Events
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at books about pirates--male and female.
Stop by the library for some delicious baked goods! The Wright Library Teen Advisory Board is sponsoring a bake sale to raise money for a summer service project, Botswana Book Project. The money will be used to ship donated books to the US based organization, and any additional money will be donated to fund the shipment of the books to Botswana. For more information about this organization, see: http://botswanabookproject.org/.
Use our plastic construction bricks (courtesy of the Boonshoft Museum) to create something to do with water - a boat, a crab, a surfer? Prizes will be awarded for the best use of the "Make a Splash" theme.
Grades K-5.
This week's theme: Water habitat: Rivers (River Otter)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Now Showing - "Hachi: A Dog's Tale"
Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks as well.
Rated G
93 minutes.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Be prepared to get wet! Meet outside the library. (This event will not be held if lightning is present.) For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Fish
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Fish
Be prepared to get wet! Meet outside the library. (This event will not be held if lightning is present.)
The Lincoln Society of Dayton will present "On the Campaign Trail with Lincoln", marking the 150th anniversary of his nomination, campaign and election as the 16th President of the United States, on Wednesday July 14, 2010, at 6:30-7:30 p.m. Members of the Society will share the impact of Lincoln's visit to Dayton in the fall of 1859 and the pivotal role which Ohio played in making the election possible the following year. Appropriate for students of all ages!
A Wildlife Ambassador from Brukner's Nature Center will lead this informative program about critters that may be found near water like snakes, box turtles, and salamanders.
Grades K-5.
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at exciting non-fiction about water creatures and all things water.
This week's theme: Water habitat: Lakes (fish)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Now Showing - "Alice in Wonderland"
Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks as well.
Rated PG
108 minutes.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
A fish made from a barf bag--really! For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Rain
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Rain
Decorate your hands and feet with beautiful henna designs. Permission slip required.
Come dressed in your bathing suit for some foamy fun. Children will get damp at this program (20 children will be allowed in foam at a time.)
This program provided by Foam Play, Inc.
Grades K-5.
This week's theme: Water habitat: Rainforest (hippopotamus)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Join a different Youth Services Librarian each month for stories and more in Oakwood's Smith Garden. This month: Mrs. Rose
All ages are welcome to attend.
*Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on since the grass is often wet.
Redeem your Book Bucks for books!
Dorie and the Daddy-O's will perform Rock-a-billy standards and originals based on the SRC water theme, with use of fingerplays, hand puppets, instruments, sing alongs and dance.
For preschoolers
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Indoor games, quiet and active. For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Crocodiles
Water balloons, hoses, and more! This wild and wacky outdoor show is full of magic and audience participation. Children will get wet. Please dress accordingly. (In case of rain, an alternative show will be held in the Meeting Room). Grades K-5.
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Crocodiles
Bring a dark t-shirt and make a bleach design, then celebrate Mrs.Bengson's birthday with a "half-party."
Meet on the lawn outside the library with your lunch. We'll talk about books and play games. Cookies and lemonade provided. This week we're going to look at mystery and horror books, made even creepier with water.
This week's theme: Water habitat: Swamps (alligators)
Join Mrs. G. for stories, songs, crafts, and more!
For all ages.
Now Showing - "Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove" Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks as well. Rated PG 102 minutes.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
Join Mrs. G. for rhymes, songs, and baby-style play.
Newborns through 18 months with a caregiver are welcome.
Join Mrs. Sommer and listen to some biographies about people involved with water in some way, then make and enjoy some water-themed crafts and snacks.
Grades K-3
Pick and make a craft of your choice. For tweens who will be in grades 4-6 in the fall.
Two-year-olds and their caregivers share storytime
by listening to stories and participating in simple games with Mrs. Rose.
This week's theme: Beavers and Otters
Bring a lunch and join Mrs. Sommer outside by the picnic table as she reads from "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordon. Drinks will be provided.
Grades 4-8.
Children ages 3-5 will join Mrs. Rose for stories, songs,
games, and films.
This week's theme: Beavers & Otters
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading Club with an indoor beach bash--with pirate fun, too! Make your own fruit drink, play beach ball games and pirate games, and make barefoot sandals or a pirate flag. Prizes, too!
The Friends of Wright Library are having a special program to encourage new members to join and to provide a fun opportunity for current members to renew for the 2010-2011 year. Book reviewer extraordinaire Vick Mickunas will be the guest speaker on Wednesday, August 4 at 7 p. m. in the library meeting room. His weekly "Book Nook" column has appeared in the Dayton Daily News since mid-2004. He was the host of radio station WYSO’s long-running "Book Nook" program and now has a biweekly spot on “WYSO Weekend” on Sunday morning.
Join us for our SRC Wrap-Up Party Thursday, August 5 2:00-3:00 p.m. Stations will be set-up for water fun including a water ballon toss, a bubble station, a casting activity, ping pong fish toss, pirate cornhole, life preserver toss, and more. AND...there will be lots of giveaways and games including a raffle for the USS Orville Submarine and "Blueberry" the Betta fish. Don't miss the fun. We will meet outside on the north lawn. In the event of rain, we will gather in the Meeting Room. All ages are welcome to attend.
Redeem your Book Bucks for books!
Now Showing - "The Spy Next Door"
Popcorn will be provided, but feel free to bring your own snacks and drinksas well.
Rated PG
94 minutes.
Drop in for books, blocks, puppets, puzzles, coloring, and maybe even some water play with Mrs. G.
For ages 6 and under. (Ages 2 and under MUST be accompanied by an adult.)
