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June 17-August 8 Sign ups for Summer Reading begin on June 17. Kids can sign up at any time during the program. Children's Room Children who sign up get a reading log to keep track of all their summer books. Each week there will be a little prize given out to all participants.
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StoryWalk In the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise Fleming Tuesday July 9 through Friday July 19 weekdays only, 9:00 am-5:00 pm at Richardson Bay Audubon Center What does a caterpillar see crawling through the grass? Visit the Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary to enjoy the views and stroll the grounds as you read the pages of this classic book.
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Coventry and KaluzaThursday, July 11, 11:00 am Founders Room Bring the whole family for a high-energy show of juggling, acrobatics, clowning, music, and hula hoops!
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Join us for a special OUTDOOR storytime with stories, songs, and fingerplays at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center.
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Young readers can practice reading aloud to our fluffy volunteer! No pre-registration necessary, just sign up for a slot when you arrive.
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Founders Room Join us for a mesmerizing puppet show featuring the story of Jack in the Beanstalk.
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Magician Perry Yan will astonish all ages with his interactive magic show!
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Tuesdays 10:15- 10:45 AM Founders Room Join us for stories and songs for the little ones! Ages 0-3, open to all
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Tuesdays 4:00 PM Founders Room We'll have a fun craft for you to make at the library every Tuesday afternoon. Crafts are geared for ages 5+ Younger kids are welcome.
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Preschool Storytime (weekly event)Wednesdays 3:30- 4:00 PM Children's Room Come to the library for stories and songs in the Children's Room! Ages 3-5, open to all
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Love to play chess? Come to the library to be matched with someone for a game. For kids, teens, adults--all ages welcome.
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Children's Patio Any time on any Monday (weather permitting), come and create your own masterpiece with chalk on our Children's Patio. All ages welcome!
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READING BUDDIESWednesdays, July 10, 17, 22, and 31Two sessions each day: 4:00 pm or 4:30 pm Corner Books Read to a teen volunteer to practice reading fluency. Open to readers entering grades 1 and up. Remember to bring a book or come to the library early to pick one out! Please register online for ONE 30 minute session each day per child!
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Join us for a special quiet time to drop everything and read (D.E.A.R.). We will have cozy spaces and snacks!
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Join us for a fun and interactive morning of stories, puppets, songs, and a craft. All ages welcome!
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Saturday, July 13 and July 27 at 11:00 AM Founders Room Come for a fun hour of creating with Lego. Kids can take their Lego creation home with them or leave it here to be re-used at next month's club meeting.
All ages welcome, kids under 5 must be with an adult.
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Sunday, July 14 and July 28 at 3:00 PM Storytime Room Open play time with our Thomas the Train wooden toy collection. All ages welcome!
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We regularly create book lists on upcoming holidays and interesting topics. This month we're featuring books about summer vacation, as well as grade level book lists. You can also get a personalized list. Chat with a librarian who will create a book list just for you. Come by the library or send us an email: jdesk@beltiblibrary.org
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Though we have weekly in-person storytimes, you can still watch recorded storytimes on the library YouTube channel. Listen to stories and sing along with us wherever you are.
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The boy who said wow
by Todd Boss
Taking his nonverbal grandson to his first Mozart concert, Grandfather is stunned when, after the performance is over, Ronan opens his mouth and lets out a great big WOW, and not any old WOW, but his very first WOW, which fills up the hearts of everyone around him. Also available as an eBook.
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How do you become friends with the moon?
by Ghazåalah Baygdilåu
When three curious friends wonder whether the moon will ever come to stay with us, they find no answer until one special night, all is revealed.
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Brianosaurus
by Ged Adamson
Discovering that frogs were around when dinosaurs were alive, Brian decides that makes him a Brianosaurus, but when his woodland friends and the other frogs tell him how to behave, he decides the only way to be happy is to be himself.
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The book that almost rhymed
by Omar Abed
When his sister keeps interrupting his story with wild ideas that don't even rhyme, a big brother suddenly realizes she's actually improving his story, and doing it with an impressive surprise of her own! Also available as an eBook.
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Our nipa hut : a story in the Philippines
by Rachell Abalos
With a tropical storm fast approaching the Philippines, Yelena, Papa and the nipa hut they've worked so hard to build must stand strong together to weather this force of nature. Includes words in Tagalog and information about the islands.
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Deep water
by Jamie Sumner
In this powerful middle-grade novel in verse, Tully Birch is determined to break the record for the youngest person to ever complete the famous 12-mile “Godfather swim” across Lake Tahoe in the hope that maybe her mom will come back. Also available as an eBook.
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The day I fell into a fairy tale
by Ben Miller
When she discovers a portal to a fairy tale world hidden in the strange new supermarket in town, she discovers these aren't the happy-ever-after tales she knows and loves, but are darker and more dangerous and the characters need her help in defeating an evil witch. Also available as an eBook.
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And then, boom!
by Lisa Fipps
This novel-in-verse tells the story of Joe, a resilient kid who bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him, a compelling story of heartbreak and hope.
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Kicked out
by A. M. Dassu
While his home life is unraveling, and he and his friends have been falsely accused of a theft, thirteen-year-old Ali organizes a charity soccer match to help his friend Aadam avoid deportation back to Syria.
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The five impossible tasks of Eden Smith
by Tom Llewellyn
To save her newfound grandfather, the most gifted of all the metalsmiths in the mansion, who was locked away for rebelling against the guild, Eden Smith must complete The Five Impossible Tasks, a series of deadly feats that have already killed off many of their ancestors, before he's lost to her forever. Also available as an eBook.
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Through a clouded mirror
by Miya T. Beck
Befriending the shopkeeper at a Japanese antiques store, Yuki Snow discovers an ancient brass mirror rumored to be a portal to a celebrated Japanese writer's world, and when a woman appears in the glass, beckoning her, she decides to step through into the unknown.
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