Programs, Prizes, Reading: Summer Reading is Here
Summer Reading officially started on Saturday, and programming kicked off this afternoon!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 11, we're having Magician Spencer Grey (above) perform on the patio. After that it's jam packed: we'll be doing 8-9 programs a week! See the list below or the Summer Reading and the Tween Summer Reading webpages for details.
In addition to being the start of Summer Reading, June is also Pride. Last year I created a Drag Queen Story Hour list that is still relevant and important. All kids have questions about what it means to be a boy or girl, and I love DQSH for modeling curiosity, exploration, and fun.
As always, let me know if you have book list requests, feedback, or suggestions.
I'm looking forward to seeing everyone this summer!
Thanks,
Erin
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Magician Spencer Grey
Tuesday, June 11, Robin Sweeny Patio
3:30 p.m.
Magic, jokes, mystery, and audience participation! Bring a blanket to sit on and join us on the Robin Sweeny Patio.
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Building Club: Pie Tins, Legos, and Magna Tiles
Wednesday, June 13, Edgewater Room
Come by anytime between 3:00 & 4:30 p.m.
We've got a gazillion mini pie tins. We'll also have our huge collection of LEGOs and Magna-Tiles. What will you make? We have Duplos in the Children’s Room for kids under 3. Children and their caretakers are welcome.
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Personalize a Journal
Thursday, June 14, Edgewater Room
Come by anytime between 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Get ready to record your thoughts and memories. We'll provide the journal and supplies. For kids 9, 10, and 11 years old.
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Pin It Up!
Monday, June 18, Edgewater Room
3:30-5:00 p.m.
We've got two button makers! Come make some pins. For kids 12-14 years old.
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Curious Circus with Drea Lusion
Tuesday, June 19, Robin Sweeny Patio
3:30 p.m.
Acrobatics, humor, clowning, and fun. Bring a blanket to sit on and get ready to laugh.
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Make a Musical Instrument
Wednesday, June 20, Edgewater Room
Come by anytime between 3:00 and 4:30 p.m.
Let's get ready to make some noise! Come make a musical instrument of your own. For children and their caretakers.
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Flying Books
Monday, June 25, Edgewater Room
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Well, they don't really fly, but they do have wings. Bring your soaring imagination. For kids 12-14 years old.
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STORY TIME with Molly
Mondays, Edgewater Room
10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Join us for Molly's special blend of stories, finger plays, and songs. For children of all ages.
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TODDLER STORY TIME
Wednesdays, Edgewater Room
9:40 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.
Join us for stories, finger plays, and songs! For children 3 and under and their caregivers.
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Drag Queen Story Hour Recommended Books
It's June and the Bay Area is awash in rainbows (and yellow and blue).
This list was recommended by Drag Queen Story Hour. DQSH was started in San Francisco. It is now a nation-wide program where drag queens, in full makeup, do story times with books focused on LGBT children and families, or gender nonconforming kids. Last year I heard the drag queen Yves St. Croissant perform a story time and give a talk about her experience growing up. After reading My Princess Boy she said, "I can only imagine what reading this book as a child would have meant to me, what it would have felt like to be loved like that."
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