Children's Summer Reading Club 2009 Libraries: Deep in the Heart of Texas
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Bryan Summer Programs		B+CS Summer Programs		College Station Summer Programs
	For more information, contact: Larry J. Ringer Library 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S. College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 764-3416			[TO TOP]
May	CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING CLUB REGISTRATION (ages 11 and under, 6th grade and below) Starts Friday, May 15, 2009 (older: Teen Summer Reading Club) SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR (in meeting room) Book Fair Preview - Friday, May 29, 3-4PM Book Fair - Saturday, May 30, 9AM-4PM Book Fair - Sunday, May 31, 2-4PM Clifford the Big Red Dog will be here! Help Support Library Programs OUTDOOR CARNIVAL (all ages) Saturday, May 30, 11 AM - 2 PM Sponsors: Atmos Energy, City of Bryan, City of College Station, Friends of the Library, and more. FREE REFRESHMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS! FREE BALLOONS! DRAWINGS FOR DOOR PRIZES! CARNIVAL GAMES AND PRIZES!			[TO TOP]
June	BIG RIGS (mostly outdoors) Tues., June 2, 10AM-12Noon Fire truck, Police motorcycle, Ambulance, Garbage truck, Robot fire engine, Randie the Recycling Raccoon, Water truck, Bucket truck, Sparky the Fire Dog, FREE POPSICLES! TEXAS A&M CHEMISTRY ROAD SHOW Tues., June 9, 10AM & 2PM (limited seating) Dr. Jim Pennington will make chemical reactions and blow stuff up! Sign language interpreter at the afternoon session. ARTS AND CRAFTS (come and go) Tues., June 16, 10AM-12Noon, 2-4PM Bring a photo and bring a shirt to decorate. Materials for cards and scrapbooking provided by 4-H. Shirt-decorating materials provided by the Friends of the Library. DINOSAUR DIG (come and go) Tues., June 23, 10AM, 11AM, 2PM, 3PM Three levels of digs (okay for all ages of kids) You could take home a dinosaur! Click for More Details. WATER SAFETY SCAVENGER HUNT Tues., June 30, 10AM, 11AM, 2PM, 3PM Lifeguards from College Station Aquatics; Reader and pre-reader scavenger hunts; question and answer Earn a prize! (indoors except for the very end)			[TO TOP]
July	ANIMAL DAY Tues., July 7, 10AM-12PM, 2PM-4PM (come and go) Get a ticket in the lobby, and listen for your number. We will call 40 to 50 people at a time. Each session will last 15 to 20 minutes. Everything will be indoors (in the meeting room) except the horse. Brazos Feral Cat Allies (bringing information, not bringing actual cats) Reptile Hospice and Sanctuary of Texas (bringing several reptiles) Texas Hearing & Service Dogs (Blue the service dog will be here) Texas Crawdads (bringing crawfish) Texas A&M Horse Center (afternoon only; outside near circle drive) BONZO CRUNCH, FOOL AT LARGE Tues., July 14, 10AM, 11AM, 2PM, 3PM Enjoy the clown! Juggling, circus story, and more! Get your face painted! DANCE! (watch demos; learn a few moves; ages 2-11) Tues., July 21, 10AM, 11AM, 2PM, 3PM BELLY DANCE: Both morning sessions will have belly dance by Victoria Teel from Dance Centre. Feel free to bring a scarf with you. BALLET: Both afternoon sessions will have ballet from Suzanne's School of Dance. If you have ballet slippers, you may bring them. YOUNG WRITERS Tues., July 28, 10AM, 10:30AM, 11:15AM, 2PM-4PM Local SCBWI authors will be here for age-specific workshops. Kindergarten & Younger: Kathy Whitehead, 10:00AM The youngest group does not have to already be writing. Lower Elementary: Kathy Whitehead, 10:30AM & 11:15AM Upper Elementary: Sherry Garland, 2PM-4PM Lower Elementary = Grades 1-3, Upper Elementary = Grades 4-6 Fill out a sign-up sheet at the Reference Desk to save your spot. Walk-ins okay as space allows.			[TO TOP]
August	SUMMER READING CLUB CLOSING PARTY Sat., August 1, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Cookies and punch, puppet shows, face painting, prizes! The Chick-fil-A cow will be here. Two Puppet Plays will be presented every half-hour: The Tortoise and the Hare and Leona Lou and the Case of the Missing Prizes GAMEBOARDS Sun., August 31 - Last day to turn in gameboards.			[TO TOP]
Summer Reading Club activities and participation are free to the public. Sponsored by the Friends of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System Thanks to all our 2009 sponsors (click for list).
	For more information, contact: Larry J. Ringer Public Library 1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S. College Station, Texas 77845 (979) 764-3416			[TO TOP]
Bryan Summer Programs		B+CS Summer Programs		College Station Summer Programs
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