Orangeburg Library Summer Programs

New Online Reading Program

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You can now do the Children and Teen Summer Reading Program online! Click here to register. Children grades - PreK to entering Grade 6, click on "Make a Splash" tab. Teens grades 7-12, click on Make Waves @ your library tab. Once you register Click on Add/View Log and list all your books. To collect your prizes, see Angela.

2010 Children's Summer Reading Program

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June 28-August 13

Read to Me Club: For ages 2 to entering kindergarten.
Beach Club: For students entering grades 1-6.

How it works:
To join a reading club, stop by the library starting Monday, June 28 to receive your summer reading kit.

Return to the library each week to log-in the books you have read. Each time you log-in books, you will receive a sticker for each book you have read. You will earn a prize for each week you come in. Children who complete the reading program will be invited a special Ice Cream Social on August 16 at 2 PM. To complete the reading club, Read to Me members must read 15 books and Beach Club Members must read 5 books.

Special hours you can log in books:

Monday 1:30-7
Tuesdays 11:30-5
Wednesdays 11:30-5 & 6-8
Thursdays 11:30-5
Fridays 10-5
Saturday 11-1

2010 Teen Summer Reading Program (Grades 7 & up)

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Visit the library and pick up a summer reading kit. For each book you read, fill out and return a review sheet. Each week you hand in return review sheets, you will earn a prize. For each review sheet you hand in, your name will be entered in a weekly raffle.

Water Your Mind - 9th Annual Adult Summer Reading Raffle

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Beginning June 28 – July 31, the Orangeburg Library is sponsoring a Reading Raffle. Read a book, fiction or non-fiction, and fill out a Raffle Ticket with your name, the title of the book and a brief critique. The more you read, the more chances you have to win a prize. Winners will be drawn every week for five weeks beginning July 2. See Richard in Adult Reference for details.

2010 Teen Summer Programs

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Teen Summer Programs
Grades 7 & up
Must register for all teen programs

Reading Club
Visit the library and pick up a summer reading kit. For each book you read, fill out and return a review sheet. Each week you hand in return review sheets, you will earn a prize.
For each review sheet you hand in, your name will be entered in a weekly raffle.

Beach Wear
Monday, June 28 @ 4 PM.
Personalize a pair a flip flops and tie dye a t-shirt. Bring a white cotton t-shirt.

Decoupage Boxes
Tuesday, July 6 @ 4 PM.
Decorate a box using paper or old magazines.

Itty Bitty Frames
Monday, July 12 @ 7 PM.
Make magnetic frames using metal bottle caps. Bring photos that you can cut up.

Comedy Juggling Show
Monday, July 19 @ 7 PM.
Ned Gelfars will entertain us with his comical juggling.

Kanzashi
Monday, July 26 @ 7 PM
Learn how to make Japanese Fabric Flowers with Sarah. To participate, you must be able to thread a needle and tie a knot. Limited space – register early!

Beat the clock
Monday, August 2 @ 7 PM
Can you complete a challenge in 60 seconds?

Library Lock-in
August 21 5-11 PM
The library closes at 5pm, but we'll stay and eat pizza and snacks, play Wii games, watch movies, do craft projects and much more until 11pm! This event will be open to reading club participants who complete the reading club and attend 3 teen programs. Space is limited and permission slips are required.

2010 Children's Summer Programs

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Family Programs

Flow Circus
Monday, June 28 @ 7 PM
Join us for an evening filled with juggling and magic.
Co-sponsored by the South Orangetown Libraries.
Free tickets available at your home library. Show will be held in the Tappan Zee High School Auditorium.

Sylvia and the Magic Trunk Show
Monday, August 9 @ 7 PM
Co-sponsored by the South Orangetown Libraries.
Free tickets available at your home library. Show will be held in the Tappan Zee High School Auditorium.

Frogs, Bugs & Animals
Thursday, July 8 @ 11 AM
Visit with Jason and his menagerie of unusual pets. Ages 4 & up.

2010 Pre-School Programs

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Craft programs just for 2 to 5 year olds with an adult. Not for children entering Kindergarten. Registration begins Tuesday, June 15. In Person registration only.

Fingerprint Fish
Thursday, July 1 @1:30

Birds
Thursday, July 15 @ 10:30

3-D Octopus
Thursday, July 29 @ 1:30

Bubble Mania
Thursday, Aug. 5 @ 10:30
Come create bubbles with our cool wands. Outdoor activity.

Under the Sea Windsock
Thursday, Aug. 12 @ 10:30

Stories, Songs & Silliness
Join us for songs, rhymes, felt board tales and a book or two! Ages 3 and younger with an adult caregiver. Fridays, July 9, 23 & Aug 13 @ 10:30.

2010 Programs for those entering grades 3-6

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Programs for those entering grades 3-6
Wednesdays @ 10:45

Flip Flop T-Shirts. June 30.

Pet Rocks. July 7. Turn a stone into a pet rock.

Origami Creations. July 14. Learn this ancient art of paper folding with Sarah Northshield.

Shark Hat July 21. Make a scary hat!

What do you know about H20? July 28. Experiment with water. Create a rain gauge.

Sea Serpent Sculptures. Aug 4. Create your own creature.

Seashell Picture Frame. Aug 11. Create a frame for your summer pictures.

2010 Craft Programs

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Craft Programs
IN-PERSON REGISTRATION ONLY.
Register for craft programs starting June 15 @ 2 PM.
Programs for children entering K -2
Tuesdays @ 10:45

Hanging Fish Collage. June 29

Painted Stones. Make an underwater creature. July 6

Pirate Hat & Parrot. July 13

Painted Beach Towel . July 20. Personalize a beach towel.

Under the Sea Windsock. July 27.

Water Fair. Aug. 3 Experiment with water.

Flip-flop T-shirts. August 10.