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EXTRA! EXTRA!! Join our journalism club! This summer, teens and tweens can work together on a newspaper. Assignments will include interviewing staff and patrons, writing book and movie reviews, covering the 2024 Olympic Games, covering large library events like concerts and performers, writing about our garden and more. We will publish 3 issues of the newspaper (name to be decided at the first meeting). This program is for tweens ages 9 - 12. Registration is required. 

4 pm Kunkel Creation Station 
Our Tween S.T.E.A.M. Escape Room series challenges you and your friends to escape the themed room. This program is for tweens ages 9 - 12. Registration is required. August – Video Game Mania featuring Minecraft, Super Mario, Pokemon Go, Among Us and more!

1:30 pm in the Community Room
Get ready to explore, create, learn, and experiment in our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) monthly meetups. STEM activities are a great way to discover concepts and promote skills that are scientific, creative, and collaborative. Each STEM program includes concept learning and experimentation or creation of a project based on the topic. Recommended ages 8 - 10 years old. Registration required.
 

1:30 pm in the Community Room
Get ready to explore, create, learn, and experiment in our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) monthly meetups. STEM activities are a great way to discover concepts and promote skills that are scientific, creative, and collaborative. Each STEM program includes concept learning and experimentation or creation of a project based on the topic. Recommended ages 8 - 10 years old. Registration required.
 

1:30 pm, Community Room
Game Day is fun for everyone, so come drop in and play with us! We will have some games available, but please feel free to bring your own! Bring your friends, too - it's always fun to share a game you love. All ages are welcome; 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary.

July 8-11, 9-10 AM OR 11 AM-12 PM- Kindergarten Prep (For children going into Kindergarten in Fall 2024) - Join us for kindergarten camp. Choose one of the sessions 9:00-10:00 or 11:00-12:00. Adults must accompany children during the event. Children will get to practice important skills to help get ready for kindergarten. We will work on social, literacy, and math skills through books, crafts, and hands-on activities. *Both weeks of Kindergarten Camp will have the same activities, please only attend one week.

Adventure begins at the library this summer with our free summer camps! Camps are designed around themes and include reading, discussion, hands-on activities, special library programs, and conclude with group lunchtime. Each morning, camper goers will meet in the children’s library before spending time outside.  

Families will need to provide a brown bag lunch, water bottle, and ensure their child has sunscreen applied as the children will be spending time outdoors weather permitting. Healthy vegetarian snacks will be provided. If your child has food allergies/sensitivities or has a special diet, please pack snacks for your child and notify our librarian programmers about food allergies/sensitivities/diet. 

Camps are limited to 15 individuals. A waitlist will be enabled. If you registered for a space your child can no longer keep, please cancel the reservation so another child on the waitlist can register. REGISTER

10 am - 12 pm in the Community Room 
Join us all summer long for fun drop-in craft programs! This session we'll be doing Craftapalooza. For children of all ages; ages 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary. 

Aug 5-9, 2-5 PM – Eco Warriors Meetup (Ages 13-18) Join us for Eco Warriors where we learn more about climate science, sustainability, climate action, and problem solve solutions to local, state, national, and global issues. Each day will tie into a specific theme (i.e. fast fashion, food, consumer habits, deforestation) and build on geographical scales (i.e. local and state to national to global). 

Adventure begins at the library this summer with our free summer camps! Camps are designed around themes and include reading, discussion, hands-on activities, special library programs, and conclude with group lunchtime. Each morning, camper goers will meet in the children’s library before spending time outside.  

Families will need to provide a brown bag lunch, water bottle, and ensure their child has sunscreen applied as the children will be spending time outdoors weather permitting. Healthy vegetarian snacks will be provided. If your child has food allergies/sensitivities or has a special diet, please pack snacks for your child and notify our librarian programmers about food allergies/sensitivities/diet. 

Camps are limited to 15 individuals. A waitlist will be enabled. If you registered for a space your child can no longer keep, please cancel the reservation so another child on the waitlist can register. REGISTER