Summer Reading for Kids
By Children's Librarian Brenda Anderson
The Bremen Public Library is the place to be this summer! We will have activities to keep you from being bored during the 76 days of summer vacation.
The Bremen Public Library is the place to be this summer! We will have activities to keep you from being bored during the 76 days of summer vacation.
Children who have not been to kindergarten yet have a program on Wednesdays in June and July from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Stories will be told using puppets, songs and skits designed to entertain and enlighten.
School-age children have a program on Thursdays in June and July at 1 to 2 p.m. designed to stimulate curiosity and combat boredom with hands-on activities such as giant marble runs, blanket forts, spaghetti noodle and marshmallow towers. If you’re unable to come to the programs, it’s okay! There will activities to do in the Children’s Department every day this summer. And you can still read!
Reading is the main objective this summer. We have lots of new series, fun picture books, and graphic novels that are just waiting to be checked out. The goal is read (or have read to you) 20 picture books or 7 chapter books by mid-July. If possible, you want to read even more because we’ll assign you to one of four teams competing to see which team can read the most this summer. The four teams this year are: Ants, Beavers, Hornets and Prairie Dogs.
Accelerated Reader tests can be taken at the Bremen Public Library this summer for students who have just finished grades 2-5. These will count for the school’s summer AR program. And you can read whatever book level you want during the summer.
Barnes and Noble has a summer reading journal that you can pick up at the library when you sign up for our reading program. Take the completed journal to Barnes and Noble and pick out a free book. That means the books you read can count for three different reading programs -- bonus!
The town-wide scavenger hunt this summer will find us looking for a polar bear with a blue Hawaiian shirt. His name is Larry the Traveling Library Bear. He will be in window of a business in Bremen during the months of June and July. Each week he will be in different window of a restaurant, bank, store, or office. Remember where you see him and tell us where you found him. If you are correct, we will give you a piece of candy.
Since our theme this summer is “Build a Better World,” we will have passports for everyone who signs up. Participating in programs and completing a variety of activities listed earns a stamp in your passport. So don’t forget to bring your passport with you to the library.
Another fun activity this summer is our version of Flat Stanley. We flattened Larry the Traveling Library Bear -- just kidding -- we took his picture and you can check him out and take him with you on adventures. Post photos of yourself with him on social media using #FlatLarry.
School-age children have a program on Thursdays in June and July at 1 to 2 p.m. designed to stimulate curiosity and combat boredom with hands-on activities such as giant marble runs, blanket forts, spaghetti noodle and marshmallow towers. If you’re unable to come to the programs, it’s okay! There will activities to do in the Children’s Department every day this summer. And you can still read!Reading is the main objective this summer. We have lots of new series, fun picture books, and graphic novels that are just waiting to be checked out. The goal is read (or have read to you) 20 picture books or 7 chapter books by mid-July. If possible, you want to read even more because we’ll assign you to one of four teams competing to see which team can read the most this summer. The four teams this year are: Ants, Beavers, Hornets and Prairie Dogs.
Accelerated Reader tests can be taken at the Bremen Public Library this summer for students who have just finished grades 2-5. These will count for the school’s summer AR program. And you can read whatever book level you want during the summer.
Barnes and Noble has a summer reading journal that you can pick up at the library when you sign up for our reading program. Take the completed journal to Barnes and Noble and pick out a free book. That means the books you read can count for three different reading programs -- bonus!
The town-wide scavenger hunt this summer will find us looking for a polar bear with a blue Hawaiian shirt. His name is Larry the Traveling Library Bear. He will be in window of a business in Bremen during the months of June and July. Each week he will be in different window of a restaurant, bank, store, or office. Remember where you see him and tell us where you found him. If you are correct, we will give you a piece of candy.
Since our theme this summer is “Build a Better World,” we will have passports for everyone who signs up. Participating in programs and completing a variety of activities listed earns a stamp in your passport. So don’t forget to bring your passport with you to the library.
Another fun activity this summer is our version of Flat Stanley. We flattened Larry the Traveling Library Bear -- just kidding -- we took his picture and you can check him out and take him with you on adventures. Post photos of yourself with him on social media using #FlatLarry.
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