Summer Reading 2022
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Use Beanstack to keep track of your family's reading progress over the summer. Participate in themed challenges to earn badges and incentives.  

Click or scan the QR code on the left to sign up for Beanstack today or go to https://woodburypubliclibrary.beanstack.org
For Adults & Family 
Summer Reading is here!
June 26th - August 13th
All Ages

 

Join us for our Summer Reading program. Starting June 21st, patrons can register for the Reading Clubs on Beanstack.  Once the event goes live, they can log in their minutes for reading, and children can participate in weekly activities, and earn prizes.  We will also be featuring kickoff and closing celebrations at the Earl Reservoir! All materials can be picked up at our
Central Valley Branch unless noted below.

Summer Reading Kickoff:
Hocus Pocus, It's Joe Fischer!
Monday, June 28th, 5:00 pm
All Ages



Join us at the Earl Reservoir for our kickoff celebration, for an evening of magic and fun! Participants will receive their Summer Reading Program startup bag.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
 

Tails and Tales: Music, Bubble, and Comedy Show
Tuesday, June 29th, 11:00am
All Ages
Via Zoom


In partnership with Monroe Free Library, Turtle Dance Music will perform a summer reading for its viewers.  The performance celebrates famous children's stories and songs about animals.  Each song is accompanied by hands-on, visual, and sensory experiences designed to help kids learn and have fun at the same time.
Zoom link will be provided on our website.  

Cosmic Tails
Thursday, July 8th, 7:00pm
All Ages
Via Zoom

NASA Ambassador John Fontana will explore how the universe creates fascinating tails, such as comets and meteors as they streak across the sky, giant galaxies colliding, the star-making tails of black holes, and the tails that power our spaceships.  
Zoom link will be provided on our website. 


Animal Scents
Sunday, July 11th 2:00pm
All Ages


 
Families are invited to this "make & take" program to prepare an essential oil product specially for their pet! 
(All materials will be provided) Bring your favorite stuffed animal along to be part of the demo!
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT OUR HIGHLAND MILLS BRANCH ~ Class is limited to 20 Families ~

Book Cover Cookie Decorating
Sunday, July 18th, 2:00pm
Ages 5 and up
Via Zoom



Join Lisa Basini,The Baking Coach, for a LIVE Zoom session, where families will create an edible work of art, featuring your favorite book cover!  

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND KITS CAN BE PICKED UP AT OUR HIGHLAND MILLS BRANCH.

Celebrity Critter at the Rez
Friday, July 23rd, 4:00pm
All Ages


Meet K9 Nika, Woodbury Police Department's trained Dutch Shepherd.  With Officer Correa, she provides valuable K9 services to the citizens and guests of Woodbury.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE
EARL RESERVOIR.
Coming in August...
African Drumming Featuring Baba Kazi Oliver
Thursday, August 12th 6:30pm
All Ages



Join us at the Earl Reservoir for a musical celebration, as we close out our Summer Reading Program.  Kids can wear their safari hats, tie dye shirts, or other items made in library programs, or their favorite animal-themed outfit celebrating our "Tails and Tales" theme to this fun event with prizes, certificates, and special prize drawings for teens. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
For Kids & Tweens
Storytimes and Crafts!
Fridays in June, 9:00 am
Ages 3-5



Join us on our page for literacy enhanced storytimes including music, rhymes and fun.  Be sure to also stop by our Central Valley branch for a Take & Make craft.

Children registered at Camp Rez can also join us for some storytimes and fun crafts!
Page Turner Adventures
Grades K-5

During our Summer Reading Program, Children who will be in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade can participate in Page Turner Adventures, which features a wide range of activities,such as stories, crafts, recipes, and special guests!  Details can be found in the Page Turner Animal Adventures Challenge on Beanstack.
 

 
Mystery Pets!
Grades K-3

In Honor of our Tails and Tales theme, we are featuring a special Mystery Pet activity.  After registering for our Summer Reading Program on Beanstack, and completing a required badge, children who will be in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade this upcoming Fall can visit our Central Valley Branch, to pick up their mystery pet, and participate in activities, which can be found in their Beanstack account.  

Photos can be submitted on our Facebook page.


Learning How They Grow:  Succulents
Thursday, July 1st, 4:30pm-6:00pm
Grades 3-6

Children will be joined by former members of the Monroe-Woodbury Garden Club to learn how to successfully plant and grow succulents.  All supplies provided.
(Limited to 12 registrants.)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE EARL RESERVOIR.


Creative Fish Bowls with Danielle Lafayette
Wednesday, July 7th,4:30pm-5:30pm,
Grades 3-5



Children will create oil pastel fish bowls with one of our local artists.
(Limited to 12 Registrants.)  
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE
EARL RESERVOIR.


Young Adult Creative Fish Bowls
with Danielle Lafayette
Wednesday, July 7th 6:00-7:00pm
Grades 6-9

Young adults will be instructed by one of our local artists, in the use of oil pastels and watercolors to create a unique artwork. (Limited to 12 Registrants.)
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE
EARL RESERVOIR.
 

Pet Rocks
Wednesday, July 14th, 4:30pm
Grades K-2, 3-5

Children can come and enjoy our outdoor rock painting event, which will be held at the Earl Reservoir. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Safari Hunt and Hat Decorating
Wednesday, July 28th, 4:30pm
Grades K-5

   Children will enjoy an outdoor adventure, and create safari hats of their very own.  
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE EARL RESERVOIR.  Extra kits will be available at our Central Valley Branch.
 
Kids' Summer Take and Makes
Build a Bug
Starting Monday, August 2nd
Grades 3-5


Visit our Central Valley Branch, to pick up this take and make, featuring an assortment of bug parts, to create your own unique creatures.
 
Summer Story Walks
Central Valley
What can you do with a rebozo?
by Carmen Tafolla

A spunky young girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl.
Wiggling pockets/Los bolsillos saltarines
by Pat Mora

At a family gathering, mischief ensues when Danny releases frogs from his wiggling pockets.
Highland Mills
"Tales of a Library" - A Poetry Exhibition
A "Tails and Tales" 2021 Summer Reading Program Event
July 1st - August 13th


Haiku, free verse, and other styles of poems are featured in this outdoor display for all ages to enjoy from July 1st through August 13th. Each work is ‘spoken’ in the voice of a library! Stop by the Highland Mills branch to see what the library has to say.
 
For Teens 
Teen Volunteering
Starting June 26th
 
Grades 6-12 can earn volunteer hours, by writing books reviews for younger patrons, or their peers.

Please visit the Central Valley branch for more details, and to pick up a form to document your volunteer hours, or ask for Mrs. Geissler.


Summer Reading Raffle!
Grades 6-9



Using Beanstack, teens and tweens who will be entering grades 6-9 can earn prizes, by logging their reading activity, and participating in activities to earn badges!  Collect 5 activity badges in order to receive prizes.  There will also be a drawing for a special grand prize raffle at the end of the program.    
 
Teen Summer Take and Makes
No Sew Pillow Take and Make
Starting Monday, July 12th
Grades 6-9


Pick up a complete kit and instructions at our Central Valley Branch, for a cuddly pillow for a favorite pet or for donation to the local pet shelter. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.


Strawbees Whale Take and Make
Starting Monday, July 19th
Grades 6-9


Create a whale of a critter! Kits include instructions, straws, and connectors. (Motor not included.)  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, AND KITS CAN BE PICKED UP AT OUT CENTRAL VALLEY BRANCH.


Spider Tie-Dye Shirt Take and Make
Starting August 4th
Grades 6-9


Pick up these fun and exciting kits at our Central Valley branch, which include supplies for a spectacularly buggy tee! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
 


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16 County Route 105
Highland Mills, NY 10930
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