• Readers have 8 weeks (June 3 – July 27) to read 5 minutes a day / 5 days each week to their child. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks (50 minutes per challenge).
• You may use board books (BB), picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), or even the same book over and over again.
• Digital books and audios are also allowed. Your adult can get Libby for free through their app store.  Learn how to use it at our Downloadables page or have your adult come talk to a librarian.
• Books shared at Book Babies also count!
• Each Explorer Babies Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 5-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Attend MLD Book Babies/Toddler Time” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 5 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed! 
• Then… come to the Madison Library District lobby when you have completed a Explorer Babies Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!

Finished early? Ask about our year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.

Additional Activities:

• Readers have 8 weeks (June 3 – July 27) to read 10 minutes a day / 5 days each week to their child. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks  (100 minutes per challenge).
• You may use board books (BB), picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), or even the same book over and over again.
• Digital books and audios are also allowed. Your adult can get Libby for free through their app store.  Learn how to use it at our Downloadables page or have your adult come talk to a librarian.
• Books shared at Story Time also count!
• Each Voyager Kids Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 5-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Attend a MLD Storytime” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 10 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed! 
• Then… come to the Madison Library District lobby when you have completed a Voyager Kids Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!

Finished early? Ask about our year-round 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program.

Additional Activities:

• Readers have 8 weeks (June 3 – July 27) to read or be read to 15 minutes a day / 5 days each week. There are three reading destinations this year, one every two weeks (150 minutes per challenge).
• You may use picture books (E), Easy Readers (JE), Junior Fiction (JF), Junior Graphic Novels (JG), or magazines.
• Digital books and audios are also allowed. Your adult can get Libby for free through their app store.  Learn how to use it at our Downloadables page or have your adult come talk to a librarian.
• Each Swashbuckler Readers Reading Goal has additional activities or challenges you can choose to do in place of TWO 15-minute reading sessions; each one may be used only once per challenge. For example, you may count “Complete/attend a Summer STEM from your Library activity” only once per challenge. In Beanstack, make sure you log 15 minutes of reading under the “LOGGING” badge area for each additional activity completed! 
• Then… come to the Madison Library District lobby when you have completed a Swashbuckler Readers Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!

Additional Activities:

For babies (ages 0- 9 months) who are not yet “walkers” and their “grown-up.”

Enjoy songs, stories, and movement activities together with other families. Additional activities and links will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Book Babies blog.

Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific program for your oldest child.

For toddlers who are “walkers” (ages 10 to 23 months) and their “grown-up.”

Enjoy songs, stories, and movement activities together with other families. Additional activities and links will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Toddler Time blog.

Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific event for your oldest child.

For children ages 2 to 5 and their “grown up!”

Children ages 2 to 5 with their adult will enjoy stories and related fun which may include songs, games, and rhymes in our Community Room.

Any extra crafting supplies will be available to pick up at the Children’s Reference Desk while supplies last. Additional links and activities will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Storytime blog.

Have more than one child? Wondering which early literacy library program to attend? Go to the age specific event for your oldest child.

Themes for July:

Adventure Begins at Your Library!

• Week of July 2: Puzzles, Scavenger Hunts, and Mysteries
• Week of July 9: Adventures Close to Home
• Week of July 16: Adventures in the Dark
• Week of July 23: Cosmic Adventures

For Kids ages 6 – 8 & Tweens ages 9 – 11 and their accompanying adult. Come to the library and participate in an activity that’s about science, technology, engineering, or math!

STEAM CRAFTING FOR JULY:

• July 9: Adventures in the Dark – For this activity, we will make constellation jars and paper plate shooting stars, and go on an inflatable planetarium adventure in the sky.
• July 23: Adventures at Hogwarts – For this activity, we will make golden snitch catapults, troll boogies, and pipe cleaner pets, and play the Hogwarts mysterious joke game.

For Kids ages 6 – 8, Tweens ages 9 – 11, and Teens ages 12 – 18. Anyone under the age of 12 needs to be accompanyied by an adult.

Do you love Legos? Join other kids who love the ever popular bricks at Madison Library District’s amazing LEGO club!

LEGO Club for July:

• July 2: LEGO Scavenger Hunt
• July 16: Adventure in the Wildlife Refuge

EVENT CANCELLED DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL

Come out and gaze at the stars!  We’ll have our big telescope set up, and Cathy Stanton, former Star Ranger, will be there to take you on a guided tour through the universe.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Don’t miss it!

Film director Wes Anderson has a distinctive style that many attempt to mimic. A recent book, Accidentally Wes Anderson, shares views of the best efforts by professional photographers. If all those pros are having such a good time making Wes Anderson fakes, we thought it might be fun for our patrons to do so as well.

Take a look at the style hints found in the adult section display case and take a photo that you think is "Accidentally Wes Anderson," and we'll display them during the month of November.

TO ENTER:

Email your photo to our programming team or leave it at the Circulation Desk by November 1.
Please include your name, library card number, and phone number.

The three photos judged to be closest to Anderson's style will receive a copy of the book.