Elkins Virtual Library

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Summer Reading 2020 IMAGINE YOUR STORY! 

This year the Summer Reading program offers many ways to participate with your Library! 

Fluttering fairies, helpful elves and garden creatures star in these programs designed for babies, toddlers, school aged children and teens! Our summer will feature opportunities for all to engage with the Library through Google Meet, Zoom, YouTube, FaceBook Live and virtual programming. 

Be sure to check www.elkinspubliclibrary.org, FaceBook, Instagram and the town-wide email regularly for information and ways to participate this Summer!

We are so excited to get the summer off to an exciting start with our Summer Reading Kick Off event!

Wednesday, June 10 at 4:00pm. Join in on Elkins Public Library's Facebook page and watch a LIVE broadcast of Wildlife Encounters!

Wildlife Encounters live animal experience features a diverse selection of seven amazing small and medium-sized Ambassador Animals! It's sure to be an interactive and eye opening experience where you will likely meet animals you've never encountered in your life! You will be able to ask questions and get answers during the show!

Every Thursday starting June 25 until the end of July, Mrs. Baker will post a program on YouTube at 10:00Am for a fun and exciting activity related to our nationwide theme, Imagine Your Story! All programs will be on YouTube to watch whenever you want or to watch again! Follow along in this Summer Reading Packet for crafts, reading suggestions and more.

June 25: One Upon a Time: To be ready for a summer of magical tales, we better have our wizard and witches hats and wands. 

July 02: A Hero’s Journey: You are all a hero in Mrs. Baker’s eyes, she is so proud of you! Let’s design your own code of honor and a proper shield and sword. 

July 09: Magical Creatures:  Fantasy Dragon Eggs are easy to make and fun to keep, we will show you how! Come see Mrs. Baker’s own gnome garden and fairy house.

July 16: Timeless Tales:  This week we focus on writing and telling our stories.

Starting June 22: Join Mrs. Baker every Monday and Tuesday for a preschool/toddler/baby program including books, flannel boards, finger rhymes and easy songs to sing-a-long! These virtual programs will be posted on our website and FaceBook page and archived on YouTube. View them whenever you want and subscribe and click the “bell” for notifications to get videos sent to your inbox.

The Book Wizards Book Club: meets every Wednesday at 2:30 to discuss mid-grade chapter books that we are reading. This group is designed for any individual age 6 and up that is interested in reading and discussing chapter books alone or with a caregiver.

If you are interested in joining these groups and find out what to read next; let us know by emailing Mrsbaker@elkinspubliclibrary.org or calling 783-4386 or message us on FaceBook. 

Every Wednesday: After-school Meet-up! Since March, a wonderful group of middle schoolers have been “meeting” on Google Meet with Rose, Sue and Mrs. Baker. We meet every Wednesday from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. This group is best suited for humans ages 13 to 16.  at 3:30pm Email mrsbaker@elkinspubliclibrary.org to sign up. 

SPECIAL EVENT: July 23 - MAREK BENNETT - COMICS WORKSHOP!

NH-based cartoonist, musician, and educator Marek Bennett leads

discovery-based Comics Workshops for all ages throughout New England and the world beyond!  His comics work includes the graphic novel series, The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, the local history webcomic LIVE FREE AND DRAW!. among others! Join us July 23 from 10 to 12 on Facebook Live to 

learn how to tell your own story through drawing! This program is for all ages, however children age 5-8 will welcome the assistance of a caregiver. Take a look at his website at https://marekbennett.com/before/ to get ready for this amazing event! As we get closer to the event, we will make sure that you have the supplies ready to learn to draw your own comic book!

We are excited to introduce Camp Candlewick, a new online reading program! Over the course of twelve weeks, young people of all ages will be encouraged to take part in shared reads, activities, and virtual events with prominent creators. Via website content and email newsletters as well as robust support resources on sites such as Pinterest, “campers” will be alerted to reading suggestions, prompts, and activities for the “cabins” appropriate for his or her reading level. 

    Read Squared: We are thrilled to feature a program that is designed for early readers through age 14 to encourage life-long reading habits. If you need an incentive to keep up reading through the summer, this is for you! Points will be awarded for number of pages, minutes read, books read and attending virtual library events. It’s up to you to decide how to earn points! It’s not about how fast you finish the program, but about building the habit of reading every day. There is no obligation to participate, it’s entirely up to you!

 Download audio books, E-Books, magazines and more! Check out the NH Downloadable Books Consortium website for more details. Contact the Library if you would like to register for this service - it's free to our patrons! 

 To access our entire collection, click here to access our catalog.  Make a list of books you would like to reserve and let us know. When we open again, the book will be right here waiting for you!

 NH Humanities is a wonderful resource for learning and growing. Read, watch and listen to NH artists and thinkers. Sign up for a weekly newsletter called "Human Ties" for updates

Studying history helps us gain a better understanding of the world we live in today.  The World History Encyclopedia is a FREE resource. They've published thousands of articles on world history, from the beginnings of civilization to the first colonies in the Americas. Every month, millions of people read articles on the website, listen to our audio articles or watch our videos... all for free.

 Free Period Press exists to help you slow (way, way) down, take care of yourself, and focus on what’s most important to you.

Take a break and sign on to one the these neat forums.

 Gibsons Book Store in Concord is offering some wonderful virtual events including Book Talks and Zoom discussions. Click on this website to see the list of events and register for the next program. Order titles and gifts from this wonderful, local bookstore.

 Can't make it to Strawbery Banke, or want a sneak preview prior to a visit to the museum? Whether you're interested in the history of the Puddle Dock neighborhood, the historic houses, or the museum's gardens and historic landscapes, click on the selections below for a virtual tour that will transport you to this historic waterfront neighborhood.

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