“Make a Splash – Read” this summer as the Queen Anne’s County Free Library hosts its annual summer reading clubs. The 2010 summer reading program is open to young people, from babies through teens, with programs, story hours, a reading club, and more. Beginning on June 14 and continuing through July 30, readers can pick up their independent summer reading club materials.
Families with infants and toddlers are invited to join the Read-To-Me club. They will receive a game board with 15 literacy activities for child and caregiver to complete together, a suggested reading list, a paper frog finger puppet, and a summer reader sticker.
Children ages 3-12 will receive a summer reading bag that includes a “Make a Splash” reading log, game board, crayons, sticker, bookmark, and complete calendar of the library’s summer activities.
Sixth through twelfth graders will “Make Waves” in the annual teen summer reading challenge. At the Kent Island Library, teens will compete against each other on “Team Middle School” or “Team High School,” while teens at the Centreville Library will challenge the adult team to see who can read the most pages. Teen parties are planned at Kent Island on June 23 and July 28 and in Centreville on July 29, all beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Each week from June 21 through July 24, children visiting the library can create a make-and-take craft and receive water-themed stickers for their reading logs.
All summer readers will earn certificates and a book by bringing completed reading logs to the libraries in the week of July 26-30.
One family in the county will win a family membership to Port Discovery Children’s Museum. Summer readers may also request tickets to the August 16 Baltimore Orioles game or the August 20 Bowie Baysox game.
Registration for summer reading camp, some Lego programs, and “Salvaged Ships” opened on Monday, June 1.
Additional programs which do not require advance registration include pre-school storytimes, origami, musician Bruce Fite on June 23, pirate storytelling on July 7 and 8, and Wendy the Singing Scientist and Flumpa on July 21.
The Kent Island Library will co-host “The Color of My Skin” workshop with Character Counts on June 22 and “Who Polluted the Bay” with University of Maryland Extension on July 13.
All library clubs and activities are free of charge. “Make a Splash – Read” t-shirts with Sneaks the Library Cat may be purchased while supplies last.
A complete list of library summer programs and activities with times and suggested ages is available at the Centreville Library, 121 S. Commerce St. and the Kent Island Branch Library, 200 Library Circle, Stevensville. Additional information is available at the library’s website (www.quan.lib.md.us) or by calling (410) 758-0980 or (410) 643-8161.