JUNE 2017 / SUMMER READING
at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library
WAVERLY • PIKETON • EASTERN • WESTERN
FREE LUNCH for children every day at all branches, 12:15 to 1 p.m.
Monday
5 Summer Reading begins!
EASTERN: Family Scavenger
Hunt begins
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Bookmark-Making & Benton
Township Fire Department/
Truck
12 WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids:
Continue working on our
community map
PIKETON: 4 p.m.
Galaxy Bottles
Tuesday
6 WAVERLY: 1:30 p.m.
Ice Cream in a Bag
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Summer Reading Kick-off
13 PIKETON: 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday
7 WAVERLY:
Craft Time with Kayla:
Making Paper Flowers
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
DIY Bird Feeders
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EASTERN: 1 p.m.
Adult Craft Time
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time with Linsy:
Tie-Dye Demonstration
*Registration required
PIKETON: 4 p.m. Pet Rocks
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Flower Planting
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Building with Kinetic Sand
Craft Time for Kids: Design your own
library and start building our community
map!
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WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
Storytime: Goodnight,
Goodnight, Construction Site
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Storytime
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids: Printing
and painting with nuts and bolts
15
17 EASTERN & WESTERN: 10 a.m.
WAVERLY: 3:30 p.m.
Build a Terrarium (Teens)
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
EASTERN: 4 p.m.
Ironwood Wolves
Teen Book Club,
Craft & Movie
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Pet Show
(Rain date: 7/25)
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WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
Storytime: Someday
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
Smoothies with Sherry Williams
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids:
Show and Tell—Show off the
beautiful items you made out of
recycled materials!
Build-a-Better-Bear Stuffie
Workshops (both locations)
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Bird Feeders
22 WESTERN: 2 p.m.
27 WAVERLY: 3:30 p.m.
Coupon Class
WESTERN: 2 p.m.
Finger Puppets
Storytime: Maybe Something
Beautiful
EASTERN: 5 p.m.
Family Movie Night
10 EASTERN: 10 a.m.
16
21 WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids: Make
something beautiful with
recycled materials
9
WAVERLY: 10 a.m.
Pike Co. Solid Waste and
Recycling program with
Spotless the Litter Hound and
seed bomb-making (all ages)
Smoothies with Sherry Williams
Healthy Snacks with Sherry Williams
Friday/Saturday
Adult Craft Time
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Ice Cream in a Bag
20 WESTERN: 1:30 p.m.
8 WESTERN: 2 p.m.
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
Healthy Hands with Sherry Williams
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Galaxy Jars
19 WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
11:30 a.m.
Storytime: Mighty Mike Builds a Library
Thursday
Magazine Bead Bracelets
WAVERLY: 6 p.m.
Ironwood Wolves
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Fun with Slime and Flubber
29 WESTERN: 2 p.m.
Seed Bombs
*Registration required
23
24 WAVERLY & PIKETON 10 a.m.
Build-a-Better-Bear Stuffie
Workshops (both locations)
*Registration required
30 EASTERN:
Family Scavenger Hunt ends
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Painting Party
with Imogen (all ages)
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Hungry Hippos
For detailed info about events: www.pikecountylibrary.org • www.facebook.com/pikecountylibrary • (740) 947-4921
JULY 2017 / SUMMER READING
at the Garnet A. Wilson Public Library
WAVERLY • PIKETON • EASTERN • WESTERN
FREE LUNCH for children every day at all branches, 12:15 to 1 p.m.
Monday
3 PIKETON: 4 p.m.
Jelly Fish Lava Bottles
Tuesday
4 All libraries closed for
Wednesday
5 WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
Storytime: The Night Worker
Independence Day
Thursday
6 WESTERN: 2 p.m.
Friday/Saturday
7
Bug Yard Ornaments
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
WESTERN: 5 p.m.
Movie Night
10
EASTERN: 1 p.m.
Canning with Chrystal and Sherry
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids: Make your
own crayons with Lego molds
PIKETON: 4 p.m.
Reading Buddy
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Second Annual Worm Race
17 WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids:
Lego Building Contest
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Flower Panels
Healthy Fun with Sherry Williams
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids: Craft stick
towers using everyday items
11 PIKETON: 2:30 p.m.
Smoothies with Sherry Williams
Storytime: Billions of Bricks
WAVERLY: 3:30 p.m.
DIY Lava Lamp (Teens)
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Outdoor KerPlunk
Craft Time for Kids: Make
plant holders out of Lego bricks
18 WESTERN: 1:30 p.m.
Ice Cream in a Bag
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time with Marla:
Legos and snacks
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Storytime
24 WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids: Finish
community map and buildings
PIKETON: 4 p.m.
Habitat Jars
WESTERN: 6 p.m.
Name Art
12 WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
25 WAVERLY: 3:30 p.m.
Teen Book Club,
Craft & Movie
Healthy Dice with Sherry Williams
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
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WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
Storytime: Henry Builds a Cabin
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
Ice Cream in a Bag
26 WAVERLY: 11:30 a.m.
Storytime: Each Kindness
EASTERN: 12:30 p.m.
WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Craft Time for Kids:
Ripple Art and Pebble Craft
8
13 WAVERLY: 1 p.m.
14
WESTERN: 2 p.m.
Adult Craft Time
15
Green Lifestyle Choices:
Making all-natural cleaners
for your home
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
KerPlunk
20 WESTERN: 3 p.m. &
21
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Mark Wood Fun Show
“Fix it with Magic!”
22
PIKETON: 4 p.m. &
WAVERLY: 6 p.m.
African Penguin from the
Newport Aquarium
Healthy Fun with Sherry Williams
EASTERN: 6 p.m.
Hungry Hippos
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Police Car K-9 Unit
27 WAVERLY: 4 p.m.
Bake cookies for
Bridgehaven Homeless
Shelter residents
PIKETON: 6 p.m.
Paper Bag Book and
Bookmark-Making (Tell
your Summer Reading story!)
28 Summer Reading Ends!
Turn in Challenge logs!
WESTERN: 2 p.m. &
EASTERN: 4 p.m.
African Penguin
from the Newport Aquarium
POOL PARTY for readers who complete the Summer Reading Challenge FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 6 TO 8 P.M. at the Pike County Swim Club!
For readers who cannot attend the Pool Party in Waverly on August 11, please check with your local branch for wrap-up party dates and times.