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JUNE HAPPENINGS SUMMER READING EDITION
Summer Reading 2024 is almost here! See below for all the fun activities and important dates.
Please welcome Bambi Gordon as our newest Librarian Assistant in the Youth/Teen Departments. She is jumping right in just as Summer Reading begins, so make sure to introduce yourselves when you come visit the library!
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Summer Reading 2024 - Adventure Begins at Your Library
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Registration June 7 - July 5
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Ages 3 - Going into 6th Grade (Going into 6th Graders have the choice to do the Youth or Teen Program)
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Two ways to participate: In person with paper log and stickers or online through Beanstack. The two programs are identical, it’s just that one is done completely online and the other is done with a paper log and stickers.
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In person Program (paper log & stickers): Register in person, online HERE, or by phone (248) 969-9491. If you register online or by phone you must come in to pick up your materials by July 5. Online (Beanstack Program): Register HERE or through the Beanstack Tracker app on your mobile device. |
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Early Literacy Summer Challenge 2024 (Ages Birth - 35 Months)Complete fun activities with your little one that help build vocabulary and other early literacy skills. Register at Beanstack beginning June 7.
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Storytime Outside at the Library (All ages)Bring your lunch and a blanket to the lawn next to the library (south side) for stories, songs and rhymes. In case of rain, storytime will be moved inside the library. Tuesdays, 11:00 a.m. June 18 & 25 July 9, 16 & 23
Thursdays, 11:00 a.m. June 20 & 27, July 11, 18 & 25
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Make & Take Crafts (All ages) Stop into the library and create a craft to make and take home. Mondays through Saturdays (while supplies last), during library hours June 10 – July 27
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A World of Fun on a String (Most appropriate for elementary kids, teens & adults)Dennis Champ demonstrates incredible gravity defying yo-yo moves and will show you how to become a yo-yo champ! Learn the history and lore of yo-yos! Bring a yo-yo for learning and practice.
Saturday, June 8, 1:00 p.m. Click here to register now!
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Discover the Ukulele! (Most appropriate for elementary kids, teens & adults)
Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join local musician, music teacher and owner of the School of Bach in Lapeer, Jim Bach as he performs and shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing.
Saturday, June 15, 1:00 p.m.
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Get outside guide : all things adventure, exploration, and fun!
by Nancy Honovich
Suggests a range of seasonal activities in different local and faraway venues to encourage children to spend more time outdoors, providing fun facts, lists and sidebars that share key geographic, scientific and historical information. Simultaneous.
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Teddy & Co.
by Cynthia Voigt
A group of lost toys live on an island, and their community must adapt as new toys come and go
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Buddy Bison's Yellowstone adventure
by Ilona E. Holland
Buddy Bison and his new friends explore majestic Yellowstone National Park in a lavishly photographed introduction that includes fun facts about the park, its animals, its history and ways that everyday kids can help with park conservation efforts. Simultaneous. Preschool-Gr 3
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Explorers : amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers
by Nellie Huang
"Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filledwith first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's greatest expeditions"--Publisher marketing
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Treasure hunters
by James Patterson
"Following clues left by their missing father, twelve-year-old twins Bickford and Rebecca Kidd sail from the Caribbean to New York City with their siblings to finish the dangerous quest of their world-famous treasure-hunting parents"--Provided by publisher
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The magical adventures of Phoebe and her unicorn
by Dana Simpson
"What could be more magical than having a unicorn as a best friend? For nine-year-old Phoebe Howell, it all started while she was skipping rocks across a pond and accidnetally hit a dazzling but self-absorbed unicorn named Marigold Heavenly Nostrils. Together, the unlikely BFFs discover a world full of magical mysteries and adventure, taking on everything from cruel classmates to candy-breathing dragons"
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The adventures of Caveboy
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Caveboy loves banging his club, running really fast, and playing with his friends, but when his club breaks, he needs to find a new one, leading him to make a new friend and discover his own bravery
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Adventures in cartooning. : Characters in Action Characters in action!
by James Sturm
''The Knight, Edward the Horse, and the Magical Cartooning Elf are back, and sharing the stage with a cast of kooky characters. The famous director Otto Airs is making a movie, and he's invited everyone in the kingdom to audition! It's up to you to dreamup and draw new characters to star in the film. Design a disguise for an undercover spy and give a superhero a makeover. Discover how body language can help tell your story, and how unique costumes can make your characters stand out from the crowd. Before long, you'll have all the tools you need to create original characters for your own comic book!''
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Flat Stanley / : His Original Adventure
by Jeff Brown
After a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he finds that being flat has its advantages, in a reillustrated, chapter-book version of a classic. Simultaneous.
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Our 50 states : a family adventure across America
by Lynne V Cheney
Fun facts, exciting trivia, colorful illustrations, and gatefolds enhance an informative reference tool that highlights the history, beauty, and diversity of the fifty states across the nation.
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The adventurer's guide to successful escapes
by Wade Albert White
"In a magickal world of floating tiers, mischievous dragons, and endless bureaucracy, Anne and her friends embark on a Rightful Heir Quest to claim her place in the Hierarchy and escape horrible consequences"
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