With the Summer Reading program kickoff just two weeks away, the Perry Memorial Library staff is busy making sure everything’s organized and ready to go. And they’re putting the finishing touches on Rupert, the brachiosaurus they’re creating that will hang – somehow – from the library’s ceiling.
Right now, Rupert’s in parts, but that’s ok, according to Youth Services Director Melody Peters said. Library staff, like archaeologists, are putting together pieces of a puzzle to recreate what the dinosaur looked like when it roamed the earth.
Rupert ties into the summer reading theme “Unearthing A Story,” Peters told WIZS’s Scout Hughes on Tuesday segment of The Local Skinny!
“He’s taking shape,” she said, and will most likely take his place above the bookshelves and info desks next week.
The summer reading program kicks off on Tuesday, June 16 when kids can come in to the library, sign up for the program and get their reading logs.
Vendors and area businesses will be on hand with games for the kiddos, popcorn and more, Peters said. “It’s just a fun day to celebrate reading,” she said, adding that the library staff is most grateful for the community effort.
“We are so grateful for our partners,” she said. “We support each other…as part of the community and we couldn’t do it alone.”
Regular programming continues, however, and Peters said she’s looking forward to “Thrilling Thursdays” at the library. Thursdays are jam-packed with programs all day long, from Mother Goose Story Time at 11 with community play on the patio – with bubbles! – afterward, followed by Afternoon Story Time at 3:30 p.m. This is an abbreviated story time for busy families who can zip in for a quick story – and bubbles! – before heading on their way to the next activity, sports practice or errand.
The June 4 theme is gardens, and the June 11 theme is sharks, Peters said.
Got more time? Stay for Lego Fun and Games at 4 p.m., then Teen Time in the Maker Space for youth in grades 6-12 who want to play Wii or get creative with arts and crafts.
Thursdays don’t get all the action, Peters said.
Baby Rave returns Friday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. The 0-2 crowd can have some fun with scarves, disco lights – and bubbles!
Then it’s time for the 3-5 age range and Parachute Fun at 11:30 a.m. for 30 minutes of games and songs, all under and around the parachute.
As always, siblings are welcome to participate, too.
Visit the library’s website at www.perrylibrary.org to learn more.
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