Kids Summer Reading 2008 - Bryan Public Library, Bryan+College Station Public Library System


Children's Summer Reading Club 2008: Texas Reading Club Jubilee: 1958-2008
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For more information, contact: Bryan Public Library 201 E. 26th St. Bryan, Texas 77803 (979) 209-5600

May	Children's Summer Reading Club Registration Starts May 30 Children up to age 11 (grades 6 and under) (Ages 12-19 and/or entering grades 7-12: Teen Summer Reading Club) Milk & Cookie Morning @ the Library! Saturday, May 31, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Start off the summer with fun by joining us in welcoming the Southwest Diary Farmers' Mobile Classroom to the library! Pick up your summer reading club game board, see Bessie the cow, and have some milk and cookies courtesy of HEB.

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June	Big Rigs Wed., June 4, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Grab your hard-hat and firefighter's helmet and get in gear for this truckload of fun! Trucks provided by Prater Equipment Co., Boyd's Ready Mix, Scarmardo Food Service, the City of Bryan, and more. Snakes Alive! Wed., June 11, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM Snakes! @ at the Library?? Yes, but don't worry. Don Plitt, assistant director of Environmental Health Services of the Brazos County Health Department will make sure the snakes don't slither out of the library meeting room! Do snakes like to read books? Storyteller Robbin Major: Interactive Storytelling Wed., June 18, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM Robbin Major will take you on an interactive storytelling journey through the decades from 1958-2008. Expect puns and plenty of fun! Texas Reds Kids Zone!** Sat., June 21, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Come experience the awesome interactive performance of Rhythmweb at 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM on the Kids Zone Stage! Free Stage Events and Crafts: *Crazy Science Show* at 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM in the meeting room of the Bryan Public Library courtesy of Texas A&M University Department of Chemistry. *Fancy Nancy Storytime and Crafts* at 1:30 PM in the meeting room of the Bryan Public Library courtesy of the Girl Scout Council of Central Texas. *Solpugid Productions* will be displaying a "Buggin' Out Zoo" with hot pink tarantulas and hissing cockroaches on the library lawn from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The City of Bryan is also providing wristband activities for $10 for a zip line, bungee rope, and climbing wall! For more information on other performers and activities, visit the Texas Reds Festival Kids Zone page. Kim Lehman: Music and Storytelling** Wed., June 25, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM This fun-filled, interactive musical storytelling program by Austin recording artist Kim Lehman combines stories, props, music, and puppets. Learn to play the spoons, listen to a musical story about a frog, and laugh at the silliness of a very talkative monkey. Funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts.

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July	Crazy Science Day: Jim Pennington, TAMU Chemistry Wed., July 2, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM See the chemistry road show with wild and wacky science presented by the TAMU Department of Chemistry with Dr. Jim Pennington. Be amazed! Police Dogs K-9 Unit Wed., July 9, 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Police dogs are a police officer's best friend! Sergeant Swartzlander will demonstrate how brave Rudi, a highly trained Belgian Malinois dog, assists with criminal apprehension, narcotics detection, searching, tracking, and article recovery. Read-a-thon Wed., July 16, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Get caught up on your reading game boards! Come in the morning to the library, hang out, and D.E.A.R (Drop Everything And Read)! Closing Ceremony Wed., July 23, 11:00 AM Celebrate your reading achievements with storytelling, balloons, and fun! Bring your completed reading gameboards to the closing ceremony and receive your prize -- a certificate from the Mayor of Bryan and a free book. Costume Party, End of Summer Jubilee Sat., July 26, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Come dressed as your favorite book character & dance to music from each decade of the Texas Summer Reading Program--the '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s and more! Refreshments provided courtesy of HEB!

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August	Gameboards Sun., August 31 Last day to turn in gameboards.

Summer Reading Club activities and participation are free to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System

Donations: We would like to thank Kim Lehman for discounting her fees.

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