We celebrated the end of summer reading this week with Pete the Cat, ice cream, t-shirts, crafts, music, and of course, a book to take home and keep! Congratulations to all the big readers in our community!
We had a program happening nearly every day of every week this summer. There was something for everyone in every age group. Let's have a look back at all the fun we had:
Talewise presented their show, "Science Heroes: Saving Earth Together" where we learned about Newton’s Laws of Motion, air pressure, and chemical reactions.
Ryan the Bug Man showed us Mother Nature's Miracles and taught us about the importance of insects, their defense strategies, and life cycles. He showed us incredible displays of world-wide insects, many of which are the largest
species in the world. At the end of the presentation, Ryan let us hold bugs and showed us that they're not so scary!
The Claymobile from Philadelphia's Clay Studio made a visit to us, giving children the opportunity to work with clay themselves. They learned how to shape their clay into a bowl and be creative with their paint. At the end of class, their bowls were carefully collected, sent back on the Claymobile, and will then be placed in a kiln. Those who participated will be able to pick up their finished bowls at the library in about a month!
Our Dinosaur Expedition Adventure involved using different skills to dig up the bones of a triceratops and then construct the dinosaur on a large cut-out by placing the bones where they belong, like a puzzle. We saw the skull of an albertosaurus and explored the characteristics of that dinosaur. This program was full of audience participation, show and tell with rare fossils, a touch of magic, and a mystery fossil game show.
Andrew's Big Show is always a hit, drawing crowds of families who can't stop smiling! He’s performed all over the world in circuses, on cruise ships, and even for a Pope. His shows are filled with juggling, circus tricks, answers to life’s big questions, a whole lot of silly stuff, and so much more.
Aside from these programs, we had our six weeks of Stories in the Park, a small-group class where children learned about fine art and classical music, a four-week improv class for kids, and a two-day stop motion animation workshop! Needless to say, our summer was PACKED. If you've never registered your child for any of our fun and educational programs, you're missing out, especially because these are all at NO COST to you! We provide these opportunities for you, so please take advantage. We will do it all again next year. In the meantime, let's keep reading. And while our programming will be slowing down a bit during the school year, they won't disappear, so please check our Web calendar.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our programs and read many books this summer!
