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Teen Summer Reading Calendar!

June 12, 2026

New Teen 2026 Kids SRP Calendar (2)Download

June 18th 11:00am “Birds Are Dinosaurs,” Summer Kickoff. Are raptors related to velociraptors? Find out in this animal ambassador program with VINS and find out all about birds and their long-lost relatives! All ages.

June 22nd Teen Sign Up Day! Sign up for summer reading today, or any day June 10th- August 5th!

June 24th 2pm Air Dry Clay Dinosaur Eyes Craft, (teens only!) Make the coolest dinosaur eye out of clay and a glass eye!

June 29th 2pm Rock Painting Paint a rock to add to our Library Rock Snake, a pet rock to take home, or a Kindness Rock to plant somewhere in the community! Kids and teens!

July 2nd 3pm Dinosaur Trinket Dish, (teens only) Use clay to make a trinket dish for all your tiny bits of stuff– Shaped like a dinosaur, with dinosaur footprints, or come up with your own design!

July 3rd Cupcake Walk: Celebrate the U.S.A’s 250th birthday with cupcakes at the library! Help bake cupcakes for this fundraiser to support the library food pantry and compete for fun prizes like Most Patriotic or Best Decorated by Kids, or just attend the cupcake party for $5 for 4 cupcakes. All ages!

July 6th 2pm Clay Petroglyphs: Make your own clay petroglyph pendant. Archeologists learn a lot about the past through artifacts like petroglyphs– what would they learn about you?

July 7th 2pm Plant A Seed: Learn about soil while you plant a bean seed with our special guest gardener Sandy.

July 13th 3pm DIY Mini Plant: Beaded Succulents craft (Teens only). Make a potted house plant out of beads and wire! Now is your chance to try this viral craft idea for yourself.

 July 17th 1pm Needle Felt a Dinosaur: Learn basic needle felting skills while you make your own wooly dino friend! (Or use your imagination to create your own critter). Kids 6+ and teens.

July 21st 1pm Tie Dye: Bring something to tie dye under the tent at our annual tie dye party! All ages.

July 22nd 3pm Map Making: So many of the best books include maps! Learn how to make your own literary map and build the world for your story!

July 28th 3pm Frozen T-Shirt Challenge: How fast can you thaw out a frozen solid t-shirt, open it up, and put it on over your head, arms, and torso? Find out!

July 29th 2pm DIY Make a Map Necklace or Bookmark (teens only) Make your own necklace showcasing your favorite spot, or a totally down-to-earth bookmark using old maps we can cut up. 

August 5th 3pm Teens Minute-To-Win-It Party (teens only). Celebrate the end of summer reading, win raffle prizes for all your reading, and try your hand at some hilariously silly games.

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