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Kick Off Our Summer Reading Program: Good Trouble! Circus Variety Show Monday, June 15th - 6:00 pm Celebrate the start of the Summer Reading Program at Sunderland Public Library with Good Trouble! This show uses humor and circus and magic tricks to show how a little mischief can lead to joy and benefit others. It features a variety of acts including but not limited: juggling, balancing feats, puppetry, magic, and music. |
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Mini Fairy Festival in Wunderland! Saturday, June 20th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm *Located at the Sunderland Town Park - 42 Park Road* Celebrate Wunderland Fairy Village's Revitalization with us: - Explore the fairy village
- Add your own creation to the village
- Fairy Glitter Tattoos with Brie’s Balloons
- Face painting with Shimmer Fyre Face Painting
- And much more magical fun!
Everyone is welcome to attend. |
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Incredible Earthworms! Saturday, June 27th - 11:00 am Best for ages 3+ Learn about earthworms and the important role they play in our environment. Observe live earthworms with magnifiers! Make a worm farm to bring home! This event is sponsored by the Sunderland Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
Dr. Rosie's Stuffy Vet Clinic Monday, June 29th - 2:00 pm Best for ages 4+ Bring your stuffy for a special checkup with author/illustrator team Jennifer and Rozillia! After sharing their book, Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals, they will show you how to diagnose and treat common ailments that your stuffy might experience. Each participant will receive a mini vet kit and diagnostic/treatment sheet to take home! |
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Plastic Bottle Terrarium Craft Tuesday, July 7th - 3:00 pm Ages 5+ Bring your stuffy for a special checkup with author/illustrator team Jennifer and Rozillia! After sharing their book, Dr. Rosie Helps the Animals, they will show you how to diagnose and treat common ailments that your stuffy might experience. Each participant will receive a mini vet kit and diagnostic/treatment sheet to take home! |
Lupa Zoo Live Animal Visit Saturday, July 11th - 12:00 pm All Ages Welcome Lupa Zoo located in Ludlow, MA will be bringing live animals and reptiles for us to meet and learn about! |
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Homemade Rainbow Pasta Tuesday, July 15th - 1:00 pm Ages 9+ Each child will prepare their own pasta dough from scratch in this 90-minute cooking class. No cooking experience necessary, but the class will be labor intensive as pasta machines are NOT used to roll the dough and a more complex recipe is used. |
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Celebrate Summer with Author/Illustrator Christine Copeland Friday, July 17th - 1:00 pm Best for Ages 4 - 8 Join Author/Illustrator, Christine Copeland, who will read her books Summer in the Forest and Autumn in the Forest. She will teach us about writing and illustrating a book. She will then lead us in a fun craft workshop about the different vertical levels of the Eastern Deciduous Forest, (who lives where?), and we will explore the concept of scale as well. |
Discover Local Butterflies! Wednesday, July 22nd - 6:00 pm Ages 6+ Kids and families will see wonderful slides of our local butterflies, presented by Jerry Schneider. Jerry also brings displays of butterflies and moths, cocoons, and sometimes caterpillars. The program concludes with a wonderful tee shirt craft - children may purchase heavy cotton tee shirts at the library or bring their own. |
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Duckworld! Saturday, July 25th - 11:00 am All Ages Welcome Ripley Farm in Montague is returning once again and will be bringing 6-7 ducks to the library! Come learn about ducks and get a chance to touch and feed them. |
Composting for Kids & Their Grownups Wednesday, July 29th - 6:00 pm All Ages Welcome Come learn about composting with Amy Donovan, Program Director at Franklin County Solid Waste Management District. We will see a worm compost bin, listen to a story, and plant seeds that you will get to take home! |
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Family Movie Nights Every Tuesday during the Summer Reading Program 6:00 pm All films rated PG 6/16 - Hoppers 6/23 - Goat 6/30 - Zootopia 2 7/7 - The SpongeBob Movie: The Search for SquarePants 7/14 - A Bug's Life 7/21 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 7/28 - Wonka |
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Story Time Summer Session begins 6/27 Fridays - 11:00 am - 11:45 am Join Miss Kelly for stories, songs, and crafts on a weekly theme. This program is best for children ages 3 - 5 and their caregivers. |
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Lego Club Every Saturday 10:00 am - 11:00 am Explore the wonderful world of Legos with other likeminded kids. Each week the library presents a new challenge or kids can create anything they imagine. This program is best for children ages 4+ with a caregiver. |
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3D Cardboard Letters Workshop Saturday, June 20th 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ages 11 - 18 Learn step by step to hand-make and paint colorful 3-D letters out of cardboard. |
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Sunderland Talks Comics with Graphic Novelist Jarrett J. Krosoczka Monday, June 22 - 2:00 pm Get inspired with Jarrett J. Krosoczka presenting on how he grew from a kid who loved to doodle to an award-winning and bestselling graphic novelist. Jarrett J. Krosoczka is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than forty books for young readers, including the graphic memoir Hey, Kiddo a finalist for the National Book Award, and its follow-up Sunshine. He also created the wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels and has written for Spider-Man, Star Wars, and Snoopy. |
Sunderland MAKES Comics 4 Days of Drawing & Storytelling Workshops Tuesday, June 23rd through Friday, June 26th - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sunderland Makes Comics is a 4-day intensive drawing workshop series with a focus on comics! Led by local cartoonist Mike Curato, the workshops will cover character design, setting, dialogue, and storytelling. In order to complete your week-long project, attendance at all four sessions is required. |
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DIY Pocket Journals Friday, July 3rd 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Ages 11 - 18 Design, bind, and decorate your own mini journal! This craft requires a good degree of patience and dexterity and is recommended for Young Adult crafters aged 11+. |
Make Pizza-Stuffed Naan Bread with Food Explorers Friday, July 10th 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Ages 11 - 18 In this Young Adult cooking class, learn to make delicious pizza stuffed Naan Breads with Food Explorers. |
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Drop-In Henna Body Artwork Monday, July 13th 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Experience the art of henna with Magic Tree Henna! Enjoy beautiful hand-drawn henna designs and learn about the tradition and creativity behind henna art. |
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SLAC Meeting: Campfire Edition! Friday, July 17th - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm SLAC (Sunderland Library Advisory Council) is Sunderland’s all-in-one Young Adult group. If you’re interested in volunteering, helping run events, or letting us know what you want to see at your library, you are in the right place! Join us outside the library for a SLAC campfire meeting to hang out, enjoy hot dogs, make s’mores, and share ideas for future library events and activities.
HOT DOGS PROVIDED
For those with dietary restrictions Lightlife Jumbo Veggie Protein Smart Dogs Links will be available as a vegetarian, certified kosher, and halal-friendly option.
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Minecraft Party! Saturday, July 25th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Come hang out and eat snacks while playing Minecraft, old-school Lan-Party style. We'll have computers all set up on a shared server, just bring yourself! |
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