SUMMER PROGRAMS
(We will add program information as it becomes available. Please check back)

 

•Reading Registrations
Monday, 22 June at MMPL, Whelden, Centerville, Cotuit, Osterville and Hyannis during open hours
Wednesday, 1 July at Sturgis Library, 10:00 a.m.

•Fran Flynn, Magician Extraordinaire
Thursday, 25 June at Osterville Library, 5:00 p.m.

•Children's Fair
Monday, 29 June at Osterville Library, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(There will be face painting, balloon animals and other crafts and activities)

 

•Summer Reading Kick-Off Party with musicians BATES & TINCKNELL (All ages)
Tuesday, 30 June at Osterville Library, 2:00 p.m.

Join us for "A Constellation of Stories and Songs." This event is FREE and open to all children and families--residents, neighbors and visitors alike. Call Osterville Library at 508-428-5757 for more information.

The program will involve the audience in a variety of cultural traditions, sharing stories and songs about the sun, moon, stars and more. This participatory concert is a delight for all ages. Hear how the stars came to be in the sky, why the bear missed the train, sing a dancing dog to sleep with a starry lullaby and be prepared to sing, move and dance. There will even be a short lesson in how to play the spoons.

•Story Hours (All ages)

•Drop In Story Time
Mondays from 29 June - 17 August at Centerville Library, 10:15 a.m.
Mondays from 6 July- 17 August at Hyannis Library, 3:00 p.m. **(for school-aged children)**
Tuesdays from 30 June - 18 August at Osterville Library, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesdays from 1 July - 19 August at Osterville Library, 10:00 a.m.
Thursdays from 2 July - 20 August at Sturgis Library, 10:30 a.m.
•Preschool Story Time
Tuesdays from 30 June - 18 August at Cotuit Library, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesdays from 1 July - 19 August at Cotuit Library, 2:15 p.m.
Fridays from 26 June - 14 August at Hyannis Library, 11:15 a.m.
•Pillows & PJs
Tuesdays from 30 June - 18 August at Centerville Library, 6:15 p.m.
•Pajama Story Hour
Tuesdays from 7 July- 18 August at MMPL, 6:30 p.m.

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•Rainy Day Movies (weather dependent!)
Rainy days at Osterville Library, 2:00 p.m. (check the sandwich board out front!)

•Children's Chess Club
Wednesdays from 1 July - 19 August at Hyannis Library, 4:00 p.m.

•A Visit with Wally the Green Monster, mascot of the Boston Red Sox!
Wednesday, 1 July at Osterville Library, 11:00 a.m.

•Feeling Fishy
Wednesday, 1 July at Centerville Library, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, 2 July at Sturgis Library, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, 2 July at Osterville Library, 2:00 p.m.

•Flying Saucers Workshop
Thursday, 2 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 4 August at Whelden Library, 10:00 a.m.
Friday, 7 August at Osterville Library, 2:00 p.m.

•Aliens & Creatures Mask Workshop (Grades 4 +)
Tuesdays from 7 - 28 July at Osterville Library, 10:00 a.m.
Fridays from 10 - 31 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesdays from 4 - 25 August at Centerville Library, 10:00 a.m.
**Grades 4 and up. Registration required. Participants should plan to attend all four sessions.**

 

•Summer Pugs
Thursday, 9 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 18 August at Cotuit Library, 3:30 p.m.

Author Sue Newman will read from her book and introduce the audience to the book’s two pug dogs, Lizzie and Mason. Includes a book signing. All ages.

•Multigenerational Book Discussion Club
Thursdays, 9 July through 6 August at Hyannis Library, 3:00 p.m.

•Aliens & Friends Craft
Friday, 10 July at Whelden Library, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 16 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 21 July at Cotuit Library, 3:30 p.m.

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•Robotiks
Wednesday, 15 July at Centerville Library, 2:00 p.m.

•Astronaut Antics
Thursday, 9 July at Sturgis Library, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, 16 July at Whelden Library, 10:00 a.m.
Monday, 20 July at Hyannis Library, 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, 30 July at Osterville Library, 3:00 p.m.

•Making Miniatures
Friday, 17 July at Cotuit Library, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Ages 10 and up with preregistration.  Limit 12 participants)

•Fantasy Planets
Wednesday, 22 July at Centerville Library, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, 30 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.
TBA at Sturgis Library

•Museum of Science Traveling Planetarium
Thursday, 23 July at Centerville Library 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:45 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.
**This event is not free. Tickets are $3 and can be purchased starting 30 June at Centerville Library and at the Barnstable Senior Center.**

•Robot Fashion
Tuesday, 21 July at Whelden
Thursday, 23 July at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.

•American Animals Magic Show with Debbie O'Carroll and Jinny Toucan, author of "The Tale of the Scorpion and the Caterpillar"
Friday, 24 July at Cotuit Library, 11:00 a.m.

•Bottle Rockets with Toby Dills
Tuesday, 28 July at Cotuit Library, 3:30 p.m.

•Rocket Day
Wednesday, 29 July at Centerville Library, 2:00 p.m. (First 15 kids get a free water rocket!). Call before noon to find out location.

•Small Singers & Shakers with Stacey Lake
Wednesday, 29 July at Centerville Library, 4:30 p.m.

Small Singers and Shakers is a music and movement class for children and their parent or caregiver. The class is a mix-aged class ranging from ages 0- 5. Your child will be introduced to new songs weekly, as well as repeat familiar ones to build routine as well as comfort. They will make their own music with various musical instruments, as well as move about to the beat of the music. Every child is a musical one they just need to be given the opportunity!

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•Fairy Houses
Wednesday, 29 July at Sturgis Library, 10:30 a.m.
Monday, 3 August at Hyannis Library, 3:00 p.m.
Friday, 7 August at Centerville Library, 10:30 a.m.
TBA at Cotuit Library

•Summer Memory Book Workshop with Christine Anderson
Friday, 31 July at Cotuit Library, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Participants should bring photos. They will make an accordian book with signature papers sewn in and with embellishments such as pockets and envelopes glued to the pages. Ages 10 and up with preregistration.

•"Blast Off with Thomas the Chimp and Other Tales and Tunes" with Storyteller Alicia Quintano
Monday, 3 August at MMPL, 11:00 a.m. Kindergarten and up.
Monday, 3 August at Centerville Library, 1:30 p.m. Kindergarten and up.

Alicia Quintano will perform "Blast Off with Thomas the Chimp and Other Tales and Tunes," a program of stories and songs for children and families on 3 August. An "itinerant storyteller par excellence" (Woodstock Times, NY), Alicia has traveled to 38 states, performing in libraries, elementary schools, universities, theatres, festivals and on the radio. Her original stories are "funny, touching and universal" (WBAI-FM, NYC), and her songs bring a smile to audiences of all ages.

•World Class Frisbee Show with Todd Brodeur
Wednesday, 5 August at Sturgis Library, 10:30 a.m.

Todd will demonstrate simple tricks as well as harder moves and commbinations. He will have a collection of various types of different Frisbees that everyone can try!

•Alien Warriors Craft
Wednesday, 5 August at Centerville, 2:00 p.m.

•All Day Story Marathon
Tuesday, 11 August at Centerville, 10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

•Summer Reading Program Party & Prizes at Cotuit (Cotuit Registered Readers)
Tuesday, 11 August at Cotuit Library, 3:30 p.m.

•World of Sharks
Thursday, 13 August at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.

•Gold Coin Store (Centerville Registered Readers)
Thursday, 13 August at Centerville Library, 2:00 p.m.

•Collaborative Summer Reading Program Wrap-up ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Friday, 14 August, Liberty Hall (next door to MMPL), 2:00 pm

•"The Planets Magic Show" with magician Debbie O'Carroll
Wednesday, 19 August at Hyannis Library, 11:15 a.m.
(This is Hyannis Library's Summer Reading Grande Finale)

•Coastal Explorer
Wednesday, 19 August at Centerville Library, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

•Sea Turtle Adventure
Thursday, 20 August at MMPL, 10:00 a.m.

Events subject to change...stay tuned!

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Check out pics from previous years' programs:

Links to School Reading Lists and Collaborating Libraries
(reading log links pertain to MMPL only--call your library for info on reading registration)

Barnstable Schools Summer Reading List

 

Support Acknowledgement

The 2009 Collaborative Summer Reading Program has been made possible by grants from the Andrew S. and Katherine Y. Keck Fund of the Cape Cod Foundation, the Marion Jordan Charitable Foundation and the Mid-Cape Cultural Council. Additional support comes from the Friends of the Whelden Memorial Library. We appreciate their continued commitment to the youth in our community very much.

"Starship Adventure at Your Library" is the state-wide Summer Reading theme sponsored by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems. We are grateful for the support materials and ideas they provide to us.

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