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SUMMER READING 2007
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It all starts June 1!
Going away? Reserve a trip-kit! We will put together a bag or two of books for you to take with you on your vacation!
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
All proceeds benefit the Summer Reading Programs at the Bethel Park Public Library. Books, toys and more! Open during regular Library hours: Monday June 4 through Saturday June 9.
HARRY POTTER PARTY AND BOOK RELEASE!
Join us from 11 PM on Friday, July 20 until 12:30 AM on Saturday, July 21 to celebrate the release of the 7th Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Pre-order your book from the library after May 15 and you will be invited to this magical evening of games and crafts. Contests and prizes, too!
family programs
END OF SUMMER READING POOL PARTY!
For all those who participate in the Summer Reading Clubs and their families! Free swim at the YMCA on McMurray Road! Thursday, August 9 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM
END OF SUMMER READING PUPPET SHOW!
A magical puppet performance for the whole family! Tuesday, August 14 @ 7:00 PM
WHERE’S THE GINGERBREAD MAN?
The Gingerbread Man has run away! Come help us find him! A hunt through the library! Stories, a craft and of course, cookies! Saturday July 14 @ 11 AM
GET A CLUE WITH BLUE!
Solve mysteries with your favorite four-legged sleuth! Stories, a craft, games and a snack! Saturday, June 16 @ 11 AM
CAN WE FIX IT? FUN WITH BOB THE BUILDER
Stories, games and an activity with Bob the Builder! Thursdays @ 11:00 AM June 14, 21, & 28
TIME WITH THOMAS
Stories, games and activities with Thomas! Thursdays @ 11:00 AM July 12, 19, & 26
CRAFTY SATURDAYS
Bring your creative side each Saturday to create your own special craft. Each week we’ll make something new for you to take home! Secret decoder wheels, puzzle people pins, fingerprint critters and more! No registration required.
Saturdays June 16-August 4 from 9:15 a.m. until Noon.
EVENING STORYTIME
Cuddle up with some good books. Don’t forget to bring your blanket and favorite snuggly. You can wear pajamas, too! For the entire family. Forty-five minutes. No registration required. Every Thursday at 7 p.m.: June 14 – August 2
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTS
A new movie every Monday! Bring the whole family, blankets and pillows and watch a film on our BIG screen! No registration required. Every Monday at 7 p.m.: June 11 - Harriet the Spy, June 18 - Pooh’s Heffalump Movie ,
June 25 - Spy Kids, July 2 - Cars, July 9 - Scooby Doo Movie, July 16 - Finding Nemo, July 23 - Get a Clue!!,
July 30-Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
SPANISH FOR KIDS (Español para Niños)
This program, geared for children in grades K-4, will teach beginning Spanish words, conversation, songs and games. Families welcome! Forty-five minutes. No registration required. Every Tuesday @ 7 p.m. June 12 – July 31
Quizzical Quests
A show full of nonstop action! Acrobatic tricks, comedy, slapstick, audience participation, props and more! These traveling storytellers have performed at the National Theater, Disneyland, & countless other places! See them for free this summer!
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 @ 4:00 p.m. at the Brentwood Library
Luck and Money: "La Suerte y El Dinero": a Latin American tale from New Mexico about a poor carpenter becomes a guinea pig to settle an argument between two rich men. Incorporates a recurring bit of playing "charades" with audience.
The Fourth Question: a Chinese legend about sacrifice, pointing out how doing things for others often brings benefit to oneself. A poor young man sets out on a journey to find the sage who lives in the mountains.
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 @ 7:00 p.m. at the Bethel Park Library
The Golden Pitcher: a Mongolian fable about how appearances can be deceiving. An excessively vain emperor who notices that he is getting gray hair tries to avoid the problem, but he learns the folly of his ways in an unexpected manner.
Simple Ivan: one of the classic "noodlehead" stories found in many cultures, about a Russian boy who follows the right advice at the wrong time, with hilarious results. This story is presented mostly in pantomime with musical accompaniment.
programs for birth through preschool
TODDLER STORYTIME
Stories, songs and fingerplays for children ages 2 1/2—3 1/2 years with a caregiver. No registration required.
Thirty minutes. Tuesdays at 10 and 11 a.m. June 12 through July 31.
MOTHER GOOSE STORYTIME
Stories, songs and fingerplays for children ages 18—30 months with a caregiver. No registration required.
Thirty-five minutes. No registration required Wednesdays at 10 & 11 a.m. June 13 August 1.
BOOK BABIES STORYTIME
Songs, fingerplays and stories for babies from birth through 18 months with a caregiver.
No registration required. Year-round Thursdays at 10 a.m.
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Stories, songs and fingerplays for children 3 1/2—Kindergarten. No registration required. Forty minutes.
Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., June 15 through August 3.
ARTS & CRAFTS FOR LITTLE HANDS
Bring your 2 to 6 year old for this quick and FUN program. We will read a quick story and do a related craft. No registration required. Tuesdays @ NOON June 12 – July 31
SUPER KIDS!
Get fit and have fun with your baby or toddler! This thirty to forty-five minute exercise program will include games, songs, and movement activity. For birth through 3 ½ years. No registration required. Mondays @ 10 a.m. June 11 through July 30.
SUPER KIDS II!
Get fit and have fun with your preschooler or kindergartener! This thirty to forty-five minute exercise program will include games, songs, and movement activity. For ages 3 ½ through 6 years. No registration required. Mondays @ 10:30 a.m. June 11 through July 30.
programs for kindergarten and gradeschool
ART MOVEMENT
So you want to be the next Monet, Isou, or Stella? Learn how to model impressionism, lettrism and minimalism in your own paintings! Make sure you wear appropriate clothing, because media may stain. Register monthly. For those entering grades 3 and up. Mondays at 3 PM. July 9 (Impressionism) July 16 (Lettrism) July 23 (Minimalism)
AUTHORS ANONYMOUS
Creative writing for aspiring authors! Join our group! Wednesdays @ 3:30pm: June 13 – August 1
CREATIVE HOUR
We’ll give you the supplies and you can use your imagination and design a masterpiece! Make sure you wear appropriate clothing, because the media may stain. Register monthly. For artists entering grades two and up. Thursdays at 3pm. June 21 (Markers) June 28 (Pastels) July 12 (Stamps) July 19 (Colored Pencils) August 2 (Paint)
DRAMA IN THE LIBRARY!
Do you love to act? Got your parents calling you a “drama queen/king?” Why not put your talents to good use and have some fun this summer being involved in our drama club. We will be meeting on Fridays throughout the summer, acting and building sets, playing acting games, too! Practices are Fridays @ 3pm June 15 - August 3. For those entering 2-5th grade. Performance is Friday, August 10th @11am.
HANDMADE BY ME
Make and take crafts for ages 2-6! Register at the start of the month. Mondays @ 6:00 PM
June 25 (patriotic placemat) July 9 (popsicle stick picture frame) July 23 (pinch pots)
KIDS CORNER
Come and join the fun as Kids Corner takes a closer look at the mysteries of today! As always we will read a story, make a craft and just have a good time! For those entering kindergarten through second grade! Mondays at 3pm. June 11 (Puzzles) June 25 (Detectives) July 2 (Magic Underwear) July 30 (Haunted Houses) August 6 (Scavenger Hunt!)
MEG MACKINTOSH MEETS ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN LUNCH BUNCH
Come and solve mysterious puzzles with your favorite mystery characters. Bring your lunch! Crafts and stories. Mondays July 9, 16, 23 and 30. For children entering grades 3-5. Noon – 1:00pm.
MYSTERIES AROUND THE WORLD
Each week visit a new country and solve a mystery! For those entering first grade through 6th grade. Wednesdays June 13- August 1 2:00 PM or 7:00 PM Register one week before the program.
MYSTERY LUNCH
Bring your lunch and enjoy I-spy and other mysteries for you to solve! Crafts and stories! For those entering Kindergarten through second grade. Fridays June 15 – August 3. Noon – 1:00 PM
NATURE DETECTIVES LUNCH BUNCH
Discover the world around you! For those entering first grade through 6th grade. Thursdays June 21 and 28 at NOON. Register one week before the program.
OUTDOOR SKILLS
Learn some of the basics of wilderness survival! 1st - 5th grade. Bring your lunch! Thursdays, July 26 & August 2 12 – 1pm.
SPY KIDS!
Learn the secrets of spies! 1st - 5th grade. Test your decoding skills and more! Tuesdays, June 12–July 10 at 3:30pm
STAR GAZING!
Explore the night sky - during the day! 1st - 5th grade. Bring your lunch! Thursdays July 5, 12, & 19. 12 - 1pm
TRICKY TRACKS
The Regional Environmental Education Center presents this hour long program for those entering 1st to 6th grade. How do we solve the mystery of who made these tracks? Listen to the story Whose Tracks are These? by Jim Nail. Make your own animal tracks to take home! This will kick off our mini-series! Thursday, June 14 at NOON.
THE MYSTERY OF MUSIC
Learn how to read music and play the recorder! You will get your own recorder to keep! Registration is limited to fifteen kids! Thursdays @ 1:30pm For those going into grades 1-3. June 14 - August 2.
A VISIT FROM LORD
Check for a visit from “Lord” - the Canine Unit from the Bethel Park Police Department!