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Children's Library
Events and Activities |
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Book Bingo & Trivia Night Thursday July 23rd @ 7:00 Join us for a Family "Book BINGO" event -- DINOSAUR themed! Registration required. |
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SAVE THE DATE: SATURDAY 8/1 11:30 AM Steve Woyce's MAGIC SHOW!! |
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Kids Movie:
Zootopia 2 Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde reunite to track down a mysterious reptile smuggler. Their investigation uncovers a dark, hidden history regarding Zootopia's founding and the creation of its famous weather walls. To clear the reptiles' names, the duo must go undercover into dangerous new parts of the city. Wednesday, July 1st @ 7:00 (runs 1:47 Rated PG) |
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Kids Movie:
Meet the Robinsons Saturday, July 11th @ 1:00 (runs 1:35 Rated G) Meet the Robinsons follows Lewis, a brilliant but orphaned 12-year-old inventor. When a time-traveling boy named Wilbur takes him to the year 2037, Lewis gets swept up in a wild adventure. Together, they must stop a mysterious villain and his sentient bowler hat from altering the timeline and destroying the future! |
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Weekly Events for All Ages |
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Drop-in Lincoln Log Play Build to your heart's content with the library's collection of Lincoln Logs. Thursday 7/10 @ 4:00pm |
Drop-In LEGOs We supply the LEGOs, you bring the creativity! Friday 7/10 @ 4pm |
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Baby Play Time
Mondays @ 10am - 12pm Parents & caregivers are invited to socialize and have open-ended play with our toys and puzzles. Ages 0-5 |
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Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline Thursdays in July @ 10:30 am Enjoy weekly music and stories with Miss Caroline. * Registration is needed for the 7/9 session (we'll be in the small Children's Library Room) Registration starts the Monday before our Children's Library Room sessions (on 7/6). No registration required for 7/2, 7/16, 7/23, and 7/30 as we will be in the large, Community Room. |
1000 Books Before Kindergarten |
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
The Dillon Library participates in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten early literacy program. Turn in your reading logs for prizes and more. For more information, please contact the Children's Librarian. |
Message from our Children’s Librarian On-line registration has started for the times our popular Rhythm, Rhyme, and Story Time with Miss Caroline will be held in the smaller Children's Library Room (for Thursday 7/9 only). Registration for this one date will begin the Monday before the event, on 7/6. NO REGISTRATION is needed for when Story Time will be hosted in the large, Community Room (7/2, 7/16, 7/23,and 7/30). Please go to www.dillonlibrary.org to register for each of your children attending as space is limited. You do not need to register for yourself (as the parent or caregiver / adult attending). __________________________________ Our Summer Reading Program has begun! ROAR!! Let's UNEARTH A STORY this summer. Our Kid's & Teen Summer Reading Programs are designed for readers of all ages to help encourage life-long reading habits. As your reader has adventures reading this summer, they can earn points, get badges, and receive a completion certificate to print and share. Badges can be turned into raffle tickets for one of our great prizes this summer! Stop by our library to pick up your registration packet or log onto our on-line Readsquared Summer Reading Program to begin logging in your reading: _________________________ High Schoolers: Pick up your Summer Reading books early - don't forget our digital formats too! Our Instagram page (@CDPLkids) is up and running - check us out!  Visit and follow us! Maria Provini Children's Librarian, MLIS |
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Corduroy's 4th of July
by Don Freeman
Filling up on tasty treats and playing games at the local picnic, Corduroy and his friends take a dip in the pool to cool down before the big parade where Scruffy Pup will bang the drum, Checkerboard Bunny will play the flute, and Corduroy will lead the way as the proud carrier of the American flag.
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Fourth of July Mice!
by Bethany Roberts
Three cheers for the red, white, and blue! It's the Holiday Mice dressed up for a day of Fourth of July fun--a parade, a picnic, a baseball game, a swim and a sack race. And to top it off, sparklers and fireworks! With simple words, short sentences, rhyme, and repetition, this easy reader is a high-flying way to welcome Level 1 beginners and the start of summer.
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Mr. Putter and Tabby Row the Boat
by Cynthia Rylant
Bright illustrations enhance this fun-filled, easy-to-read tale that follows Mrs. Teaberry, Zeke, Tabby, and Mr. Putter as they join together to take a trip to the pond on a hot summer's day.
The "Mr. Putter & Tabby" series is a sure favorite from Cynthia Rylant - it will become one of your favorite series too!
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Cowboy Camp
by Tammi Sauer
Giddyup and gallop right over to read this rootin tootin tale of an unlikely cowboy.
Averys training hard at camp, but hes just not feeling like a real cowboy. Then a bully threatens all the campers--and Avery proves his courage in his own unique way.
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Smash Trash! (Disney/Pixar Wall-E)
by Random House Disney
Meet WALL-E in this Step 1 reader.
It is the 29th Century and the Earth has been abandoned, but one robot has been left behind to collect and condense trash--WALL-E.
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Two Wheels
by David Gibb
Tricycles have three wheels and training bikes have four, but what this little boy wants most of all is a bike with two wheels! Dad has one for any occasion, and he knows just how to get his son ready. With practice, patience, and more than a little courage, the dream of a family who rides together--everyone on two wheels!--might just come true--
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Dinosaur Lady: The Daring Discoveries of Mary Anning, the First Paleontologist
by Linda Skeers
As a kid, Mary Anning loved hunting for fossils with her father. One day, that hobby led to an unexpected discovery: the skeleton of a creature no one had never seen before! Mary had unearthed a dinosaur fossil, the first to ever be discovered. Her find reshaped scientific beliefs about the natural world and led to the beginning of a brand new field of study: paleontology.
For the rest of her life, Mary continued to make astonishing finds and her fossils are displayed in museums all across the world!
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Banana Fox and the Book-Eating Robot: A Graphix Chapters Book (Banana Fox #2): Volume 2
by James Kochalka
Banana Fox's late fees have landed him in library jail. And when a familiar foe is found around town and a giant book-eating robot is unleashed, it looks like Sharyanna and William need to step in to save the day. The junior detectives put their heads together, but when their investigation runs cold, an unlikely hero emerges and proves his own sleuthing skills. But without Banana Fox's help, can the trio put Sour Grapes Jr. behind bars for good?
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Finding Lost
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A stray dog leads to major change for Cordy and her grieving family in this heartwarming novel by the beloved author of Counting by 7s. Cordy Jenkins is searching for something that will change her life, and for the safety that vanished when her father died. She is convinced that if she just tries hard enough, she will find part of what her family lost, which will stop her mom from wanting to leave the small town she and her little brother have always called home. What Cordy finds instead is a muddy, hungry little dog with bad breath. And he's the start of her family's new beginning.
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Blood in the Water
by Tiffany D. Jackson
This summer, beware of sharks...Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon feels like a fish out of water. She's spending the summer with family friends in their huge house on Martha's Vineyard, and the vibe is definitely snooty. Still, there are beautiful beaches, lots of ice cream, and a town full of fascinating Black history. Plus a few kids her age who seem friendly.Until the shocking death of a popular teenage boy rocks the community to its core. Was it a drowning? A shark attack? Or the unthinkable--murder?
New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson makes her thrilling middle-grade debut with this heart-pounding mystery packed with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the end.
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