Liberty Public Library to host summer events
The Liberty Public Library will offer series of activities for students of all ages throughout the summer.
For younger students, the library will host Color Our World programming throughout the summer.
A summer reading challenge will start June 30 and end Aug. 8. Those who participate will receive weekly prizes for reading. Reading logs are available at the front desk and those who bring it back each week to show what they have read will receive prizes. Young students can be read to and those who are starting to read should read on their own.
Fun for the whole family will be offered at three interactive family shows: “Color Our World’ Mime Show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 10; Repco Wildlife Reptile Show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24; and Owls and Falcons, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4.
There will also be weekly craft days for students entering kindergarten though fourth grade at 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, July 1-Aug. 5, as well as STEM Stations at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays, July 3-31, where students will be able to code robots, build circuit paths and use Lego blocks.
For infants and preschool children, there will be Summer Storytimes at 11 a.m. Wednesdays, June 25-Aug.6, featuring stories, songs, crafts and games, as well as Movement & Music at 11 a.m. Mondays, June 23-July 28, except July 7, where young children can make music, learn new songs, dance and make a musical craft.
The Teen Zone, for students entering fifth through 12th grade will be activated from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays with different events each week.
Scratch Art will be offered June 23, with sticker design on June 30. Ink art, using alcohol inks, will be offered July 7. There will be a game day July 14, and an opportunity to make a “FrankenToy” or art using old toys, glue and spray paint. The final event will by July 28, where old CDs will be upcycled into art using stencils or paint.
The older students can also take part in a reading challenge by recording what books they read this summer. Sign up will be done at the front desk. Each book entered into the reading log will earn an entry to win an Amazon Gift Card. All participants will receive a prize when completed logs are turned in.
The Liberty Public Library is at 189 N. Main St. in front of the Elementary School. For more information, call 845-292-6070 or visit www.libertypublicibrary.org.