Thursday, July 8, 10:30 a.m. on ZOOM
For families with children ages 3+
Registration required
Join us as we welcome ZooAmerica and their Tails & Tales virtual program. Featuring live animals native to North America and fun tales about their tails, this interactive program is sure to delight young animal lovers! Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions. To participate, you'll need a computer or mobile device with a microphone and optional camera.

Teachers of Nature: What’s Up With Your Tail? 
On ZOOM
For families with children ages 3+
Registration required
Have you ever wondered why animals have tails and what they are used for? The answer is really interesting! Join zookeeper Cindi Cavallini and her live animals in this interactive virtual program to learn about the different uses that animals have for their tails and how they use them.

Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions. To participate, you'll need a computer or mobile device with a microphone and optional camera.

Junior Paleontologist
For ages 5-8
Registration Required
Younger children can join in on the summer Grab & Go STEAM with this special dinosaur packed kit just for ages 5-8.

Junior paleontologists will first conduct a dig to discover a dinosaur, then create a dinosaur habitat complete with a volcano. This STEAM activity is designed for younger children; ages 5-8 only please. Registration is required and limited.

On ZOOM
For ages 3-6
Registration required
Join us for a special virtual storytime all about farm animals! Featuring stories, rhymes, finger plays, and songs, storytime teaches social skills, listening comprehension, letter and number recognition, and vocabulary.

Join us on ZOOM for a live 20-25 minute storytime experience. We’ll have fun while building a foundation for reading success. Registration is required and limited. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions before the event.

On ZOOM
For ages 3-6
Registration required
Join us for a special virtual storytime all about dinosaurs! Featuring stories, rhymes, finger plays, and songs, storytime teaches social skills, listening comprehension, letter and number recognition, and vocabulary.

Join us on ZOOM for a live 20-25 minute storytime experience. We’ll have fun while building a foundation for reading success. Registration is required and limited. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions before the event.

On Zoom
Registration Required
For families with children ages 3+
Join the Library as Talewise takes us on a wild adventure about two kids who visit the city zoo and discover all sorts of incredible animals, including a horse who knows in its heart that it’s truly a unicorn. The animals join forces to stand up to the tyrannical Zoo Owner — but do they have what it takes to leave their cages forever?

The fun animated story segues into fascinating science concept segments about life sciences and animals, so you won’t only be entertained — you'll learn something, too! Space is limited and registration is required. Registrants will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions. To participate, you'll need a computer or mobile device with a microphone and optional camera.

For children ages 3-7
No registration necessary; while supplies last
Stop in the children’s room and pick up a kit with crafts and activities all about magical tails & tales!

Each kit will include the materials and instructions you need for several crafts and activities related to the theme, as well as items chosen specifically to help children develop age appropriate literacy skills such as letter sounds, number recognition, fine motor skills, and more.

For families with children ages 3+
Use this link to watch Kitty Jones perform her one-woman show “Mother Nature.” The program combines improvisation, dance, and music where audience members are cast right into the show!

Kids can download this prop kit and have the items ready to complement the performance. 

Weather** Registrants Should Check Their Email for a Weather Update on this Program
For children ages 3-7
Join us for fun nature-inspired activities and crafts outside on the Library grounds. We will be exploring the sun's power to make shadows, casts, and prints with crafts you can make, try out, and take home to keep! Space is limited and registration is required.
*weather permitting

Weather
For children ages 3-7
Join us for fun nature-inspired activities and crafts outside on the Library grounds. We will be exploring clouds and wind with two crafts you can make, try out, and take home to keep! Space is limited and registration is required.
*weather permitting