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REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 22 Last Day to Register: July 13 * Last Day to Log Books: July 20
Mt Laurel Library Summer Reading 2018
Children * Tweens * Adults
Tuesday, June 5
4 pm Tween Tech Fun! Make your own music using Scratch. Registration required
Thursday, June 14
4 pm Brushes and Slushes Enjoy a slushy with Rorie Scroggins as she helps you create a painting using acrylics. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, June 21
4 pm
Carnivorous Plants Feed me! Myers Plants and Pottery will bring you your own carnivorous plant, explain all of its gross and unique qualities, and teach you how to take care of it. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, June 28
4 pm Card Embroidery Learn basic embroidery with Judi Morris and then make a card using your own design. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Tuesday, July 3
4 pm Tween Tech Fun! Create a story and bring it to life using Hue Animation. Registration required.
Wednesday, July 11
4 pm
Henna Art Join September Reed, professional henna artist, as she discusses henna basics, patterns, and aftercare. Then apply henna to yourself. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Tuesday, July 24
4 pm Cupcake Decorating Join local cake artist Melinda Storey of Melinda’s Cake Art and learn how to decorate cupcakes. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Monday, June 11
6 pm Summer Cocktails Join John Easterling as he mixes up summer cocktails for you to try! Must be 21 or older to attend. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Monday, June 18
6 pm
Carnivorous Plants Did you know that some carnivorous plants are great for home insect control or that Alabama has its very own native species? Join Noah Yawn as he discusses these unique plants and how to take care of them. Leave with your own plant. Additional plants available to purchase. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, June 28
6:30 pm
Simply Infused Red, white and blue, and healthy, too! Join us for some olive oil and balsamic pairings with Simply Infused. Olive oils and balsamics will be available to purchase. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Tuesday, July 10
6 pm
Belly Dancing Belly Dancing for fun and fitness with Liz Malcolm. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Monday, July 16
6 pm
Wildlife Photo Exhibit Grab a glass of wine and view award winning wildlife photographer Bob Quarles exhibit and hear him speak. Wine and cheese will be served. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, July 19
6 pm Lost and Found Items of Alabama Jim Phillips will be here to discuss amazing treasures, some lost and some found, from Alabama. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, July 26
6 pm
Acrylics 101 Rorie Scroggins will be here to help you create a painting using acrylics. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of The Mt Laurel Library
Registration Begins May 21 Last Day to Register: July 12 * Last Day to Log Books: July 19
Rising 6th-12th graders are eligible to join the Teen Summer Reading program & earn an entry to win an Oculus Go for every 200 pages read. Full details on the teen calendar or summer reading page.
Adults can read to win, too! Earn a pr ize entry for each book you read. Details on the adult summer reading page.
Summer Reading Kickoff! Saturday, June 2 * 4-6 pm
Inflatables, face painting, refreshments, and more!
Sponsored by
July 6, 13, & 20
Toddler Tales @ 10 am A story program for children 19 - 36 months and a caregiver. Stories, songs, finger plays, and crafts make up a lively 30 minute program designed especially for short attention spans. Limit 10. Registration Required
All Ages Storytime @ 11 am All ages are welcome for songs, stories, and serious fun.
Saturday, June 2
Inflatables, Refreshments, Face Painting, and MORE! All Ages Welcome. No Registration Required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, June 7
2 pm
* Alabama 4H Center: Animals Rock! Did you know animals are natural born rock stars who come equipped with their own special
instruments to help them rock out in their habitats. Registration required. Sponsored by The
Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Thursday, June 14
2 pm Cookies & Cream Social Stop by for yummy cookies and a cool treat on a hot day. No registration required.
Thursday, June 21
2 pm
* Gene Cordova, Ventriloquist Everyone will laugh and learn as Gene uses his unique talents that include ventriloquism,
puppetry, comedy magic, storytelling, balloon antics and LOTS of audience participation.
Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Lego Contest at Nor th Shelby. See flyer for details. Registration required. Saturday, June 23
Monday, June 25
2 pm
* Animal Tales: Born to be Wild Why do animals make so many different types of sounds? Program will feature a variety of
exotic wildlife from all over the globe that will demonstrate to you their unique vocal
abilities. Registration Required. Sponsored by La Paz
Saturday, June 30
11 am - 1 pm
Lego Club Families are welcome to drop in anytime between 11 and 1 to build spectacular creations which will be displayed in the library. All Ages.
Wednesday, July 4 Library Closed! Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!
Thursday, July 5
2 pm
Rock Painting Libraries Rock! Get your creative juices flowing and join in on the rock painting fun! The library will provide rocks and paint, you provide the imagination and hiding. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Friday, July 6
4 pm Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop off your stuffed animal friend and have a snack. Pick up your stuffed animal on Saturday to find out what adventures he or she had. Registration required.
Monday, July 9
2 pm
* DIY Magician A fun show of comedy, magic, and some surprises you don't want to miss! Registration
required. Sponsored by Mt Laurel Grocery and General Store
Thursday, July 12 Last Day to Register
Monday, July 16
2 pm Doc Atoms Science Show The wacky Mad Scientist is at it again with his Explosive Science Show. Learn how and why
things go BOOM! Registration required. Sponsored by Jimbo’s Soda Fountain
Thursday, July 19 Last Day to Log Books (ends at 11:59 pm)
Wednesday, July 25
2 pm * End Party with Skip Cain, The Magic Guy
An interactive show filled with magic, jokes, balloon sculptures & prizes for the top Mt Laurel readers. Registration required. Sponsored by The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library
Saturday, July 28
11 am - 1 pm
Lego Club Families are welcome to drop in anytime between 11 and 1 to build spectacular creations which will be displayed in the library. All Ages.
Tuesday, August 1 Last Day to Claim Library Dollars
Tuesday, August 8 Last Day for Library Store
Crafts — Wednesdays, 12-2 pm
Drop in each Wednesday from 12-2 pm to create a different fun item. All ages with adult assistance. Registration is not required. Supplies limited. June 6 through July 18; no craft on July 4
Family Movies — Tuesdays @ 2 pm
All ages. Join us for a showing of a movie each Tuesday. Snacks
will be served! Movie list available at the library.
Registration is not required.
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 3, 10, 17, 24
Registration begins May 21 and ends July 12. Children receive a special prize for signing up before June 2. Register at the library or online at mtlaurellibrary.org. Make sure to choose Mt Laurel as your preferred
library to be eligible for Mt Laurel prizes. The logging of books must be completed by the patron using our online Summer Reading system prior to
receiving library dollars. You are welcome to use one of our public computers to log books. Visit our website at mtlaurellibrary.org and click on the “Summer Reading” tab to find instructions for logging books. You can begin entering books into our online system as soon as you register but you cannot receive library
dollars until June 4. The last day to enter books into the system is July 19. The last day to receive library dollars is August 1.
The last day to spend library dollars is August 8. To ensure fairness for all participants, no exceptions will be made. The Summer Reading End Party will be held on Wednesday, July 25 at 2 pm
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Reading Goals are as follows: 5 Picture Books, 5 Easy Readers, 5 Juvenile Non-fiction Books, or 60 minutes of reading chapter books. Meeting a goal will earn you one reading dollar.
You may pick the reading level(s) where you feel most comfortable. Suggested levels are: Preschool - Kindergarten: Picture Books; 1st & 2nd grades: Easy Readers; 3rd—5th grades: Chapter Books. G
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Each time you reach a reading goal, you earn a chance to win one of two GRAND PRIZES —a BIKE or a LITTLEBITS DROID INVENTOR KIT. The bike was generously provided by Bike Link of Hoover & Specialized Bicycles. The winner will go to Bike Link to pick out a bike.
You choose which grand prize you would like to be eligible for when you register. A weekly prize will be chosen each Friday at 12:00. In order to be chosen for this prize, books must be
entered in the system no later than 11:45 each Friday! For each Reading Goal you meet you will receive one Library Dollar. You can spend these dollars in the
General Stores at North Shelby Library or Mt Laurel Library. You will be able to buy books, toys, games, candy, and other cool stuff with your ‘money.’ The General Stores will be open after programs, movies, crafts, and storytimes. The Mt Laurel store will open on June 4 and will close when all prizes are sold or August 8, whichever comes first.
Note: Access to the General Store and Library Dollars may be limited on weekends. There is no limit to how many dollars you can accumulate. Spend your dollars as you go or save them up for a bigger prize! Note: prizes change often. Grand Prize winners will be announced at the Summer Reading End Party! The more books you read, the
more chances you have to win! Children must be registered in the Summer Reading Program to be eligible for all prize drawings and
to receive Library Dollars.
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Thanks to the Friends of the Mt Laurel Library for their generous support of Summer Reading!