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Tails and Tales: A 2021 Kids' Summer Reading Adventure
Begins Tuesday, June 15th
Registration begins May 12th
Bring on Summer 2021! Our animal themed Summer Reading Program
begins Tuesday, June 15th and is filled with fun activities like
a Safari Scavenger Hunt, Animal Bingo and of course reading for
prizes! We'll also have outdoor Storytime, and special return visits
from Scales and Tales Utah and Teton Raptor Center. There will also
be an opportunity for kids to enjoy a music workshop with 2021 Soundcheck
Summer Music Series performer Jackie Venson. Summer reading bag
pickup will begin on Tuesday, June 15th, and the fun lasts all the
way until June 31st.
Kids Summer Reading registration opens on May 12th, the day of
the PAC Summer Expo. Stop in to the PAC and visit our table and
register, or watch this space to register online.
Register
now for kids' Summer Reading 2021
Storytime Outside!
11 am
Wednesdays, June 23rd, June 30th & July 7th
T he Pinedale Library
Enjoy summer stories and songs on the library lawn with Ms. Michelle!
Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
Storywalks
Every two weeks starting June 15th
Pinedale American Legion Park
Enjoy a walk in the park while following along to a popular story
or our summer storywalks through Pinedale American Legion Park.
Storytwalks begins June 15th and stories will be changed every two
weeks.
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BFG (Big Family Games)
Tuesday, June 29th
2 pm
The Pinedale Library
Come by the library for outdoor family fun with huge chess pieces,
giant Connect Four and more!
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Scales and Tails Utah
Tuesday, July 6th
2 pm
Pinedale American Legion Park
Get “hands on” with creepy, crawly, slithery creatures
from Scales and Tales Utah during this fun and informative outdoor
show for all ages at Pinedale's American Legion Park. Bring a chair
or blanket to sit on.
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Jackie Venson
Wednesday, July 14th
3 pm
Pinedale American Legion Park
Enjoy a workshop and concert with 2021 Soundcheck performer Jackie
Venson, just for Summer Reading kids! Details to follow.
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Teton Raptor Center
Tuesday, July 20th
2 pm
Pinedale American Legion Park
Get up close with live birds of prey during this inspiring and
informative outdoor show for all ages at Pinedale's American Legion
Park. Bring a chair or blanket to sit on.
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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!
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Individualized, Themed Grab & Go Bundles for Curbside
Pickup
Introducing Grab & Go Bundles, an easy new way for you to skip
library browsing but still bring home a bunch of items you're interested
in! Simply fill out a quick form to request a themed Grab &
Go Bundle of what you're interested in. Each Grab & Go Bundle
contains 3 - 10 items selected especially for you and will be available
for quick outdoor, contact-free Curbside Pickup any time the library
is open.
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Grab and Go Stories for home storytime with pre-readers
Available for checkout
We have themed storytime kits you can check out and take home.
They contain picture books on a variety of subjects for home storytime
with your pre-reader. Each kit will consist of three books, a laminated
sheet with songs and rhymes, and reading tips. Some kits may also
include a felt board. These kits are best enjoyed by preschool and
kindergarten aged children who are not yet reading independently,
or by the whole family. They can be checked out for three weeks
before returning. Only one checkout per family each time. The themes
are:
Bugs
Dinosaurs
Fractured Fairy Tales
The Classics
Feel Good
Bedtime
Things That Go
Under the Sea
Fantasy Creatures
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Tails and Tales: Summer Reading for grades 6 - 12
Begins Monday, June 14th
2021 Summer Reading is coming for tweens and teens in grades 6
- 12! Earn chances for sweet prizes like a flying drone, guitar
kit, mini projector, telescope or a Nerf Action Blaster just for
reading and doing any or all of the following activities this summer.
Pick up your goody bag with reading logs starting June 14th!
Teen Summer Reading registration opens on May 12th, the day of
the PAC Summer Expo. Stop in to the PAC and visit our table and
register, or watch this space to register online.
Dino-Ramas
Tuesday, June 15th
1 pm
The Teen Room
Teens, create your own prehistoric scene with a tiny forest and
even tinier dinosaurs. Take and make bags will also be available.
I Am Groot
Tuesday, June 22nd
1 pm
The Teen Room
Teens, craft your own Baby Groot planter. Take and make bags will
also be available.
Flower Shower & Bird Buffet
Tuesday, June 29th
1 pm
The Teen Room
Teens, feed nature with hand-crafted seed showers and simple bird
feeders. Take and make bags are also available.
Level Up with Minecraft
Tuesday, July 6th
1 pm
The Teen Room
Description:Teens, get battle-ready with your own Minecraft sword.
Take and make bags are also available.
Playful Pets
Tuesday, July 13th
1 pm
The Teen Room
Description:Teens, put a smile on your pet's face with a handmade
toy. Take and make bags will also be available.
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Comic Books & Graphic Novels in OverDrive!
Up to 3,000 comic books and graphic novels for kids and teens
are now available through our OverDrive collection, thanks to the
Wyoming State Library's recent use of federal funds from the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. Library staff are happy to help
get you started downloading free materials to your device.
Browse
the comics and graphic novels in OverDrive
Download
the OverDrive® app
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Baby Welcome Tote Bag & Gifts
Suitable for Newborn - 6 months
Have you recently had a baby? Ask for our free Baby Welcome Tote
Bag to help start your little one on a path to lifelong reading.
Our reusable canvas tote bag is filled with:
• a custom Sublette County Libraries onesie
• early literacy milestone info
• Storytime handouts
• a shaker
• a scarf
• a book gift!
Welcome tote bag and gifts have been generously funded by the
Sublette County Library Foundation, Inc. and the Sublette County
School District #1's Early Childhood Liaison (Pinedale Early Childhood
Community Liaison). They are best for babies of ages newborn - 6
months.
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Youth Service Specialist Liz Palmer serves as Young Adult
Awards Juror
We're proud to announce that Pinedale Library's own Liz Palmer
recently served as a Young Adult Awards Juror and had a part in
determining the finalists for the 2020 Excellence in Graphic Literature
Awards. The 2020 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards Advisory
Board and Juries are comprised of diverse, experienced and informed
professionals whose knowledge and experience span the publishing,
library, and education industries. Not only did Liz help shape the
lineup of this year's award winning young adult literature, but
she will be donating many of the reviewed books to the library.
Congrats Liz, and thank you for donating these "best of the
best" materials to our young adult collection!
View
the Young Adult Awards Finalists — Fiction & NonFiction
See
all the 2020 Jurors
The Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards is part of Denver Pop
Culture Con, a three-day, family-friendly fan convention that attracts
over 100,000 thousand pop culture enthusiasts to the Colorado Convention
Center each July. The event features the best in comics, along with
popular sci-fi and fantasy TV shows, movies, Japanese animation,
cosplay (fan-created costumes and costumed skits), toys, gaming
and celebrity panel presentations.
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Baby and Me the recipient of grant funding
Sublette BOCES - Pinedale and the Sublette County Library Foundation
have enriched our weekly Baby and Me Storytime with generous grant
funding. Twenty sets of beloved board books will now be used by
us during Baby and Me to encourage caregivers to enjoy books with
their babies and to give pointers on reading to children.
View the
Sublette BOCES website
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Ready4K: Text messages to boost your child's learning
Parents of preschoolers, you can now sign up for a new, free texting
service that delivers fun facts and easy tips to your phone. Called
Ready4K, the texting service shows parents how to boost children’s
learning and get them ready for kindergarten. In the last year,
the University of Wyoming's Literacy Research Center and Clinic
teamed up with Stanford University to develop and research Ready4K
to make this service available in Wyoming. Research shows that receiving
these helpful texts can significantly increase children’s
learning. Parents and caregivers with children, ages 3 to 5, are
invited to sign up for the free service, which provides three texts
per week. The service is available in English and Spanish.
Learn more about
Ready4K and sign up
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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
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Fire HD 8 tablets for kids available for check out
Now you can check out a Fire HD 8 tablet for kids! Access kid-friendly
games, books and movies -- thousands of titles are available through
the library’s subscription to FreeTime Unlimited. Fire HD
8 tablets are NOT age specific. Like all tablets, items need to
be downloaded while connected to WiFi. Children are not able to
make purchases or access non-child friendly items. Fire HD tablets
check out for 3 weeks.
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