Illustrated fox with a purple book that says Summer Challenge
 
Read Beyond the Beaten Path!

Young Woman Enjoying Reading a Book
 It's a brand new summer and we have a new summer reading challenge!
Children ages 0-5 are invited to...
 
Complete activities with a parent or caregiver to fill in each row of the Pre-Reader's Summer Challenge. Return the completed challenge sheet to the library to receive a small prize and an entry into one of the Grand Prize drawings.
 
Children ages 5-12 are invited to...
Complete activities to fill in each row of the
Readers Summer Reading Challenge. Earn a badge for each row completed. Collect all four badges on the board to get a small prize and be entered into one of the Grand Prize drawings.
 
            
Special Performances at
North Branch & Southworth Library
Ed the Wizard - Reading is Magic
Tuesday, June 28th
2pm
Southworth Library

 Enjoy this family friendly interactive magic performance full of comedy and suspense as Ed the Wizard weaves together the importance of building and maintaining reading skills.
 
 
Dinoman Dinosaurs!


Tuesday, July 5th
2pm
Southworth Library
 
With magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the mesozoic era. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What
is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.
 
Trail Mix!


Tuesday, July 12th
2pm
Southworth Library
 
Step off the Beaten Path and into the Big Outdoors in this fun-loving participatory program with award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb. We’ll go on a fossil dig in Montana to discover a new dinosaur, sing out campfire
and trail songs and take on the world’s sassiest bugs all before we break out our lunch pails .

Ed the Wizard - Reading is Magic
Tuesday, June 28th
10:30am
North Branch

 Enjoy this family friendly interactive magic performance full of comedy and suspense as Ed the Wizard weaves together the importance of building and maintaining reading skills.
 
Dinoman Dinosaurs!


Tuesday, July 5th
10:30am
North Branch
 
With magic, merry mayhem, and magnificent props, the audience is taken on a trip throughout the mesozoic era. How do we know dinosaurs were here? What
is a fossil? How are they made? This program is fun and informative for all ages.
 
Trail Mix!


Tuesday, July 12th
4pm
North Branch

Step off the Beaten Path and into the Big Outdoors in this fun-loving participatory program with award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb. We’ll go on a fossil dig in Montana to discover a new dinosaur, sing out campfire
and trail songs and take on the world’s sassiest bugs all before we break out our lunch pails .
More Special Performances
Southworth Library only
 
Henry the Juggler

Tuesday, July 19th
2pm
Southworth Library
 
This show combines juggling and non-verbal comedy with loads of audience interaction. Bonus, Henry the juggler brings a bucket
of beanbags and teaches juggling at the end.
Suitable for all ages.
Pumpernickel Puppets:
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
&
The Lion and the Mouse

Tuesday, July 26th
2pm
Southworth Library
 
Two classic tales make up this wonderful show.
In
The Three Billy Goats Gruff, the quick-witted billy goats outsmart the troll, but the troll isn’t really mean –
he’s just green, has a snaggletooth, and lives under a bridge.
 
In The Lion and the Mouse, two unlikely friends – one very big and one very small – learn to help each other
to solve their problems.
 
Performed with colorful, friendly hand puppets.
This show is recommended for
ages 3 & up.
 
Flying High Dogs


Tuesday, August 2nd
2pm
Southworth Library
 
Mike Piazza performs with some of the most athletic Border Collies on the planet to entertain audiences of
all ages. This act is very youth and family friendly! With a variety of frisbee & other entertaining tricks during
the performance, what sets this show apart from other acts is the heavy volume of audience participation.
Fully insured. 
 
Ongoing Activities
Movie Mondays
at Southworth
 
Art Supplies Background
2 pm
Mondays
June 27, July 11, 18, 25 & Aug. 1
 
Join Miss Christie for a different children's movie each Monday afternoon.
All movies rated PG. Please check the Events calendar on the library website for a listing of the movie being shown each week.
 
 
 Craft Time
Wednesdays
Teens Painting in Class
North Branch
10:30am
June 29, July 6,20,27,
& August 3
July 13 - 10am
&
Southworth
2pm
June 29, July 6,13,20,27,
& August 3
 
Join us each Wednesday at the library for a different
off the beat craft.
Please check the Events calendar on the library website to see the craft for each week.
 
Registration required.
Please call or stop by the Children's Room at Southworth to register for either location.
 
 
Baby Songs
at Southworth
 
Woman crocheting with yarn
Every other Thursday
June 30,July 14 & 28
 10am
 
Join Miss Christie for songs, bounces, finger plays, 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.
 
 
 

Storytime
at Southworth
Every other Thursday
July 7,21 & August 4
11am
 
 
Join Miss Christie for a fun-filled half hour
of stories, songs, and finger plays. A different theme each week.  Best for ages 3-5, but younger siblings welcome.
Movie Thursdays
at the North Branch
2pm
Thursdays
June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28
& Aug. 4th
 
Watch a different children's movie each Thursday afternoon. All movies rated PG. Please check the Events Calendar on the  library website for a listing of the movie being shown each week.
 
 

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

(508) 999-0726


www.town.dartmouth.ma.us/library