The 2013 Statewide Reading Adventure Event List

 

Please visit the Children’s Department starting on Monday, June 17, 2013 to sign up your child for an online summer reading log and pick up a FREE Summer Reading Activity Bag! Online Summer Program sign up will begin on Monday, June 24^th at 4:00pm. New Preschool Reading Program this year!

 

June 2013 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS

June 26^th at 6:30 pm – Summer Reading Kick-Off-Magician Mike Bent (4 to 12 year olds)

June 27^th at 10:00 am – It’s Science Time (3 to 5 year olds)

June 27^th at 11:15 am – Wiggly Worms and Other Underground Dwellers (1^st to 4^th grade)

June 27^th at 6:30 pm – Book Bingo (1^st to 6^th grade) Please bring a lightly used book you enjoyed reading.

June 28^th at 11:15 am – Nevins Ink Informational Session (Writing Club for 5^th & 6^th grade) Important Info!

June 28^th at 2:00 pm – Story & Craft (1^st to 4^th grade)

 

July 2013 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS

July 1^st at 6:30 pm – Dig Into Art: Caves & Castles (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 2^nd at 10:00 am – Story & Craft (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 2^nd at 11:30 am – Teddy Bear Picnic (3 to 5 year olds) Bring your Bear and a Picnic Lunch & Blanket.

July 2^nd at 6:30 pm – Jack and the Beanstalk (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 3^rd at 10:00 am – Dig Into the Past: Who Is in My Family? (3 to 5 year olds)

July 5^th at 10:00 am – Dig Into Art: Sidewalk Chalk Drawing (All Ages)

July 8^th at 6:30 pm – A Pirates Treasure (3 to 5 year olds)

July 9^th at 10:00 am to 11:30 am – Brain Building In Progress (3 to 5 year olds)

July 9^th at 6:30 pm – Science Quest: Balloon Jousting and More! (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 10^th at 10:00 am – Tanglewood Marionettes perform The Dragon King (1^st to 6^th grade)

July 11^th at 10:00 am – Dinosaur Storytime for 2 year olds

July 11^th at 11:15 am – Nevins Ink (Writing Club for 5^th & 6^th grade)

July 12^th at 9:30 am – 1:00 pm – Bocce Tournament in the Park (3^rd to 6^th grade)

July 12^th at 11:30 am – Teddy Bear Picnic (3 to 5 year olds) Bring Your Bear and a Picnic Lunch & Blanket.

July 15^th at 11:00 am – Build a Fairy or Troll House (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 16^th at 10:00 am – Magic Show by Ed the Wizard (K to 6^th grade)

July 16^th at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm – Dig Into Food: “Play With Your Food” (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 17^th at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Science Quest: K’NEX Building Challenge (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 17^th at 6:30 pm – Dig Into Art: Memory Wire Bracelet with Carol Licciardi ( 5^th & 6^th grade)

July 18^th at 10:00 am – Story & Craft (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 18^th at 11:15 am – Nevins Ink (Writing Club for 5^th & 6^th grade)

July 18^th at 2:00 pm – Dinosaur Storytime for 3 to 5 year olds

July 19^th at 10:00 am – Dig Into Art: Sidewalk Chalk Drawing (All Ages)

July 19^th at 11:00 am – It’s Science Time (3 to 5 year olds)

July 22^nd at 6:30 pm – Dig Into Food: I Love Potatoes (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 23^rd at 10:00 am – Dig Into Clay with Rick Hamlin (3^rd to 6^th grade)

July 24^th at 10:00 am – Dig Into Construction (2 to 5 year olds)

July 24^th at 6:30 pm – Dig Into Art: Beaded Pendant Necklace with Carol Licciardi (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 25^th at 10:00 am– Dig Into Art: Pastel Drawing with Sharon Morley (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 25^th at 6:30 pm – Candyland Bingo (1^st to 6^th grade) Bring a full size candy bar your parents ate as kids.

July 26^th at 10:00 am – Dig Into Art: Sidewalk Chalk Drawing (All Ages)

July 26^th at 11:00 am – Pirates’ Treasure (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 29^th at 11:00 am – Dig Into Rocks and Minerals (1^st to 4^th grade)

July 29^th at 6:30 pm – Peter Rabbit Puppet Show by Pumpernickel Puppets (3 to 8 year olds)

July 30^th at 6:30 pm – Book-o-Rama Club (5^th & 6^th grade)

July 31^st at 10:00 am – Robert Rivest presents Dig into Reading and Summer Fun! (1^st to 6^th grade)

July 31^st at 6:30 pm – Stuffed Animal Sleepover (5 to 8 year olds)

 

August 2013 - REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR ALL PROGRAMS

August 1^st at 10:00 am – Stuffed Animal Sleepover Pick-Up Time

August 1^st at 11:15 am – Nevins Ink (Writing Club for 5^th & 6^th grade)

August 1^st at 6:30 pm – Family “Drive-In Dinner” Movie (5 to 12 year olds) Call the Children’s Dept. for                                                   Movie Title. Please bring a light dinner or snack to the event from home.

August 2^nd at 10:00 am – Kung Fu for Young Dragons (3^rd to 6^th grade)

August 5^th at 11:00 am – Babies & Books (up to 2 years old) Drop-In Program

August 5^th at 6:30 pm – Craft Mania Night (Grade 5 & 6)

August 6^th at 10:00 am – Tie Dye (5^th & 6^th grade) Bring a T-Shirt to Color.

August 6^th at 6:30 pm – Wiggly Worms & Gardens (3 to 5 year olds)

August 7^th at 10:00 am – Family Concert by Steve Blunt (3 to 8 year olds)

August 8^th at 10:00 am – Dig Into Mummies (1^st to 4^th grade)

August 8^th at 6:30 pm – Family “Drive-In Dinner” Movie (5^th & 6^th grade) Call the Children’s Dept. for PG-13                                                        Movie Title. Please bring a light dinner or snack to the event from home.

August 9^th at 10:00 am – Story & Craft (1^st to 4^th grade)

August 9^th at 11:00 am – Babies & Books (up to 2 years old) Drop-In Program

August 13^th at 10:00 am to 11:30 am – Brain Building in Progress (3 to 5 years old)

August 13^th at 6:30 pm – Nevins Ink Publication Celebration (5^th & 6^th grade participants and invited guests)

                                          and Book Mark Contest Winners (1^st Place and runner up winners and invited guests)

August 14^th at 10:00 am – It’s Science Time (3 to 5 year olds)

August 15^th at 10:00 am – Little Monsters Ball (2 to 5 year olds) Come dressed in a Costume!

August 16^th at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm  – Science Quest: Robotics (5^th and 6^th grade)

August 19^th at 11:00 am – Babies & Books (up to 2 years old) Drop-In Program

August 20^th at 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – End of Summer Party:  Featuring “Animals from Around the World”

by Creature Teachers (For 4 to 12 years old at  11:00 am -12:00 pm)

August 22^nd at 6:30 pm – Drop –In Craft (3 to 8 year olds) Parents assist young children.

August 23^rd at 11:00 am – Babies & Books (up to 2 years old) Drop-In Program

 

Dig Into Reading™, is sponsored by Nevins Memorial Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Performers were funded by The Methuen Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council; a state agency, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant, and the Friends of the Nevins Memorial Library.

 

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