It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… a Super Moose?
School’s out and summer reading programs are here! Time to get out the reading logs and start handing out tickets for prizes. This year, I’m super excited for all the fun programs happening for both children and teens at the library.
First, both departments are having great reading programs. The Children’s Reading Program, “Discover What Makes a Hero,” has children committing to reading (or being read to) for 90 minutes a week for 6 weeks. The rewards are great! A free book, a T-shirt, a club card, and entrance to an exclusive pool party at Dover Pool in August. Plus, kids earn chances to win prize baskets and a new bike or scooter! The Teen Reading Program, “Unmask,” is modeled after the Summer Walking Challenge. For each hour that teens read, they get a chance to win the Unmask Grand Prize, which includes a boxed set of John Green books (you know, the guy who wrote The Fault in Our Stars) and other great prizes just for teens. Teens can also earn tickets by completing fun activities on their own in the Teen Zone.
Both departments are also hosting a variety of events with a heroic theme. From superhero training camps to superhero games, children and teens will have a blast with classic superheroes this summer. The Children’s Department is going above and beyond the caped and masked heroes like Super Mortimer (above, drawn by your truly) by inviting local heroes from the Police and Fire Departments as well as family heroes to the library. Not all heroes wear capes, after all. The Teen Department is also going on a field trip to Kent State Tuscarawas to look at their new makerspace and hosting a Civil War Ball to commemorate the fallen heroes of the era.
Put up the moose signal: we’re about to have a fantastic adventure this summer at Dover Public Library!
-Liz
Teen Librarian