Registration Begins May 22 Last Day to Register: July 13 * Last Day to Log Books: July 20

Mt Laurel Library

Summer Reading 2020

Children * Tweens * Adults

Wednesday, June 3

2 pm Pokemon Online Trivia Take the Pokemon quiz via Kahoot and see who the Pokemon Master is. The winner will get a prize!

Wednesday, June 10

2 pm

Hogwarts: The Next Generation—A Character Writing Workshop In this 2-part workshop with fantasy author Emma Fox, you’ll learn how to create characters with depth and dimension as we fill Hogwarts Castle with the next generation of gifted students and zany magical creatures. Follow up on Friday, June 12th at 2pm.

Wednesday, June 17

2 pm Digital Breakout Can you solve the clues and breakout in time?

Wednesday, June 24

2 pm Hula Hoop Workshop Join Robbie from Hoop for Fitness for a virtual Hula Hoop workshop. Registrants will pick up a hula hoop in advance through our curbside service to use while watching the video.

Wednesday, July 1

2 pm Creativebug Shrinky Dink Craft Follow along with a video through our new access to Creativebug or use the printed instructions to make a fun Shrinky Dink project! Participants entered into a prize drawing!

Wednesday, July 8

2 pm Virtual Painting with Ms. Kristy Paint along with Ms. Kristy virtually, or pick up a step-by-step instruction sheet and work independently without a screen.

Wednesday, July 15

2 pm Puppetry with Gene Cordova A favorite performer of Mt Laurel Library, ventriloquist Gene Cordova will be providing us a virtual show to teach tweens and teens about puppetry.

Thursday, June 4

7 pm Book Club The Book Club will meet over Zoom to discuss Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal. Registration required, please leave an email.

Thursday, June 11

6-8 pm Adult Trivia Compete in Trivia via Kahoot! Register and include an email address to get the game link. The winner will receive a gift card prize.

Thursday, June 18

7 pm History of Oak Mountain Zoom Oak Mountain State Park Naturalist Lauren Muncher will be hosting a Zoom on the History of Oak Mountain State Park. Registration required, please leave an email.

Thursday, June 25

7 pm Creativebug Lettering Patrons will pick up supplies, watch the video on Creativebug, and do a Zoom meeting to see how everyone did.

July 1-7 Patriotic Photo Contest Submit your most patriotic photo. Our favorites will be posted and one winner will be chosen at random.

Thursday, July 9

7 pm

Author Audrey Atkins In They Call Me Orange Juice, Atkins provides a nostalgic, poignant, and often-hilarious look at growing up in a small South Alabama town and how that upbringing still influences her today. Join her over Zoom to hear more about growing up and living in the South.

Thursday, July 16

7 pm

Virtual Paint Class Join local painter Christi Cheek over Zoom where she will lead a painting class. Registrants will pick up a painting kit in advance through our curbside service to use while watching the video.

Adults can read to win, too! Earn a prize entry for each book you read. Details on the adult summer reading page.

Registration Begins June 1st

Last Day to Register & to Log Books: July 17

For more information: 205-991-1660 mtlaurellibrary.org ~ mtlaurel@shelbycounty-al.org

~111 Olmsted Street

Log your reading for a chance to win the grand prize!

Go to https://shelbycounty.beanstack.org/

Prize for grades K-5 is a Nintendo Switch Lite with Minecraft or a gift card and helmet from Bike Link! Prize for PreK is a Melissa and Doug Puppet Theater with Puppets! Weekly

prizes will include gift cards to support our local businesses like La Paz, Jimbo’s, The General Store,

Piggly Wiggly, Village Drug, Area 41 Pizza and many more!

We appreciate the support of Bike Link and The Friends of the Mt Laurel Library!

Virtual Storytimes

Thursdays @ 10:30 am

June 4, 11, 18, & 25

July 2, 9, & 16

Even though we are distanced, your favorite library crew will continue sharing stories and fun with you! We will be offering a variety of weekly storytime programs for different ages and interests.

Registration and logging begins Monday, June 1st and ends Friday, July 17th. Don’t forget to grab your goodie bag through our curbside service!

Register online at https://shelbycounty.beanstack.org. Make sure to choose Mt Laurel as your preferred library to be eligible for Mt Laurel prizes.

Logging of books must be completed by the patron using Beanstack, our online Summer Reading Program. Please call 205-991-1660 if you do not have readily available internet access in order to log.

The last day to enter books into the system is July 17 by 11:59 pm.

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You can log activities and reading this year!

Complete activities to win a gift card prize! You must complete all six activities.

To be eligible for weekly prizes, grand prizes, and highest reader prizes, preschool patrons must log reading as books, while rising K-5th graders must log reading as minutes. G

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Children must be registered in the Summer Reading Program through our Beanstack site in order to be eligible for all prizes and prize drawings.

The more you read, the more you increase your chances to win the GRAND PRIZE—a Melissa & Doug Puppet Theater with puppets for preschoolers and either a Nintendo Switch Lite with Minecraft or a Bike Link gift certificate & bike helmet for grades K-5th.

If you read and log at least 30 books for preschool or 5 hours for rising K-5th graders you will receive a surprise goodie bag. Keep logging your reading even after you reach that milestone though! The more you read, the more chances you have to win other prizes!

Weekly prizes will be chosen each Friday. For a chance to win weekly prizes, books (for PreK) and minutes (for grades K-5th) must be entered into Beanstack no later than 11:59 pm each Thursday. PreK patrons must log at least one book per week while Grades K-5th patrons must read at least 20 minutes per week to be eligible for weekly drawings. 5 weekly winners will be chosen.

Highest readers per grade level will also be awarded a prize at the end of the program. These will be for preschool, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.

Activities are new this year! Complete and log all 6 activities through Beanstack for a gift card prize.

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June 1st through July 17th

Imagine Your Story: Summer Reading 2020

Mt Laurel will offer virtual and at-home programming to inspire you and help your imagination soar! Remember to pick up a goodie bag through our curbside service.

June 1st through July 17th

Bookmark Contest! Create a bookmark based on the summer reading theme, “Imagine Your Story.” All patrons, preschool through adult, are encouraged to

submit a design by Friday, July 17th at 6pm. One winner from each age group will be chosen. Full details and entry forms will be available on the library’s website or at the

library through curbside delivery starting June 1st.

June 1st Through July 9th

Monday, June 1

11 am *Virtual Animal Tales Animal Tales brings us a virtual presentation of their show, “Fantastic Creatures and Where They are Found.” Don’t miss this chance to see some amazing animals!

Monday, June 8

11 am Letters to Oaklee Stop by to pick up a magic postcard to design and mail to Oaklee to let him know what you’ve been up to. One imaginative winner will be chosen to receive a gift card.

Monday, June 15

11 am * Virtual Show by Gene Cordova A favorite performer of Mt Laurel Library, ventriloquist Gene Cordova will be providing us a virtual show to entertain our patrons with his comedy, ventriloquism, and puppets.

Monday, June 22

11 am * Virtual Hunt We’ll be hunting around the library, seeing who can find the correct number of items. Get the correct number and be entered to win a gift card!

Monday, June 29

11 am * Virtual Show by Ms. Kit the Bubble Lady Ms. Kit the Bubble Lady will be entertaining us with her bubble magic through a virtual show. Bubbles will be available for curbside pick-up to use while you watch the show.

Saturday July 4 Library Closed! Have a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Monday, July 6

11 am *Virtual Cap’n Dave Cap’n Dave will be sharing some of his favorite songs with us virtually!

Monday, July 13

11 am

*Family Read Aloud Kahoot See how much you know about these popular read aloud books! Compete as a family in Kahoot. Designate one family member to select answers on your device while the whole family guesses.

Friday, July 17 Last Day to Log Books (ends at 11:59 pm)

* Registration is required for certain programs and begins two weeks prior. Virtual shows will have access on our online calendar at www.mtlaurellibrary.org.

Rising 6th-12th graders are eligible to join the Teen Summer Reading Program! Details on Beanstack.

Crafts— Tuesdays, all day

June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July 7 & 14 Outdoor pick-up on Tuesday, available curbside

afterwards. All ages with adult assistance. While supplies last.

*Virtual LEGO Competition—registration begins June 1st. Join us for a special virtual edition of our All Ages LEGO Competition! Use

your own bricks to make an original (not from a kit) creation. Participants will photograph and share their pictures with North

Shelby Library and Mt Laurel, to be judged by MCLUG representative and Lego Master, Peter Bradberry. Winner will be

announced on July 13th. Registration required.

STEM kits — Tuesdays, all day

June 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 July 7 & 14 STEM kits featuring Ms. Jan! Outdoor pick-up on Tuesday, available curbside the rest of the week.

For ages 8-12. While supplies last.

Minecrafternoons — Thursdays @ 2pm

June 4, 11, 18, & 25 July 2, 9, & 16 Join other tweens in the library’s Minecraft Realm. Register using the calendar on the library website (www.mtlaurellibrary.org) and be sure to include your email so we can

send you the invite link!

Children’s Summer Reading guidelines