Summer Programs and Events
No registration is required for the following programs, unless noted.

Storytimes  
for babies, toddlers and preschoolers
Please call the Children's Room at 758-6585 if you have any questions about
storytime at the library.

Register your preschooler for the Summer Library Prorgram!

Free Family Fun
Tuesdays at 2 p.m.*
Free programs geared for kids ages 4 and up.
Families are welcome. No registration necessary.
June 11 Kay Elmsley Weeden, Storyteller
June 18 The Wonders of Physics, UW -Madison
June 25 Fossils & Dinosaurs, Burpee Museum
July 2 4th of July Bash
July 9 Stuart Stotts, Musician
July 16 Wonderful Worms, Welty Center
July 30 Free Movie: Rise of the Guardians (PG, 97 minutes)

*No program July 23

For All Ages

Lego® Library
Sundays from 2-4 p.m.
June 23 • July 21 • August 18
Get creative with Legos and Duplos! No registration necessary. Adults must be accompanied by a child.

Fairy Gardens
Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m.
Make a small garden for a fairy that’s big on imagination. Materials provided.
Registration required and begins June 3. Limit of 35.

Finale: Bubble Wonders
Wednesday, August 7 at 7 p.m.
Summer might be almost over, but the bubble fun has just begun!



Library Explorers - for kids having completed grades K-5
Mondays at 2 p.m.*
June 17 – August 5
Have fun with stories, activities and more.
This is a special program for elementary students; younger siblings are not invited.
No registration necessary.

Tail-Waggin’ Tutors - for kids having completed grades 1-5
Thursdays from 6:30-8 p.m.
June 20 – August 1*
Sign up for 15 minutes of reading time with Maggie, the lovable Lhasa Apso from
Tail-Waggin’ Tutors of Therapy Dogs International.
Registration required. Registration starts June 3.
*No program Thursday, July 4.

Awesome Activities - for kids having completed grades 3-5
Space is limited and registration is required.
Registration begins June 3; call 758-6585.
All supplies provided.

NEW! KidSpace Newsletter
Every Other Wednesday from 2-3 p.m.
June 19, July 3,17 and 31
Join us in the newsroom (Woodruff Training Lab) to report on all the fun summer activities at HPL! Write and publish your very own articles in our bi-weekly KidSpace Newsletter.

Minecraft
Friday, June 21, 12-2 or 2-4 p.m.
Play Minecraft without using your daily computer time. Minecraft account and email not needed.

Percy Jackson
Wednesday, July 10, 2-3:30 p.m.
Join us for an afternoon of Greek Mythology and Percy Jackson Adventures.

Minecraft
Friday, August 9, 12-2 or 2-4 p.m.
Play Minecraft without using your daily computer time.
Minecraft account and email not needed.

Knifty Knitters - for kids having completed grades 3-11
3:45-4:45 p.m.
June 19 - August 7
Yarn and needles will be provided - or bring your own supplies. No registration necessary.

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