You are officially invited to the Tolono Public Library’s Summer Reading Program Kickoff Party on Saturday, May 30 from 11:30-1:30. Our theme this year is Plant a Seed, Read! This theme is rooted in the concept of farm-to-table. A farm grows food that nourishes our bodies; a library grows ideas that nourish our minds. Both food and stories connect us to our family, culture, economy, and ecology. This summer, explore culture, history, science, health, and human connection with the Tolono Public Library District. While you do not need to be present at the party to sign up to participate in the Summer Reading Program (which you can through the Beanstack app at any time), if you come on kickoff day, you will be immersed in a flurry of celebration that comes with the freedom of summer and an opportunity to try your hand at several new crafts and activities!
Anyone who signs up for the Summer Reading Program (which runs until August 1st) will receive a sign-up prize, but the first one-hundred people to sign up and attend the kickoff party will receive a scoop of ice cream from the Main Scoop Ice Cream truck which will be onsite that day curtesy of the Friends of the Tolono Library. Once you’re signed up and have your treat, you can choose your own adventure. We will be making Bean Art and Bead Plants in the meeting room. Face painting and flower petal decorating will be taking place near the circulation desk. There will be photo backdrop with balloon arch for pictures, and once all of that is done, grab a booklet to complete the specially made scavenger hunt.
Don’t forget to step outside to see our newly planted Community Garden! The Friends of the Tolono Library will also be at the kickoff party selling mini planters in their continued effort to raise funds for the library so that we may continue putting on fun programs such as this one!
For more information on our Summer Reading Program along with a link to Beanstack and a list of prizes that can be won throughout the challenge, visit our website https://tolonolibrary.org/srp.
We also still have several other programs happening this week at the library as well! Including, Gardening for Kids, LKBC, Cuddle & Connect, and Coffee Talk with Heather Roberts from Ameren on Severe Weather Preparedness. For information on all of these and more, visit https://tolonolibrary.org/events#/events/ or stop in a grab a calendar.