CCL has plenty of summer activities
Summer Reading Program 2024
The Colby Community Library (CCL) staff is encouraging area youth and their families to enjoy the 2024 summer reading program. Over 550 students and educators visited the library for preview days last week. Everyone is welcome to pick up a program brochure and calendar filled with the events and activities the CCL has planned for the summer.
Registration will be from May 28 to June 8 at the CCL for the “Adventure Begins at Your Library” reading program for ages 3-12 and “Choose Your Adventure” for teens. Registration must be in person. To be eligible for prizes, all records, badges, booklets, and teen reviews are due back to the CCL by Monday, July 22 at 5 p.m.
Reading Record Program
We invite children ages 3-12 to join the Reading Record Program. Keep track of pages read or listened to on a reading record folder and be eligible for a prize choice from the “Campground of Prizes” at the Finale on Thursday, July 25 at 10 a.m. in the CCL outdoor amphitheater.
A minimum of 500 pages must be read or listened to and recorded to be in the prize drawings. Books need to be checked out from the Colby Community Library to be used for the reading record program. Please read at your appropriate level. You may begin checking out and reading books when you register. The earlier you register, the more pages you can read and count. Record pages and return your reading record to the CCL to be eligible for prizes. Readers reaching the 4,000 page-level Mountaineer Club will have their names in the “Campground of Prizes” drawing first; then, the drawing will move backwards through the clubs: skier, swimmer, biker, and camper, ending with the 500 page-level Hiker Club members.
Adventure Badge
Decorate an “Adventure Badge” to hang on the mural in the Community Room. Return it to the CCL to earn a chance for adventurous prizes at the Finale.
Guess and Guess S’more
Youth registered for the program are encouraged to view the “Guess and Guess S’more” display. Fill out one guess per day when you are at the library to guess the total number of individual pieces in the trailers and campground puzzle display. Those closest to the number of items, without going over, will be the winners.
STEAM Activity Booklet
Families will have fun with the STEAM Activity Booklet included in the registration bags. Complete 30 activities about science, technology, engineering, art, and math/music and fill in the blanks with what you accomplished. Prize bags will be awarded at the Finale to those successfully completing a minimum of 30 activities.
Take & Make Crafts of the Week
Each week, visit the CCL’s “Camper of Crafts” to pick up a free craft bag for at-home crafting fun sponsored by local businesses.
Rocky, the Library Snake
The CCL will have a library snake this year. Rocky will live outside by the CCL’s flagpole. Children, teens, and adults are encouraged to help Rocky grow. Find a large rock, paint it, and bring it to the library to help Rocky grow longer.
Teen Program
A TEEN summer reading program is available for ages 13-19 with the theme “Choose Your Adventure.” Stop in the library for details and to view the dozen prize packs teens have a chance to win by completing book reviews. In-person teen registration is May 28-June 8 at the library.
Adventure Playroom
The Children’s RCU Community Room contains a “Campground of Prizes” tent with a forest reading area, and it will be open for creative play or relaxing reading. StickTogethers and puzzles will also be found around the library.
Service Project
In gratitude for all the community and business support for our programs, patrons of all ages are encouraged to give back to the community. The week of July 1-3, anytime during open hours, stop in the adult portion of the RCU Community Room to create paper plate woodland creature See CCL UPDATE/ Page 13 CCL update
Continued from page 12 door decorations for area nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
Craftventure
Craftventure is a craft session on Thursday, July 11, to create a project for yourself. Stop in for an hour between 1-6 p.m. to create an “Adventure Awaits” wall hanging. Craftventure is open to all youth ages 3-19.
Entertainment
The CCL’s outdoor amphitheater will be used for the entertainers and moved to the Community Room in case of rain. All shows are free for all ages.
Tuesday, June 11: Silly Food Show with Jake Jalapeno (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Thursday, June 13: Adventures in Reading with Magic of Isaiah (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Tuesday, June 18: Snake Discovery: Snake, Rattle & Roll (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Thursday, June 20: Music, Songs & Dance Adventure with Duke Otherwise (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Tuesday, June 25: Caleb Strutz’s Animatronic Dragons (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Thursday, June 27: Raptor REGI: Winged Wonders (shows at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.)
Tuesday, July 9: The Great Rondini and the Bombastic Bubble Show (shows at 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.)
Summer Hours
Beginning June 1, open hours for the summer will include Saturday morning. The CCL will be open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday noon-7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m.noon.
Director Vicky Calmes concluded, “The Colby Community Library staff is looking forward to supplying great books, movies, magazines, and CDs to Colby and surrounding community youth this summer. As always, library cards are free! Please contact the library if you have questions by calling 715-223-2000 or visit us at 505 W. Spence Street for answers. Don’t forget to check out the CCL’s website and Facebook pages for more information.”
