Elementary Summer Reading at the Mason Public Library

Tuesday after Memorial Day through last Wednesday in July

www.masonpl.org Entering Kindergarten - Grade 6 Online registration is open. Reading starts the day after Memorial Day. Record Collect Prize Pick up starts the first Register. READ! your your Monday in June. minutes. rewards! Prize pick-up & Grand Prize Boxes close at 8p.m. the last Wednesday in July.

 Register online. Print or pick up your Reading Log. Reading counts starting the day after Memorial Day. You can only win  Earn a bead for every 15 minutes you read! Mark your reading on your Reading Log. Glow-in-the Dark Earn a Grand Prize slip for every 4 hours of reading or by attending a program. Bonus Beads  Bring your Reading Log to the library to collect your Prizes. Trade in your plain beads for by attending STEM fancy beads at the Bead Bank. Story Time or Movies.  Can’t stop reading? Pick up an Extreme Reading Log to win more Beads and Prize Slips.  Put Prize Slips in the Grand Prize Boxes for a chance to win: a Kindle Fire, Legos, Kings Island tickets, & MORE…

 4 hr. Bonus: 2 Fun Beads  16 hr. Bonus: LazerKraze & more  8 hr. Bonus: Frozen custard  20 hr. Bonus: Choose a Badge &  12 hr. Bonus: Pick a free put your name on our window. book.

Need to read for MORE beads & prize slips? Pick up an Extreme Reading Log & keep winning!

The Bead Bank & Grand Prize Boxes close at 8p.m. on the last Wednesday in July.

 Please check out from our library, if possible. It helps our funding.  You can count time reading or being read to anywhere in the world.  Grand Prize winners are drawn at the Reader Reward Show.  Grand Prize winners are notified by phone by 5p.m. August 2nd.

Our heartfelt thanks to the City of Mason, Deerfield Township, and the many local businesses & organizations that sponsor summer reading. Mason Public Library 200 Reading Rd Mason, OH 45040 513-398-2711 www.masonpl.org  Special Events around town No membership, fee, or registration required. Kickoff @ Cottell Friday June 7, 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Meet and touch a live bat, snake, box turtle, tarantula, frog and/or hissing Cincinnati Museum Center @ Cottell Park shelter near playground cockroaches. Sign up for summer reading & get your necklace. Music in Mason Pet & feed kangaroos, an alpaca, mini-zebu, a tortoise, & more. Button making Friday June 7, 6:00-9:30 p.m. & temporary tattoos, summer reading signup, & special beads. Visit our booth Downtown Block Party @ Mason Block Party near Fifth Third Jungle Island Petting Zoo then enjoy the fun. Climb aboard the International Space Station (ISS) & discover what it takes to Space Stations Tuesday June 18, 7:00 p.m. @ Mason Community Center Fieldhouse be an astronaut! Children will explore the engineering ingenuity used to design iSpace Preregistration required the ISS & understand just what astronauts need to live & work in space. The mass & energy of the Sun are astronomical. Using a portable solar Solar Party Tuesday July 9, 3:00 p.m. projector, safely take a closer look for sunspots and other solar activity. We Cincinnati Observatory @ Mason Community Center Location Activity Rm. A will also discuss the Sun's nuclear explosions & their impact on Earth. All Ages: A walking tour of the solar system from the sun all the way to Pluto. Solar System Walk Saturday July 20 time 11a.m.-12p.m. Stroller and wheelchair accessible and led by teen volunteers. Tours leave @ Cottell Park every 5-10 minutes. Reader Reward Show Friday August 2, 10:00 a.m. Watch the Grand Prize Drawings. Enjoy space-themed Exploration Stations. Cincinnati Museum Center @ Mason Community Center Fieldhouse

Drop In Story Times for Young Children Tuesdays, 6/4 - 7/30 Wednesdays, 6/5 - 7/31 Fridays, 6/14 - 7/26 No Registration needed. A caregiver must attend with children. Siblings welcome at Cottell Park, Snider House* Mason Community Center Back Lounge any session. except 6/14, 6/21 in playground shelter No Registration or Community Center Membership needed. & no story times on 7/5

Toddler Story Time 10:10 - 10:30a.m. 10:10 - 10:30a.m. 10:10 – 10:30a.m. Best for 18-36 months 10:40 - 11:00a.m. Bouncy Story Time 10:40 - 11:00a.m. 10:40 - 11:00a.m. Best for 6-24 months board books, shakers, & bubbles 11:10 - 11:30a.m. 11:10 - 11:30a.m. Active Story Time Mason Community Center Activity Rm B nd Best for Preschool – 2 Grade No Registration or Community Center Membership needed. 1:00 - 2:00p.m Stories & crafts then large motor games led by Mason Community Center or library staff 7:00 – 8:00p.m. 1:00 - 2:00p.m

STEM StoryTime @ the Library Monday afternoons for K-6 Grades K-6 Science, crafts, music, & games in the Children’s Meeting Room 1:00-1:45p.m. At least 25 children per session. Admittance is first come, first served, starting 15 minutes before class. 3:00-3:45p.m. June 3 Eating in Space Learn about food for astronauts with New Leaf Kitchen. Make and taste a space treat. June 10 Move It! Learn about forces & motion. Design challenge: Move a toy dog into his doghouse! June 17 Space Exploration Learn about the history of scientific discovery. Play a Space Race board game. June 24 Our Blue Planet Learn about water on Earth with Melissa Proffitt of the Warren County Soil & Water District. July 1 Star Stuff Learn about what stars are made of, light years, & Carl Sagan. July 8 Next Time You See the Moon… Learn about the moon with author Emily Morgan. July 15 A Birthday Is No Ordinary Day Learn about the Earth’s trip around the sun. Design a birthday card for a friend. July 22 no class due to Escape Room pgms. July 29 Robots Everywhere Learn about different types of robots and draw your own invention.

Thursday Morning Movies @ the Library Children’s Movies start at 10:15a.m. & let out by 12:15p.m. Admittance is first come, first served, starting 15 minutes before each show. Tween/Teen movies start at 12:30p.m. June 6 10:15a.m.: Ralph Breaks the Internet / PG 2018/ 112min. July 11 10:15a.m.: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World /PG 2019 /110min. 12:30p.m.: Solo: A Star Wars Story / PG-13 2018/ 135min. 12:30p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy / PG-13 2017/ 122min. June 13 10:15a.m.: Ratchet & Clank / PG 2016 / 94min. July 18 10:15a.m.: Scooby-Doo & the Curse of the 13 Ghosts /NR 2019 /81min. 12:30p.m.: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse / PG 2018/ 117min. 12:30p.m.: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 / PG-13 2017/ 136min. June 20 10:15a.m.: Apollo 11 / G 2019 / 94min. July 25 10:15a.m.: Kim Possible / NR 2019 / 120min. 12:30p.m.: Aquaman / PG-13 2018/ 143min. 12:30p.m.: Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald / PG-13 2018/ 143min. June 27 10:15a.m.: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies / PG 2018 / 92min. Aug. 1 10:15a.m.: Capture the Flag / PG 2015 / 94min. 12:30p.m.: A Dog’s Way Home / PG 2019/ 137min. 12:30p.m.: The House With A Clock in its Walls / PG 2018/ 104min.

Teen & Adult Events @ the Library June 1 3:00p.m.- Crafternoon: Alcohol Ink @ Mason Public Library / Adults & Teens only / Drop in, 1st come, 1st served, starting 15 minutes prior. Learn to use vibrant inks to make imaginative, one-of-a-kind necklaces and ceramic coasters. July 22, 24, 25 Escape from Hogwarts @ Mason Public Library / Ages 10- Adult only/ Preregistration required via Event Calendar starting 3 weeks prior. See Event Calendar for times / Professor Vektor has left to watch Quidditch and has forgotten to supervise detention. She has abandoned you forever. Can you escape? You have 30 minutes.

Mason Public Library 200 Reading Rd Mason, OH 45040 513-398-2711 www.masonpl.org