Children's Summer Reading Program

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Children’s Summer Reading Program 2019
The 2019 Children's Summer Reading Program is open to toddlers and children up to the age of 10 yrs. old.  Readers will explore all things space this summer as the Dustin M. Sekula Memorial Library presents “A Universe of Stories” during their summer library program.  Activities will include games, space-related arts & crafts, S.T.E.A.M. and culinary classes, and much more.

Age Range:
Toddler - Pre-K: 0-4 yrs.

Children's Program: 5-10 yrs.

Mondays – Fridays 10 AM - Meeting Room
Programs dates vary by age (see schedule below)

Registration Starts: Tuesday, May 28th
Summer Reading Program Kick Off Carnival: June 7th at 6 PM (Sekula Memorial Library) 

Week 1

Monday, June 10, 2019
Arts & Spacecrafts (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Give us a hand this SRP and join us for our first Craft for the summer.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Out of this world Toddler Tuesday (For children ages 18-36 months and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Hats off to this craft – be a part of our crafting crew and create this stellar Solar System hat!

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Full Steam Ahead! (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Ooey gooey fun for everyone! Join us in making thins galaxy slime craft!

Thursday, June 13, 2019
Café at the End of the Universe (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
When do astronauts eat? At LAUNCH time of course! Come and make your own moon snacks! 

Friday, June 14, 2019
Intergalactic Guests (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Guest Speaker-UTRGV. 

Week 2

Monday, June 17, 2019
Arts & Spacecrafts (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
How do you organize a space party? You planet! (plan-it) Join us for an out of this world paint party! 

Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Out of this world Toddler Tuesday (For children ages 18-36 months and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
We have lift off with these straw rockets! Join us for this steam craft.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Full Steam Ahead! (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Get lost in this a-MAZE-ing STEAM activity.

Thursday, June 20, 2019
Café at the End of the Universe (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
3-2-1-Blast off into a stratosphere of flavor!

Friday, June 21, 2019
Intergalactic Guests (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Guest Speaker-UTRGV.

Week 3

Monday, June 24, 2019
Arts & Spacecrafts (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
It’s never too early to learn about Space & time! So, spend some time with us and make this solar system mobile! 

Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Out of this world Toddler Tuesday (For children ages 18-36 months and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Find your place among the stars and practice Spelling with this alphabet Spaceship craft.

Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Full Steam Ahead! (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
A Binary Code Bracelet that is OUT of this world. 

Thursday, June 27, 2019
Café at the End of the Universe (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Join us for this unforgettable snack making experience! 

Friday, June 28, 2019
Intergalactic Guests (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Guest Speaker-UTRGV.

Week 4

Monday, July 1, 2019
Arts & Spacecrafts (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Keeping the summer FULL of Moon Crafts is our thing! Come learn the phases of the moon with this activity.

Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Out of this world Toddler Tuesday (For children ages 18-36 months and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Stay down to earth with this Astronaut helmet craft! 

Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Full Steam Ahead! (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Get your hands close to the stars with this spectacularly spacey craft.

Thursday, July 4, 2019
Closed for 4th of July

Friday, July 5, 2019
Intergalactic Guests (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Guest Speaker-UTRGV.

Week 5

Monday, July 8, 2019
Arts & Spacecrafts (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Zoom into the library and join us for this Flying saucer craft! 

Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Out of this world Toddler Tuesday (For children ages 18-36 months and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Get a sense for Science and try your hand at moon sand!

Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Full Steam Ahead! (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Don’t get bent out of shape from boredom this summer! Join us instead and feel the flextangle flow! 

Thursday, July 11, 2019
Café at the End of the Universe (For children in grades K-5th and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
The atmosphere is just right in our Café at the end of Universe. Join us and make a healthy astronaut trail mix.

Friday, July 12, 2019
Intergalactic Guests (For children in grades K-5th grade and their parents)
10:00 AM - Library Meeting Room
Guest Speaker-Elliott Chemical Society.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Final day to turn in Reading Logs or input minutes read onto ReadSquared.

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