Dixon Township Library will be having Summer Reading Program
June 1st through June 29th
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 1 – 3 pm
All ages are welcome
Return the registration form to Dixon Township Library by May 25, 2023
Week 1
Thursday, June 1st – Team sorting, Team flags
Teens will also have a separate challenge. A field guide to your life!
Week 2
Monday, June 5th – Survivor Bingo
Tuesday, June 6th – Survivor Giant Crossword puzzle
Thursday, June 8th – Chalk the block
Week 3
Monday, June 12th – Survivor Blindfolded puzzles
Tuesday, June 13th – Survivor Water games (cup by cup, water balloon volleyball)
Thursday, June 15th – Survivor friendship bracelets and rock garden making.
Week 4
Monday, June 19th – Trivia day and team charades
Tuesday, June 20th – Team building challenge
Thursday, June 22nd – Team crafts (homemade playdough)
Week 5
Monday, June 26th – Community Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, June 27th – Movie day
Thursday, June 29th – Survivor field day
We will split the Participants into teams. Each team will have a color and will work together on reading toward goals and competing in different activities to earn points. The team with the most points at the end of Summer Reading 2023 will earn a big prize. I will have prizes to give out all throughout the summer!
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, is an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story, and a surprising tale of possible murder. Owens reminds us that we are forever shaped by the children we once were, and that we are all subject to the beautiful and violent secrets that nature keeps.
The Perfect Match by Dr. Dennis Ross showcases his medical knowledge teaching readers about kidney failure with many a thrilling twist and turn up to the final bloody crescendo.
Young Adult
You & Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne is a fictional book about human connection and taking second chances–even when they might come on the heels of an apocalypse.
The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four fantasy novels, plus a “Creaturepedia” and a collection of side-stories titled The Wingfeather Tales, written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson, consisting of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, North!
Children
The Goosebumps Collection is a series of children’s horror fiction novels by American Author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The stories follow child characters, who find themselves in scary situations, usually involving monsters and other supernatural elements.
The Nutty Nut Chase by Kathryn White. The nut looks so delicious that everybody wants to eat it. So Badger organizes a competition to decide who will have it. But the nut race soon turns into a nutty nut chase!
Camp Red by Molly Idle. What could be more fun than a camping trip with a good friend? When that friend is T. Rex! It’s important to set a few wilderness safety guidelines first. . . like making sure he stays on the trail. And does not disturb the local wildlife. And knows how to build a safe campfire.
When the Leaf Blew In by Steve Metzger. A wonderfully zany story about what happens on a farm when a leaf blows into the barn!