Summer in the City

The Children's Library recently took its show on the road to the city playgrounds! We were also featured on the TV show "Summer at the Playgrounds" to talk about our trip to 3rd and Spruce Recreation Center.

City parks aren't the only partnership we have. We currently serve children in the Salvation Army day camp, YMCA, PAL, White House daycare, Early Beginnings, Second Street Learning Center, Amazing Kids, St. James Chapel, and had visits from Antietam Academy and Lola Vida.

All the children get a chance to read with us, make an art project, and particpate in our Summer Reading Game.

Awesome August!

Check out these awesome activities we have for August! From science projects to a wrestling-themed dessert competition, the Children's Library has something for every kid!

Check out our version of a World's Fair where we'll be displaying this summer's Mad Science Junk Fair entries, plus lots of cool activities! 

 Yocum Institute's Teen ensemble will be presenting "How to Think Like a Scientist," an original play performed right here in our library!

Join Wrestling Club's first ever SUGAR SLAM! Make the coolest wrestling-themed dessert and you could be crowned champion!

Are you GAME?

Reading to play the Summer Reading Game, our new interactive reading program?
It's easy! Earn points for each book you read and earn chance to win awesome prize packs, including our grand prize: an iPad Mini!

After reading, fill out a reading log: yellow for picture and easy books, green for novels, books with chapters, and comic books.



Hand it in! You'll pick a robot for our gameboard and move one spot for each point you earn. Here's the breakdown of points:

Six picture/easy books are worth 3 points

Comic books are worth 2 points

Novels and books with chapters are worth 5 points

Mega-Books (over 400 pages) are worth 10 points

Pick a prize basket! Each point earns you a raffle ticket for whichever
prize basket you'd like to try and win. We have so many to choose from:

Monster High

Superhero

WWE

Disney Princesses

Barbie 

Lego Ninjao

Mad Science

Nature Photography

Books with Character

Books and Movies

Keep reading! Every ten points will get you a free book! When you hit 50 points you cross our finish line and earn your Summer Reading t-shirt! Plus, the more you read the better your chances will be at winning the iPad Mini grand prize!