What insect attacks with a sharp beak and then sucks out body fluids? Which bug's bright orange wings warn that it's poisonous? Where can we find these answers? Try the 2008 summer reading challenge at the Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., and the Racine Mobile
Library!
As summer approaches and insects awaken from their winter nap, the library's putting the final touches on its 2008 summer reading challenge, "Catch the Reading Bug/Metamorphosis." From June 16-August 2, readers of all ages are invited to take the challenge,
experiencing special programs, events and performers…and all of it about bugs!
Registration for the reading challenge will begin on June 16 at the Main and Mobile Libraries. Participants of all ages should complete a registration form, available from any public information desk at both locations and turn it in to a librarian to receive a reading record and other challenge information. After reading the required number of items for the appropriate age group, reading records may be turned in for a prize. All readers who turn in a reading record will be eligible for the library's grand prize drawing for a Nintendo Wii.
To celebrate the 2008 Summer Reading Challenge, the library is pleased to host another season of professional entertainers in the Storywagon Series. The following performances will be featured in June and July:
for more information. The Storywagon Series is sponsored by Lakeshores Library System and supported in part with LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant funds.
Library!
As summer approaches and insects awaken from their winter nap, the library's putting the final touches on its 2008 summer reading challenge, "Catch the Reading Bug/Metamorphosis." From June 16-August 2, readers of all ages are invited to take the challenge,
experiencing special programs, events and performers…and all of it about bugs!
Registration for the reading challenge will begin on June 16 at the Main and Mobile Libraries. Participants of all ages should complete a registration form, available from any public information desk at both locations and turn it in to a librarian to receive a reading record and other challenge information. After reading the required number of items for the appropriate age group, reading records may be turned in for a prize. All readers who turn in a reading record will be eligible for the library's grand prize drawing for a Nintendo Wii.
To celebrate the 2008 Summer Reading Challenge, the library is pleased to host another season of professional entertainers in the Storywagon Series. The following performances will be featured in June and July:
- Thursday, June 19 Bilingual Storyteller Kay Elmsley Weeden
- Dance like you have ants in your pants, sing like a cricket, and enjoy stories in other languages with this awesome storyteller.
- Thursday, June 26 Bubbleology with Karl Debelack
- Learn how to make a square bubble, blow bubbles inside of bubble, create a spherical octahedral prism, and much more with this master Bubble-ologist!
- Thursday, July 10 Singer/Songwriter Allan Lieberman
- Join this award-winning singer and songwriter as he presents, "Singing Good and Feeling Good," and interactive musical event for all ages (grownups, too!)
- Thursday, July 17 Nature Education with David Stokes
- From the loved (butterflies) to the unloved (spiders), this award-winning educator will use live creatures, animal artifacts, and just plain silliness to help you learn about "Slugs and Bugs."
for more information. The Storywagon Series is sponsored by Lakeshores Library System and supported in part with LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) grant funds.
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