CHILDREN'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2013 - Register Online Now
"DIG INTO READING"
WHO: Babies to incoming 5th graders
WHAT: Events and reading incentives to keep you reading and active all summer.
HOW: Please register for the program online.
1) School Aged Reader Reading Logs - Track every 20 minutes you read. All kinds of reading counts (event cereal boxes!), and listening to audiobooks counts too. At the end of summer, if you have logged at least 8 hours of reading, you will receive a certificate, sticker, restaurant coupon, and free book.
2) Beginning Reader Logs - Complete the tasks on your log. At the end of summer, bring in your completed log and you will receive a certificate, sticker, restaurant coupon, and a free book.
3) Challenge Sheets - Complete the challenge sheet each week and return the completed sheet to the Smyrna Public Library for a prize and a chance to win a "Dig Into Reading" prize bag.
SUMMER SPECIAL EVENTS:
Bug Squad Party (ages 5 and up)
Saturday, June 22, 11:00 a.m.
(register)
Meet Peter Rabbit
(all ages)
Saturday, July 13, 11:00 a.m.
(register)
Ink Painting Workshop
(ages 6-12)
Saturday, July 20, 11:00 a.m.
(register)
Summer Reading Finale: Ken Scott, Magician
(all ages)
Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 p.m.
(register)
Summer Reading Pool Party
(all ages)
Friday, July 26, 7:30-9 p.m.
(register)
SUMMER STORY TIME SCHEDULE:
Mondays
Movers & Shakers (ages 1 & 2) - 11:30 a.m.
Tuesdays
Family Story Time (all ages) - 11:30 a.m.
Wednesdays
Movers & Shakers (ages 1 & 2) - 10:30 a.m
Ready Readers (rising 1st-th graders) - 3:30 p.m.
Thursdays
Family Story Time (all ages) - 10:30 a.m.
Ready Readers (rising 1st-5th graders) - 3:30 p.m.
Fridays
Friday Film Fun (all ages) - 3:00 p.m.
STORY TIME DESCRIPTIONS:
Movers and Shakers (1 & 2 year olds): We share songs, stories, and wrap up each class with a movement activity to allow the children to play while developing their gross motor skills. This class is limited to the first 25 children. We will open the door 15 minutes prior to the start of a program, and we recommend you arrive early to ensure a space in this program. Movers and Shakers will begin when program is full or at start time, whichever is first. We offer the class on Mondays at 11:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Each class lasts approximately 30 minutes.
Lapsit Story Time (3-5 year olds): Each 30 minute thematic story time includes stories, songs, and a related craft activity. This story time is best suited to children who have yet to attend school as we focus on developing literacy skills; however children of all ages are welcome to attend. We offer this program on Tuesdays at 11:30 a.m. and on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Ready Readers (rising 1-5th graders): These 45 minute thematic story times include stories, songs, and a related craft activity. We usually read two or three age-appropriate children's books that relate to the week's theme and then complete a correlating craft. Because this audience is older, the books read are generally longer and the crafts are more involved. We offer this program on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 3:30 p.m.
YOUNG ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2013 - Register Online Now
"BENEATH THE SURFACE"
WHO: Incoming 6th-12th grade students.
WHAT: Events and reading incentives to keep you reading and active all summer.
HOW: Please register for the program online.
You will receive details on how to win prizes in your Summer Reading packet.
YOUNG ADULT SUMMER EVENT SCHEDULE - TEEN TUESDAYS
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Smyrna Public Library, Meeting Room
June 25 - Steampunk Art Workshop (register)
July 2 - T-Shirt Reconstruction (register)
July 9 - Bizarre Eats (register)
July 16 - Zombie Novie Night (register)
July 23 - End of Summer Prize Party (register)
ADULT SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2013
"GROUNDBREAKING READS"
WHO: Adults aged 18 and older. Anyone may participate in the program, but only Smyrna Library Cardholders are eligible to win a prize in the drawing.
WHAT: Events and reading incentives to reignite the child reader in all of us. GRAND PRIZE: 7" Google Nexus Tablet
HOW: Adult participants are not required to register for the program, but the information is helpful to us.
1) Attend any of the adult Summer Reading programs (listed below). Each program attended is another entry in the drawing;
2) Fill out a "Groundbreaking Reads" review card for a book you have read this summer and pin it to our Wall of Fame/Shame at the library. Each completed card pinned to the board by July 31 is another entry in the drawing;
3) Pin a book to SPL's Pinterest "Groundbreaking Reads" Pinboard. Include a sentence about why this book was a "groundbreaking read" in your life. Every annotated book you pin by July 31 is an entry in the drawing. To pin to our board, please follow Smyrna Public Library on Pinterest, and then we will provide you access to the board.
Drawing will be Thursday, August 1. You do not need to be present to win.
ADULT SUMMER READING EVENT SCHEDULE
Book Club: Friends Reading Group
Anthony Grooms Discussion of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
Tuesday, July 2, 7:00 p.m.
First Sunday Lecture: "Smyrna, 1900-1930: Emergent Suburb"
sponsored by the Friends of the Smyrna Library
Sunday, July 7th, 3:00 p.m.
Author Appearance: Tony Grooms, author of Bombingham
"History, Science and Fact: Writing Historical and Science Fiction Stories"
Tuesday, July 9, 10:30 a.m.
