Betsie Valley District Library 2023 "All Together Now" Children's Summer Reading Program!

Betsie Valley District Library 2023 “All Together Now” Summer Reading Program
Who: Ages 2 to Senior in High School
Sign up starts June 3, 2023 and will run through Sept. 2, 2023. Come to the Library to fill out your registration slip and get your reading log! Or, you can print one out by clicking this link:

***We challenge you to discover how we can be
“All Together Now” this summer!! Together, we can share friendship and kindness!
Read 2 hours each week, mark or color the pictures on your log for that week,
Color or circle each picture for every half-hour that you read!  Read whatever is interesting to you!
CHALLENGE YOURSELF!
Read each week toward completing your Reading Challenge! 
ALSO, YOU CAN CHECK OUT A STEM KIT WHICH CAN COUNT TOWARDS ONE HOUR OF READING! Beginning readers can have a parent or big brother or sister read to them! We want you to enjoy reading all summer!

At the end of summer, you can bring in your completed reading log by Sept. 1, 2023 to earn a reading certificate, a book bag with goodies, and $10.00 gift certificate to buy your own books! Also, all readers who complete the challenge will be put into a
drawing for extra prizes!
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June 17, 2023, 10AM Nature Discovery: Michigan Reptiles, Amphibians, Bugs and Bird Calls! Join us as Jim and Carol McGrath teach us about  the native reptiles and amphibians specifically found in Benzie County. They will also feature some live insects and aid participants in “birding by ear”.Afterword, audience members can touch and handle these fascinating creatures! The program will be held at the park by the Thompsonville Fire Hall & Community Center,14714 Lincoln Ave. Thompsonville, MI 49683.
  *** Our “All Together Now” Story and Activity Hour with Marvin T. Moose and your
Lovable Librarians will run June 21, 2023 to August 9, 2023, Wednesdays, 11AM to 12PM. We will have Story Hour every week, where you can enjoy stories, crafts and a snack!  Remember you can still see our past  story hours on Facebook and on the
Library’s YouTube channel!
6/21/2023: My Community! We’ll enjoy awesome stories about community helpers and make Dalmatian Fire Doggy Crafts!
6/28/2023: This is Our World!  We’ll listen to some out of this world stories and make and decorate our own boomerang!
7/5/2023: Sharing a Song!  We’ll listen to musical stories, maker our own cardboard harmonica and have our own song parade down Thompson Avenue!!
7/12/2023: Teamwork!  We‘ll enjoy stories about working together and make ice cream together!
7/19/2023: Our Great Outdoors! We’ll listen to stories about our animal friends and make our own
animal headbands!
7/26/2023: Connections!  We will share stories about listening and sharing and we will create stained glass earth sun catchers!
8/2/2023: We Are Family!: We’ll share stories of our families and how important they are to us and we will make our own
chameleon friend!
8/9/2023:  All Together Now!  We will reads stories about  helping each other and make moon sand!
***Read with Skye and Friends! These super-duper friends will be visiting the Library on every 3rd Wednesday  from 12Noon to 1PM  in June, July and August 2023! Come and read a favorite book from home or pick one out at the Library to read to them! They would love to see you!
The Library is located at 14744 Thompson Ave., Thompsonville.
Questions, please call the Library at 231-378-2716.