Matteson Area Public Library District
Youth Services
Summer Reading Club

calendarJuly 3, 2017
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Summer Reading Club has Begun!

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How Summer Reading Works:

  • Open to Kids and Teens from Birth through Entering 12th Grade
  • No charge to participate and enjoy fun activities and prizes.
  • Pick up reading logs at the Youth Services Desk or print them from our website.  Complete and return a reading log once each week.
  • Preschoolers: each weekly reading log earns a small prize.
  • School Age Kids & Teens: each weekly reading log earns $5 in "Lester Loot"
  • Earn more "Lester Loot" by coming to the events in this email.
  • Save your "Lester Loot" and spend it in our Prize Store later in the summer. 
  • Registration occurs weekly.  For example: on Monday 6/5 you will be able to register for activities happening between Monday 6/12 & Saturday 6/17.  On Monday 6/12 you can register for activities happening between Monday 6/19 & Saturday 6/24.  This pattern repeats during June & July.
  • Register in person, by phone, on our website, or through email links below.  You'll find all the library's contact information at the top of this email.
  • Programs requiring registration are not open to camps, daycares, or school groups due to space constraints.

MONDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Maker Monday

7/3 from 10 AM - 6 PM
Recommended for families with kids age 3 and up.
No registration required.

Join us for a variety of all ages crafts each week. Come at whatever time you can between 10 and 6.

TUESDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

 

 

The library is closed for the 4th of July. we will reopen on July 5th at 9 AM.

WEDNESDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Teen Puppet Troupe

7/5 From 6:30-8:30
Ages 12-18
Registration ended 6/7

Professional puppeteer Dave Herzog will conduct a 5-week "Muppet-style" puppet building workshop. Students will learn how to build puppets and how to lip sync with them. They will then perform for preschoolers in Oakwood Park in Matteson on Thursday, 7/6 at 9 AM and 10 AM.

 

Family Chess & Gaming

Every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30
All Ages Welcome (Kids under 10 must attend with an adult.)
No registration required.
Learn how to play chess from instructor Mr. Joseph or play with others to improve your game. The library provides chess boards and pieces; bring you own trading cards.

THURSDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Storytime In the Park

7/6: 9 AM and 10 AM at Oakwod Park
(Behind The Library)
Recommended for Preschoolers and Young Families
No registration required.

Come for fun with stories, songs, games, and puppet shows.  
If it is raining at the scheduled time, storytime will be cancelled.  
Otherwise, bring a towel or blanket to sit on in case the ground is damp.

 

Design Adventures

At 2 PM
Entering 6th-12th Grades
7/6: Puppets
Register here

Each family will work together to creatively design and complete special projects such as: 
* Disassemble/Assemble
* Junk Sculptures
* Legos
* Puppets
* The Exploration Station
* Cake Battle

 

Prizes Store

Open 5 - 8 PM
 

FRIDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Storytime In the Park

Friday, 7/7 at 9 AM (for Allemong Park) or 10:30 AM (for Memorial Park)
All Ages with Adult Caregiver
No registration required.

Come for fun with stories, songs, games, and original puppet shows.

Directions to Allemong Park from Matteson Library Directions to Memorial Park from Matteson Library

Start at the library (School & 207th Street).
Turn left/west onto 207th Street.
Turn right/north onto Cicero.
Turn left/west onto Villiage Commons.
Turn right/north onto Central.
Turn left/west onto Allemong Dr.
Turn left/south onto Willow Rd.
Park behind Marya Yates Elementary.

Start at the library (School & 207th Street).
Turn right/east onto 207th Street.
Turn right/south onto Crawford Avenue.
Turn left/east onto 212th Place.
Turn left/north onto Tower Avenue.
Park at the end of Tower Avenue.

 

 

Prizes Store

Open 10 AM - 4 PM

SATURDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

 

Family Fun Fest

7/8 from 1-3 PM
All Ages Welcome
(Kids under 10 must attend with an adult.)
No registration required.

Come have fun playing games, listening to music, and more!
* Meet Elsa and Ana from Frozen
* Meet Batman
* Balloon Twisting
* Face Painting
* Magic Show

 

(708) 748-4431
www.mapld.org
801 S. School Ave.  Matteson, IL 60443

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