Summer Reading Program 2023
June 3rd- July 28th
#silvercityreads
Important Dates:
- May 8: Registration begins
- June 3rd: Opening Foam Party at Penny Park
- June 3-July 28th: Activities and Events
- July 21: Last day to turn in completed reading logs
- July 27: Last day to pick up small prizes
- July 28: Summer Reading Program Party @ 2:00 PM in Gough Park. Dance with the Big Ditch Crickets! Grand prize pickups.
- August 11: Last day to pick up grand prizes
Reading Logs
Complete a Summer 2023 reading log and win prizes! The last day to turn in a log will be July 21st!
Registration starts May 8th, and you can register through the summer. Open to children, teens and adults! Children need not be present to register.
The reading logs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers have doves on them: Log_Ages0-5_Summer23.pdf (273 KB)
The reading logs for kids ages 6-12 have stars on them: Log_Ages6-12_Summer23.pdf (360 KB)
Teens receive a Bingo card where one can fill up to five lines to win prizes! Complete the tasks in the squares to complete a line. Submit at least 2 lines or a blackout to gain entry into the grand prize drawing! Come to two additional events and get your sixth prize. Download a bingo card here (you’ll still have to register to get prizes): teen-bingo-2023.pdf (787 KB)
Activities calendar: June July calendar 2023.pdf
Performers
We will have five performers this year. Jamie O’Hara on June 9th at 2 pm. Explora on June 23rd at 10am-1pm. Explora will be doing science experiments. The New Mexico Snake Preservation Association on June 30th at 3:30-4:30pm. The Snake Preservation group will be presenting live snakes and telling us all about them and how they live. Aspen Black, a musical cowgirl, on July 14th at 1pm. Aspen Black is a singer, song writer who will take us on a lyrical journey. Sing and dance along to the fun. Finally, the Big Ditch Crickets will be at the end of the summer reading party on July 28th at 2pm. The Crickets will play music and teach you some dance moves.
Activities
Keep an eye on the library Facebook page and library Instagram for activities to try! We will use the hashtag #silvercityreads !
We will be having Crafts every Tuesday, for ages 12 and under, and Thursday for multi-generational or teen. Both craft day types will start at 3pm. Crafts include a Chalk the Block, Future Forge presentation, Sugar Scrub, Origami, Music Makers, and more. We will also host a demo by the Future Forge, Bike Works instruction on bike maintenance at Pope Park, an art workshop by Paula Manning-Lewis, and a presentation for the Silver City Police and their K-9 Unit!
We will also be having year around events such as Robots, Future Engineers, Minecraft and more.
Movies at 3 pm: June 12th is Frozen. June 26th is Big Hero Six. July 10th is Ron’s Gone Wrong.
Baby Time: Tuesdays at 10 am
Summertime Story Time: Wednesdays at 10:00am at the Library
The library Summer Reading Program would not be possible without the support of the Friends of the Library, who provide funding for reading logs, incentives, equipment for activities, and everything else we need to make the program a success each year.
Use the hashtag #silvercityreads to share your summer adventures with us on Facebook or Instagram.
And thank you to ENMU for promoting and helping out. They have provided certificates, stickers, activity books and prizes. Thanks so much for all that you do.
Adult Summer Program
Register any time! The deadline to submit entries is July 21.
Complete four squares of the board game path to enter weekly prize drawings. Download a copy: AdultSRP2023GameBoard.pdf
Finish the game board to be eligible for end-of-summer grand prize drawings!
The activities listed on this downloadable flyer are open to adults as well as kids: ActivitiesForAdults.pdf
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