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Summer Reading Program June 10-July 20
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Children and teens may visit the library for a chance to spin the prize wheel and collect a new Brag Tag each week! Play Book Bingo to earn adventure passes or free books!
Adults may participate by reading books and filling out a prize entry form for each book read. Plus, attend adult library events for extra entries! There will be weekly prize drawings + a Kindle Fire grand prize! |
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Children and Family Activities
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Monday, June 10
| 4:30 P.M. Community Room |
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From storytimes to art classes to exciting performers, we have lots of fun events planned during our Summer Reading Program. It all kicks off with Ms. Kim's Amazing Animals on June 10!
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Friday, June 14
| 5:30 P.M. We will meet at the library's front desk |
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Join us for an epic Nerf battle between the stacks! We'll gather after-hours in the library for an evening of battle fun with Nerf Outings Madison! Bring your own Nerf blasters or borrow one (supplies are limited). For ages 12-17 ONLY.
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Melanie Radzicki McManus Author Visit
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Tuesday, June 11
| 5:30 P.M. Community Room |
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Melanie Radzicki McManus will speak about her debut memoir, Thousand-Miler, describing walking the 1,100-mile Ice Age Trail through Wisconsin’s forests, prairies, wetlands, farms, and small towns
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Let's Explore Walworth Co.'s Historic Places
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Wednesday, June 26
| 5:30 P.M. Community Room |
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Join Michael Rehberg, lead interpreter at Black Point Estate and Gardens, to explore outstanding historical buildings around our area and discover which ones you can visit.
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At the End of the Day |
Lisl H. Detlefsen | A pitch-perfect story about a busy, exhausted, and loving family dealing with one obstacle after another in the run-up to bedtime, in the spirit of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
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| Esmé Shapiro |
An endearingly offbeat picture book that celebrates neighbors and neighborhoods, Roy Is Not a Dog delivers laughs and lessons about accepting others for who they are as well as the risks and rewards of showing your true self. |
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| Stacey Lee | In 1930s Los Angeles Chinatown, the Chow sisters, May, Gemma, and Peony, suspect foul play in the death of Chinatown star Lulu Wong and take it upon themselves to solve the murder, revealing a conspiracy that threatens their Chinatown neighborhood. |
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| Makiia Lucier |
Given the opportunity to right a grave wrong from her past, a teen faces dangerous seadragon hunters in order to find the rare dragonfruit. “In the old tales, it is written that the egg of seadragon, dragonfruit, holds within it the power to undo a person’s greatest sorrow.” However, “Every wish demands a price.” |
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| Mary Kay Andrews |
The St. Cecilia Hotel and Resort caters to a high-end clientele that looks down on the locals (“you’re a Saint or you’re an Ain’t”). Traci Eddings is both, a local who married into the family that owns the Saint, now left to run the business after her husband died. Determined to save the resort from a postpandemic slump, she hires a group of twentysomethings for the summer, who put themselves in danger when they uncover oddities with the hotel’s inventory and investigate on their own. |
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| Douglas Preston |
Erebus Resort offers guests the experience of viewing woolly mammoths, Irish Elk, and giant ground sloths in their native habitat, brought back from extinction through the magic of genetic manipulation. When a billionaire's son and his new wife are kidnapped and murdered in the Erebus back country by what is assumed to be a gang of eco-terrorists, Colorado Bureau of Investigation Agent Frances Cash partners with county sheriff James Colcord to track down the perpetrators.
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| Kerry Nichols |
With guidance about every step of pet ownership, from bringing your new dog home to raising them through adolescence and old age, Puppy Brain uses the latest research to help you understand what your pet needs, and how to stop poor behaviors in their tracks. With irresistible photos, clear guidance, and engaging humor, Puppy Brain shows you how your dog's mind works, and how to use that to your advantage. |
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| Jamie Oliver |
With over 125 utterly delicious, easy-to-follow recipes, this book is all about making everyday cooking super-exciting, with minimal fuss--all while transporting you to sunnier climes. You'll find recipes to empower you to make incredibly delicious food, but without copious amounts of ingredients, long shopping lists or loads of cleaning up. |
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