The Theme for the Summer Reading Program this year is On Your Mark, Get Set, Read! The program will be all about sports. We will start out with talking to the kids about warming up, and eating right. Then each day they will play a different sport…volleyball, badminton, archery, golf, basketball, baseball, and an obstacle course. The program runs from June 21 to July 28 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Ages 4 years old through 5th grade (the grade the student just finished in school) will come both Tuesdays and Thursdays each week. We will have prizes, food, and games. Everyone can win prizes every day they come by keeping a log of all the books they read, for each day they attend, completing a challenge each session, and how they compete as a team during the sports activities.
Monday, June 20 will be our Kick-off program. We will have Johnny, the mascot from the Fort Wayne Tincaps here to entertain the kids. This program will run from 1:30 to 2:30. We will start off by explaining the program and letting the kids sample the different activities they will be doing throughout the program. Then we will end the day with Johnny and ice cream.
Tuesday, July 26 we will have magician Greg Carson here to entertain the kids during this session, and Thursday, July 28 will be our ending program. We will have a picnic with fun sports themed games. Come and join us for fun times this Summer!!
If you have any questions, call the Library, or stop in at the Children’s circulation desk.
Summer Books
June 1—The Missing Will by Wanda Brunstetter
June 7—Books of a Feather by Kate Carlisle
June 7—End of Watch by Stephen King
June 7—The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
June 7—No Other Will Do by Karen Witemeyer
June 7—The Diva Serves High Tea by Krista Davis
June 7—The Ringmaster’s Wife by Kristy Cambron
June 7—The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford
June 7—Dishonorable Intentions by Stuart Woods
June 7—Amy Snow by Tracy Rees
June 7—The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe
June 7—Cross Kill by James Patterson
June 13—Liberty’s Last Stand by Stephen Coonts
June 14—Foreign Agent by Brad Thor
June 14—Here’s to Us by Elin Hilderbrand
June 14—Tom Clancy’s Duty and Honor by Grant Blackwood
June 21—The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich
June 21—By the Numbers by Jen Lancaster
June 27—Private: The Games by James Patterson
June 28—First Comes Love by Emily Giffin
June 28—First Strike by Ben Coes
June 28—The Courtship Basket by Amy Clipston
June 28—Ghosts of War by Brad Taylor
June 28—Defender by Diana Palmer
June 28—Daredevil Snared by Stephanie Laurens
July 1—The Divided Family by Wanda Brunstetter
July 5—Magic by Danielle Steel
July 5—Make Me Love You by Johanna Lindsey
July 5—As Death Draws Near by Anna Lee Huber
July 12—Among the Wicked by Linda Castillo
July 12—The Loyal Heart by Shelley Shepard Gray
July 12—Daughters of the Bride by Susan Mallery
July 12—The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
July 19—Night and Day by Iris Johansen
July 19—Falling by Jane Green
July 19—A Beau for Katie by Emma Miller
July 19—Guilty Minds by Joseph Finder
July 26—Killer Look by Linda Fairstein
July 26—Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
July 26—One Less Problem by Beth Harbison
July 26—Swept Away by Robyn Carr
July 31—Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
Aug. 1—The Selfless Act by Wanda Brunstetter
Aug. 1—Bullseye by James Patterson
Aug. 2—Guide Me Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer
Aug. 2—Sweet Tomorrows by Debbie Macomber
Aug. 2—Sunday Kind of Love by Dorothy Garlock
Aug. 9—Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
Aug. 9—Insidious by Catherine Coulter
Aug. 16—Fraying at the Edge by Cindy Woodsmall
Aug. 16—Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich
Aug. 16—Damaged by Lisa Scottoline
Aug. 23—First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Aug. 30—Frost Line by Linda Howard
Aug. 30—Rushing Waters by Danielle Steel
New Books on CD
June 7—The House of Secrets by Brad Meltzer
June 7—The Cavendon Luck by Barbara Taylor Bradford
June 13—Liberty’s Last Stand by Stephen Coonts
June 14—Foreign Agent by Brad Thor
July 5—Magic by Danielle Steel
July 12—The Black Widow by Daniel Silva
July 26—Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty
July 31—Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
Aug. 1—Bullseye by James Patterson
Aug. 9—Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
Aug. 23—First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The Story Trail
In collaboration with the ‘Friends of Harrison Lake’, we will have a Story Trail out at the Lake this Summer for everyone to enjoy! The Story Trail will consist of 20 panels that will start at the checkout office and continue around the woods and back to the office. Each station will be a page from the book, with instructions where to go next on a shaded walk through the park. The first story will be Smokey the Bear. There will be a new story each month for June, July, August, September, and ending the series with a Halloween book for Harrison Lake’s two Halloween Weekends in October.
Family Fun Night
We will have a special Family Fun Night this Summer. It will be a Drive-in (Walk-in) Movie! We will have a big screen set up out in the parking lot of the library to show a movie. The movie will be Saturday, July 16 @ 8:30 p.m., with a rain date of July 23. Popcorn and candy will be provided. Bring your chairs and/or blankets and enjoy an evening with us!
Teen & Adult Summer Reading Fun!
We are trying something new and fun this year! We are having a Summer Reading Program for Teens and Adults. The program will run from June 27 to July 29. To participate all you have to do is READ! Read books to earn tickets that you can put into a drawing to win prizes. You get one ticket per book you read. Each week will have a different theme. If you participate in that particular theme for that week, you will earn extra tickets to go towards the drawings.
The themes are:
June 27—July 1 – Cookbook Week
July 3—8 – ‘New’ Book Week
July 11—15 – Magazine Week
July 18—22 – Technology Week
July 25—29 – Finale Week…read anything you want, and prizes will be handed out.
Come and have fun with us this Summer!
June DVDs
June 7—Jarhead 3: The Siege
June 7—Zootopia
June 14—London Has Fallen
June 14—Curious George: Garden Discoveries
June 14—American Girl: Lea To the Rescue
June 14—Eddie the Eagle
June 14—Hello, My Name is Doris
June 21—My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
June 28—Kung Fu Panda 3
June 28—Race
June 28—Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
We would like to thank these individuals for their generous donations…
Susan Williams for donating books.
Fulton County Fair Bureau for donating a DVD of the 2015 Fulton County Fair and a book.
A monetary donation in memory of Jackie Fether given by Janet and Ralph Heuerman. We purchased the book The Nesting Place by Myquillyn Smith with this donation.
We would like to say a big THANK YOU! to the Fayette Local Schools for donating their old lighted informational sign to the Library. We would also like to say THANK YOU to Leo Wixom and Tom Franks for reconditioning and installing the sign in front of the Library. Lettering was done by Michael Worthington. Drive by and check it out!
The Library will be closed on Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day!
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