Color Our World Reading Challenge starts June 6.
SPECIAL EVENTS
FOAM PARTY SUMMER READING KICK-OFF!
Thursday, June 12
10:30am-12:00pm
All Ages
Prepare to be soaked by the foam cannon at this fun-filled foam party on our back lawn! Be sure to sign up for the “Color Our World” reading challenge! Bathing suits are recommended for this event.
JOHN BALL ZOO
Thursday, June 19
10:30-11:15am
All Ages
Get up close and personal with cool creatures! A representative from John Ball Zoo will introduce us to a variety of animals.
STUFFED ANIMAL SLEEPOVER
Thursday, June 26
6:30-7:30pm
All Ages
Wear your pjs and bring a favorite doll or stuffed animal for stories, songs, and a bedtime snack. Leave your animal to spend the night and pick them up the next day. All participants will receive a printed picture book of their animal's adventures in the Library.
IT'S A PLAY!
A performance by the Young Actors’ Workshop with the Saugatuck Center for the Arts
Friday, June 27 at 3:30pm
All ages - Families welcome!
Join us for a play put on by the Young Actors’ Workshop. Our children’s theater troupe will be performing a brand new adaptation of a favorite children's book. Stay tuned for details.
NICK THE JUGGLER
Thursday, July 3 at 10:30am
All Ages
Nick combines world-record breaking juggling skills with an engaging sense of humor to create moments that captivate, entertain, and inspire. From mesmerizing light-up routines to inventive props like Slinkys, this performance is sure to wow audiences of all ages!
BINGO BONANZA!
Thursday, July 10 at 10:30am
All Ages
A summer classic with great prizes - everyone is a guaranteed winner!
YOUNG LISTENERS CONCERT
Featuring the Akropolis Reed Quintet
Thursday, July 24 at 10:30am
All Ages
Join us for this children’s concert featuring the Akropolis Reed Quintet. This event is co-sponsored by the Chamber Music Festival of Saugatuck.
RUMPELSTILTSKIN MARIONETTE PERFORMANCE
With Jean Kuecher
Sunday, August 17 at 2:00pm
All Ages
This famous German fairy tale will dazzle all ages as string puppets in beautiful costumes perform on a marionette stage. Stay after the show to see fascinating backstage secrets!
WEEKLY PROGRAMS
ART ATTACK!
Tuesdays 10:30am-12:00pm
June 17 - July 29
All Ages
Drop in and make fun craft projects!
On June 17, we will be tie-dyeing t-shirts! If you’d like to participate, CLICK HERE to sign up. (For this session only, registration is requested so we have enough shirts.)
LEGOs & Ice Cream
Every other Tuesday 6:00-7:30pm
June 17, July 1, 15, 29
All Ages - Families Welcome!
Drop in and build with LEGO bricks. Stick around for frozen treats.
STORYTIME WITH BARRY THE BEAR
Wednesdays at 10:30am
June 18 - July 30
For kids 1-5 with a caregiver.
Join us for a morning of books, music, and play! Listen to stories, sing songs, get moving with action rhymes and silly dances. Stick around for open-ended play: toys, play dough, sand and water table as well as art activities.
SEW FUN JR.
Mondays 10:30-11:30am
July 7-28
For kids going into 1st-3rd grade.
Online registration opens Tuesday, June 10 at 10:00am.
Learn simple sewing skills and work on fun projects. At the final session, each kid will have a chance to use a real sewing machine!
SEW FUN: QUILTING
July 21-25
1:00-3:00pm
For kids going into 4th-6th grade.
Online registration opens Tuesday, June 10 at 10:00am.
This week-long sewing class will teach kids all the skills they need to create their own small quilt.
COLOR OUR WORLD
READING CHALLENGE
Starts June 6
All ages up to 5th grade.
Read for 30 days this summer and earn cool prizes. (Dairy Dayz ice cream cone, Whitecaps tickets, and Griffins tickets!) Pick up your reading log at the Library and pick out a FREE book just for signing up (starting on June 6).
Turn in your log by August 1 to be entered into the grand prize drawing: a family membership to the Holland Museum! Thank you to the Holland Museum for their generous donation.
Out of town? Click the PDF below to download the reading log and start your challenge wherever you are!
(Link will be live on June 6.)
READING LOG BONUS ACTIVITIES:
Create a Piece of Art
Get creative this summer!
Complete Nutkin's Hide & Seek
See details below.
Attend a Library Event
We have a lot of fun activities planned for this summer - we hope to see you there!
Complete the Sculpture Scavenger Hunt
Stay tuned for details.
Complete the Color Our World Activity Sheets
These will be available at the Library soon!
NUTKIN'S HIDE & SEEK
June - August
All ages up to 5th grade.
Stop by the Library every week this summer to see if you can find Nutkin the squirrel hidden in a famous painting. When you find him, you’ll get a button and be entered into a drawing to win art supplies generously donated by the Saugatuck Douglas Art Club!
