"Make A Splash"

Summer Reading Program

  June 25 - July 30

     Friday Mornings 10:30 am

July 30, 2010
10:30 am

Kathleen McCleary and the Kaweah Post Office

After giving us a little history about our own historic Kaweah Post Office Kathleen will be reading "Toddlecreek Post Office" by Uri Shulevitz.  The craft this week will be making a Turtle Collage.

June 25, 2010
10:30 a.m.

Join Jennifer Boley from Therapy Dogs International Inc. and her Service Dog "Griffyn".  Our craft this week will be a sticker aquarium with fish.

July 2, 2010
10:30 am

Sound of Music Puppet Show
with Courtney Laurell and Jesse Belman

Children and adults alike will be sure to enjoy a fun and creative puppet show inspired by the songs from "The Sound of Music".  Sit back and enjoy as a wide variety of puppets perform several songs including "Lonely Goat Herd" and "The Hills Are Alive With The Sound of Music".   Our craft this week will be Moose Antlers.

July 9, 2010
10:30 a.m.

Join Rae Ann Kumelos as she reads her own story "Thunder the Magnificent Mechanical Horse" 

Maybe you have noticed the golden mechanical horse that sits in front of the grocery store?  He stands on a pedestal right next to the big red Coke machine.  His name is Thunder.  Every day you can find Thunder in front of the store, staring at the Coke machine, his legs stretched in permanent gallop.  For the price of one quarter, you can even climb onto the gaily painted saddle on Thunder's broad wooden back and pretend you are riding a real horse.

The thing is, Thunder is a real horse.  At least he was, until a mean and clever cowboy named Cal tricked Thunder's young friend, Annabelle, into selling her beloved horse and best friend.  Instead of taking care of Thunder, like he promised Annabelle he would, Cowboy Cal cast a spell on the beautiful palomino and turned Thunder into a mechanical horse.  Now Thunder is destined to spend the rest of his life staring at a big red Cok machine and collecting quarters for Cowboy Cal. 

Is there anyone who can save Thunder from this awful fate? 

Our craft this week will be an alligator notepad.

July 16

10:30 a.m.

                   Sharks, Sharks, Sharks

Join Georgia Harris in learning all about sharks.  She'll read from several books including:  "Facinating Facts About Sharks" by Jane Walker and "Shark and Lobster's Amazing Underwater Adventure" by Viviane Schwarz.  Topping off all that fun will be making your own "shark hat" to take home.

July 23, 2010

10:30 am

E & M Reptiles

E & M Reptiles provides a very unique, fun and highly educational program.  They will bring an exciting and diverse menagerie of living Arthropods (creepy-crawlies), Amphibians, who are never sad and always hoppy, and reptiles - featuring snakes, lizards, turtles and tortoises.