Make Waves at Your Library!

Scandinavia Public Library 2010 Summer Library Program

A surfboard stands next to a stack of books

June 14 through August 7, 2010

Get a Free Book!

Everyone 17 and under who signs up for the summer library program will receive a free book to keep, a bookmark, and reading logs. You can sign up at the library or online!<--break-> There are separate online registration sites for kids (individuals who have completed 5th grade or lower) and young adults.

 

Make a Difference!

This year the Scandinavia Public Library is suspending our end-of-program prize drawings. Instead, we are setting aside $250 to make donations to organizations doing valuable and necessary work protecting Wisconsin's natural water resources. For every hour that each summer program participant reads, the Scandinavia Public Library will donate 50-cents to:

When you turn in your reading log, you will get to choose which group will receive your donation. Additionally, the Premier Community Bank is matching our donations at 50%, so your reading log is actually worth 75-cents!  Ask your parents or other relatives if they're willing to make a matching donation too. We will have baskets available at the circulation desk for additional donations to these worthwhile causes.

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Posted on May 13, 2010

We're making waves!

Fish swiming in a circleSo far 60 readers have registered for the Summer Library Program and recorded 204 hours of reading. This has earned $153.00 for The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, Friends of the Little Wolf Headwaters, and Wisconsin Trout Unlimited.

It's not too late to register and read! Kids and young adults are invited to register online or at the library.

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Posted on June 22, 2010

Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Baseball: Requests for Tickets Due

Friday, July 30, 2010 (All day)

Timber Rattlers StadiumChildren age 17 & under can spend four prize tickets earned through the Summer Reading Program to receive one free pass to the Timber Rattlers baseball game on Sunday, August 29 at 1:05 p.m. at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, WI. You will also receive a voucher for a free hot dog and soda at the game. Limit one free pass per reader. Additional passes will be available for $6.50 each for family and friends to participate. Requests for passes, both free and purchased, are due to the librarian by July 30. Transportation to the game is not included.

 

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Posted on May 28, 2010

Kids Crafts: Pirate's Plunder!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Drop by any time between 2 and 4 p.m. to enjoy some piratey fun! We'll make pirate hats, eye patches and a parrot pal, and maybe play a game or two!

Ages 5 and up.

A shark

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Posted on June 17, 2010

Corny Games!

Thursday, August 5, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Black and white drawing of cornThe 42nd annual Scandinavia Corn Roast is coming soon, and the Scandinavia Public Library is celebrating with some ‘corny’ games for everyone! Kids and families can test their skill at a variety of games, including Bell the Cow, Cornfield Bowling, and Down the Mouse Hole. So come to the library for some ‘moovelous’ entertainment inspired by the Corn Roast!

Clip art courtesy FCIT.

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Posted on June 17, 2010

Toddle Tales

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 10:00am
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 10:00am

Explorer boy line artChildren age 2-4 and their caregivers are invited to this program that incorporates age-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and activities in a kid-friendly environment. Toddle Tales are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. and are about 30 minutes in length wit ha free play period afterwards. Younger and older children are welcome as well and may participate is they are able to.

This line art was adapted from the artwork created by children's book illustrator Michael P. White, based on the book The Library Dragon written by Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrated by Michael P. White.

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Posted on May 27, 2010

Babygarten

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 2:10pm
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 2:10pm

Do you have a baby or toddler and live the the Scandinavia area? If so, Babygarden is for you!


During Babygarten, infants and children under 2-years of age and their caregivers will share nursery rhymes, songs, finger plays, bounces and books, and enjoy a free-play period afterwards! This program is designed to nurture the bond between caregiver and child, and to provide the caregiver with language enriching activities that they can continue at home with their child.


Babygarten is a free program, available to all members of the public. No registration is necessary.


Babygarten takes place at the Scandinavia Public Library at 2:10 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

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Posted on May 27, 2010

Toddle Tales

Tuesday, August 10, 2010 - 10:00am
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 10:00am

Explorer boy line artChildren age 2-4 and their caregivers are invited to this program that incorporates age-appropriate stories, songs, rhymes and activities in a kid-friendly environment. Toddle Tales are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. and are about 30 minutes in length wit ha free play period afterwards. Younger and older children are welcome as well and may participate is they are able to.

This line art was adapted from the artwork created by children's book illustrator Michael P. White, based on the book The Library Dragon written by Carmen Agra Deedy and illustrated by Michael P. White.

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Posted on May 27, 2010

Babygarten

Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 2:10pm
Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 2:10pm

Do you have a baby or toddler and live the the Scandinavia area? If so, Babygarden is for you!


During Babygarten, infants and children under 2-years of age and their caregivers will share nursery rhymes, songs, finger plays, bounces and books, and enjoy a free-play period afterwards! This program is designed to nurture the bond between caregiver and child, and to provide the caregiver with language enriching activities that they can continue at home with their child.


Babygarten is a free program, available to all members of the public. No registration is necessary.


Babygarten takes place at the Scandinavia Public Library at 2:10 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

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Posted on May 27, 2010

Book Club

Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

"Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Though he may not speak of them, the memories still dwell inside Jacob Jankowski's ninety-something-year-old mind. Memories of himself as a young man, tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Memories of a world filled with freaks and clowns, with wonder and pain and anger and passion; a world with its own narrow, irrational rules, its own way of life, and its own way of death. The world of the circus: to Jacob it was both salvation and a living hell.

Jacob was there because his luck had run out --- orphaned and penniless, he had no direction until he landed on this locomotive "ship of fools." It was the early part of the Great Depression, and everyone in this third-rate circus was lucky to have any job at all. Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, was there because she fell in love with the wrong man, a handsome circus boss with a wide mean streak. And Rosie the elephant was there because she was the great gray hope, the new act that was going to be the salvation of the circus; the only problem was, Rosie didn't have an act --- in fact, she couldn't even follow instructions. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and ultimately, it was their only hope for survival.

Surprising, poignant, and funny, Water for Elephants is that rare novel with a story so engrossing, one is reluctant to put it down; with characters so engaging, they continue to live long after the last page has been turned; with a world built of wonder, a world so real, one starts to breathe its air.

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Posted on July 22, 2010
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