Oceans of Possibilities: Summer Reading fun for kids ages infant - 5th grade
Tuesday, June 7th through Monday, August 1st

Get ready for Oceans of Possibilities this summer with our summer reading program for kids aged infant through 5th grade! We're looking forward to awarding awesome prizes just for reading. We'll also be hosting great events such as big summer water and foam parties, fun with a green screen, a music workshop, and the return of Happy Hula's Polynesian culture and dance show!

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Mark your calendar for these special events:

Welcome Goody Bag Pickup at Pinedale Library!
Tuesday, June 7th (all day)

Get started with summer reading by picking up your Welcome Goody Bag packed with reading logs, bingo sheet, stickers, a bubble wand and more! Bags may be picked up anytime on or after June 7th.

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Summer Reading Kickoff at Pinedale Library!
Tuesday, June 21st at 2 pm

Enjoy a giant dance party and bubble bath playground at the library with kids’ entertainer Ann Lincoln!

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Happy Hula in the Park!
Tuesday, June 28th at 2 pm
American Legion Park

See upbeat Polynesian dance performers at American Legion Park; audience participation is encouraged! Bring a blanket or chair for your comfort. No dogs please.

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"Go Deep" Green Screen!
All week of July 5th - July 8th

Stop in to the library for underwater photo fun with our Oceans of Possibilities green screen!

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Summer Water Party at Pinedale Library!
Tuesday, July 12th at 2 pm

Come celebrate the summer at the library with fun games and water activities!

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Music Workshop with The Wildmans!
Thursday, July 21st at 2 pm
American Legion Park

Enjoy a fun kids’ music workshop at Pinedale's American Legion Park with Appalachian bluegrass musicians The Wildmans!

The Wildmans are scheduled to perform at the 2022 Soundcheck Summer Music Series on July 23rd.

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Bring a blanket or chair to American Legion Park for your comfort during this children's music workshop. No dogs please.

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Grand Prize Drawing
Tuesday, August 2nd at 2 pm

Stop over to watch us draw the grand prizes outside on the library lawn! Children do not need to be present to win. Reading logs must be turned in the day before: Monday, August 1st.

As always, kids can earn awesome prizes by reading and by attending events during June and July! For the first 500 minutes read, kids will receive a book prize and a grand prize ticket for every 500 minutes read. Let's all read as much as possible this summer so we can add our minutes together and get our bulletin board diver to the bottom of the Mariana Trench!

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Don't miss a Summer Reading event... sign up for reminders! Simply text @scloceans to 81010 and receive an event reminder text from Ms. Michelle.

Library Playhouse
Thursday afternoons
4 - 4:45 pm
The Pinedale Library Storytime Room

Introducing Library Playhouse, a new informal program for elementary school aged kids to drop in on after school Thursdays and enjoy board games, Legos, movies with popcorn, dominoes, crafts and more! Each week will feature different themes or activities for kids to enjoy some downtime with as the school week winds down.

May 26th: Llama at the Library!
Weather permitting, we will have a large furry friend visit us and its owner will also be bringing her spinning wheel!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Reading to babies, toddlers and preschoolers is beneficial for their brain development and academic success. It is correlated with improved attention spans and better concentration. Early reading also ignites the child's creativity and imagination, teaches them sight words and expands vocabulary.

The 1000 Books program is designed be a fun approach to establishing strong early literacy skills. Parents, you can choose between a sticker log to simply keep track of the number of books read, a book list log so you can have a record of what books the kids have read, or download an app to your mobile device to keep track that way.

When kids reach 100 books, their photo goes up on our bulletin board. They get a sticker for every 100 books read, and when they reach 1000 books, they get to choose a book prize and the 1000 Book sticker goes on their photo.

Get started fostering a lifelong love of reading today... pick up book logs in the Children's Room.

Check out a Wonderbook

It's so beneficial to read aloud to children often and they certainly love being read to. But.... sometimes we just can't make it happen as often as we'd like. Introducing Playaway Wonderbook! Wonderbooks are print books with a ready-to-play audiobook inside. Kids can just press play to hear the story and read along. We have purchased a collection of beautiful Wonderbooks that are ready for check out now at Pinedale and Big Piney libraries. Stop in and take a Wonderbook home this week!

Preloaded Nook® HDs for kids available for check out

Any time is a great time to introduce a new way of enjoying books to your kids — our preloaded Nook® HDs allow kids to enjoy old and new favorites in a safe and age appropriate manner. Both the Pinedale and Big Piney libraries have Nook HDs preloaded with dozens of ebooks for preschoolers (most with a "read to me" option), for early readers, and for 3rd graders and up. All Nook HDs come with parental controls and do not access the Internet or games — they are just for reading. Just power up and go! Nook HDs check out for 3 weeks.