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Monthly Kits for Kids & Teens |
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The Salina Library Presents: Blast Off to Kindergarten! Looking for a fun, simple, and inexpensive way to bond with your young child and get him/her ready for school? Let's READ! When you first sign up for Blast Off to Kindergarten, you receive a bag with information on how to help your child prepare for Kindergarten as well as a folder with your first reading sheet. Whenever you read a book to your child, color in one of the pictures on the sheet. When it's all filled in, bring it to the circulation desk to receive your next sheet and a sticker. Completing certain sheets means earning an extra prize! Each child who completes the program will receive a free book and certificate! |
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Sidewalk Art Thursday, July 2 at 2:00 pm Kick off our summer together as we decorate the library parking lot and sidewalks with chalk pictures and games. Afterward, cool off with a delicious ice cream sundae! For kids entering K-5. |
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Fun for All Story Time Tuesdays at 11:00 AM – July 7, 14, 21 & 28 Preschoolers and early elementary aged children alike will enjoy stories, interactive rhymes and songs, and a craft, based on a different theme each week! For ages 3-7. We will be meeting outside by the garden in good weather and indoors on rainy mornings. Families/groups are requested to bring a beach towel or picnic blanket if possible, and a few will be available if needed. Feel free to pick up a monthly Storytime at Home Kit for coloring pages, a craft, sticker, as well as songs and rhymes to join along with Miss Monica -- or create your own story time -- from home! |
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Adventures of Jurassic Dave Thursday, July 9 at 2:00 pm Dinosaurs are threatening to eat all the books in the Salina Library, and "Jurassic Dave" needs to use his magic to stop them! Can you help? Join "Jurassic Dave" Moreland, aka "The Great & Powerful Dave", for this high energy magic show filled with adventure, suspense, comedy, audience participation - and dinosaurs! For kids entering K-5. |
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Jurassic Adventure Thursday, July 16 at 2:00 pm Bring the prehistoric world roaring to life with a Jurassic Adventure Dinosaur Experience - a high-energy, hands-on dinosaur party designed to amaze kids, spark curiosity, and create unforgettable memories. For kids entering K-5. |
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Rock & Fossil Lab with The MOST Thursday, July 23 at 2:00 pm Dig down with a MOST science educator as we explore the history of our planet! Get hands-on with rocks and fossils from the MOST collection, explore our geologic past, and comlete the session with a special fossil -themed craft. For kids entering K-5. |
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Unearth the Mystery with the Zoo Thursday, July 30 at 11:00 am What can skin and bones tell us about one curious animal? Become a Paleoartist and see if you can figure out what mystery animal we will be learning more about. Featuring educators from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. For kids entering K-5. |
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Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Game Creator Tuesday, July 7 at 2:00 pm Write a choose-your-own adventure game with Jennifer in Twinery, that can be played online! For teens entering grades 6-12. |
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RetroGameCon at the Library Tuesday, July 14 at 2:00 pm RetroGameCon, Syracuse's video game expo, lands in your local library with heaps of gaming fun? Come hang out with us as we explore the creativity and nostalgia of classic gaming. Join us for video games, tabletop games, and crafts! For teens entering grades 6-12. |
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Uncover a Mystery Tuesday, July 28 at 2:00 pm You are part of a group of detective trainees. Learn how to solve several different riddles, puzzles, codes, and clues, then put what you learned to work, to solve the final puzzle. For teens entering grades 6-12. |
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America250: Colonial Days with Felicity Monday, July 6 at 2:00 pm Celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer with the Salina Library and American Girl™!
Learn about life as a child during the colonial days and Revolutionary War with Felicity
Merriman as we try historical activities and recipes together and create a craft inspired by
history. For ages 8-12. |
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America250: Civil War with Addy Monday, July 20 at 2:00 pm Celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer with the Salina Library and American Girl™!
Learn about life as a child during the late 1800s and Civil War with Addy Walker as we try
historical activities and recipes together and create a craft inspired by history. For ages 8-12. |
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Didgeridoo Down Under Tuesday, July 21 at 2:00 pm At the Hoosock-Jensen Community Center The Didgeridoo Down Under Show is an energetic fusion of Australian music, culture, comedy,
character building, storytelling, and loads of audience movement and participation. *This event
will take place at the Hoosock-Jensen Community Center at 2601 Brewerton Rd, for families of
all ages. |
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America250: Great Depression with Kit Monday, July 27 at 2:00 pm Celebrate America’s 250th birthday this summer with the Salina Library and American Girl™!
Learn about life as a child during the early 20 th century and Great Depression with Kit Kittredge
as we try historical activities and recipes together and create a craft inspired by history. For ages
8-12. |
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