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The Daily=20 Buzz

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Catch the = Reading=20 Bug at Green Tree Public Library!

Summer = Reading is a=20 Picnic

Discover = the=20 amazing world of insects with our =E2=80=9CCatch the Reading = Bug=E2=80=9D Summer Reading=20 Program. Kids from birth through fifth grade are invited to = sign up=20 for these fun-filled weeks of story hours, bug programs, parties, = movie=20 screenings, games, prize drawings and more. = Registering is=20 easy! Swarm over to the library during the week of June = 9-June 14=20 during regular hours. A volunteer will be on hand to = register you=20 and explain the way the program works. =20

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This = summer, kids=20 and their families will have the chance to register for weekly = library=20 events online. In past years, registration for these = programs were=20 held at the very beginning of summer on a first-come, first serve=20 basis. But, thanks to new software, each and every child = will have=20 an equal opportunity to get involved in some of our limited = classes. =20 Learn more about this technology by stopping by the library June = 9-June=20 14.

Mother=20 Goose on the Loose: Storytimes for Babies and Toddlers

For our=20 youngest library patrons, ages birth through three years, the = library will=20 hold weekly =E2=80=9CMother Goose on the Loose=E2=80=9D = storytimes. Child-friendly=20 bugs like butterflies and ladybugs will make lots of appearances = during=20 these thirty-minute programs. Expect = lots of=20 bouncing and clapping too! Nursery rhymes, songs, and the simplest = of=20 stories build a foundation for a lifelong love of books and = reading.=20 Registration is required. The storytimes will take place in = the=20 Sycamore Room at 10:30 a.m. on the following Tuesdays: June = 17, June=20 24, July 8, July 15, July 22, and July 29.

Weekly = Registration=20 Crawls to the = Web

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Family=20 Programs:

Preschoolers=20 and Beyond

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Families = are=20 welcome to =E2=80=9Cbee=E2=80=9D our guests on Thursday evenings = at 6:30 p.m. These=20 weekly programs, which are open to all ages, will take place in = the=20 Green=20 Tree Fire Hall, unless = otherwise=20 noted. Registration is required. Children must be = supervised=20 by a parent or adult caregiver.

June=20 19=E2=80=94Bug Sing-a-long

Singer/songwriter=20 Karen Jordan will take you from bug facts to bug fun and lead you = in a=20 silly bug sing-a-long. Some of you may fly. Some of = you may=20 crawl. But one thing's for sure, fun will be had by = all! This=20 event will take place in the Municipal=20 Center=E2=80=99s Sycamore Room.

June=20 26=E2=80=94Ants in Your Pants Picnic Party

Expect=20 checkered tablecloths and lots of snacks tonight as we throw an = indoor=20 picnic extravaganza.

July=20 10=E2=80=94Butterfly Explorer
Meet=20 the Butterfly Explorer, a sweet and charming storyteller with = wings. =20 Her magical stories and interactive games will captivate the = entire=20 family, while encouraging reading and the importance of=20 education.

July=20 17=E2=80=94Insect Safari

It=E2=80=99s=20 all about wings, stings, and leggy things as we go on a = one-of-a-kind=20 insect safari.

July=20 24=E2=80=94Creepy Crawly Crafts

Buzz=20 on over, you dragonflies and ladybugs, to make your very own = insect=20 crafts. We=E2=80=99ll provide the supplies, you provide the=20 creativity.

July=20 31=E2=80=94Queenie Bee the Clown

Ventriloquist=20 Deborah Bowman , otherwise known as Queenie Bee the Clown, takes = the=20 =E2=80=9Csting=E2=80=9D out of learning by using puppets to teach = valuable=20 lessons. =20