Hours: Monday through Friday
9 am - 6 pm
Monday and Wednesday August 17, 22 & 24
Kid's Activity Afternoons 2-5 pm
Join us for Crafts and movies. Parents are encouraged to participate.
Tuesday and Thursday
August 18, 22 & 25
Melty Bead Afternoons
1-3 pm
Thursday, August 18 is Game On Afternoon for Teens
2-4 pm
Friday, August 19
is Game-On Afternoon for Kids
Everyone is invited to the Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, August 31 at 4:00 pm
How do you read with a purple and orange elephant?
Carefully! He might not notice you when he wants to get more comfortable while reading his book...Squish!
Join us for the 2011 Summer Reading Program
Sign up to read books, earn points and win prizes. All ages welcome.
There will be something Fun happening every day at the Library plan to enjoy it all.
Watch this page, the Children's and Teen pages of the website for details on activities and programs through the summer.
We can't wait for you to join us as we explore the world of stories
Our programs are possible through
the generosity of our sponsors:
The J. Randall Peyser "For the Children" Fund
Chemical Bank (sponsor of the Boys' & Girls' Book Groups)
McDonald's
We apologize for the many cancellations due to the lack of air conditioning this summer. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Curious Kids Museum
Silver Beach Carousel
Biggby Coffee
Wendy's
Taco Bell
Pizza Hut
WalMart
Kids
ages 4-8
Points are earned for each book listened to or read. These books can be read by a parent, grandparent, sibling or caregiver.
At 5 Books Bookbag, pencil, & frog
At 10 Books Pick from prize pail
At 15 Books Goldfish Crackers, coupons,
tattoo
At 20 Books Beach Ball or flying disc &
raffle ticket
Bonus 5 Books Book Buddy or prize pail pick
Only 5 books may be recorded each week.
All finishers may attend the Awards Ceremony in August!
Tweens
Ages 9-12
Record time spent reading
At 3 Hours Bookbag, pencil & eraser
At 6 Hours Pick from prize pail
At 9 Hours Goldfish crackers, coupons & tatoo
At 12 Hours Lanyard or flying disc & raffle ticket
3 Hour bonus Clock bookmark or prize pail pick
Only 3 hours may be recorded per week.
Record time spent reading.
Small prizes awarded every 10 hours, along with Library dollars going toward end-of-the-summer teen auction. See Teen Rules for more info!
Life's a Beach!
2010 Teen Summer Reading Program
Official Rules
Teens must be 13 or older by September 1, 2010 to enter the Summer Reading Program for Teens.
Teens may count up to 10 hours of reading per week. A maximum of 5 of these hours may come from: Comics, grahic novels, & magazines.
Library Dollars may only be earned with materials checked out from the Benton Harbor Public Library.
Only Library Dollars from the current year may be used at the auction at the end of the program.
1 Library Dollar will be earned for attending Teen and All-Ages programs.
Bonus books will award teen patrons 2 Library Dollars upon check out. these bonus books will be kept secret until the time of check out. Once a bonus book has been found by one patron, it will be taken off the bonus book list and a new book will be put in its place.
Bonus books will be challenging books including: longer books, award winners, non-fiction, fiction, and graphic novels. These are in place to encourage teens to try something challenging over the summer.
Teens will earn prizes at 10, 20, 30 and 40 hours as well as earning Library Dollars as they read.
Library Dollars are for use at the end-of-the-summer auction.
Teens
Ages 13-19
Earn "points" by checking out books, or spending time with a child in the library, or attending a program (up to 2 points per week).
At 2 Points Book tote
At 4 Points Prize basket pick
At 6 Points Goldfish crackers
At 8 Points Sweet treat & raffle ticket
Adults
Ages 20+
Toddlers
Ages 0-3
Points are earned for each book listened to. These books can be read by a parent, grandparent, sibling or caregiver.
at 5 Books Bag and book
at 10 Books Prized basket pick
at 15 Books Goldfish crackers
at 20 Books Rubber Ducky
Only 5 books can be recorded each week.
