Larry J. Ringer Public Library A member of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System
Larry J. Ringer Public Library, a member of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System
Children's Summer Reading Club 2008:
Texas Reading Club Jubilee: 1958-2008
May

June

July

August
rabbit driving bookmobile, © Janet Stevens Storytime
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Bryan Summer Programs book wearing boots, © Janet StevensB+CS Summer Programs book wearing boots, © Janet StevensCollege Station Summer Programs

For more information, contact:
Larry J. Ringer Public Library
1818 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S.
College Station, Texas 77845
(979) 764-3416

May Children's Summer Reading Club Registration
Starts May 30; children up to age 11 (grades 6 and under)
(Ages 12-19 and/or entering grades 7-12: Teen Summer Reading Club)

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June SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR (all ages)
Wed., June 4, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM (in meeting room)
Hosts: Friends of the Bryan + College Station Public Library System
Cash, Checks (to the Friends), Credit Cards (through Scholastic)
Support youth programs, materials, activities, and summer fun

OPENING EVENT
Wed., June 4, 3:00 PM - 8:30 PM (outside)
moonwalk, cotton candy, snow cones, water balloons, etc.
Tents provided by College Station Parks & Recreation.
Water donated by Kroger (Texas Ave at SW Pkwy).


SCRAPBOOKING THROUGH THE DECADES
Tues., June 10, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Make your own scrapbook page! Supplies provided.

1958-1968: SOCK HOP, CLASSIC CARS, POPSICLES
Tues., June 17, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
OUTSIDE: Bluebonnet Streetrodders displaying classic cars;
                  free Schwan’s popsicles
INSIDE: children’s sock hop, ‘50s music
Tents provided by College Station Parks & Recreation.

MUSICAL CELEBRATIONS with Kim Lehman
Tues., June 24, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
music and storytelling
Sponsored in part through a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts, through funds from Texas Women for the Arts.

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July 1968-1978: BLAST OFF TO THE MOON
Tues., July 1, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Puppet shows by teen volunteers: rockets, astronauts, etc.

1978-1988: PLAY-A-THON OF FAVORITE GAMES
Tues., July 8, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
‘70s and ‘80s games (Hungry Hungry Hippos, Battleship, Barrel of Monkeys, Connect Four, Chutes & Ladders, etc.)

1988-1998: FROM BOOKS TO TV (PBS BUDDIES)
Tues., July 15, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Stories and Puppet Shows: Arthur, Franklin, etc.

MAKE YOUR OWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
Tues., July 22, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
Saxophonist Melissa Reiser shows you how. Be creative!

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1998-2008 AND BEYOND!
Wed., July 30, 3 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Time capsules and more; face painting; certificates; books

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August Gameboards
Sun., August 31 - Last day to turn in gameboards.


Summer Reading Club activities and participation are free to the public.

See a Complete Listing of our 2008 Sponsors.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Bryan+College Station Public Library System
Friends logo

Kim Lehman’s performance fees partially sponsored by the
Texas Commission on the Arts, through funds from Texas Women for the Arts.
TCA logo  Texas Women for the Arts logo

Printing underwritten by University Copy Center (www.blinnprinting.com)

Donations:

We would like to thank College Station Parks & Recreation for providing tents.

We would like to thank Kroger (Texas Ave at SW Pkwy) for donating water.

We would like to thank Flying Penguin Ice for donating ice for snow cones.

We would like to thank Hobby Lobby for donating supplies.

We would like to thank the following for discounting their fees:
Aggieland Moonwalks, College Station Aquatics, Kim Lehman,
Michaels, Melissa Reiser, and University Copy Center.

We would like to thank the following for donating prizes:
College Station Aquatics, GameStop (in Post Oak Mall), Golden Corral,
Hungry Howie's Pizza (SW Pkwy at Wellborn), Little Caesars Pizza, Ringling Brothers, Scholastic


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