Turon Community Library is proud to be hosting Summer Art Camp beginning May 30.
Art Camp will be held each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11 pm from May 30th through June 22. If you are unsure, be sure to check out the calendar!
We want art camp to be an inclusive experience where all ages can come together and have fun (and get a little messy) creating. All projects are process based, meaning the end result is about exploring different mediums through self expression rather than producing a product through a specific set of instructions so everyone gets the same result.
We will also be learning low costs ways to make our own DIY art supplies, which is great for those “I’m bored!” cries during the long days of summer.
Please preregister. This helps us make sure we have enough supplies on hand for everyone. Feel free to use the handy form below, call, or stop in.
Summer is quickly approaching. That means summer reading programs are just on the horizon and we at Turon Community Library have lots of amazing things planned for our community!
Early Literacy: Ages Birth through Preschool
Summer Story times for the early lit group will be held on Saturdays at 11:00am beginning June 10th and running through July 22. We will feature a new book provided through the Kansas Book Festival grant, a song, and an activity (a craft or game). While anyone is welcome to attend, this program is specifically targeting early literacy and books and activities will be geared toward pre-readers, or those just learning. We will pay special attention to phenomes through books choices and songs, and activities will focus on fine motor skills.
Children: Those starting Kindergarten through those finishing 5th grade
This is the group most think of when they hear ‘summer reading’ and we have a lot of fun things planned! Programs will be Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00am starting July 11 and finishing July 27. Again, we will feature a brand new book purchased through the Kansas Book Festival grant and have an activity for the kids. We want to motivate this age group to read and develop positive attitudes about books and reading. Additionally, we want to attract new users to our library and encourage our regular users to keep coming back!
Tween/Teen: 6th grade through 17 years old
We are planning combined sessions for our tweens/teens. We will encourage and focus on independence, excitement, empowerment, and acceptance. We want our budding adults to learn how to use the library to navigate their world. Additionally, we want to provide an opportunity for tweens and teens to interact and socialize, grow by learning from their peers, and encourage acceptance of different opinions. Stay tuned for more details.
Multigenerational/Intergenerational
We wanted to offer intergenerational programming to help strengthen our community and reduce alienation, share talents and resources, dispel stereotypes about specific generations, reduce the fear of aging, and offer something the whole family can attend together – even with grandparents. We are excited to offer a summer art camp for all ages. We will focus on process art and nature, making many of our tools from scratch, getting outside, and getting messy. All ages will not only take away fun finished art projects, but will also learn art doesn’t need to be perfect or have expensive supplies to be fun and engaging. This will be held every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 11:00 beginning May 30 through June 22.
Registration
Registration is required for all programs. While you can register the day of the event, we strongly encourage pre-registration. This allows us to ensure we have enough materials for everyone.
Register for Art Camp any time by stopping in the library or calling us (620.497.6409)
Registration for the rest of our summer reading programs can be done at our summer reading kickoff on June 29th at 6pm, or by stopping by or calling, or by completing this form.
Thank you
Lastly, we want to thank all our sponsor who made our summer reading program possible:
Turon Community Library Board had a fantastic time hosting our Super Bowl Pre-Party before Sunday’s big game.
A special thank you to Ken and Jan Jorns, Heather Estes and Merryn McReynolds for being the responsible adults at the event. We’d also like to thank Kathy Fanning for making delicious brownies for the party.
The kids played flag football, Red Light/Green Light and had a kicking contest. For refreshments we had pizza and brownie sundaes. The kids had the opportunity to guess the combined score of the Super Bowl. Kayla McReynolds won and got a $25 gift card. (Congratulations, Kayla!) We had trivia questions from “All-Star Goofball Trivia” by Matt Chandler, Shane Frederick and Megan Cooley Peterson. We also read jokes form the book “Hilarious Sports Jokes for Kids.”
Lastly, a big thanks to the City for letting us use the gym and kitchen at the Community Center. We couldn’t do any of this without your support and encouragement.
We have been very busy trying to plan for 2023. We want to learn from 2022, looking at what went really well, but also stepping back and seeing what needs improvement.
After taking a few months off to evaluate, assess, and plan, we are excited to start rolling out programs for 2023.
The first two are resurrections from our recent past, Art Sessions and Story Time. Story time is a library staple that won’t be going away any time soon, and Art Sessions are becoming a staple for our library.
We have changed the time and format a little bit. Story time is now open to all children. The activities are still going to be easy and engaging for the younger kids, but the big kids are encouraged to come and participate as long as they can be good sports. Story time will begin Saturday Feb 4 at 11am and continue every Saturday at 11 though March 11.
Art Sessions are open to any student K-12. They are going to be geared for older elementary students, but adaptable for kids on both ends of the spectrum. The activities will still be guided, but there will be more structure and a story involved. (Hopefully a snack as well, since the kiddos asked for one at every single Art Session last time.) Art Sessions begin Thursday, February 2 at 4:30 and will continue every Thursday through March 9.
Do you have program ideas? It there a topic or an area in which you feel the library could provide information or develop programs to help out the community. We are here to serve the educational and informational needs of the community, so let us know what interests you and how we can better serve you. We welcome all ideas!