Aaron Cutler Memorial Library

Dig Into Reading
July 9 - August 9
ages 3 - 5th grade

"How Does Your Garden Grown" Diorama Contest, entries due Friday @ 6:00
Design a diorama of your favorite garden scene.  See directions in activity booklet. Earn 4 points.

Story Time on Tuesday at 10:30
Join Miss Carrie-Anne on the library lawn for stories, songs and fun. Don't forget to bring a blanket. (Weather permitting.)

Steve Blunt in Concert on Tuesday at 6:30
This is family fun at its best!  Blunt will entertain us on the library lawn with songs, stories and fun.  Bring a blanket to sit on.  (Rain location: Litchfield Middle School Cafeteria)

Book Bunch on Wednesday at 4:00
Readers in grades 3-5 join Miss Carrie-Anne to discuss Whittington by Alan Armstrong and complete a short activity.

Discovery Kids on Thursday at 2:00
Children ages 9-11 participate in some far out science explorations.  Registration required.  Call for availability.

"Blowing in the Wind" Kid's Club on Friday at 10:30
Kids ages 6-8 make colorful, hanging garden baubles.  Registration required.  Call for availability.

Weekly Dream Big Activities
Drop in to answer the Question of the Week (2 pts.), play the Snakes in the Grass Game (bonus pts.), name the veggie (2 pts.), and identify the Book Burrower (2 pts.).


Dig Into Reading
July 9 - August 9
Grades 6 - 10

This Week's Theme: Dig Into Seeds

Wish Necklace Make 'n Take Craft, all week
Make your own wish-in-a-bottle necklace, while supplies last. Earn 1 raffle ticket.

Cupcake Wars on Thursday at 6:30
Let your culinary creativity shine!  Decorate two large cupcakes, and choose one to compete. Earn 1 raffle ticket.

Weekly Dig Into Reading Activities
Correctly answer the Trivia Challenge Question (1 raffle ticket), and fill-out a book review form (1 raffle ticket).


Groundbreaking Reads
July 9 - August 9
ages 16 - 102



THIS WEEK:

What's So Great About Brains?, all week
Using our model, find out just what the zombies are gobbling up! Earn 1 raffle ticket.

In Stitches on Tuesday from 11:00-1:00
If your hobby is knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, or any other kind of stitching, bring your project to the library and stitch with our group! In Stitches meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month.

ONGOING:

Zombie Art Self-Portrait, July 9 - August 9
Roll the die and fill in the features of your zombie.  Add hair and other embellishments to create your likeness.  Earn 1 raffle ticket.

Zombie Bite Calculator, July 9 - August 9
You've been bitten.  Find out how long it will take you to become infected. Earn 1 raffle ticket.   

Zombie Poetry, July 9 - August 9
Use our Zombie Magnetic Poetry to write a haiku for the undead, a couplet about corpses, or a sonnet about survival. Earn 1 raffle ticket.  

Fight or Flight, July 9 - August 9
Collect the weekly zombie information cards to study for your final exam. Final available August 6 - 9, and due at noon on August 9.  Earn raffle tickets based on your score.

Undead Book Reviews, July 9 - August 9
Write a book review and rate the title.  Earn 1 raffle ticket.


Currently Available Book Club Titles...
All Booked Up:  Grave Sight by Charlaine Harris
Book of the Month:  Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
Book Bunch:  Whittington by Alan Armstrong
Page Turners:  The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

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