Children's Program Schedule Summer 2013

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BookWorm Newsletter Summer Edition

Have Book Will Travel

	KIDS READING PROGRAM (for 4 years to 8th grade) READ FOR PRIZES! REGISTER AND RECORD MINUTES ON-LINE OR AT CPL! 1 drawing entry for each 100 minutes kids read or are ‘read to.’ DRAWINGS FOR PRIZES (TWO EACH WEEK) TO BE AWARDED JULY 20! Read more — more chances to win! June 10-July 17. GRAND PRIZE — KINDLE FIRE TABLET (DRAWN JULY 20).
	TRAVELING TOTS New Reading Program For Kids Birth to 3 Years! Weekly prizes for all reading tots! READ FOR PRIZES! REGISTER AND RECORD TITLES ON-LINE OR AT CPL! 1 DRAWING ENTRY FOR EACH 10 PICTURE BOOKS READ TO YOUR TOT! June 10-July 17. DRAWING FOR GRAND PRIZE TOT BASKET AWARDED JULY 20.
	Family-Style Story Times. Join Ms. Pat & Ms. Mary for a 6-week session of story time programs for kids (birth to ~ 6 years). Stories, songs, crafts and crazy fun as we travel around the world with reading! Tuesdays at 10:00 am, June 11-July 16 JUST DROP-IN! NO REGISTRATION NEEDED!
	Pint-sized polkas! Uncle Mike’s polka meets the world! Bring your dancing shoes & wear your polka dots! Mon., June 10 at 2:00 pm FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE JUNE 1
	Petits Cours de Français (Mini-French Lessons) Learn Basic French! Hear French Stories! June 13, 20 & 27 (Thursdays at 6:30 pm) REGISTER JUNE 1 — FOR ALL AGE KIDS!
	LLAMA, LLAMA READ WITH LLAMA! For the Younger Set! Meet the costumed character from Anna Dewdney's picture books! Sat., June 22 at 10 am. FREE TICKETS JUNE 1 AT CIRCULATION DESK.
	MOVIE MATINEES CHECK OUR LIBRARY POSTERS FOR MOVIE LINE-UP Free Tickets Required. Seating is Limited. Free Popcorn. Titles will be posted! Parents must determine appropriateness for their child. Thursdays at 2:00 pm, June 13, 20, 27, July 11 & 18. Free tickets weekly at the Circulation Desk Small children must be supervised by parent — Parents need tickets to attend.
	POETRY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS (4TH—8TH GRADERS) Saluki Writers Project (led by SIU English Grad Students) June 19, 4-6:30 pm NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY! — DROP IN!
	LET’S MAKE TRAVEL GAMES & MAP CRAFTS For Older Kids (4th-8th grade) Friday, June 28 Sess.1: 11am-12 noon Sess.2: 2–3pm REGISTER JUNE 1
	Bobby Norfolk (Emmy-Winning Storyteller) Presents ANANSI, THE SPIDER STORIES Traditional Stories of the Ashanti Culture of West Africa. Spider Craft. Wednesday, July 10 at 1:00 pm FREE TICKETS JUNE 1 AT LIBRARY CIRC DESK
	Summer Reading Finale BABALOO (Carefully Controlled Kid Chaos) IT’LL BE LOUD, WILD & WACKY (WITH MUSIC) Summer Reading Prizes & Reading Ribbons will be awarded afterward. SATURDAY, JULY 20 AT 10:00 AM FREE TICKETS AT REGISTRATION TABLE
	Project Next Generation (PNG) (5th-8th grade) Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10:00 to 11:30 am Session #1 HOW THINGS WORK: June 4, 5, 11, 12 (2 wks.) Session #2 EVERYTHING PNG: June 25, 26, July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 (4 wks.) Session #3 PNG GAMES: July 23, 24, 30, 31 (2 wks.) Sign up now!

SUMMER READING JUNE 10-JULY 20
WORLD ITINERARY

Wk. 1-Europe
Wk. 2-South America
Wk. 3-Asia
Wk. 4-Australia
Wk. 5-Africa
Wk. 6-North America

HAVE BOOK-WILL TRAVEL! CHECK THE ‘WEEKLY ITINERARY’ FOR ACTIVITIES Programs, Story Times, Reading & Movies -WEEKLY PRIZES FOR ALL READERS-

Don’t Forget! Help Stop Hunger in Our Community!

PLEASE BRING CANNED OR NON-PERISHABLE FOODS TO EACH KIDS’ PROGRAM!

SILENCE THOSE RUMBLY TUMBLIES!

TRAVEL WITH ROMAN!

Pose with him when you travel! Send us your photo or drop it off!

WE WILL DISPLAY THEM & EACH PHOTO IS AN ENTRY FOR PRIZE DRAWING!

Pick up your gnome at the library circulation desk (6/1) or summer reading table (6/10).

Youth Volunteers Needed (12–17 Years)

June 10-July 19

Be a Travel Guide for the Children’s Summer Reading Program!

Applications at Library Circulation Desk & Library Web Page

**Deadline June 6**

**Be rewarded with a small gift & a pizza party**

MUZZY ONLINE Kid's learn English, Spanish (Latin American & Castillian), French, Chinese (Mandarin), Russian, German, Portuguese & Italian.

TRY MUZZY ONLINE! IT’S FREE!Learn 8 Different World Languages On-line! Click on the MUZZY icon on the right sidebar & enter library card #.

INTERACTIVE STORIES, LESSONS & GAMES WITH ALL NEW SOUND & ANIMATION!

Hey kids! Fishing rods are available for check-out at the library. For more information, read the Fishing Rod Check-Out Guidelines.

Check out our collection of EVENT PHOTOS!

GREAT MAGAZINES FOR KIDS!

CHECK ’EM OUT!
Juvenile Collection Includes:

KIDS’ DISCOVER ~ YOUR BIG BACKYARD ~ SCHOLASTIC PARENTS

ANIMAL BABIES ~ ODYSSEY ~ AMERICAN GIRL ~ SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR KIDS

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS

Free Family Passes to the
Science Center of Southern Illinois
(located in the University Mall)
Show your CPL library card at the
Library Circ desk for a pass to admit a family of 7.

www.arbookfind.com
AR BookFinder Website

AR BookFinder allows users to search for books in the Accelerated Reader (AR) program used by local schools. Books may be searched by title, author, reading level, interest level and point value.

IMPORTANT NOTE TO PARENTS!

*Attendance at children’s library programs & activities constitutes consent to be photographed for use in library publicity & publications.

*Library policy states that parents should remain in the building when their children (younger than ten years of age) are participating in library programs.

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