Summertime is here!!! It’s a great time to “FIND YOUR TREASURE AT THE LIBRARY”!!!!
June 5th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the South Branch kicks off our Summer Reading Program with the first of 2 Kick-off Parties. June 5th will be the first chance to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. There will be fun for the entire family. Food, Games, Activities, and summer information from local agencies will be available.
Can’t come that day? No worries…, the second Kick Off party will be at the Main Branch (downtown) on Thursday June 8th from 6:00pm to 8pm.
The Summer Reading Program goes from June 5th – July 29th. There is a program for the entire family. Baby pirates (Birth -3yrs.) are asked to read/listen to books 5-10 minutes a day. School age pirates (PreK-5th grade) are asked to read/listen to books 20 minutes a day. And Teen Pirates (6th-12th grade) are asked to read/listen to books 30 minutes a day. Mark your game boards and return them to any library location for cool prizes. Adult pirates can turn in finishing slips for every book read/listen to or every 3 magazines. The more slips turned in-the greater your chances to win prizes.
The Summer Program will also feature fun programs throughout the summer. The Bookmobile will offer craft programs at Jackson-Morrow Park, Dash and Dot (programmable robots) will be digging for treasures, and the Youth Multi-cultural Rhythm Workshop will be hosted by the Kokomo Park Band, and we will also host activities in the New NATURE EXPLORE OUTDOOR CLASSROOM in Russiaville. We also have Silly Safaris, Dr. Bone’s Dinosaur Show, Circus Boy, Tricky Max Comedy Magic Show, Laser Light Show, the Magic of Marcus Lehmann, and the Madcap Puppets coming. Visit www.KHCPL.org for details or download a copy of our Newsletter for dates and details. IT’S GOING DOWN FOR REAL AT KHCPL!
Here are a few titles to help begin your hunt for treasures!
Children’s Pirate Books (Books marked with ** are good choices for babies/toddlers)
Pirate Queen by Marci Peschke
Pirate Nap: A Book of Colors by Danna Smith**
Good Pirate by Kari-Lynn Winters
Pirate Potty by Samantha Berger**
Pirasaurs! by Josh Funk
Pirate Attack! By Deborah Lock
There was an Old Pirate who Swallowed a Fish by Jennifer Ward
Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett J. Krosoczka**
Pirate Boy by Eve Bunting
Pirates go to School by Corinne Demas
Shiver Me Letters: A Pirate ABC by June Sobel**
This Little Pirate by Philemon Sturges
Ghost Pirate Treasure
How to be a Pirate by Cressida Cowell
P is for Pirate by Eve Bunting
A Pirate Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Kids by Sarah L. Schuette
How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long
Teen Pirate Books
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Pirateology by Dugald Steer
Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman
Never Never by Brianna Shrum
Polly & The Pirates by Ted Naifeh
Pirate Curse by Kai Meyer
Captain Hook: Adventures of a Notorious Youth by James Hart
The Mapmaker’s Sons by V. L. Burgess
Adult Pirate Books
Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman
The Only Pirate at the Party by Lindsey Stirling
Pirate by Ted Bell
The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks
The Big Book of Swashbuckling Adventure: Classic Tales of Dashing Heroes, Dastardly Villains, and Daring Escapes
Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for A Legendary Pirate Ship by Robert Kurson