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1000 Books Before Kindergarten! Calling all caregivers! Sign up your children from birth until kindergarten for this early literacy program on Beanstack. Prizes can be picked up at the library for registration and each 100 books read.
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Have you logged all of your reading and activities in Beanstack?
There's still time! Make sure to log all of your reading, watching, listening, and attendance at library programs by Saturday, July 13. All of this earns you points toward the grand prize drawing.
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Our next issue of the newsletter will go out on Saturday, August 3rd. All of our children's programs, story times, and passive activities through that date have been included in this issue.
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Grab & Go Rainbow Macramé July 8th-13th Port Clinton Kids and Teens Enjoy time outside with this simple and fun macramé craft. With summer showers and summer rainbows out, we want to show our generosity for these good days. We will have these children and teen grab and go kits available at the circulation desk on a first-come, first-served basis. Limit one kit per present child, while supplies last. No registration necessary.
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Grab & Go Kids' Felt Weaving Kit July 15th-20th Port Clinton Would your little one benefit from additional practice using their fine motor skills? We will have grab and go kits for children that contain a felt heart and a few felt strips that can be woven into the heart. This is a great way to reinforce color names and utilize fine motor skills, and it can be used over and over! Kits can be obtained at the circulation desk on a first-come, first-served basis from July 15-20. Limit one kit per present child, while supplies last. No registration necessary.
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Children's Bookmark Design Contest July 15th-31st Port Clinton It's time for a friendly design challenge! From July 15th to July 31st, children from age 3-12 are invited to come to the library to pick up a blank bookmark and design instructions. Please return finished bookmarks to the library by July 31st. We will have two age categories: 3-7 and 8-12. In August, patrons will be able to vote on their favorite bookmark design in each age category. The library will print copies of the winning bookmarks and make them available to patrons. No registration required.
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Friendship Bracelets @ Ida Rupp Friends Plaza Monday, July 8th @ 2:00 p.m. Location: Ida Rupp Library Friends Plaza 310 Madison Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 Kids and Teens Adventure Begins at Ida Rupp Public Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Elementary and teens are welcome to join in on the excitement of making a friendship bracelet. Learn how to make, design, and bead a bracelet for you best friend! All supplies will be provided. No registration is needed. Children under the age of 8 need to have a parent/guardian with them.
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Nature Scavenger Hunt @ Put-in-Bay StoryWalk Monday, July 8th @ 2:00 p.m. Erie Islands Location: Dodge Woods Preserve 1001 Langram Rd. (Corner of Langram and Thompson Rds.) Put-in-Bay, OH 43456 ALL AGES Adventure Begins at Erie Islands Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Looking for something an adventure? Meet us at the Put-in-Bay StoryWalk for a nature scavenger hunt. Find things that are hidden to the naked eye while you enjoy reading the story. All participants that walk the trail will receive a prize. No registration needed. Everyone welcome.
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The Michael Mage Comedy and Magic Show @ The District Tuesday, July 9th @ 1:00 p.m. Port Clinton Location: The District 110 Madison Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 ALL AGES Adventure Begins at Ida Rupp Public Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Join us down at the District for an interactive magic show for all ages! Michael Mage is a Two-time award winning Cleveland Magician. He is known as a comedian stuck in a magicians shoes. No registration is required.
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The Michael Mage Comedy and Magic Show @ Erie Islands Library Tuesday, July 9th @ 4:00 p.m. Erie Islands Location: Erie Islands Branch Library 281 Concord Ave. Put-In-Bay, OH 43456 ALL AGES Adventure Begins at Erie Islands Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Join us down at the Erie Islands Library for an interactive magic show for all ages! Michael Mage is a Two-time award winning Cleveland Magician. He is known as a comedian stuck in a magicians shoes. No registration is required.
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Glowing Campfire Craft @ Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center Wednesday, July 10th @ 1:00 p.m. Port Clinton Location: Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center 570 S. McKinley Dr. Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 Adventure Begins at Ida Rupp Public Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Children, join us for a crafting adventure at the Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center! Create your own glowing campfire that is safe for indoor fun. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration needed.
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Summer Reading Grand Finale @ Erie Islands Library Thursday, July 11th @ 5:00 p.m. Erie Islands Location: Erie Islands Library 281 Concord Ave. Put-in-Bay, OH 43456 ALL AGES Adventure Begins at Erie Islands Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Join to celebrate the closing of the summer reading adventure. Lots of fun, exciting activities are being planned: Face painting, hula hoops, duck pond, obstacle course and more! A cookout is planned with hot dogs, cookies and beverage. We hope you and your family/friends can make it. No registration needed.
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Summer Reading Finale With Motley Misfits @ The District Friday, July 12th @ 2:00 p.m. Port Clinton Location: The District 110 Madison Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 Adventure Begins at Ida Rupp Public Library for the 2024 Summer Reading Program! Go out with a bang with The Motley Misfits, marking the end of Summer Reading! The Motley Misfits presents Intro to Flow Arts! In this program, a Flow Artist will demonstrate and perform with various flow and circus props such as hula hoops, levitation wands, juggling hats, and more! Guests will get an opportunity to try flow arts themselves!
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Lego Night Tuesday, July 23rd @ 5:00 p.m. Erie Islands Looking for something to do after school with your friends? Join us at the library to design your own creation out of our Legos. Let your creativity shine! Creations will be on display at the library for one week. We have plenty of Legos so no need to bring any from home. No registration required.
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Cat Party Tuesday, July 23rd @ 6:00 p.m. Marblehead ALL AGES
A fun, creative event where cat lovers can get together to share stories and socialize. We will have cat videos, sharing funny cat photos, and stories. We will try our hands at making little air-dry clay cats and listen to a presenter from a local cat shelter. No registration required. All ages, though adults must accompany those eight and under.
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LEGO Afternoon Wednesday, July 24th @ 4:30 p.m. Port Clinton Location: Ottawa County Family Advocacy Center 570 S. McKinley Dr. Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 Kids and tweens ages 4-12 are invited to visit the Family Advocacy Center to build an imaginative LEGO structure! Work together or alone on a brick sculpture. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration is required.
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Dog Party Tuesday, July 30th @ 6:00 p.m. Marblehead ALL AGESA fun, creative event where dog lovers can get together to share stories and socialize. We will have dog videos, sharing funny dog photos, and stories. We will be decorating a wooden frame to hold a picture of our dog and listen to a presenter from a local dog shelter. No registration required. All ages, though adults must accompany those eight and under.
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Telephone of the Tree by Alison McGhee is a beautiful middle grade novel written in verse. Ayla, who will soon begin middle school, has lost her best friend and fellow tree-lover Kiri. When an old telephone appears in Ayla’s tree, people begin stopping by to use the phone to speak to loved ones who are gone. After reliving memories of the day Kiri left, avoiding Kiri’s house and family, and refusing to admit Kiri is gone, readers are unsure whether or not Ayla will use the telephone to speak to them. Check out the book to find out who placed the telephone there and whether or not Ayla uses it.
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Gather Round written and illustrated by David Covell is a picture book about the beauty of a campfire. This 2024 release includes some rhyming pairs and imagination as we look for different shapes in the fire. What I like most about this book is the way it highlights how fire brings people together as they gather, cook, enjoy food, play music, and enjoy the company around the campfire. The book also teaches some fire building and safety basics.
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Showtime! by Kelly Starling Lyons and illustrated by Niña Mata is a pre-1 level easy reader that depicts the joy of making music, using one's imagination, and including others. It opens with Ty using toys in his classroom to play pretend. The fun really begins when Ty spots a child-sized drum set, guitar, and keyboard. Realizing he cannot play them all at once, he invites his classmates to join him in making music. Pretty soon more instruments come out and more children join him. With lovely illustrations, word repetition, and fun examples of onomatopoeia, this is a great book to share with an emerging reader.
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To place a hold, click on the cover to access our online catalog.
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To place a hold, click on the cover to access our online catalog.
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To place a hold, click on the cover to access our online catalog.
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To place a hold, click on the cover to access our online catalog.
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Marblehead Mon 10 - 2 Tues 3 - 7 Wed 10 - 2 Thurs 3 - 7 Fri 10 - 2 Sat 10 - 2 Sun CLOSED
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Port Clinton Mon 9 - 8 Tues 9 - 8 Wed 9 - 8 Thurs 9 - 8 Fri 9 - 5 Sat 9 - 5 Sun CLOSED
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Put-In-Bay Mon 10 - 2 Tues 3 - 7 Wed 10 - 2 Thurs 3 - 7 Fri 10 - 2 Sat 10 - 2 Sun CLOSED
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