Summer Reading and Activities at the Library
Stop in and pick up our Summer Reading & Activities Flier. This summer we have a number of fun events scheduled for children in our community. In June we begin with our annual summer reading program open to students in grades Pre-K through 8 grades. Participants will earn prizes for the number of minutes spent reading each week. Summer reading helps to prevent summer slide, and keeps your child’s reading skills at a level that will help to succeed when they begin school in the fall.
Buster the Clown will present a fun-filled program featuring magic tricks, silly clown gags and more on June 15th at 10:00 am in the Community Center. Lincoln County 4-H Summer Day Camps are scheduled for June 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th at 1:00 pm in the Community Center. For more information on the day camps, please contact Michele Van Dyke at Lincoln County 4-H, or watch for the 4-H flier to be sent home from school later this spring.
July 11th and 13th, from 9 am to noon, is the Lincoln County 4-H Robotics 2.0 Day Camp, which will be held in the Ivanhoe Community Center. For more information or to register for this program, please contact Michele Van Dyke at Lincoln County 4-H, ow watch for the 4-H flier to be sent home from school later this spring.
Our Annual Friends of the Ivanhoe Public Library Cold Stone Ice Cream Fundraiser is scheduled for July 11th, 13th, 14th and 15, during regular library hours. Money raised from this fundraiser will be used to support programs and activities at the Library.
On July 29th at 9:30 am in the Community Center, David Ward of Homeward Bound Theater Productions will present Paul Bunyan: Noggin’, Legends and Lore. Mr. Ward will recreate characters from Paul’s era such as “Ole the Big Swede” and “Hot Biscuit Slim”. This free, family friendly program is funded with Legacy Funds from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Lego Club is scheduled for July 28th from 1-2:30 and Movies times are schedules for July 21st and August 4th at 1:00 pm in the Community Center. Lego Club and the movies are free and open to students Pre-K through 5th grade. For more information on both activities see our flier or watch our Facebook page.
August 3rd-14th is our Annual “Where in Ivanhoe Am I” Virtual Scavenger hunt. Please watch our Facebook page or this column for more information. Our summer activities conclude on Friday August 12th at 10:00 am when Mr. Twister will present a fun filled program featuring balloon tricks for kids of all ages. Following the performance will be a recognition of participants who have completed the United Way’s 1000 Book Before Kindergarten.
I would like to encourage anyone interested in our summer programs to stop in the Library and pick up a summer schedule, or watch for the flier sent home from school. Our programs and activities are open to all children in our area, or those just visiting. Summer looks busy at the Library, and we hope you will and your family will participant in one or more or our activities.