Summer Reading Program 2022
Summer Reading & Prizes:
Help us reach our city-wide library reading goal this year! We are going on a reading road trip through 51 different national parks in the United States! Each person has the potential to help us fuel our gas tank with your minutes read! Each weekly log/ticket you take home represents 120 miles of reading.
Encourage your whole family to participate so that we can reach all 51 national parks! Check the map on the front door to see our progress!
Reading Logs:
Each Circle = 20 minutes read. Each Reading Ticket= 120 minutes or 1 week of reading. If you read enough to complete 8 weeks worth of reading, you will be entered to win a GRAND PRIZE that will be given away August 6th at the End-of-Summer Pool Party! Weekly Prizes include: Week 1) Blank Park Zoo Pass Week 2) Puzzle Toy Week 3) Free Ice Cream Cone at Beans & Beignets Week 4) Whistle Flyers Week 5) Mood Pencil & Mood Bracelet Week 6) Pull Back Racing Cars Week 7) Glow in the Dark Dinosaur Week 8) A Squishy toy
Adults will get one ticket per book checked out, with a max of 8 entries towards a GRAND PRIZE of a S'mores Kit or a $30 Beans & Beignets gift card
Major Programs & Events:
- SRP Kickoff Event—June 6th at 11:00AM with the Blank Park Zoo at the library! We’ll do a door prize drawing for a 5lb bag of Gummy Bears and 6 Retro Pop Up Lanterns, we’ll have Take & Make craft bags, popcorn, and calendars with all of the programming for the summer!
- End-of-Summer Pool Party—August 6th at 10:00AM Pizza, Pool Party, and drawings for the Grand Prizes! You don’t need to be present to win, but choosing prizes will be first come, first serve per age group and if you’re not present, you may not get your first pick!
Check the Calendar for More Events!
STEM Mondays at 3:00PM
STEM In Action Kits:
Seed Rescue (adapted for grades 1-2 but others welcome) -
Students explore ways to pollinate plants in a greenhouse by creating a model plant pollinator. By using critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to create a model plant pollinator, students prepare for essential skills of the 21st century. Students work through the Engineering Design Process – to learn the value of rethinking and supporting multiple solutions.
Helicopter Hang Time (adapted for grades 1-2 but others welcome) -
Students learn about fair tests to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different helicopter designs. By using critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to build a helicopter, students prepare for essential skills of the 21st century. Students work through the Engineering Design Process – to learn the value of rethinking and supporting multiple solutions.
Farmer Grady's Challenge (adapted for grades 3-5 but others welcome) -
Students explore weather-related hazards and materials that can withstand severe weather. By using critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to design a system to protect farm crops, students prepare for essential skills of the 21st century. Students work through the Engineering Design Process – to learn the value of rethinking and supporting multiple solutions.
Shadow Box Theater (adapted for grades 1-2 but others welcome) -
Students explore light and shadows by planning, resting, and redesigning scenery for a shadow box theater. By using critical thinking, communication, and collaboration to design a shadow box theater, students prepare for essential skills of the 21st century. Students work through the Engineering Design Process – to learn the value of rethinking and supporting multiple solutions.
Pint Sized Science Kits (PreK-2nd Grade)
Exploring Engineering continues children’s natural curiosity in to how things work.
Classifying Creatures develops math skills in sorting and classifying as children observe and compare features of a variety of animals and insects.