SUMMER 2013
READING CHALLENGE AND PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Sign up anytime beginning Monday, June 10th
Read 20 minutes or more per day and watch your fun points add up!
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 19, 2PM
Critterrr Man shares his passion for nature, big surprises, and humorous encounters while we explore our environment and the critters that share it.
Also, find out how to earn points as you “dig into nature”: A nature journal, scavenger hunt, and rock collecting
Wednesday, June 26, 2PM
Treasure Dig Day
Scavenger hunt, treasure dig and worm races.
Don’t forget to take home the true treasure…………….library books!
Wednesday, July 3, 2PM
I Dig Brains! I Dig Science! It’s Brain Science!
A neuroscience researcher will share some fascinating facts about our brains. Appropriate for kids of all ages.
Wednesday, July 10, 2pm
Cake Tectonics
We’ll take a look at the layers of the Earth using cake! We’ll also make igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary crayon rocks. Bing in rock collections.
Wednesday, July 17, 2PM
Shoebox Archeology
You and your partner (depending on the number of participants) will get a section of ground from an archeological dig site. Using special tools, you will carefully explore your section for clues to an old civilization. Participants younger than 8 may need to be partnered with an older person.
Wednesday, July 24, 2PM
Underground Creatures
Dennis “Dino” Tlachac is back with his live animals. This year, he will show us and tell us about animals who live underground. Bring in rock collections, scavenger hunt finds, and nature journals.
