 10 am
Preschool Dance Party returns with some outdoor dancing fun! Wear your dancing shoes and come dance with us! Grown-ups will dance too!
Be sure to check our Facebook or calendar before coming down - this program will only happen weather permitting.
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ComicSquad
Virtual
Entering Grades 3 - 5
Registration Required
Wednesday July 14th
at 4:15 pm
We will be discussing Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz. Please read the book in advance of the meeting - books are available to pick up at the Children's Desk.
*Space is limited. Registration begins Monday, June 28 at 7pm.
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Preschool Crafts
Virtual
Ages 3 - 5
Registration Required
Thursday, July 15th at 10 am
Explore, learn, and create art! A craft kit will be provided.
*Space is limited. Registration begins Monday, June 28 at 7pm.
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Tadpoles Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades K - 1
Registration Required
Thursday, July 15th
4 pm or 4:30 pm
*Space is limited. Sign up online beginning Monday, June 28 at 7 pm.
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Kids Cooking Green presents Focaccia Garden
Virtual
Entering Grades 3 - 5
Registration Required
Monday July 19th at 3:30 pm
Join Kids Cooking Green and learn how to make your own yeasted bread dough from scratch, and then top it with fresh herbs, sliced veggies and flowers to create an edible piece of artwork! So pretty to look at, and delicious to eat.
We'll provide all the ingredients.
*Space is limited. Sign up online beginning at 7 pm on Monday, July 12th.
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Bookmarks Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades 2 & 3
Registration Required
Tuesday, July 20th
4 pm & 4:30 pm
*Space is limited. Registration begins Tuesday, July 6 at 7:00 pm.
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Kids Cooking Green presents Mini Cheesecake Tartlets
Virtual
Entering Grades K - 2 w/caregiver
Registration Required
Thursday, July 22nd at 3:30 pm
Join Kids Cooking Green to learn how to make a healthy way to top off your backyard BBQ with these bite sized dessert treats! Our Crust is made with olive oil, rather than butter, and walnuts (we can sub in sunflower seeds for those with allergies), cinnamon, and oats. The filling is a light cream cheese, topped with colorful local berries.
*Space is limited. Sign up online beginning at 7 pm on Monday, July 12th.
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Book Talks Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades 5 & 6
Registration Required
Monday July 26th at 7 pm
Young people throughout history have stood up for what they believed in and fought for their rights and their freedom. Book Talks encourages readers through novels and nonfiction to take steps to becoming a citizen of the wider world and seeing a broader perspective. We will be reading stories that offer a differing perspective of the world from how we may experience it and talking about what that means.
*Space is limited. Registration begins Tuesday, July 6 at 7:00 pm.
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Page Turners Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades 4 & 5
Registration Required
Tuesday, July 27th at 4 pm
*Space is limited. Registration begins Tuesday, July 6 at 7:00 pm.
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• Family Trivia Night •
virtual
All Ages
Registration Required
Friday July 23
6:30 pm
Test your skills with our night of general family trivia in our next special Family Trivia Night with The Trivia Brothers!
*Sign up online beginning on Monday, July 12th at 7 pm.
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• Family Line Dancing•
In Person
Entering Grades 3 & up with Family
Registration Required
Friday, July 30th
2:15 pm
Let's move our feet and learn some basic line dances with Julie Kaufmann of Julie Kaufmann Dancin'! We'll learn some basic steps and have some fun learning some beginner line dances.
*Space is limited. Sign up online beginning Monday July 19th at 7 pm.
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Take & Makes
We will continue to popping up Take & Make activities this summer. Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter where we announce when a Take & Make is available.
Take & Makes are limited in quantity and are available first come, first serve while supplies last. Missed out on a Take & Make but want the directions - we're happy to send you the instructions so you can gather your own supplies and make the craft! Send an email to carykids@minlib.net and let us know which directions you'd like.
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Save the date for these August events with July registration dates! |
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Page Turners Book Club
Virtual
Entering Grades 4 & 5
Registration Required
Tuesday August 10th at 4 pm
*Sign up online beginning on Monday, July 19th at 7 pm.
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Preschool Crafts
Virtual
Ages 3 - 5
Registration Required
Thursday, August 12th
at 10 am
Explore, learn, and create art! A craft kit will be provided.
*Space is limited. Registration begins Monday, July 26th at 7pm.
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Family Trivia Night: Animal Trivia
Virtual
All Ages
Registration required
Friday, August 13th at 6:30 pm
Join us for a special animal themed trivia event with The Trivia Brothers.
Space is limited. Registration begins Monday, August 2nd at 7 pm.
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Caldecott Honor Winner LeUyen Pham has created a beautiful and poetic picture book for our time. It begins; Something strange happened on an unremarkable day just before the season changed, everybody who was outside, went inside. As the year goes on we can see in the digital illustrations how we and the world changed. Our worlds became smaller and yet grew as we connected with each other over the internet. We spent time with our families but missed our relatives. The animals took over the streets and many people still had to go to work in hospitals and groceries stores. It might have been scary at times but what fun to wear pajamas to school! The spring has come again and with the new season we have been able to venture out into the world . Each colorful and detailed illustration details how life changed for us all in different ways and compliments the spare text. It is a conversation starter and soothes all the big feelings we felt over the past year. Oh, keep an eye out for that black cat on every page.
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Tola lives with her older sister, older brother, and grandmother in Lagos in Nigeria. Through a trio of stories, readers follow Tola who fights against the belief of others that she is "too small" - too small to carry the groceries from the market, too small to get water from the well, and too small to help the neighborhood tailor save his business after he is injured. Tola may be small, but she isn't too small to save the day! This is a wonderful early chapter book that conveys contemporary life in Nigeria and encourages readers to celebrate their strengths.
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Meet Charlie Fisher, the bored son of an American diplomat stationed in thieves’ paradise, Marseilles, France in 1961. A victim of theft himself while people watching in the square, he quickly falls in with the whiz mob, a band of child pickpockets with a tight operation. As Charlie learns to pinch wallets and watches off wealthy chumps, the stakes get higher and higher in this thoroughly enjoyable caper with an air of the nouvelle vague.
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Get ready to cheer on the athletes in the Olympic and Paralympic Games!
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