4-5 Year-Old Programs

4-5 YEAR-OLD STORY CORNER
2012 Summer Reading Program Schedule
June 4, 11, 18, 25, and July 9 & 16
Each week there will be a guest reader and a different theme.  A specific pre-literacy skill or format will be featured and a handout sheet will be given to those who attend that will explain the concept.  So  often these are activities or ideas you already do as a parent, but this may help explain just WHY some of these preschool things are so important in a child’s reading readiness development.  Many times we don’t even realize that some of the seemingly trivial things we do with our children really does have an important role in preparing them for school.

For most sessions, Story Corner will be a time for your child to learn how to be in a group situation without a parent or other siblings present, so we are asking parents to leave their children in the meeting room with the adult leaders.  There will be tea or coffee for the  adults and visiting time in the children’s area.  If you wonder how your child is doing, you can peek in through the glass window at the door in the hallway.  Parents and the public are invited to attend the following 3 programs with their children:  “Helen’s Musical Hats Show,”  Magical Paradise Exotic Farm’s ”Creatures of the Night,” and the Magic Show with Jeff Quinn.Story Corner Schedule and Weekly Themes

June  4      Sugargliders as Pets and in Stories with Alyx Gragg  and Moglie the
                  Sugarglider–
                           Pre-literacy Concept--  Getting the Most out of Picture Books
June  11       Cats, Cats, Cats with Haley Warnock and Ashton Gragg and special guest
                         Sherlock the Cat  --
                           Pre-literacy Concept - Symbolic Development (Using
                          Animal Stories to Talk About Empathy) June  18     I Can’t Hear You—Learning about Deafness and Sign Language 
                          Pre-literacy  Concept—How learning sign language helps all children’s
                         development of reading skills
June  25       Dinosaur Dig  Special Event – The Staff will have all kinds of fun like digging for
                          dinosaur bones and constructing a dinosaur from them, identifying shapes of
                          different  dinosaurs, dinosaur music, and lots more fun and games.
                           Pre-literacy Concept—Socialization Skills
June  26     Magical Paradise Exotic Farm  “Creatures of the Night”  10 AM TUESDAY
June  30     Lone Tree Days Library Celebration @ North Park throughout the day on Saturday
July  9        Where the Wild Things Are with Chris Dierks --
                          Pre-literacy Concept – Helping Kids Conquer Fears July  16        Helen’s Musical Hat Show with Helen Waring Johnson
                           Pre-literacy   Concept – Promoting Literacy Through Music July  17      Magic Show with Jeff Quinn 10 AM TUESDAY                     End of Summer Reading Program Pool Party 8-9 PM at Waterpark/Families
                          invited

Robonauts Use Sign Language at NASA Laboratories.

REGISTRATION DAYS FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM START FRIDAY, MAY 25

Each day during registration week we will have a different craft for you to do.  Pick the ONE day you want to "create," and enjoy doing an art-y project that we will hang in our art gallery in the library.

Come in any time between 10 AM and 4 PM on Friday, the 25th, and create a work of art much like Van Gogh!  Only we'll be using shaving cream and liquid watercolor to create a print masterpiece in the style of the master. 

If you register on Tuesday, May 29, you can create space monsters and aliens using a spin- art machine and plastic straws.  Googly eyes add to the alien-ish look.

Wednesday will be spent working on "Orbitz," crazy designs made by swinging a paint-filled cup around above a piece of paper.  The pattern created looks like the orbital path of a planet.

Thursday is called "POP in and Register."  There won't be any craft projects but a couple of spacey games you can try your hand at and you can leave with a bag of popcorn.

Friday is designated "Haunted Paper Projects" Day. There will be a number of pre-printed shapes and objects that you can cut out, glue together, and create spooky looking houses, masks, skull flippers and other things.

Twilight at the Tombstones Middle School Event

MIDDLE SCHOOL  SUMMER EVENTS 

Pick  one Day to Register & Create (see info)
Middle School students are encouraged to come to any and all programs during the summer.  If you would enjoy being a volunteer and helping with programs, sign up as a volunteer.  See the Middle School Summer Reading Points Cool Ghouls and Monsters Pizza Party information on another blog page about how to earn points to come to a ghoulishly cool party July 20.

June  4 ,  8 –10 PM  Central City Cemetery
TWILIGHT AT THE TOMBSTONES for kids grades 5-8 the 2011-2012 school year:


Okay, so you’ve read the Twilight Series and seen the movie, now see if you’re brave enough to meet under a full moon at the cemetery and listen to some true scary  stories  and  do  some  tombstone  rubbings.      Representatives   from   the Merrick County Historical Society will be on  hand  to  tell  some stories about real people and strange situations right here in this area.  Hopefully Bill Bolte will be there with his divining stick and show you how he can find unmarked graves.......Then you can learn how to do tombstone rubbings and create interesting graphics. Be sure to sign up ahead of time so we know how much in the way of supplies  and rides we  will need.  We will need a few parents to volunteer to drive.

By the way, the library program at 10 AM the next day is all about constellations and stars, and if the weather is nice we will be doing some star gazing  at the senior high using the school’s BIG telescopes and space binoculars.
 YOU’RE INVITED TO THESE EVENTS ALSO ALONG WITH THE REGULAR TUESDAY MORNING PROGRAMS:
Magical Paradise Exotic Farm’s “Animals of the Night” program on June 26 at 10 AM.
Lone Tree Days library festivities on June 30 at North Park.
Come and hear about Evelyn Sharp, teen aviatrix hero of WW II on July 3 at 10 AM and local airport tour.
Jeff Quinn professional magician, pull his rabbits out of a hat and amaze you on July 17 at 10 AM.
Pool Party for all who participated July 17, 8-9 PM

There  are state fair tickets also available for all kids who read at least 10 books (this may be adjusted for bigger books like Harry Potter, etc.)
Stop in @ the library, pick up a blue flyer of ALL the events @ the library this summer, and register for what you are interested in. 

Middle School Cool Ghoul Summer Party

MIDDLE SCHOOL COOL GHOULS AND MONSTERS

SUMMER READING PROGRAM POINTS PIZZA PARTY

Earn points for each library activity listed below. Those in grades 5-8 during the 2011-2012 School Year get points for each activity. Everyone who accumulates 1000 points or more is invited to attend a

Ghoulishly Cool Pizza Party with Monsterously Creepy Games @ the library on Friday night, July 20th at 7 PM

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Register @ the library by June 4 to be eligible.
HOW TO EARN POINTS:
Attend the “Twilight at the Tombstones” event on June 4                      200 points
Read a junior or YA book about monsters, ghouls, or vampires             200 points each book
Write a review of a book to post on our Kidz Blog                                 250 points each
Assist with a kids’ program at the library as a volunteer helper              100 points each time
Assist with Lone Tree Days library activities at North Park on June 30 250 points
Help with or volunteer to read for a 4-5 year-old story time                   250 points
Come to the library and volunteer an hour to straighten shelves,
put books away, or other library tasks                                                     150 points each time
Create a new display about something to do with the SRP                     250 points
Help decorate a float for the 4th of July parade and ride on it                 200 points
Volunteer to spend an hour or two at a nursing home or assisted
living and read to the residents, take something interesting to share
with them, play games or other activity                                                   250 points
Write an original scary story or poem and submit it, to be published
on the Kidz Blog site                                                                                350 points

Let's Scare the Middle School Kids!!!

Let's Scare the Middle School Kids!!! Monday night, June 4, there is going to be a full moon. We are having a special event for any/all current middle school kids, but it might just be too SCARY for some!!! Because of the popularity of the Twilight series, we are going to have "Twilight at the Tombstones" that evening from 8-10 PM at the CC Cemetery. Local historians will give us some insights to some of the creepier tales of the area, as well as talk about the different kinds of interesting tombstones. Then everyone will get a chance to do some tombstone rubbings of old gravestones and create interesting graphics. You must sign up for this event so we can have enough paper and other materials on hand for everyone. You can even dress up like a vampire or a ghoul if you want! Speaking of creepy tales of the area....have you ever heard the legend of the witch's grave at the Aurora Cemetery? Google "witch's grave aurora, ne" and quite a few hits come up. Here are some pictures taken recently of the grave: