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Read!
PreK
- Gr. 2
**The books you
read (or have read to you) must come from the Smith Library!**
1. Sign up and design your own sea creature to hang
in the Children's Room window.
2. Take home books to read or have read to you.
3. Take home a "Make A Splash" coloring sheet
(prek-Gr. 2) to keep track of each book you read or have read
to you.
4. Bring back your coloring sheet when you've reached
your goal.
Congratulations! You will receive a certificate and a small
prize!
ALL READING COUNTS! So
please have your child record each time he/she
enjoys reading or hearing a book from the Smith Library!
Small children often like to read/hear a book more than once.
Bring your coloring sheet
back to the library by Aug. 5th to collect your certificate
and prize. No coupons accepted after Aug. 5th.
**PRIZE DRAWING: Fill
out coupons as you read!
Make-a-Splash Readers:
Fill out 1 coupon for every 5 sea creatures you color.
Earn extra
coupons as you read:
Earn
an extra coupon for every book review you write and hand in.
Look for Book Review forms in the Children's Dept.
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Make
Waves!
READ!
A reading club for Grades 3 - 8
**The
books you read must come from the Smith Library!**
1. When you sign up you can design your own sea creature
to hang in the Children's Room window.
2. Take home books to read, your "Make Waves"
bookmark to track your reading, and coupons for the prize drawing.
3. Children should use their school reading logs to
record the titles of the book they have read this summer for
the Governor's Summer Reading Challenge.
4. Bring back your bookmark when you've reached your
goal.
Congratulations! You will receive a certificate and a small
prize!
**PRIZE DRAWING
Fill out your coupons as you read!
1 coupon for every 5 days that you read. No coupons accepted
after Aug. 5th.
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| Dave
Fry
Family Concert
All
ages welcome!
Wed.,
June 30
@ 6:30 p.m.
Limited space!
All ages welcome!
Dave Fry is a folksinger; adult, children's
and family music performer; arts educator/
entrepreneur, and good-time rascal all rolled up into one!
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"Z"
Face and
Body Art
&
Pre-concert Picnic
Supper
All
ages welcome!
Wed.,
June 30 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Bring your blanket
and picnic suppper to enjoy while getting a "splashy"
tattoo for our kick off concert with Dave Fry.
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Meig's
Point Nature Center @
Hammonnasset State Park
All ages welcome!
$$$
$3.00/person
Thursday, July 1
@ 9:30 a.m.
A day at the beach!
Meet at Meig's Point Nature Center to learn about our CT shoreline.
We'll start the day with the Touch Tank for an up-close viewing
of the samaller wonders of the sea, so some beachcombing and
then explore the Rocky Shore to look for crabs.
Pack a picnic lunch and sand castle supplies. We'll end our
visit with a sand castle building extavaganza!
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| Thimble
Island Cruise
Thursday,
July 15
@ 4:15 p.m.
$$$
$5 per child/ $10 per adult
Limited space!
Ahoy there, matey!
Join us with your parent or caregiver for a 45-minute narrated
sightseeing cruise of the Thimble Islands aboard the Sea Mist!
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Curious
Creatures
All ages welcome!
Thursday,
July 22
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
or
6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Limited space!
Curious Creatures is an educational program designed
to be fun and interesting with an emphasis on teaching respect
and appreciation for exotic and unusual animals. Some of the
animals you may see include: alligators, frogs lizards, arachnids,
turtles (or tortoises), rabbits, snakes, chinchillas, flying
squirrels, skunks, hedgehogs, geckos, bearded dragons and
many more!
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Kahana
Hula
Wed., July 28
6:30 p.m.
Limited
space!
All ages welcome!
A presentation about Hawaiian cultre,
history and Polynesian dance! We will make a splash through
the islands with stories, songs and dances about fishing, surfing,
seashells, canoeing and even taking a bath!
Everyone will enjoy participating in the sing-a-long, percussive
music, play and dance lessions.
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Adult
Summer Reading Program
June 21 - Aug. 27
2 Gift Basket Prize Raffles:
Drawing to be held Aug. 31
Gift Basket #1 (Smaller
basket)
Read or listen to any book and fill out
a form which is available at the adult desk. This form will
be entered in the drawing.
Gift Basket #2 (larger
basket)
Read or listen to any book and fill out
a form which is available at the adult desk. This form will
be entered in the drawing.
On a 3 x 5 index card, write a review of the book which will
then be placed in the book stacks as a "shelf talker".
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READ!!
