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Opening day activities and registration for the Portage Lake District Library Summer Reading Program begins Saturday, June 17, from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kids are invited to make crafts and participate in activities both inside and outside the library and everyone can create their own ice cream sundae in the community room.
This year’s theme to “Build a Better World” encourages everyone to think and read about ways to create positive changes for the world. Throughout the day, kids can plant garden seeds to take home, build innovations with Lego and Duplo blocks, construct a simple windmill, make sidewalk chalk art, make a necklace using colors that represent water, food, shelter, health and compassion, and get their faces painted. People are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food items that will be given to local food pantries.
The program will continue through Saturday, August 26, and people may register throughout the summer. Participants will receive a reading log, book bag, and bookmark when they register and prizes as they progress through their reading lists. Prizes include a free book that they choose, an ice cream cone from LB’s Chill-n-Grill, an all day pass to Michigan Tech’s Student Development Center, and Market Bucks to spend at the Downtown Houghton Farmer’s Market.
The Summer Reading Program is open to all ages, children through adults, and reading logs may include books, magazines, audio books, reading to young children, and being read to.
The Summer Reading Program includes Storytimes, programs, and events for all ages. Look for programming information in the library, the media, and at www.pldl.org.
Library programs are free and everyone is welcome. For more information, please call the library at 482-4570.
