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: