Metcalfe County Public Library's annual Summer Reading Program is free for all ages preschool through teens. The program provides educational and fun activities to improve and maintain reading skills. Participants receive a reading log to record the titles of books that they read over the summer. Adults may read to children not yet able to read. For every title read, you may put in a ticket for final prize drawings.
***KICK-OFF EVENT***
***REGISTER*** June 3rd-7th
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Fairy Tale Fun (Barn Lot's Children Theater Troupe)
Wednesday, June 12th @ 10:00. Barn Lot Theater A performance of 3 plays will be shown; Snow White and the 5 or 6 Dwarves, The Frog Prince, and The Little Red Hen. |
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Animal Tales "Creatures of the Galaxy"
Wednesday, June 19th @ 10:00. Barn Lot Theater Be prepared to get up close and personal with animals from all over the world such as a Kinkajou among other exotic animals. |
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Hooked on Science with Jason Lindsey (A Universe of Science)
Wednesday, June 26th @ 10:00. Barn Lot Theater From which planet has the most volcanoes, to why Mars is red, to what the great red spot is on Jupiter, to where the wind is more than 1000 mph, and more, students discover some of the most out-of-this-world science about our amazing solar system. |
Summer Reading Finale @ The Old School Gym. 10:00 am
We will have inflatables, give away the grand prizes, reading incentives, and free books.
We will have inflatables, give away the grand prizes, reading incentives, and free books.
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Down to Earth Aerials
Tuesday, July 16th @ 6:00 pm. Barn Lot Theater An educational, interactive, cultural, and engaging presentation for all ages. Amanda Finch, a recent 2018 graduate of Ecole Cirque Nationale / Cirque Du Soleil in Montreal, Canada, will explain the mechanics, physics, muscle memory, and all the reading she had to do to become a professional acrobat and instructor. |
