6:30 pm - 8 pm in the Children's Library, Lower Level
Specially trained dogs from K-PETs will be at the library to listen to children read aloud. This program is helpful to children who may be shy or reluctant to read aloud and will encourage them to practice reading independently. For budding readers, ages 6 - 12. Registration required.
 

6 pm, Kunkel Creation Station, Lower Level
Explore the world and learn about different cultures and people around the globe. Program includes reading, activity, and discussion. Each month features a different country or region. This month we travel to Spain. Recommended ages 6 - 8. Registration required.

1:30 pm, Kunkel Creation Station 
This Young Explorers group will explore art, science, history, and more in their quest to learn more about the world around them. Program includes reading, activity, and discussion. This month we will be learning about Nutrition, Food and Farming. Recommended ages 6 - 8. Registration required.

6 pm in the Kunkel Creation Station, Lower Level
This program developed by Jane Goodall is a youth service program which helps empower young people to become leaders who build a better world. The mission of the program is to foster respect and compassion for all living things, to promote understanding of all cultures and beliefs, and to inspire each individual to take action to make the world a better place for people, other animals, and the environment. Ages 5 - 8. Registration required.

June - Learn about Orangutan caretakers and write thank you letters to The Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia for Miss Susan to bring with her to Indonesia.

10:30 am, Community Room
Kathleen Jacobs and Puppets presents Magic Pots and Recycled Bottles! Jump headfirst into fun as a wacky cleaning lady uses recyclables to create a crew of unforgettable puppet characters and recycles old folktales into a script. With the help of the audience, Kathleen and puppets perform hilarious versions of tales first told in South America, Europe and Asia. Recommended ages 0 - 18. No registration required. 

10:30 am on the Lawn
Our planet is home to critters of all kinds! Each animal has its own ecological niche, which is their special assignment on planet Earth. Come laugh and learn with Jesse Rothacker and his reptile friends, and discover how critters of all kinds work together to make one great big world. Recommended ages 0 - 18. No registration required. *Program will move to Community Room if weather is an issue.

6:30 pm, Community Room
We are so excited to welcome back, Ryan Bridge, “The Bug Man,” to Fredricksen Library! He will present an all-ages event focusing on how people are taught to dislike and thus, be afraid of bugs and insects. Breaking stereotypes and common fears about the most important creatures on our planet, he will teach everyone that “nothing in Nature WANTS to harm us.” Best of all, everyone will have a chance to pet and hold Live Bugs! Keeping insect education fun and exciting, audiences will experience the world of Entomology like never before! Recommended ages 0 - 18 years old. No registration required.

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

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

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