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In this newsletter, you'll build your own rainbow, find snakes on YouTube, and discover a new author! There are only two weeks left of our Summer Adventure reading program - finish the 10 activities on your game card to get a free book and be entered into a grand prize drawing. Let's do it together!

Adventure of the Week: Rainbow Challenge

Katelyn at Park Grove Library

In times of isolation, rainbows are an easy way to brighten our lives and bring joy. Look around your home for items of every color of the rainbow: Red. Orange. Yellow. Green. Blue. Indigo. Violet. Then, organize your items on a floor or tabletop to create your own rainbow! This is a fun, cooperative activity to do indoors that your whole family can join in on.

This challenge was inspired by The Museum of New Zealand. They've got a wonderful collection of materials on their website

Finished? Share your rainbow with us by sending an email or posting on social media with the hashtag #WashCoLib! And make sure to fill in a planet on your Summer Adventure game card! 

Fact of the Week

The very first state fair was held in 1859 near what is now downtown Minneapolis. This was only one year after Minnesota was granted statehood.

Online Resource of the Week

Snake Discovery

Since Emily Roberts can’t be at our libraries this summer, why not go see her? Check out the plethora of videos available on the Snake Discovery Youtube Channel. You can learn all about reptiles and amphibians! If you happen to watch a video or two, tell us about what you learned by sending us a message.

Song of the Week

Can an elephant balance on a spider’s web? It’s time to use your spanish language skills for a silly song. Join Miss Alaina at R.H. Stafford Library in singing Un Elefante se Balanceaba!

Literacy Tip of the Week

Recognizing an amount without counting builds math skills. Try using everyday experiences to practice this with your preschool and elementary children. Children who understand and talk about numbers grow into middle school students who are strong at both math AND reading. Seeing and talking about math in everyday life - in time, distance, size, and amount - builds math understanding.
 
Source: Center for Childhood Creativity

Featured Author: Meg Medina

Meg Medina is an award-winning author who writes picture books, as well as middle grade and young adult fiction. Her titles are endearing, lyrical, fun, inspiring, and must-haves in any library collection. When Meg isn’t writing, she often works on community projects that support girls, Latinx youth, and/or literacy. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia. Place a hold on one of her titles in our catalog!

Upcoming Events

  • The Mike & David Show – The Mike & David Show features the Minnesota author/illustrator team of Mike Wohnoutka and David LaRochelle doing some drawing, telling some (bad) jokes, and sharing a preview of their upcoming book, See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog. Viewers are encouraged to participate throughout the entire video, including trying their own hands at an Artist's Challenge.This program is available for viewing August 1-7.
  • Storytime on Facebook Live – Join Washington County librarians on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for a live storytime on Facebook as we sing, talk, read, write and play together! 
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