Summer Reading Program 2021: Tails & Tales

Thank you to Hauch Storage, Dover Bowl, The Beach Plum, and Beswick Engineering for sponsoring this year’s Summer Reading Program!

Reading Logs

Upon signing up for the Summer Reading Program, each child will receive a folder which contains a reading log, stickers, an animal bracelet, an animal bookmark, and a calendar of events. You may download additional copies of the reading log to print here or pick one up at the library.

Participants track each day they read by putting a sticker on the corresponding date square. They can visit the library to have a staff member sign off on their reading days. Participants receive 1 (one) raffle ticket per day read.

Adults can sign up at the library and receive a Summer Reading Program bookmark. They will receive 1 (one) raffle ticket per book read. Adults can bring their bookmark to get their raffle tickets anytime during library open hours.

Get those tickets in the raffle jars by our final day, August 14! Winners for both raffles will be drawn on Monday, August 16.

If you need another children’s reading log, click here to download and print one.
If you need another sheet of bookmarks (teens and adults), click here to download and print one.

Raffle Prizes

Children may use their raffle tickets for a chance to win a gift card to one of the following places:

Teens and adults may use their raffle tickets for a chance to win a gift card to one of the following places:

Events Calendar

Leaping Learners Outdoor Storytime (pre-K & caregivers)
Fridays, 10:30 AM (weather dependent)

Miss Amanda will host a pre-K storytime featuring music and movement activities, fingerplays, and a read-aloud. Storytime will be held on the library lawn next to the patio area. Social distancing is recommended and but masks are not required. Masks are required if families choose to enter the library before or after the program.

Ladybug Bedtime Stories (family)
Wednesdays, 6:30 PM, online (Facebook)

Going on a trip? Getting ready for bedtime? Just feel like a good book? Listen to Miss Amanda read you a story! Each week, Miss Amanda will read one of the 2022 NH Ladybug Award nominees. You can learn more about the award here. Each story features questions at the end to talk about with your family and friends. Videos are available on the Langdon Public Library Facebook page and on our website every Wednesday at 6:30 PM.

July 7: Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor
July 14: Swashby & the Sea by Beth Ferry, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
July 21: Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, illustrated by Vashti Harrison
July 28: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade
August 4: I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
August 11: Nobody Hugs A Cactus by Carter Goodrich

Outdoor Family Movie

Join us on the library lawn at dusk for a movie brought to you by the library and the Newington Recreation Committee. Refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, July 20 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) (click for trailer)

Tuesday, August 3 Field of Dreams (PG) (click for trailer)

Outdoor STEAM Programs (ages 6-12)

JULY 8: Hexbug Hijinks
Incoming grades K-3: 11 AM
Incoming grades 4-6: 1 PM
Attendees will create 3D mazes for hexbug and marble races. We’ll have cardboard and other recycled materials to experiment with so participants can practice many different designs and scenarios.

JULY 15: Jumpin’ Jellyfish (ages 6-9)
Incoming grades K-3: 11 AM
Today we’ll learn cool facts about jellyfish! Our underwater friends can camouflage and shapeshift to adapt to their nautical environment. We’ll read a story about a jellyfish and make our own out of a paper bowl, colorful tissue paper, and sparkly ribbon.

JULY 15: Cool Chameleons (ages 10-12)
Incoming grades 4-6: 1 PM
Some animals have an incredible talent: they can change color! In this program, participants will learn about some of the amazing creatures which use camouflage to adapt to their environment. We’ll read Eric Carle’s The Mixed Up Chameleon and then create a color-changing chameleon of our own with colorful paint and paper plates.

JULY 22: Slitherers & Slimers
Incoming grades K-3: 11 AM
Incoming grades 4-6: 1 PM
Join us on the library lawn for a totally disgusting (but super fun) hands-on exploration of simulated animal secretions. Participants will try their hand at making oobleck and play a game to guess the slime-making animals.

JULY 29: The Most Awesome Pet (ages 6-9)
Incoming grades K-3: 11 AM
Morning session attendees will be asked to put their creativity and imaginations to the test. Think about the coolest pet you know – or you can imagine one! What is his or her name? Can he or she do tricks and how does your pet play? What does he or she look like? Participants can use all sorts of fun recycled and craft materials to create their pet and even make a frame for their creation.

JULY 29: Create a Creature (ages 10-12)
Incoming grades 4-6: 1 PM
Today’s activity is all about animals in their habitats. Each team will be given a series of animals who live in a particular habitat and will be tasked with designing their own creature based on the characteristics and living habits of those animals. At the end of the program, teams can present their creations.

AUGUST 5: Firefly Magnets (POSTPONED TO AUG. 12, SAME SESSION TIMES)
Incoming grades K-3: 11 AM
Many creatures who come out at night or live in dark environments have the ability to produce their own light. Today, we are going to make our own glow-in-the-dark firefly magnets out of clothespins, pony beads, pom poms, and pipe cleaners.

AUGUST 5: Firefly Paper Circuits (ages 10-12) (POSTPONED TO AUG. 12, SAME SESSION TIMES)
Incoming grades 4-6: 1 PM
Today is all about the flickering firefly and the ominous anglerfish. Learn cool facts about bioluminescent creatures and build simple circuits out of copper tape and a small battery.