Say Cheese!

Pictures of more programs from this summer...

Animal Expressions
Crispus Attucks
Dave Rojahn
Get the Beat
Kids and Cultures
Marilyn's Craft Days

Many more to come, and video too! Check back often for updates.

Guys Read...AND Listen!

If you're familiar with Guys Read and the Guys Read Anthology then you'll love the new audiobook component called Guys Listen.

Get your free sampler of 10 excellent audiobooks in CD format from the Youth Services desk at the Lancaster Public Library. While supplies last!

More Pictures of Programs

Today we have pictures of more programs...some new and some old.

Jesse and the Forgotten Friends Reptile Sanctuary
Otto Storytime
Princess Parade
Stringables

Many more to come. Check back often for updates.

Pictures and Video! - Microphone Craft and Sing-along

Today was our Microphone Craft and Sing-along. If you weren't there, take a look and see what you missed. If you were check out the cool pictures and video of the event for snaps of your children. We hope to see you at the next program!

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Pictures and Video! - Lancaster Science Factory Program

Today was our program all about science. Jim from the Lancaster Science Factory came to show us all sorts of neat things. If you were at the event take a look and see if there are any pictures or video of your child. If you weren't there, take a look and see what you missed. We hope to see you at the next program!

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Pictures and Video! - Summer Reading Program Kickoff Event

This past Saturday was our first Kickoff event in Musser Park! We had a very nice time and it was great to see so many of you there to support us. If you were at the event take a look and see if there are any pictures or video of your child. If you weren't there, take a look and see what you missed. We hope to see even more people next year. Comments and suggestions are always welcome!

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Summer Reading Program Has Begun!

The Summer Reading Program is open to all children ages 0-18yrs old. Each child has the chance to win prizes while doing fun activities and reading books. The greatest part is...it’s free!

This summers theme is “Be Creative @ Your Library” which is all about Theater, Dance, Music, and Art. The Teen program is called "Express Yourself @ the Library".

Stop by the library to register and pick up your reading log.


Summer Reading Kickoff Party!


Musser Park - June 13 -10am-2pm
Bring a picnic lunch and take in the free entertainment, games, music and fun activities for the whole family.

Rain or Shine.
No Registration Required.






This Month...

CHILDREN

Stringables - Kids can make colorful creations with string and beads of all colors, shapes, and sizes. Monday, June 15 at 10:30 (Ages 4-6)

Art Smart – Learn about famous artists and then try out their styles. We will focus on a new artist at each session. Thursdays, June 18 - July 2 & 16 at 2pm (Ages 6-12)

Science Program – Let your mind get creative and come join the Lancaster Science Factory in their hands on science experiment program. Friday, June 19 at 10:30am. (Ages 6-12)

Jesse and Forgotten Friends Reptile Sanctuary presents "Animal Art Forms"* Featuring live reptiles & audience participation. Learn how reptiles have turned their own personal energy conservation into an art form by managing to hunt/communicate/exist with only 10% of the energy that mammals use. Monday, June 22 at 10:30am. (Ages 6-12)

Puppet Play - The Three Little Fishies and the Big, Bad Shark- Put on a puppet show with this underwater version of the Three Little Pigs! Tuesday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. (All Ages)

Microphone Craft & Sing Along – Come make your own microphone and stay to show your stuff in a family oriented sing along! Thursday, June 25 at 10:30am (All Ages)

Family Storytime: Build a family story and then present it for kudos. Thursday, June 25 at 7pm. (All ages)

Lullabies at the Library: Come enjoy a variety of songs made for bedtime and relaxation. Tuesday, June 30 and July 28 at 6:30pm. (Ages 2 & under)



TEENS

Gaming Club—play X-Box 360, Wii, and many board games. June 2, 9, 23 & 30 - July 7, 14 & 28 -August 4, 11 & 25. 3-5pm. (Ages 11-18)

Dungeons & Dragons Club--Do you enjoy adventure games where you get to play a character, search for treasure, and use teamwork to fend off monsters, evil mages, and other creatures? Saturday-June 6 & 20 - July 11 & 25 - August 8 & 22. 1-5pm. (Ages 11-18)

Anime Club--Do you enjoy watching Anime for free? Join the Anime Club where you will watch popular selections by club members projected onto the big screen! Saturday-June 13 - July 18 & August 15 at 2-4pm. (Ages 11-18)

Steel Pan Workshop - Monday, June 15 at 5-7pm (Ages 11-18)

Teen Capoeira Class - Meet Heidi from HeadsUpLancaster and learn the basics of this Brazilian martial art. Thursday, June 18 & July 2 at 6:30pm. (Ages 11-18)
Mimi Shapiro (Altered Books) Book Artist & Poet *"Altered Books"* Explore words and creativity--come prepared to cut, glue, write, color, do collage & more. Start with a book and create a portable art exhibit of your very own! Monday, June 22 at 6:30pm. (Ages 11-18)

Teen Book Club - Little Brother by Cory Doctorow. Please stop by the library or go to http://www.lancaster.lib.pa.us/ to reserve a copy of the book. Saturday, June 27 at 2-4pm. (Ages 11-18)

Steel Pan Concert - Monday, June 29 at 5:30pm. (Ages 11-18)

Registration for all programs will open two weeks prior to the event.

Registration is required for all programs unless noted otherwise.

SAY CHEESE! Your attendance at events sponsored by Lancaster Public Library may be photographed or video recorded. These images may be posted on our website, in our newsletter, by local newspapers or ultimately on the World Wide Web. If you do not wish to have your child’s image published, please notify a member of the Library staff before the event.

Teen Video Gaming Tournament

Hoo Ra! Master Gamers!

Congratulations to our Rock Band Tug-of-War Winner, Austin!

He went home with a chinese calligraphy kit.

Congratulations to our Rock Band Tug-of-War 2nd Place Winner, John H!

He went home with a Manga Art kit.

Congratulations to our Wii Sports Winner, Anthony!

He went home with a Happy Bunny Sudoku book.

Congratulations to our Wii Sports 2nd Place Winner, Patrick!

He also went home with a Manga Art kit.

See you at 3pm on Tuesday for more Video Gaming!

I will have more photos up on FaceBook later.

Audrey

Teen Book Club

Greetings Readers!

I wanted to recap what we talked about during the book discussion. You can read Paul Volponi's inspiration for Black and White and a sneak peak at his new book, Response, on his website: http://www.paulvolponibooks.com/

Some fabulous book recommendations were made: Bloodhound, by Tamora Pierce. "Bloodhound was really good. Tamora Pierce creates a language but uses it little enough to make it enjoyable to read." The Young Wizards Series by Diane Duane. Order of the Stick, comic series--I will have to order them, we don't have any! The Girl's Guide to Dungeons & Dragons, "so funny, and of course, meant for girls!" I had a request for a booklist on novels that have magic in a real world setting--coming soon.

The Teen Book Club selection for June 27th is Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow! Please stop by the library to borrow a copy or reserve one online with your library card by clicking here.

You can watch the book trailer below. It's a little long, but you get an idea of how great the book is!

Read Beyond Reality @ your library! Lancaster Public Library's Youth Video Contest!

Have you read any of the Teens’ Top Ten Nominees? Read a great book, make a great video, win a Flip Video Camera!

How to Win:
· You must be age 11 through 18 to participate. (Participants under age 13, please ask for help with uploading videos to YouTube.)
· Read one of the Teen’s Top Ten Nominees or another Young Adult book. (ask the librarian for help)
· Shoot a short video (up to three minutes long). Make it a Video Book Review (talk about why the book is so great) or a Video Book Trailer (think movie trailer – you get to be even more creative this way).
· Post it to your YouTube account.
· Tag your YouTube Video with
LancTeenContestFlip2009
· Enter your video in our contest beginning June 1st. You can enter as many videos as you like – they just need to have separate YouTube URLs and be entered separately. Deadline is October 1st, 2009 @ 9pm.

Want details?
Call 396-9313 ext. 124; e-mail akantner@lancaster.lib.pa.us; or stop by the
Lancaster Public Library at 125 North Duke Street

Here's a short video on how to upload your video book review or book trailer to YouTube:

You can get more instruction by clicking on the Help link in the right corner of YouTube.
Talk to you soon!
Audrey

Teen Anime Club

So, Anime Club went well. We had a few newcomers and they fit right in. I had some technical difficulty with animecrazy.net. Who new that you could only watch 72 minutes of megavideo before they locked you out for an hour? So we only watched the first episode of DNAngel and then watched the first three episodes of Fruits Basket. Yes, Animecrazy has Fruits Basket, they just mistakingly label it Fruit Basket. wink, wink. We will be watching Fruits Basket again next month. I ordered the DVD from Blockbuster. I was asked to have a sushi making day again. I'm ready to cave. I don't know when we will do it yet, maybe in July or August. They have tons of awesome crafts in ShojoBeat (you can borrow a copy from the library) as well. I am so tempted to do them all! I will have some on hand for the Anime Club this summer and more during the Open Art Studio in July. I love the Moko Pincushion. Oh, so cute! Please mark your calendars for the next Anime Club on June 13th @ 2pm! Please e-mail me with any questions. Cheers, Audrey

April Programs @ Your Library

Our programs are now available in PDF format each month!

Children
Teens

Get them here or we can email them to you.
Just sign up for our email subscription list.

Summer Reading T-Shirts and Tote Bags!

Don't miss your chance to support your library AND get a really cool T-Shirt or Tote Bag!

T-shirts: $6.00 or $7.50 (depends on size and style)
Tote Bags: $7.00

Proceeds support summer programming at Lancaster Public Library.

For more information call 717-396-9313 x124.

Readers Jamboree - Don't Forget!

Don't forget to come visit your librarians at Reader's Jamboree at Dutch Wonderland this weekend! I'll be there Sunday as a costume character. I'm sure there will be pictures and video next week of the event. Hope to see you there!

End of Summer

This past saturday we had our Teen End of Summer Party. The pictures are up online. We had 54 teens attend the party and we gave over 60 prizes away! Many of the prizes were donated by local businesses like:

Mommalicious & Smilin' Gal
Spyro Gyro
Gallery 141
Rachel's Cafe & Creperie'
Art and Glassworks
The Dude Shop
Treats Creamery
POP! Deluxe
Square One
Senorita Burita
Pottery and Beadworks
Dosie Dough
LaserDome
Barnes & Noble
Lancaster-Hempfield Rotary

Pat's Pizza also donated 10 Large Cheese Pizzas for us to enjoy at the party!

So, if you are at any of these places in the future, please help us thank them for supporting the Lancaster Public Library and the Teen Summer Reading Program.

August Programs @ Your Library

It's hard to believe Summer Reading is almost over already. But as the summer winds down we begin planning for the rest of the year.


AUGUST PROGRAMS
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Movie Nights in August – Thursday’s @ 6:30pm
August 7 – Charlotte’s Web – G
August 14 – A Bug’s Life – G
August 21 – Pinocchio – G
August 28 – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – PG

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Teen End of Summer Party - August 9th @ 5:30PM

If you registered for the Teen Summer Reading Program, you are allowed to come to the end of summer party. If you completed any part of the program you are automatically entered to win a prize! We will have pizza (donated by Pat's Pizza) and drinks along with some fun activities and prize drawings.

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Teen Jeopardy - August 12th @ 5PM

We’ve got the answers; you supply the questions…and bring your friends to watch in the Bates Auditorium.

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Teen Breakfast Book Club - August 16 at 10:00 am.

Book discussion on Stephanie Meyer’s books with bagels, cream cheese, coffee, and apples.(Ages 13-18)

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Therapy Dog Program - August 23 @ 2:30pm

Great program for reluctant readers. Come and read to Farmer the dog. He loves to listen to books just as much as he likes his favorite treat - animal crackers!

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Teen Video Gaming Night - August 26 at 5:00 pm.

We have an X-BOX360. Come play Rock Band and Guitar Hero with your friends. Challenge your librarians to a battle of the bands!(Ages 13-18)

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Teen Mystery Night - August 29th @ 5PM

Gather in the Bates Auditorium as the library closes for teen only fun! We will play a murder mystery role playing game with clues spread throughout the library.

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There are new programs being scheduled all the time. As always, programs require registration. Please call 717-396-9313 x124 to register or talk to us when you're at the library.

Worm Race Results

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 was our first worm race here at the library. If you missed it, you missed a very good time. We had a ball racing our worms and are sorry you couldn't be there with us.

Along with the races there awas also the opportunity to sponsor your staff worm.

Thunderhorse by far had the most sponsorship with $9.47 but Norbert came in a close second with $5.53. In total the sponsorship was $30.23.

We offer up and big THANK YOU to everyone for helping us out with your spare pocket change. Every little bit helps. *The money will go towards helping us cover the costs of craft materials, prizes, and other free services we offer to the public like the summer reading programs.

If you were there, you know what happened, but here are the final standings anyway.

Staff Race:

Track #1
Lowly (Karin)
Sprout (Audrey)
Gaia (Mary)
Thunderhorse (Amanda)

Track #2
Willard (Debra)
Norbert (Jennifer)
Baby (Jen)
Hercules (Beth)


Child Races:

Heat #1 (Track 1)
Babyworm
Giggles
Thunder

Heat #2 (Track 2)
Rainbow
Pinky (Tied for 2nd &3rd)
Fred (Tied for 2nd &3rd)

Heat #3 (Track 3)
Wormy
Kane
Duncan

Heat #4 (Track 4)
Freddy
Snappy Larry Bob Jr.
Bob

Heat #5 (Track 5)
Sled
Bob
Wiggle

Heat #6 (Track 1)
Squiggle
Stripe
Abby

Heat #7 (Track 2)
Coco
Tinkerbell
Wormhole

Heat #8 (Track 3)
Pablo
Renaja
Amana

Heat #9 (Track 4)
Rosabell
Camera
Baby

Thanks to all who came and helped to make our worm race so much fun!

July Programs @ Your Library

Good Morning! Here are the programs for July! We hope to see you there. Don't forget to register.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club – Start your campaign here, bring your imagination! Saturdays, June 7, July 12, and August 2 at 2:00 pm. (Ages 13-18)

Teen Breakfast Book Club - Book discussion on Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight with bagels, cream cheese, coffee, and apples. Saturdays, June 21, July 19 and August 16 at 10:00 am. (Ages 13-18)

Bring out the Real You with the Girl Scouts – Go on a journey with the Girl Scouts. We will be learning about the real you. Ever wonder why you do the things you do? What do you like and why? Let’s get together and bring out the real you. Then we can watch you transform. Monday, June 30 and July 7 at 5:00 pm (Ages 13-18)

Bug-igami - We will be making origami bugs using special paper that teens may take home or use to decorate. Tuesday, July 1 at 5:00 pm. (Ages 13-18)

Butterfly Magnet/Pin – Make and Take Craft Series. Flutter in and use your creative skills to craft a beautiful butterfly using flower petals. Thursday, July 3 at 10:30 am (Ages 5-14)

Click Beetle – Make and Take Craft Series. Click! Click! Click! Shhhhh … you noisy chatter bug; this program is in a library! Tuesday, July 8 at 10:30 am (Ages 3-8)

The PRINCESS of Dutch Wonderland Bask in the glow of local royalty, come visit for special storytime & listen to her read some tales. Wednesday, July 9 at 10:30 am (All ages) The Princess appearance sponsored by Dutch Wonderland.

Girl Scouts (Daisy Sampler) – Come and join the Girl Scouts for a Daisy sampler. Join the fun by singing songs, doing crafts and eating snacks shaped like bugs. Thursday, July 10 and 24 at 10:30 am (Ages 4-5)

Lady Bug Bingo - Activity Day Series. Build a ladybug dot by dot similar to the game Cootie. Friday, July 11 at 10:30 am (Ages 3-12)

Share This World with Jim Rule Parents’ Choice Award winning musician/singer performs his toe-tapping tunes with a little ASL & Spanish too that will have both young & old smiling & singing along. Monday, July 14 at 11:00 am (All Ages)

Magic with Uncle Yodie – Along with a magic show to begin the hour, each child will learn how to do several magic tricks that they can take home with them to amaze their friends and family with. Tuesday, July 15 at 10:30 am (Family)

Henna Tattoo Workshop – Temporary Henna Tattoos using stencils and natural brown henna paste. Tuesday, July 15 at 5:00 pm (Ages 13-18)

Where’s the Grub? Many people around the world eat insects for protein. We’ll explore how they are caught & raised, then we’ll bake, fry & chocolate cover some insects for you to try! Wednesday, July 16 at 10:30 am (All ages) Sponsored by the Lancaster County Environmental Center.

Butterfly Wings – Make and Take Craft Series. Become a butterfly by making your own set of wings. Small and dainty, or big and tough, you’ll be flitting by in no time. Thursday, July 17 at 10:30 am. (Ages 4 & up)

Inchworm Fun – Activity Day Series. Create and decorate paper inchworms. Show them off and then race them. How wild can you make your worm? Friday, July 18 at 10:30 am. (Ages 4-8)

Caterpillar Ring – Make and Take Craft Series. Munch, Munch, Munch! Come to hear a reading of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Then play with pattern as you grow your caterpillar out of beads! Tuesday, July 22 at 10:30 am (Ages 3-5)

Family Game Night – Come play card, board, and group games with a bug style twist. Fun for the whole family. Thursday, July 24 at 6:30-8:00 pm (Families)

Wiggle Wiggle Wormy - Activity Day Series. A bug-like twist on an older children’s game – “Huckle Buckle Beanstalk”. Friday, July 25 at 10:30 am. (Ages 6-12)

Storytime with Uncle Yodie – Join Uncle Yodie as he tells stories From Around the World and Here at Home. The hour will start and finish with you in your seats, but in between you will be up and acting out the stories. Prepare to be a donkey, a monkey, and perhaps even a very large head of cabbage! Monday, July 28 at 10:30 am. (Ages 6-12)

Anansi Catches the Storytelling Bug! Kids and Cultures (The Wenger Family) presents fun interactive storytelling with audience participation. Discover what happens when the Storytelling Bug gets caught in Anansi’s web. Will she become his lunch or can she spin a yarn fast enough to save her life? Tuesday, July 29 at 10:30 am (All ages)

Teen Video Gaming Night - We have an X-BOX360. Come play Rock Band and Guitar Hero with your friends. Challenge your librarians to a battle of the bands! Tuesdays, July 29 and August 26 at 5:00 pm. (Ages 13-18)

The Great Worm Race - On Your Mark, Get Set, Wriggle! Pick a worm and cheer as it crawls its way to the finish line. You might just be a winner! Wednesday, July 30 at 10:30 am. (All Ages)

Roach Racers – Make and Take Craft Series. Turn your Matchbox car into a “buggy” ride and race to the finish for fun. Thursday, July 31 at 10:30 am. (Ages 6-12)

Teen Movie Nights - Every other Tuesday at 5:00 pm starting June 10 and continuing until August 19. (Ages 13-18)

All programs require registration. Registration opens two weeks before the date of the program. Please call 717-396-9313 x124 to register.

We're ALLLLL WIGGLY!

We got ALL WIGGLY at Tony Fredericks' program this morning. If you were here you know it was a lot of fun. If you weren't able to be with us feel free to check out our pictures and videos. Maybe you'll get to see him at another library!

Here's a clip of us getting ALL WIGGLY!

Buggy Friends at the Library!

Again, this summer, we have several library pets. Our theme this summer is "Catch the Reading Bug" So we thought...what better pet than a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach!













Ummm...okay so some people on our staff are more excited than others.

We also have some chrysalids that will soon turn into butterflies. and An ant hill that will soon have a family of ants living and making tunnels. So come by the library and visit us along with our buggy friends.

The Library's Going Buggy!

Catch the Reading Bug

@ Your Library

The Summer Reading Program has begun! Don't forget to register for the program and all the activities and events we have planned. To register, call 717-396-9313 x124.

This Month...

Summer Kick Off/Registration - To kick off the summer season; come participate in our indoor registration picnic. We promise there will be no ants to ruin the fun. No Registration Required. Summer Kick Off/Registration - To kick off the summer season; come participate in our indoor registration picnic. We promise there will be no ants to ruin the fun. No Registration Required. Monday, June 2 (continues throughout entire summer) All Day (All Ages)

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club – Start your campaign here, bring your imagination! Saturdays, June 7, July 12, and August 2 at 2:00 pm. (Ages 13-18)

Miss Spider Story Time David Kirk’s storybook character is here with her stories! Saturday, June 7 at 2:00 pm (Ages 3-8)

Glow-in-the-Dark Firefly – Make and Take Craft Series. Make your own firefly that really glows in the dark! Tuesday, June 10 at 10:30 am (Ages 6 -12)

Teen Movie Nights - Every other Tuesday at 5:00 pm starting June 10 and continuing until August 19. (Ages 13-18)

Finish the Caterpillar Game – Activity Day Series. You can't hurry a caterpillar, but you can rush in to play a team game that should be lots of fun! Friday, June 13 at 10:30 am (Ages 5-10)

Books and Bugs and Really Weird Slugs! Join award-winning Pennsylvania children’s author Anthony D. Fredericks for a rip-roaring & exciting storytelling program. Be prepared for lots of fun and laughter! Worm-y surprise! Monday, June 16 at 10:30 am (All ages)

Teen Board Game Night – Immediately to Follow TAB meeting. Come early and attend the meeting as well. Tuesday, June 17 at 5:00 pm. (Ages 13-18)

Ladybug Magnet Bookmark – Make and Take Craft Series. Never lose the spot where you left off reading…make a Ladybug Bookmark! It’s one bug you won’t mind at all, and it’s bound to stick in place. Thursday, June 19 at 10:30am (Ages 5-8)

The Very Greedy Mosquito – Activity Day Series. Listen to a story to find out what happened to very greedy mosquitoes. After, make your own greedy mosquito. Friday, June 20 at 10:30 am (Ages 3-12)

Teen Breakfast Book Club - Book discussion on Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight with bagels, cream cheese, coffee, and apples. Saturdays, June 21, July 19 and August 16 at 10:00 am. (Ages 13-18)

Cooking with the Girls Scouts – Have you ever eaten ants on a log? Or had spider crackers? If not come and join Cooking with the Girl Scouts. We will be making food shaped like bugs and do crafts. Monday, June 23 and 25 at 10:30 am (Ages 6-12)

Ladybug and Bee Antennae Hats – Make and Take Craft Series. Come and make a “Bee-utiful” hat fit for a “Lady-bug”. Tuesday, June 24 at 10:30 am (Ages 6-12)

Creepy Crawly Critters Insects and their relatives creep, crawl, fly, slither & slide! Learn all about bug locomotion in this fun, hands-on interactive program presented by Lancaster County Environmental Center staff. Thursday, June 26 at 10:30 am (Ages 6-12) Sponsored by the Lancaster County Environmental Center.

Family Game Night – Come play card, board, and group games with a bug style twist. Fun for the whole family. Thursday, June 26 at 6:30-8:00 pm (Families)

Pin the Spot on the Ladybug – Activity Day Series. Come play this variation of Pin the Tail on the Donkey. Friday, June 27 at 10:30 am. (Ages 3-12)

Gardening Fun for Kids It's fun with flowers and food coloring when Royer's Flowers & Gifts presents this program. Fun hands-on activity also includes making an every day
flower basket! Materials provided. Saturday, June 28 at 2:00 pm (Ages 5-12) Limit 25-30. Sponsored by Royer’s Flowers & Gifts.

Bugs and Moose on the Loose – Tom Sieling, widely acclaimed singer and songwriter from Newfield, New York, will perform a very participatory family program consisting of humorous songs about our natural world and more that are guaranteed to engage everyone. Tom accompanies himself on guitar, banjo, harmonica, and a drum machine, and all songs include parts for the whole family. Monday, June 30 at 10:30 am (Family)

Bring out the Real You with the Girl Scouts – Go on a journey with the Girl Scouts. We will be learning about the real you. Ever wonder why you do the things you do? What do you like and why? Let’s get together and bring out the real you. Then we can watch you transform. Monday, June 30 and July 7 at 5:00 pm (Ages 13-18)

All Programs require registration unless otherwise noted in description. Registration opens two weeks before the program date.