Summer Reading Club 2016
Stewart C. Meyer Harker Heights Public Library
Sign up in the Library or online at
www.ci.harker-heights.tx.us
anytime in June!
CHILDREN’S
PROGRAMS
More Fun at the Library!
Reading Rovers
every 1st Thursday at 6:00 p.m. (year round)
Join us at the Library and read a book to your favorite therapy dogs!
Library Game Show
June 9 & July 14 at 6:00 p.m.
JUNE - AUGUST 2016
Come on down, it’s the Library game show!
Science Night
June 16, July 28, & August 18 at 6:00 p.m.
Visit the Library for hands-on experiments and activities!
Wacky Game Night
June 23, July 21, & August 25 at 6:00 p.m.
Come play weird and wacky games with the whole family!
Mystery Night
June 30 at 6:00 p.m.
Help us solve a mystery in the Library with this interactive mystery!
Back-to-School Bash
August 11 at 6:00 p.m.
Play games at the Library and with school supplies!
Weekend Fun for Families!
Fairy Tale Tea
Saturday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Sit down for a tea party with your favorite princesses! Children and
their adult chaperones will get to participate in a real tea party, meet
princesses, make their own wand, and more! Registration is required!
Castles & Catapults
Saturday, June 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Bring your little knights to the library to perfect their sword fighting,
build a LEGO castle, and more!
Heights Hunt - Geocaching
June 8 - July 30
The Library teams up with Harker Heights Parks and Rec to bring you a
summer of geocaching fun throughout the city!
Enormous Game Day!
Saturday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m.
From Colossal Connect Four to Big Blocks to Life-size Board Games,
families come and enjoy a HUGE day of ENORMOUS games and
activities throughout the Library and outside!
400 Indian Trail Ave.
Harker Heights, TX
254.953.5491
http://www.ci.harker-heights.tx.us/library
Stories and Music for Children and Families
Baby Time
Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. (0 - 18 months)
Babies, parents, and caregivers learn together! We build early literacy
skills through music, fingerplays, rhymes, and more!
Mother Goose on the Loose Music Time (June 7 - July 26)
Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. (0 - 18 months)
and 10:00 a.m. (0 - 5 years)
Enjoy a music-filled adventure! Children and parents will be introduced to a variety of Mother Goose rhymes, music, instruments, and
more! Seating is limited. First come, first serve.
Little Steamers (August 2 - 30)
Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. (0 - 18 months)
and 10:00 a.m. (0 - 5 years)
This beginner sensory program is the perfect way to introduce your
little one to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math learning!
Storytime
Wednesdays (until June 1) and Thursdays (year round) at
10:00 a.m.
Visit the library for a variety of stories, songs, puppets, crafts, and
more designed for children ages three and older!
Toddler Time
Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. (0 - 3 years)
Jon us for a special story time just for babies and toddlers!
Clubs and Activities for School-Age Children
Game Time (Starting June 13)
Mondays at 2:00 p.m.
Bring the whole family to enjoy board games, video games, and more!
Craft Club (Starting June 14)
Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m.
Kids ages 6 - 12 for crafts including kites, sand art, and more!
Sizzling Science (Starting June 15)
Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
Kids 6-12 join us each Wednesday to explore a different branch of
science. Younger siblings welcome with parent.
Family Scrapbooking Club
Every 2nd Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
Children of all agess gather together to create scrapbook pages, and
learn scrapbooking techniques.
Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Beyblade Club
Saturdays at 1:00 p.m-3:00 p.m.
Children ages 10 and up battle and duel. Bring your own items.
Building Blocks Club
Every 4th Saturday from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Join us at the library to create marvelous feats of LEGO engineering!
Wild Wednesday Shows for All Ages!
June 8: Get in the Game! (9:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
Visit the library for our SRC 2016 kick-off party! Register the
whole family for the Summer Reading Club, try our unique sports
ad games, play Library Land in the Children’s Room, tackle our
bouncy obstacle course, and more!
June 15: Science Snippets (9:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
Visit the Library for fun science demonstrations and experiments!
June 22: Joe McDermott (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Come sample the energetic music of Joe McDermott!
June 29: The Bee’s Knees (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Kim Lehman’s program about bees is a must-see!
July 6: Is the Price Right? (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Join us for a fun game show and hands–on budgeting program!
July 13: Todd McKinney’s Magic Show (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Don’t miss this amazing magic show!
July 20: Safari Greg (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Encounter animals up close with this fun animal science program!
July 27: Domino’s Dough Show (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Domino’s Pizza is back with their exciting Dough Show!
August 3: Shadow Puppets (9:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.)
Join us for Matt Sandbank, shadow puppeteer extraordinaire!
August 10: Big Truck Show! (9:30 - 11:00 a.m.)
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading Club 2016! See our BIG
TRUCKS, play HUGE GAMES, get your SRC completion certificate,
and more!
Free Summer Camps for Kids!
Register at the Library starting May 2nd!
Robotics Camp I (June 20 - 23)
Ages 7 - 9; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ages 10 - 12; 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Join us for this special camp that builds math, engineering,
problem-solving, and science skills using LEGO robotics.
Robotics Camp II (July 11 - 14)
Ages 7 - 9; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Ages 10 - 12; 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This camp builds on the skills gained in our first LEGO camp!
Must have taken LEGO robotics previously.
Writing Camp (August 8 - 10)
Grades 1 - 3; 9:00 a.m. - Noon
Young authors hone their writing and publishing skills and
learn different writing techniques!