"Fizz, Boom, Read" Children's Summer Reading Program

Ages 3-10

Sign-up will begin Thursday, May 29th and run until Monday, June 30th. Each child will have to sign a reading contract and set a reading goal for the summer.Those who complete their goal will get a prize pack at the End of Summer Carnival. Each participant will be entered into a drawing to win tickets to Silver Dollar City and the top reader in each age group will win a "Mad Scientist" prize pack.

For more information please contact Blinn Sheffield
blinn.sheffield@iplks.org

"Spark a Reaction" Teen Summer Reading Program

 Ages 11-17

Sign-up will begin Thursday, May 29th and run until Monday, June 30th. Each teen will have to sign a reading contract and set a reading goal for the summer. Those who complete their goal will be entered in a drawing for a "Spark a Reaction" prize pack and bonus tickets to the End of Summer Carnival.

For more information please contact Kriztina Smith
kriztina.smith@iplks.org

Mad Science Fair

Thursday, May 29th

1:00-3:00pm

Sign-up for the Summer Reading Program. Ages 2-17.
A fun-filled afternoon of wacky science experiments!
Activities Include:
Lava in a cup

• Blubber gloves
• "Newton's bottle" inertia trick
• Bubble snakes
• Elephant toothpaste
• Magnetic hand
• Magic sand
• Shaving cream rain
• Disappering candy canes
• Color-mixing Gobstoppers

Check out the "How to" for each experiment here!

In the event of rain, the fair will be held on June 3rd, same time

Teen: Roboconstruction!

Monday, June 2nd

2:00PM

Help the teen librarian construct a giant robot!

Children: Mad Scientist Lab

Thursdays

11:00AM

For children ages 6-10

Science-themed stories and games, plus a cool science experiment!

Children: Science Bingo

Thursdays

2:00pm

For all ages

Win candy and prizes by playing science-themed picture Bingo.

Children: Science Craft

Fridays

11:00am

For all ages

Simple and fun science-related crafts.

Teen: Sci-Fi Trivia Day

Tuesday, June 10

2:00pm-Close

Join us at the library and on Facebook for Science Fiction Trivia. Be the first to answer correctly and you will win a prize!

Teen: Jell-O Brain Dissection Lab

Thursday, June 19th

4:00pm

Limited to 10 participants. Sign-up is required. Each person will get to dissect their own Jell-O brain and learn about the different parts of the brain! There will also be a fun right brain/left brain quiz afterwards.

Teen: Constellation Jar

Monday, June 23

3:00pm

Learn about the constellations and make a reflecting jar to illuminate your bedroom with cool star patterns!

Children: Movies for Kids

Tuesdays in July

2:00pm

Watch episodes of Go Diego Go! at the library.

Children: Be a Scientist

Wednesday, July 2

2:00pm

Participate in real online science research

Teen: Whiteboard Stories

Mondays in July

2:00pm

Help us recreate classic stories. Sign-up is required. Limited to 20 participants per day.

Teen: Bubble Dough

Tuesday, July 8

3:00pm

Come to the library and make a new and unique kind of playdough. This stuff is crazy!

Children: Paper Airplane Pilots

Wednesday, July 9

2:00pm

Make cool paper airplanes.

Children: Soda Pop!

Wednesday, July 16

2:00

Participate in a soda taste test and make your own soda!

Teen: Mad Scientist Cookie Decorating Lab

Thursday, July 17

3:00pm

Decorate 3 science themed-cookie shapes. Then of course, EAT THEM! Sign-up required.

Teen: Robocrafting

Saturday, July 19

2:00pm

Spend the afternoon at the library creating crazy robot faces out of recycled stuff!

Teen: Zombie Day!

Tuesday, July 22

3:00pm

Zombie Target Practice, Zombie Cubee Craft, and Zombie Eyes Craft.

Children: Solve the Rubik's Cube

Wednesday, July 23

2:00pm

Learn how to solve the Rubik's cube!

End of Summer Carnival

Tuesday, August 5

3:00-6:00pm

Tons of carnival games and prizes!
Use the tickets you earned during the summer reading program. More tickets will be available for 4 for $1 or 25 for $5. The money raised will help fund the 2015 Summer Reading Program.
Concessions:
Hot Dog: 4 Tickets
Cotton Candy: 2 Tickets