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Children's Programs - Summer 2010

Go Green @ Your Library
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SUMMER KICK-OFF | SPECIAL EVENTS | MOVIE NIGHT | GET CREATIVE! | STORIES & MUSIC

STENCIL IT!
  • Entering gr 3-5
  • WEDNESDAY: Jul 7, 4:00–5:00 p.m.
  • IN THE CHILDREN’S STORYTIME ROOM
  • Attendance is limited to 12.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, June 28 at 7:00 p.m. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Learn something new about how paper is made and re-used—then create some beautiful stenciled cards or stationery with recycled paper!

FAMILY CRAFTS
  • Everyone welcome
  • THURSDAYS: Jul 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug 5, 12, 19, 26 - 2:30-4:00 p.m.
  • No registration necessary.
Children of all ages and abilities and their caregivers are invited to get crafty with us this summer. Our popular craft program returns with new crafts and old favorites! Stay for half an hour or the entire hour and a half; you can make your craft as simple or as complicated as you want. Markers and paper are always available as well. Children under age 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

CREATIVE WRITING
  • Entering gr 4-6
  • WEDNESDAYS: 4:00-5:30 p.m.
    • Jul 21 - Realistic Animal Stories - sign-ups begin July 12
    • Jul 28 - Animal Fantasy - sign-ups begin July 19
  • IN THE CHILDREN’S STORYTIME ROOM
  • Attendance is limited to 12.** Sign up online or in person at 7:00 p.m. on the dates listed above. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 p.m. You may sign up for one or both sessions.
Fictional animals can be cuddly or vicious, magical or realistic, talkative or silent. They can be anything you want them to be. We will brainstorm and discuss all sorts of ideas, and then write our own animal stories.

OCEAN CREATURES LEGS & “TALES”
  • Entering gr 1-3
  • WEDNESDAY: Aug 11 - 4:00–5:00 p.m.
  • IN THE CHILDREN’S STORYTIME ROOM
  • Attendance is limited to 12.** Sign up online or in person beginning Monday, August 2 at 7:00 p.m.. Phone reservations accepted beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Come listen to stories about creatures of the deep, then make a squid or octopus from recycled materials!

The 2010 Children's Summer Reading Program has been generously sponsored by the Friends of Cary Memorial Library. The state-wide theme, "Go Green @ Your Library," is supported by the Massachusetts Regional Library Systems and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.

Ride for FREE on LEXPRESS: Children and accompanying adults may use a library card as a bus pass to travel to and from the Library's preschool programs. Questions about routes and schedules? Call LEXPRESS at 781-861-1210.

* Space in the Meeting Room is limited, so attendance will be first-come-first-served.

** If fewer than 5 children are registered, program may be cancelled.

printable copy of our summer 2010 flyer

printable copy of our chronological summer 2010 flyer