By Staff
Get creative at the Niles District Library this summer
The summer reading theme this year is "Get Creative @ Your Library" beginning June 1 and ends on July 25.
Story Times are at 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coloring pages will be given away at the end of each story time. Squigglers are at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays.
There will be three Brain Puzzles each week plus craft bags for the older children. During the summer the children will be challenged with seven "Get Creative" contests. 11 crafty classes will encourage the youngsters to be more creative.
As always, kids, teens and adults will use our special calendars to record the minutes they read. The children will be rewarded for every hour they read with prizes and raffle tickets. Teens will earn food coupons and raffle tickets while adults will receive books and raffle tickets. Check-in weeks for the kids will be June 15-20; June 29-July 3; and July 20-25. Teens and adults may check-in their calendars June 22-27; July 6-11; and July 20-25.
A Scholastic Book Fair will be held June 15-20.
The Grand Finale will feature the Magic Man, Stevyn Compoe, on Wednesday, July 29 at 1:30 p.m. All grand prizes will be awarded at that time.
Calendars for children, teens and adults will be available beginning today, May 22. To use your calendar, follow the following easy steps: First, record how many minutes you read in the calendar squares. Second, bring your calendar to the library during the special check-in weeks for reading prizes. Special drawings will be held at the end of each check-in week so you have the chance to win more fun prizes. Non-readers are welcome. Kids earn two priz es for every hour read up to 10 hours. After that, raffle tickets are given. Teens get food coupons for every two hours they read, up to 12 hours and then raffle tickets are awarded. Adults receive a hardcover book for every five hours of reading, up to 20 hours and when they do, they will be given raffle tickets. Look for the displays to see all the prizes.
Creative Classes held Fridays and Saturdays this summer are to include:
Photo Fun with Heather Wilson on Friday, June 5; limit 10 per class, ages 8 and older.
Face Painting Fun with Steve Naragon, Saturday, June 6; limit 10 per class, for ages 8 and older.
Balloon Sculptures by Sparky, Friday, June 12; limit 6 per class, for those 8 and older.
Genuine Juggling with Marty Klubeck on Saturday, June 13; limit 8 per class, for those age 8 and older.
Magic Man's Magical Methods by Stevyn Compoe; Friday, June 26; limit 10 per class, age limit 8 years and older.
Pipe Cleaner Creations with Rhonda Rohl; Saturday, June 27; limit 10 per class, age limit 6 and older.
Fruity-Tootie Drawing with Patty Rose; Friday, July 10; limit 8 per class, age limit 8 years and older.
Altered Books with Ann McOmber; Saturday, July 11; limit 8 per class, ate limit 8 years and older.
Beading Beads and Baubles by Andrea Burns; Friday, July 17; limit 10 per class, age limit 8 years and older.
Creative Crocheting with Kaye Janet; Saturday, July 18; limit 10 per class, age limit 10 years or older.
Books from Bags with Ann McOmber; Saturday, July 25; limit 8 per class, age limit 8 years and older.
A limit of three classes per person. The deadline to sign up is two weeks before the class. There will be seven creative contests for kids. Each submissions should have the child's name, age, and phone number, somewhere on the item. The judges' decisions will be final, submisisons may be displayed in the Children's Department. Items will be available for pick-up after Aug. 15.
Photography June 1-13
Sculpting June 8-20
Musical Instrument June 15-27
Painting June 29-July 11
Writing July 6-18
Design July 13-25
Drawing July 13-25
Every week from June 1 to July 25, the story times will have special themes:
Photography June 1-16
Sculpture June 8-13
Music June 15-20
Acting June 22-29
Painting June 29-July 3
Writing July 6-11
Design July 13-18
Drawing July 20-25
Story times are at 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; and 1:20 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Free coloring pages and craft bags will follow the themes of the stories.
Squigglers will gather at 10:30 Wednesdays. Break open the piggy banks for the annual Scholastic Book Fair to be held Monday, June 15 through Saturday, June 20. Buy one book, get another book of lesser value at no cost. You will not want to miss the great selection for gift giving or summer pleasure.
For further information on any events this summer, call (269) 683-8545; the Library is located at 620 E. Main Street in Niles.