Matteson Area Public Library District
Youth Services
Summer Reading Club

calendarJuly 17, 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

7/17 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.

 

Teen Night

6:30 PM 
Entering 6th to 12th Grades
7/17: Gaming Gallery
 Register here
Adults can pick up teens starting at 8:00 PM (remember the library closes at 9 PM).

A fun variety of activites for middle and high school students.
Play a vareity of video and tabletop games

TUESDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Read, Build, Play

7/18 from 10-11 AM
Birth - 5 Yrs. With Adult Caregiver

No registration required.

Designed for children under the age of five. This fun hands-on program will spark children's creativity, develop fine motor skills, provide recognition of shapes/colors and lay the foundation for future readers by increasing children's early literacy skills.

 

Twilight Tuesdays:
See The Show Be A Pro

7/18: 6:30-7:30 PM
All Ages

No registration required.

Jason Kollum, stilt walking and juggler, will be here for a fun, engaging, 100% interactive big family show for ALL ages of kids plus parents! There will be tons of movement, audience participation, laughter and excitement!

 

WEDNESDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Family Chess & Gaming

Every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30
Kids entering Grade 2 - 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

7/20: 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

7/20:
Cake Battle (the library will supply everything)
Register here

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

 

Prizes Store

Open 5 - 8 PM

FRIDAY EVENTS COMING SOON

Storytime In the Park

Friday, 7/20 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

 

Bingo

7/22 from 1-3 PM
All Ages Welcome
(Kids under 10 must attend with an adult.)
No registration required.

Play many types of BINGO and win prizes too.

 

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