DREAM BIG! Sebring Library’s Summer Reading Program 2012

This year we are pleased to announce, our annual Summer Reading Program Theme is “Night” and “Dream Big!”. We will be celebrating the magic of Night-Time with extra special guests, and amazing programs on space, the night sky, owls, a Seminole Storyteller, bedtime, camping, and many other night subjects. Participants ages 5-13 can sign up and receive a reading log, to record books they read, and win small prizes each week. The Incentive Reading element of our program begins with a kick-off day on June 9th, but if you can’t make it on that day don’t worry, sign-up will continue through June 30 th. Just stop by to get a full schedule of events, and find out more about the exciting Summer Program we have planned!

Children who do not sign up for the INCENTIVE reading part of the Program may still participate in all of our many special events throughout the Summer months, which are all completely free and open to families with children of all ages! No pre-registration is required! Just be there or be square! This year we will also show theme-related movies as a special new feature to our events.

Sat. June 9th- Incentive Reading Kick-off Day- Children 5-13 can sign-up to read (or be read to) 2 -3 hrs a wk for prizes. Make a “Name-Star” to go on the Star-Reader board! Sign-up continues thru June 30th. Bookmarks and stickers will be given to all children. Children do not need to be Incentive Readers to attend our Special Events. All children, all ages, and their families are welcome!

Wed. June 13th @ 1 pm.- Pajama Party- “Sleep-over”- Wear your cozy p.j.s (parents too) and bring sleeping bags, pillows and stuffed animals for an afternoon “sleep-over”. Stories, music, craft and the movie, “Bedtime Stories” will be shown, popcorn with special toppings will be served .

Sat. June 23rd @ 8pm- “Exploring the Summer Night Sky”- Stay up late and join Chris Stephans, astronomer extraordinaire, with Citizen Sky, for an evening of sky-gazing with telescopes. We will begin the evening with a twilight picnic behind the Art League Bldg. At 9 pm. our program will begin with power-point discussion, and at dark we will use big telescopes to search the sky! * Raindate: July 28th.

Wed. June 27th @ 2 pm- Seminole Nation Story-time!- Native Seminole Story-teller extraordinaire, Vann Samuels, will bring Seminole artifacts to show, and will tell ghost stories and ancient Seminole tales that Seminole children have heard around their camp-fires for generations! Learn about Florida’s brave and unconquerable Seminole Tribes!

Wed. July 11th @ 1pm – at the Civic Center Bldg. next door- N.A.S.A presents: 3-2-1 Blast Off!- NASA Space Center will be here for an amazing Space Program! Hovercraft, Rocket balloons, Space food! A fun, lively, educational afternoon with the wonderful folks of N.A.S.A!

Fri. July 20th @ 12 noon- Owl Marathon Day!- An afternoon marathon of owls, owls, owls! Wrede’s Wildlife Rehab will be bringing their owl program to the library with live Screech Owls! Following owl event, we will make an owl pendant craft and will show 2 owl themed movies.. Popcorn with toppings will be served!

Wed. July 25th @ 1pm.- “It Was a Dark and Stormy Night-“Camp-out”!- We will huddle around our “camp-fire”, make “s’mores”, and read funny “scary stories”, have a suspenseful story-board presentation, and sing rowdy camp-songs. The fun will be followed by the spooky movie.

Sat. Aug. 4th@ 1pm- Final Event- Star Wars Party!- Dedicated Star-Wars fans will gather in costume to celebrate the end of our Summer program! Snacks, “light-sabre” craft, and an animated Star Wars film will be shown! A fun-filled day for the whole family!