Summer Reading is off to a great start! This summer's theme is Read , Renew, Repeat! Visit the children's room any time before July 31 to register your children ages 3-entering ninth grade. They will receive a log to keep track of reading (or listening to reading) and get rewarded for their hard work. This year, we are offering brag tag necklaces to children ages 3-entering fifth grade. Earn a tag for every 75 minutes of reading. Tweens and teens will earn candy for reading. Once a log is completed, the youngest children (ages 3-8) will earn a free book, Boston Bruins reading certificate, and a raffle ticket for a fun prize, like Altitude passes, Funko Pop, Disney Wish stuffed animal, and book sets. Children ages 9 and up will earn a Bruins reading certificate and raffle ticket for prizes like Altitude and Treetop Adventure passes, Showcase Cinemas tickets, a North Bowl Lanes bowling and pizza package for 6 people, a gift card to An Unlikely Story, book sets, microscope, and games! Logs must be redeemed by August 17, and children can do more than one log, if they want. You can find more information on our website under the Children tab. SmoothCode will be partnering with the library to run a cumulative introductory coding class on Python and JavaScript for ages 8-13 this summer. The Python classes will run every Wednesday afternoon from 3:00-4:30pm July 10th- August 14th, and The JavaScript Classes will be held every Thursday afternoon from 3:00pm-4:30pm July 11th-August 15th. Registration is required with limited seats left in each class. Stop by the children's room at the library or email Bex at bbanner@sailsinc.org, to register. We are celebrating National Parks and Recreation month with a scavenger hunt! Between July 8 and July 31, visit the library and search for 10 National Park posters. Find them all and receive a small prize! STEAM cart days: Drop in any time between 10am and 3pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activity! Some of our activities include Snap Circuits (for children ages 5 and up with an adult), Magna Tiles, Keva Planks, Play-doh, Marble Run, Crafts, Pattern Play, and Legos! Join us for Lego building fun on Monday, July 15, from 10am to 12pm. Use our Legos to make a cool creation, and we will display it in the room for the month. Make and paint a birdhouse Monday, July 22, from 11am-12pm . This program is for children ages 6+ and registration is required. Buttonmaking returns Monday, July 29, from 1pm-3pm for children ages 3+ Use magazine clippings or your own drawing to make a button! Chess Club will meet twice in July and move to a new time: July 10 and July 24 at 11am. Children ages 6+ and teens or families with a basic knowledge of the game are welcome to stop by the Children's Room and play.
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The Adult Book Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday, July 9 at 1:30 to discuss Happy-go-Lucky. Copies of the book are available at the Reference Desk. No registration required. We hope you'll join us. Happy-go-luckyby David SedarisThe best-selling author offers a new collection of satirical and humorous essays that chronicle his own life and ordinary moments that turn beautifully absurd, including how he coped with the pandemic, his thoughts on becoming an orphan in his seventh decade, and the battle-scarred America he discovered when he resumed touring.
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July Book Displays The Old Ball Game (baseball books) Learn to Paint
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Friends of Richards Memorial Library News The Friends were delighted to participate in the celebration of 130 years at our Library! It was nice to see so many people stop in and look at the array of very interesting photos and books of years past. The three speakers spoke very highly of our Library, It's a little challenging here right now, especially with the renovations taking place, but when done, a showplace again! And of course, there was a beautiful and delicious cake! Thanks for stopping in and if you didn't get a chance, swing on by! (Sorry, the cake is all gone, though, but they have more across the street!) Cyd Lefebvre President, Friends of Richards Memorial Library f
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