Be Creative @ Your Library: Children's Programs

2009 SUMMER LIBRARY PROGRAM
June 15-August 8
Be Creative @ Your Library

SPECIAL EVENTS:

BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY SUMMER READING CHALLENGE
Registraion begins Monday, June 1st.
Open to Newborns-grade 6
Read good books, earn fun prizes.

101 BOOKS EVERY CHILD SHOULD READ BEFORE KINDERGARTEN
For parents and caregivers
Tuesday, June 23, 6:30 PM

Join Miss Jane as she shares 101 of her favorite picturebooks for preschoolers. You will take home a great reading list to use with your children all summer long. With so many wonderful books available at the library, it will be hard to limit the list to just 101!

BEDTIME BUDDIES PAJAMA PARTY
Tuesday, July 7, 6:30 PM

Wear your pajamas, grab a pillow and a "bedtime buddy" and come to the library for an evening filled with books and fun. For families of all ages. Drop in; no registration necessary.

FAMILY FILM NIGHT
Tuesday, July 28, 6:00 PM

Gather up your friends and head to the library for an evening of family fun. Bring a pillow and blanket or a bean bag chair to snuggle into and bring a snack to munch. Call the library for the movie title. For families of all ages. Drop in; no registration necessary.

SERIES PROGRAMS:

PAWS TO READ
For readers of all ages

Visit the library and read a poem, picture book, or book chapter to Scooby, B.J., or Cinnamon the Therapy Dogs. Drop in; no registration necessary.

Scooby the Golden Retriever
Mondays, 7:00-8:00 PM
June 15, July 6 & 20, August 3 & 17

Cinnamon the Afghan Hound
Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 PM
June 18, July 16

B.J. the Rottweiller
Fridays, 1:00-2:00 PM
June 19 & 26, July 10, 17, 24 & 31, August 7

LAPSIT STORYTIME
For ages newborn to 36 months
Thursdays at 10:00 AM
June 18 - August 6

This program is designed for children and their caregivers to enjoy together. It features Mother Goose, books, songs, bouncy rhymes, fingerplays and lots of fun for little ones and their caregivers.Drop in; no registration is necessary.

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAYS
For families of all ages.
Wednesdays at 10:00 AM

June 17
Mama Baer, Storyteller: Good Sense & Nonsense

June 24
Chris Fascione: Juggling Funny Stories

July 1
Kathy Luck: Silly Stories & Kooky Critters

July 8
Erock for Kids

July 15
Nature in the Parks: "Toadally" Cool Summer Adventure

July 22
Jean Andrews, Storyteller: Storylore

July 29
Tim Glander, Magician: The Magic of Reading

August 5
Mary Tooley, Educator: Creative Creatures

ONE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES FOR PEACE CLUB
For grades 3-8
Thursday at 1:30 PM
June 18-August 6

Join us as we share the legend of the Grateful Crane, remember Sadako, share peace tales, learn about wild cranes, and work together to make one thousand paper cranes as a wish for world peace by Peace Day on August 6th.

EXTRA SPECIAL FUN OPPORTUNITES:

BE CREATIVE @ YOUR LIBRARY ARTS & CRAFT CONTEST
June 15-August 8

Use your imagination to create "art" from a book checked out at the Mukwonago Community Library. Bring your artwork to the library for display throughout the summer. All entries will receive a FREE order of Domino's Cinna Stix. The Grand Prize of a $25 giftcard to Michael's will be awarded to one person in each of the following categories: grades K-3; grades 4-6; grades 7-12.

FAMILY BOOK BINGO
June 15-August 8

It's back! Complete two lines of bingo on our special game sheet and your team will be entered into a drawing to win a gift certificate to a local restaurant.

ROCKIN' READERS HALL OF FAME
June15-August 8

Be on the lookout this summer as talent scouts search the library for kids caught in the act of reading. A few select readers will be inducted into the Rockin' Readers Hall of Fame and have their portrait hung in our photo gallery. Get caught reading!