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SUMMER READING 2021
Outdoor & Online programs  |  June 29 - August 6

 
Dartmouth Public Library
Summer Reading Challenge!
 
Children ages 0-5 and 5-12 are invited to....
 
 Complete activities to fill in a challenge board and earn a prize plus a raffle ticket for entry into one of the Grand Prize drawings.
 
Sign up virtually for the Summer Reading Challenge beginning June 16th!
 
For more information click here
 
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All online programs presented on Zoom


KIDS


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Pumpernickel Puppets - Bugsy & Friends
Tuesday, June 29
2pm
 
Join Bugsy and his Pumpernickel Puppet friends both old and new for a musical interactive variety show featuring hand, string, and life size puppets. This program will be held on the library grounds outside. Registration required due to social distancing requirements.
 Register here
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Magic with Scott Jameson 
Tuesday, July 20
2pm
 
Join magician and juggler Scott Jameson for an extraordinary performance that will have you laughing out loud and perched on the edge of your seat. This program will be held on the library grounds outside. Registration required due to social distancing requirements. Registration will start in July.
 Register here
Bugging Out
Tuesday, July 6
2pm on Zoom

Do the waggle dance, experience metamorphosis, gape at 40 bug pictures. With circus arts, magic, and music, "Bugging Out" is all about bugs and some spiders too. This fun virtual show about insects has audience participation tailored to Zoom.
Registration required.
Register here
Leaping Lizards!
Tuesday, July 13
2:30pm on Zoom

Join Joy from the Joys of Nature for this virtual live animal program about lizards! Find out about some of the amazing abilities of different lizards and don't miss our special lizard guests.
Registration required.
Register here


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Craft Time
Wednesdays
June 30, July 7, 21,28, & August 4
2pm on Zoom
 
July 14 
2:30pm
 
Pick up your kit and follow along with Miss Christie Wednesdays on Zoom as she shows you how to make the craft for that week and reads a story to you, time permitting.
 
Kits can be requested up to a week before we do the craft on Zoom. Stop by the Southworth or the North Branch Library or call.
 
Please make sure to tell the staff member the name of the craft kit you are requesting if you call.
 
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Baby Songs on Zoom
Wednesdays
10:30am
June 30 -August 4
 
Join Miss Christie on Zoom for songs, fingerplays, bounces, a story, and more! This program is a parent-child sing-along which is best suited for children birth to 2 years of age, but children under 3 years of age are welcome.
 
 Meeting ID: 769 5787 2485
Passcode: songs
 
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Storytime on Zoom
Thursdays
11am
July 1 - August 5
 
It's Storytime!  Get cozy and join Miss Christie for a fun filled half hour of stories, songs, finger plays, and more. A different theme each week. 
 
Meeting ID: 477 494 7544
Passcode: Books


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Oceans Rock
Tuesday, July 27
2pm on Zoom
 
Join in an under-the-sea adventure in this interactive exploration of the world of sharks, oceans, and sea life on Zoom. Using visual demos with real Museum specimens along with screen shares of amazing ocean, shark, and sea life plus the added elements of having your very own shark teeth and seashells, you'll feel like you've been transported to an aquarium!
Registration is required.
Register here
 
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Music & Movement with MaryBeth Maes
Tuesday, August 3
2pm on Zoom
Register here
 
Join in the fun in this interactive virtual music program that combines old favorites and upbeat originals. Dance, sing along, spell, count, and see a variety of instruments and a very quick tutorial on how to make them at home. Registration required.
 

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Dartmouth Public Library
732 Dartmouth St.
South Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02748

(508) 999-0726


www.town.dartmouth.ma.us/library