• Readers have 8 weeks (June 7 – July 31) 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. Tumble Books and Overdrive/Libby are available for free at https://madisonlib.org/kids-corner/.
• Books shared at Online Book Babies also count!
• Each Barnyard 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 “Watch MLD Online Book Babies/ Toddler Time” only once per challenge.  In Wandoo, make sure you log 5 minutes of reading under the “BOOKS” tab for each additional activity completed! For the “book title” just put in the name of the challenge completed.
• Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Barnyard 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.

Activities:

• Online Book Babies/Toddler Time (for ages 1-23 months) – every Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. @ https://www.facebook.com/Madisonlib.org.

• Readers have 8 weeks (June 7 – July 31) 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. Tumble Books and Overdrive / Libby are available for free at https://madisonlib.org/kids-corner/.
• Books shared at Online Story Time also count!
• Each Cock-a-Doodle 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 “Watch MLD Online Story Time” only once per challenge.  In Wandoo, make sure you log 10 minutes of reading under the “BOOKS” tab for each additional activity completed! For the “book title” just put in the name of the challenge completed.
• Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Cock-a-Doodle 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.

Activities:

• Online Story Time (for ages 2-5) – every Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. @ https://www.facebook.com/Madisonlib.org.

• Readers have 8 weeks (June 7 – July 31) to read 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. Tumble Books and Overdrive are available for free at https://madisonlib.org/kids-corner/.
• Each Rockin’ Rhino 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 “Write your own fairy tale” only once per challenge.  In Wandoo, make sure you log 15 minutes of reading under the “BOOKS” tab for each additional activity completed! For the “book title” just put in the name of the challenge completed.
• Then… come to the Madison Library District Community Room when you have completed a Rockin’ Rhino Reading Goal to receive a prize. You can collect a new prize every two weeks!

Activities:

• Madison Library District Online STEAM activities — https://madisonlib.org/kid-and-tween-steam-activities/

For babies ages 1 to 10 months.

This program is now LIVE in the Community Room!

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.

Themes for July:

• July 7 – Pig Tails
• July 14 – Frog and Toad Tails
• July 21 – Bird Tails
• July 28 – Pet Tails

For babies ages 11 to 23 months.

This program is now LIVE in the Community Room!

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.

Themes for July:

• July 7 – Pig Tails
• July 14 – Frog and Toad Tails
• July 21 – Bird Tails
• July 28 – Pet Tails

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

This program is now LIVE in the Community Room!

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

Story Time Kiddie Kits of crafting supplies will be available the day of the story time while supplies last. Any extras will be available to pick up on the Friday after the story time. Additional links and activities will be available after the program on the Madison Library District Storytime blog.

Themes for July:

• Week of July 6 – Forest Friend Tails
• Week of July 13 – Cool Water Tails
• Week of July 20 – Way Up High Tails
• Week of July 27 – Weird and Wonderful Pet Tails

This summer, we’ll be doing video crafting focusing on STEM activities.  Our Kids and Tween STEAM Activity Blog will have links to videos with the instructions and demonstrations for each craft activity.

You can come by and pick up a Take n’ Go STEM bag with all supplies needed for the activity. These bags will be available on the first Monday of each week.  We only have a limited number of these, so once they’re gone, they’re gone! We’ve included the lists of supplies for each craft in case you don’t get one of the Take n’ Go bags.  That way, you may use your own supplies and follow along with our videos.

STEM activites for July:

• July 6     Food Web Puzzle Game
• July 13   Exploding Soap
• July 20   UV Sensitive Animal Building Challenge
• July 27   Animal Coding Game