Summer Reading Events

2010 - Storytime

  • Fish
  • Boats
  • Pirates
  • Puppet Play
  • Ponds

2010 -School Age Events

  • Ocean Adventure Games (Sea Creature Bingo, Ocean Dice, Make a Splash Fortuneteller)
  • Tall Tales
  • Pirate Party
  • Outdoor Fun (Chalk the walk & beach ball games)
  • Sea Serpent Party

2010 - Teen Events

  • Battleship Tournament
  • Puppet Play Practice
  • Percy Jackson Party
  • Watertight Book Club
  • Make Waves Craft Session

2011 - Storytime & School Age Events

  • The US & NC
  • Mexico
  • The UK (England, Scotland, Ireland)
  • France & Italy
  • Africa
  • India
  • China & Japan
  • Australia

2011 - Teen Events

  • Teen Japanese Culture Night
  • Own the Night Teen Movie Night
  • Teen Games From Around the World Night

2012 - Storytime

  • Owls
  • Nocturnal Animals
  • Moon
  • Stars
  • Camping
  • Dreams & Wishes
  • Bedtime
  • Pajamas

2012 - School Age Events

  • Owls School Age Event
  • Nocturnal Animals School Age Event
  • Outer Space & Night Sky
  • Good Morning Here, Good Night There
  • Camp Out
  • Dreamers & Doers
  • Shivery Bedtime Stories
  • Fractured Fairy Tales

2012 - Tween Events

  • June Event: Nocturnal Animals Fest
  • July Event: Fairy Tale Movie Theater
  • August Event: Night Themed Paper Crafts

2012 - Teen Events

  • Edible Crafts
  • Luau Movie Night
  • Game Night
  • Nighttime Ninja Challenge
  • Jeopardy Night Edition
  • After Hours Party

2012 - Special Children's Events

  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover

2013 - Storytime

  • Digging Up Vegetables
  • Digging Up Dinosaurs
  • Getting Dirty
  • Underground Animals
  • Underground Insects
  • Digging Animals
  • Digging Machines
  • Digging in the Flower Garden

2013 - School Age Events

  • Dig Into the Past--Pyramids
  • Dig Into the Past--Dinosaurs
  • Dig Into the Earth--Rocks
  • Animals Underground
  • Insects Underground--Ants & Worms
  • Animals Underground
  • Digging Up Trouble with Tricksters
  • In the Garden

2013 - Teen Events

  • Mad Hatter Tea Party
  • Beneath the Surface Movie Night
  • Hobbit Party

2013 - Special Events

  • Peter Rabbit & Friends Party (ages 3-9)
  • Alice in Wonderland Event (ages 7-12)

2014 - Storytime

  • Colors
  • Weather & Seasons
  • Plants
  • Numbers
  • Water
  • Movement & Sound
  • Five Senses
  • Animals

2014 - School Age Events

  • Leo the Great_Airplane Science
  • Cryptozoology
  • Backyard Naturalists
  • It’s Mathematical
  • Sink or Float
  • Build It
  • Candy Science
  • Animal Partnerships

2014 - Teen Events

  • Chocolate Wars
  • DIY T-Shirt Workshop
  • Life Size Sorry
  • Teen Movie Night
  • Mythbusters
  • Hunger Games Trilogy Party

2014 - Special Events

  • Children's Movie Nights

2015 - Storytime

  • Animals to the Rescue
  • Kids to the Rescue
  • Taking Care of Others
  • Ninjas
  • Firefighters
  • We're Brave
  • Superheroes
  • Police Officers

2015 - School Age Events

  • Animal Heroes
  • Fairy Tale Heroes & Villains
  • Environmental Heroes
  • Ninjas
  • Firefighters
  • Tall Tale Heroes
  • Superheroes
  • Spies

2015 - Teen Events

  • Superheroes vs Villains Challenge
  • Game Night
  • Shark Week Party
  • Life Size Chutes & Ladders
  • Superhero Movie Night
  • Superhero Crafts

2015 - Special Events

  • Children's Movie Nights

2016 - Storytime

  • Let's Dance
  • Let's Play
  • Let's Eat
  • Let's Swim & Surf
  • Let's Race
  • Duck, Duck, Goose
  • Ninja Cowboy Bear
  • Play Day

2016 - School Age Events

  • Have a Ball
  • Around the World
  • Fueling Your Engine
  • Flight Club
  • Great Races
  • Circus
  • Nursery Rhyme Olympics
  • Brazil

2016 - Teen Events

  • Chocolate Games
  • Chances Are
  • Minute To Win It
  • Tabletop Games
  • Life Size Games
  • Unusual Games

2016 - Special Events

  • Lego Club
  • Children's Movie Nights
  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover
  • Pajama Storytime
  • Tie-Dye

2017 - Storytime

  • Construction
  • Kindness
  • Houses & Homes
  • Save the Planet
  • Tools
  • Gardens

2017 - School Age Events

  • Building
  • Kindness
  • Fairy Tale Engineering
  • Conserve & Protect
  • Inventors & Inventions
  • Outside Your Door

2017 - Teen Events

  • Tie-Dye
  • Life Size Angry Birds
  • Upcycled Crafts
  • Interactive Movie Night
  • Built It
  • Game Night

2017 - Special Events

  • Rock Painting
  • Lego Club
  • Trolls Party
  • Duct Tape Creations
  • Tie-Dye

2018 - Storytime

  • Musical Instruments
  • Books You Can Sing
  • Jazz
  • Dance & Movement
  • Noisy Books
  • Rocks

2018 - School Age Events

  • Classical Music
  • Blues
  • Jazz
  • Rock & Roll
  • Country
  • Rocks

2018 - Teen Events

  • Game Night
  • Rock Painting
  • Rock & Roll Movie Night
  • Minute to Win It
  • Craft Night
  • Musical Movie Night

2018 - Special Events

  • Rock Painting
  • Coloring Party
  • Ferdinand Party
  • Tie-Dye
  • Lois Ehlert Art Program

2019 - Storytime

  • Moon
  • Stars
  • Astronauts
  • Outer Space
  • Aliens
  • Planets

2019 - School Age Events

  • Moon
  • Stars
  • Astronauts
  • Outer Space
  • Aliens
  • Planets

2019 - Teen Events

  • Movie Night
  • Game Night
  • Galaxy Craft Night
  • Movie Night
  • Perler Party
  • Game Night

2019 - Special Events

  • Rock Painting
  • Tie-Dye
  • Winnie-the-Pooh Party

2020 - Storytime & School Age Events

  • Fairy Tale Introduction
  • Cinderella
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff
  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • Aesop's Fables
  • The Three Little Pigs
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • The Little Red Hen