This summer, kids are invited to Level Up at Your Library – the theme of this year’s summer reading program! Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships. “Level Up at Your Library” is a summer reading program based around games and puzzles. Libraries are more than spaces for knowledge – they are spaces for fun!

At Grove City Public Library the program will begin the day after Memorial Day: Tuesday, May 27. Kids ages 3-18 can sign up that day or any day throughout the summer. The program runs through August 29^th.

The summer reading program is something kids do on their own time, working their way through the reading game sheets by reading or being read to and doing other fun activities. The reading log for children looks like a board game. The teen reading log is a chart to simply record hours spent reading.

When they sign up, kids get a free book bag, a pencil, and a book to keep. When they turn in a completed reading sheet, they will earn “library loot,” play money that they can turn in for small prizes.

The goal of the summer reading program is to encourage kids to read all summer long so that they keep up their reading skills and return to school in the fall ready to learn. Because of that, kids can do one reading sheet after another all summer until late August and keep earning prizes.

So many fun activities are happening for kids at the library this summer:

Storytimes 2nd Tuesday of the month, 2 p.m.

Pokémon gaming 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month, 4-5:30 p.m. Kids ages 7 & up.

Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color Friday June 6, 2 pm

CLIMB Theatre: Babe the Blue Ox Monday June 9, 11 am

Science Museum: Engineering Wednesday June 25, 3 pm

DNR Naturalist: Bats Tuesday July 8, 2 pm

Cookie Canvas Workshop Thursday August 14, 3 pm—sign up required. All ages; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Knitting Club 3rd Thursday of the month, 4-5 p.m. All ages.

Look for updates on activities:
www.grovecity.lib.mn.us
Facebook: Grove City Public Library –MN

Stop in any time after Memorial Day and Level Up at Your Library!