Bouncy Booktime, our weekly Tuesday morning storytime at 10 and 11, will continue all summer with special events noted below.
Some activities are limited so please register by calling (609) 397-0275
Click on a highlighted day below to be taken to events for that day
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| Growing Readers Ages 4-8 | |
| Tween Readers Ages 9-12 | |
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| Family Event | |
| Multiple / Special Events, Click for Details |
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Pre-Readers Ages 0-5
A special time for Bouncy Booktime as we welcome high-energy performer Alex Mitnick and his guitar. You may have seen him locally performing with the Kaleidoscope Band singing and entertaining kids of all ages. Pick up the Read-To-Me summer logs while you’re here. http://www.kaleidoscopesongs.com/alexband.html
June
Tween Readers Ages 9-12
Reading Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins. Gregor falls through a laundry chute in his NYC apartment to a world inside the earth, whose strange inhabitants think he is the key to an ancient prophecy. Collins creates a fascinating, vivid, highly original world and a superb story to go along with it. Can’t make it? Summer is the perfect time to share books with your child, so stop by and grab a copy or audio version of The Breadwinner for our next meeting in July.
June
Family Story Night for Everyone!
Kickoff the summer reading program as we follow the shadowy clues with the Prying Mantis Detective Agency, encountering Itsy-Bitsy Spiders, a Flea Circus, a chorus line and a little white duck to solve the case of the missing caterpillar. Presented with shadow puppets, The Shadow of the Bug is a mystery you won’t want to miss! Pick up your bag with summer reading materials and take part in other fun activities happening this evening.
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June
Teen Readers
Inviting all teens to delve into their intuition through visualizations and collage-making. The intent of this workshop is to help you gain some insight into your desires and goals and to create a "Vision Board" that will help inform and energize the appearance of these goals in your life. A little bit of mystery, a little magic, a little bit of self-trust, a little bit of fun and an art project to keep you inspired throughout the year.http://haratherapeutics.com/
June
Teen Readers
Whether you’re new or experienced at this hobby, come for crafty fun. Bring your photos and any supplies you’re willing to share. The library will have pens, paper, and idea books for your inspiration. Don’t have an album? Make a mini one from our photo safe card stock to scrapbook a specific event, like a party. Album-safe snacks served!
July
Growing Readers Night Ages 4-8
Drop off your Growing Readers (aged 4-8) for a program, craft and book chosing time! Tonight’s singing family will have everyone on their feet with interactive bug songs and patriotic classics. Their original music along with popular favorites are creatively arranged and are always a “Smash Hit”. www.musicwithcare.com
July
Teen Readers
The Breaking Dawn release is just a few weeks away! Talk about the books with others who love them. Finish up your scrapbooking from Tuesday night and/or make a Book inspired craft. Make plans for our midnight release party on August 1st and pre-order a copy of the book! http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilightseries.html
July
Tween Readers Ages 9-12
Delve into magical ancient Egypt with artist/storyteller extraordinaire Rebecca Kelly when she tells mysterious Egyptian legends, then shows you how to create your own cartouche (name) using hieroglyphic stamps. Get creative and make a sacred Egyptian scarab beetle and scroll book too!
July
Family Story Night!
Bee our guest for a Ms. Jen and Ms. Fran’s zany library review with music, jokes, acting, guest readers, s’mores, and, oh yes, stories centering around our summer bug theme. Our director Harold Dunn will be featured on the fiddle for the interactive story of “The Ant and the Grasshopper”. Bring your littlest ones, bring your grandpa for this exciting library showcase.
July
Growing Readers Ages 4-8
"Catch the Reading Bug!" It doesn't bite, promise! Drop off your growing readers to join local naturalist Pam Newitt from Nature By The Yard for a close look at these interesting, but often misunderstood creatures. We'll meet some live insects in a safe and fun way and learn about their fascinating lives. www.naturebytheyard.com
July
Family Event!
Arts, crafts & literary ant-ics for all ages featuring: magic, face painting, music and the movie Charlotte’s Web! 6:30-8:30 Ant-ics Lilly St. & Library lawn (rain location: ACME Screening Room, 25 S.Union St.) The movie starts on the library lawn at sundown. Refreshments will be sold.
More info: www.nickelodeonnights.org *Presented by Friends of Lambertville Library with generous support from Comcast.
July
Tween Readers Ages 9-12
Reading The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother. Pizza will be served!
July
Growing Readers Ages 4-8
The man-cub Mowgli, Baloo, Bagheera and dangerous Shere Kan will be at the library when the actors from the Downtown Performing Arts Center present Kipling’s classic adventure story. After the show, they will give the audience a chance to do their own acting through a brief theater workshop. www.dpac.com
July
Teen Readers
We’ll use our DVD projector to put the game on the big screen. Snacks provided.
July
Family Program
Learn which insect makes that buzzing noise you hear on the towpath! D& R Canal Naturalist Stephanie Fox will start this program at the library and talk about some of the bugs that you may see in your own yard. Then she’ll walk with us over to the canal so we can hunt for these bugs in their native habitat.
July
Family Movie Night
Bring along a friend – an insect friend, that is, for the bug show & tell before the movie starts. Then, colorful close-up photography and an original music score combined with facts about insect habitats and life cycles make for a family film that is aesthetically pleasing, awe-inspiring and informative. Gardeners - learn about the multitude of insects in your own garden -- which are beneficial and which are destroyers, who eats who and why... we are not as separate from nature as we might think. The film is 52 minutes long. Popcorn provided. http://www.gardeninsectvideo.com
July
Teen Readers
Please note: this is a lock-in for the time specified. Registration and parental permission is required, space is limited. The library is all yours for food, movie, scavenger hunt, games, and of course the big book release at midnight. Good Times!
August
Tween Readers Ages 9-12
The Lizard Guys will bring out their live insects, like millipedes, cockroaches, tarantulas, and scorpions as well as a few of their predators. You’ll learn some interesting facts about these bugs that have bad reputations, and maybe even be brave enough to let them crawl on you!
August
Growing Readers Ages 4-8
Butterfly expert and photographer Loretta Shigo will bring locally gathered milkweed and Monarch butterfly caterpillars to show and talk about. Learn how these amazing butterflies travel all the way to Mexico every winter and then come back to our area in the summer. *Sponsored by the Peggy Lewis Art Foundation which runs the gallery in the library.
August
Family Field Trip
Meet at the Howell Living History Farm for the 1:00 demonstration about beekeeping and the honey harvest at their outdoor bee boxes. Afterwards, take part in a craft sponsored by the library. The farm will have honey for sale. www.howellfarm.com
August
Bouncy Booktime Pre-Readers
Get up close and personal with creepy, crawly bugs! Learn how to tell the difference between bugs and insects. Make a cootie bug buddy to take home.
August
Family Story Night
Lambertville’s own Mayor Delvecchio will guest read, along with Ms.Jen and Ms. Fran’s limitless repertoire of riddles, poetry, songs, reader’s theater, s’mores, and wonderful stories as we close out our summer bug theme. Audience participation expected!
August
Bouncy Booktime Pre-Readers
Lots of these LIVE wiggly crawlers will be our special guests! Children will be able to view them up close, act like worms and even eat dirt!
August
Teen Readers
Get into character to find out “who dun it”. Details coming soon!
August
If you reached the summer reading goal of thirty books or hours, you’ll be invited to the library for an ice cream sundae and a ride around town from Bucks County Carriages!
August
For those who have had 100 titles read to them throughout the summer, you’ll be invited to The Kids’ Gym at Bach Ballet for an evening of rambunctious fun!
August
Bouncy Booktime Pre-Readers
Children will listen to different bird calls, talk about different eggs and use their arms to demonstrate wingspan. Then they’ll have a chance to eat like a bird!
August
Tween Readers 9-12
Reading Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett. A Vermeer painting is stolen. Petra and Calder, two bright, quirky sixth-graders, come together to solve the crime that has the whole world baffled. But tracking down the Vermeer isn’t easy, as Calder and Petra try to figure out what a set of pentominos (mathematical puzzle pieces), a mysterious book about unexplainable phenomena have to do with a centuries old artwork. Bring your suggestions for what you think would make a great read for our Book Bash to pick titles for our next few meetings. Pizza will be served!
August
If you read ten books or hours through any summer reading program, you may come to the Reader’s Breakfast at the Lambertville Public School. Just drop off your documentation from the program (a signed reading log or certificate) ahead of time.
September
