August HAPPENINGS

This summer's Color Our World Summer Reading Program was a huge success! Congratulations to everyone who participated and made it a priority to read this summer. We had 358 kids complete the program!
 
Shopping in the Summer Reading Bookstore is ongoing through this week. Drop-in anytime to shop with your reading coins.

Enjoy these last days of summer before school starts! 

Check below for all the Fall fun we have planned!
 
Fall Program Registration begins Monday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m.
All programs are free!
Register in person, online here, or by phone at (248) 969-9491
Oxford Public Library has weekly programs including Storytimes and After School programs, as well as Book Clubs, Library Explorer programs and Special Events. Don't miss out on the fun!
 
Renaissance Festival Discounts
Get Discounted Tickets to the Ren Fest!
($5.45 discount per ticket)
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The caterpillars are going strong!
Come to the library to check them out!
We've released 30 butterflies so far.
THANK YOU!
Thanks to all the local businesses who donated to our Summer Reading Program this year!

Magic Brownie Box
Tim Horton’s of Oxford
Hungry Howie’s
Collier Lanes
Great Lakes Kids Energy Zone
Buffalo Wild Wings
Funky Monkey Toys
Urban Air
Eva’s Dairy Café
Frosty Boy
Jimmy John’s Field
Vibe Credit Union
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
Apothecary & Co.
Caveman & Pip
Cosen's Martial Arts of Oxford
Dunham's
Laser Skating
Panda Express
Red Piano Music Studio of Oxford
Scots Toys
Seven Ponds Nature Center
Wendy's of Lake Orion
Zap Zone
 Books for Back to School
First day of school
by Nicola Barber

Explains what to expect on the first day of school, including getting ready, transportation, being apart from parents, class activities, playing, lunch, getting to know people, and returning home
School days : a can-you-find-it book
by Sarah L. Schuette

"Treat kids to a seek-and-find celebration! Full-color photo puzzles focused on birthdays, the 100th Day of School, fiestas, and other days people celebrate make finding the hidden objects within them a delightful challenge. Pictographs and word labels are included in each to-find list"
School buzz : classy and funny jokes about school
by Michael Dahl

A collection of easy-to-read jokes and riddles about school
Clothesline clues to the first day of school
by Kathryn Heling

A latest entry in the series that includes Clothesline Clues to Jobs People Do blends catchy rhymes with visual cues to introduce children to the clothing worn by people they will encounter at school, from teachers and custodians to crossing guards and new friends. Simultaneous and eBook.
Schools have rules
by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

"What rules do I need to follow at school? In Schools Have Rules, young readers learn that being part of a strong, diverse school community means raising your hand, taking turns, being kind, listening ... Paired with playful yet realistic illustrations, a 1st-person student narrator shows kids best practices, focusing on character education aspects"
School's first day of school
by Adam Rex

The best-selling author of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich and the Coretta Scott King Honor-winning illustrator of Harlem's Little Blackbird present the story of how a school building shares jitters with the students on a first day of school.
This makes me anxious : first day of school
by Courtney Carbone

Nervous for her first day of school, a young girl realizes there are many people to help her feel more comfortable so she can have the best first day as she learns how to voice her feelings and count on others. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
Mr. Wolf's class : The First Day of School
by Aron Nels Steinke

A debut entry in a humorous new graphic-novel series by the Eisner Award-winning co-creator of The Zoo Box introduces a class of fourth-graders who join new teacher Mr. Wolf for a year that begins with new friendships, a special show-and-tell item, a busy agenda and a sleepy disappearance. Simultaneous
A new classmate : all kinds of languages
by Lisa Bullard

"Romelie's family communicates in English and American Sign Language, but what languages do her friends and neighbors use?"
A school like mine : a celebration of schools around the world
by Penny Smith

Introduces children from around the world and discusses where they live, how they play, and what their schools are like
Going to school during the Great Depression
by Kerry A. Graves

Discusses school life during the Great Depression, including schools, lessons, books, and teachers, and addresses social and economic life during the time
I spy school days : a book of picture riddles
by Jean Marzollo

The New York Times best-selling series is back with this classic search-and-find that features brand-new additional riddles. Illustrations.
Off to class : incdredible and unusual schools around the world
by Susan Hughes

Describes some of the different and unusual school settings around the world, from an environmentally sustainable school in India to schools within caves in China and schools for the nomadic tribes of Siberia