Summer Reading

Weaving at the Market
July 1st, 9am-1pm
Waitsfield Farmer’s Market

Stop by our table to add to our community weaving project. Use our materials to weave on a frame loom or bring your own special fabric, ribbon, or natural item to weave in

All Ages

Modern Pop Art Experience
July 8th 10am-12pm
Joslin Memorial Library

Join artist Michael Albert for a hands-on collage workshop. Albert is nationally known for making collage artworks from cereal boxes & other printed cardboard consumer brand packages. His work has been described as a cross between Pop Art, Cubism & Recycling!

Elementary/Middle

Good Citizen Challenge
6pm
July 12 Warren Public Library
July 17 Moretown Library
August 2 Joslin Library

We will focus on completing one of the KidsVT Good Citizen challenges listed on the bingo card. Finish a row of five activities and receive a Good Citizen sticker and patch, a pocket-sized U.S. Constitution, and an invitation to a fall reception at the Vermont Statehouse, with special recognition given to those who fill in their whole card.

Elementary/Middle

Lawn Games
July 15th 2-5pm
Warren Public Library

Stop by the Warren Public Library to play lawn games, have fun with bubbles, and cool off with a popsicle.

All Ages

Ponding Together
July 20th 10am
Location TBD

We’ll visit a local pond with our nets and magnifiers to explore the curious life beneath the water.

All Ages

How to Be An Animal Adventurer
July 27th 3:30pm
Moretown Rec Fields (rain location Moretown Library)

Join Susie Spikol, a naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in NH and author of The Animal Adventurer’s Guide: How to Prowl for an Owl, Make Snail Slime and Catch a Frog Bare-Handed for this special event. Sharpen up your wildlife-watching skills and tune into the secret world of our local New England animals. Get your wild on and come to this program.

Elementary

Family Outdoor Movie Night
July 28th 7:30pm
Couples Field Pavilion

Bring a picnic to enjoy before our screening of “A Squirrel’s Guide to Success”

All Ages

Circus Minimus: A one-man circus-in-a-suitcase
August 4th 6pm
Warren Library

From Kevin O’Keefe’s suitcase an entire circus emerges: tent, band, lights, the boisterous ringmaster Steve Fitzpatrick, the officious Mervin Merkle, the incredible Bumbilini Family, the Magician to the Stars Clyde Zerbini, and Keefer–an innocent trying to run away and join the circus. However, the most important performers emerge from the audience.

All Ages

Special thanks to Vermont Department of Libraries and the Mad River Libraries’ Friends organizations for providing funding for these summer learning events!

Check out these additional summer learning resources:

Beanstack Summer Reading Challenge
June 1 – August 31

Readers of all ages across Vermont are invited to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge! Read or listen to any book and track minutes using the Beanstack web or mobile app. You can help young children participate by tracking minutes when reading to or with them. Log minutes and complete activities to earn digital badges. Collect any 10 badges to complete the challenge!