Summer Reading Adventure

June 2-July 29

Join us on a brand new Summer Reading Adventure! Set your own reading goals and turn in completed goal sheets for a chance to win a grand prize. Children from infants through sixth grade can pick a free book for every completed goal sheet. Adults, and teens in seventh through twelfth grade, can turn in completed goal sheets for entries into grand prize drawings. Limit of five entries per person for each grand prize drawing. There will be one grand prize drawing for infants through pre-k, one for kindergarten through sixth grade, four for seventh through twelfth grade, and four for adults ages 18 and older. There is a maximum of one grand prize per person.

SUMMER READING ADVENTURE KICKOFFS

South Garland Branch Library
6 to 8 p.m., Friday, June 2
972-205-3933

It’s a beautiful day in the South Garland neighborhood! Join us after-hours to celebrate the start of the Summer Reading Adventure with games, activities, and a storybook walk inspired by the iconic Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood television series.

Walnut Creek Branch Library
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 3
972-205-2585

Families can celebrate the start of the Summer Reading Adventure with an outdoor carnival consisting of games, face painting, refreshments, and more! Kona Ice will be available for kids while supplies last.

Winters Park (North Garland Branch Library)
2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, June 3
972-205-2804

Come participate in activities and games for all ages including face painting, bubbles, and balloon art! During our Summer Kick-Off Party, we will be accepting donations of sunscreen, sunburn alleviators (such as aloe vera), anti-itch creams, and insect repellent. All items will be donated to a local Garland nonprofit organization.

Central Library Express
2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, June 4
972-205-2517

Stop by the Central Library Express for family-friendly games, bubbles, and Kona Ice for kids while supplies last.

SUMMER READING ADVENTURE INTERACTIVE LABS

Registration is required for each session. Each library will host two sessions on the specified dates; one at 2:30 and one at 3:30 p.m. Please call your preferred library to register for each session.

Central Express Library
972-205-2517
Limited seating available. 

June 5 – Mad Science: STEM concepts
June 13 – Cara Mía:  Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only.*
June 19 – High Touch High Tech: Light Fever©
July 11 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
July 17 – Frontiers of Flight Museum Programs: Weather, It Matters! 

North Garland Branch Library
972-205-2804

June 9 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
June 17 – Mad Science: STEM concepts
July 1 – Sci-Tech: CSI Jr.
July 7 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
July 15 – Perot TECH Truck: Robotics
July 29 – Frontiers of Flight Museum Programs: Journey Through Space

South Garland Branch Library
972-205-3933

June 14 – Mad Science: STEM concepts
June 24 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
June 28 – Frontiers of Flight Museum Programs: Weather, It Matters! 
July 12 – Perot TECH Truck: Robotics
July 22 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
July 26 – High Touch High Tech: Light Fever©

Walnut Creek Branch Library
972-205-2585

June 8 – Mad Science: STEM concepts
June 22 – High Touch High Tech Program: Light Fever©
June 28 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *
July 6 – Perot TECH Truck: Robotics
July 20 – Frontiers of Flight Museum Programs: Weather, It Matters! 
July 26 – Cara Mía: Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only. *

Mad Science: STEM concepts 
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

June 5 – Central Express Library, 972-205-2517
June 8 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585
June 14 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933
June 17 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804

Cara Mía:  Artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico *Spanish language only.*
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

Young people will create artwork inspired by the artistic traditions of Mexico. Students will create pieces inspired by pre-Hispanic art, Mexico’s colonial period, and popular art that has exsisted for centuries in small towns throughout Mexico. 

June 9 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804
June 13 - Central Express Library, 972-205-2517
June 24 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933
June 28 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585
July 11 - Central Express Library, 972-205-2517
July 7 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804
July 22 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933
July 26 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585

High Touch High Tech: Light Fever©
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

Pull out your psychedelic glasses to create a rainbow.  Learn all the groovy news about light and how it travels.  Create your very own U.V. Dectective Bracelet!!

June 19 - Central Express Library, 972-205-2517
June 22 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585
July 26 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933

Frontiers of Flight Museum Programs: Weather, It Matters! 
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

Energize your classroom with hands-on activities comparing the intense weather present on the diverse planets of our solar system with our weather patterns on Earth.

June 28 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933
July 17 - Central Express Library, 972-205-2517
July 20 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585
July 29 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804

Sci-Tech: CSI Jr.
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

Someone got into our garden and we need your help to solve the mystery! Work as a team to examine scientific clues and use deductive reasoning to find the animal culprit.

July 1 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804

Perot TECH Truck: Robotics
2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Registration is required for each session.

July 6 - Walnut Creek Branch, 972-205-2585
July 12 - South Garland Branch, 972-205-3933
July 15 - North Garland Branch, 972-205-2804