2012SRP

DREAM BIG Summer Reading Brochure

Dandelion Cottage Art Contest

No Charge for Summer Reading Programs

Regularly Scheduled Programs

Book Babies, Thursdays
June 7, July 12, Aug 9 @ 10:30 a.m. Children's Room.
For ages newborn through 24 months.

2/3 year-old Storytime, Mondays
June 11-July 30 @ 10:30 & 11:30 a.m. Community Room. Stories, songs, & fingerplays for 2 & 3 year-olds with caregivers.

4/5 year-old Storytime, Tuesdays
June 12-July 31 @ 1:00 p.m. Community Room.
Stories, music, crafts for 4 and 5 year-olds.

Summer Art Adventures, Thursdays
June 14-July 26 @ 1:00 p.m. Community Room.
Stories & art projects for children kindergarten - 4th grade.

W.A.M. Walk-a-Mile Storytellers, Wednesdays
June 13 & 20 & July 18 @ 11 a.m. Youth Atrium.
4th-8th graders. Prepare bedtime stories for Dreamtime Bedtime Stories on June 25 & July 23.

Dog Nights at the Library, Thursdays
June 14 - 28, July 12 - 25 @ 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Children's Room. Children are envited to practice reading to a certified therapy dog.

June	July	August
June 11: Dream Big...READ! Kick-Off Party Monday, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Children's Room & Community Room. Summer reading registration, crafts & games. June 14: Corinne Rockow Family Concert. 10:00 am in the Community Room. Think big-really big! From elephants to a safari in the sky! June 19: Family Film, The Muppets 4:30 pm. Community Room. PG. 2011. The Muppets reunite to state a telethon to save the Muppet Theater. June 19 - July 30: "Art Inspired by Dandelion Cottage" exhibition on display throughout PWPL and Marquette Arts & Culture Center. June 20: Dandelion Tea & Family Book Discussion of Dandelion Cottage by Carroll Watson Rankin. 2:00 pm. PWPL Huron Mountain Club Gallery. Dress up in 1904 style! June 25: W.A.M. Storytellers Dreamtime Bedtime Stories. 7:00 pm. Shiras Room in front of the fireplace. Come in pajamas! June 26: Bergonzi String Quartet, part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival, presents "Babar" followed by elephant crafts with Carolyn. 1:00 pm. Community Room. June 27: Dandelion Cottage Day Crafts & Fun. 10:00 - 11:00 am. Community Room. June 29: Laszlo Slomovits Family Concert. 1:00 pm. Community Room. Musical celebration for children and families!	July 9: Dream Big - Build: Youth ages 7 and up are invited to hear about the famed Watts Towers and then build their own! 6:30-8:00 pm. Community Room. July 11: Papa Crow Family Concert. 3:00 pm. Community Room. Original family solgs with movement and audience participation. July 13: Children's Film, Babe. 1:00 pm. Community Room. Watch the little pig who dreams of being more than bacon. B.Y.O. popcorn.! July 18: Family Film, Hugo. 4:30 pm. Community Room. PG 2011. An orphan living in a Paris train station is involved in a mystery about his father and an automaton. July 19: Dreamcatchers. Youth ages 8 and up create a dreamcatcher based on an Ojibwa legend. 6:30-7:30 pm. Community Room. July 20: Animal Magic. Mark Rosenthal, Nickeodeon's Michigan Entertainer of the Year presents sleeping and nocturnal animals from around the world. Community Room. 10:00 am. July 23: W.A.M. Storytellers Dreamtime Bedtime Stories. 7:00 pm. Shiras Room in front of the fireplace. Come in pajamas! July 27: Children's Film, Stuart Little. 1:00 pm. Community Room. Enjoy the adventures of a small mouse adopted into a human family (with a cat!). B.Y.O. popcorn.!	August 3: Reading logs Due at the Children's Desk by 6:00 pm.. August 7: Ice Cream Social. 6:30-7:30 pm. Community Room. DREAM BIG prizewinner revealed. Ice cream sundaes for all. August 9: Family Film, Adventures of Tintin. 4:30 pm. Community Room. PG. 2011. Tintin, a young reporter in pursuit of a good story, travels to find adventure. August 23: Family Film. We Bought a Zoo. 4:30 pm. Community Room. PG. 2011. A family moves into and reopens a dilapidated zoo. August 30: Family Film. The Lorax. 4:30 pm. Community Room. PG. 2011. The well-known Dr. Seuss story about caring for the environment comes to life on screen.
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