March 29 – April 2
While there is still some uncertainty about the timing of library construction and its impact on the library’s summer reading program, the staff are proceeding to plan a fun-filled program called Make A Splash @ Your Library. Families are invited to help make art to decorate the Youth area of the library for the 2010 Summer Reading Program on Monday, March 29 from 1:30-3:30 pm or on Tuesday, March 30, 9:30-11:30 am. Participants are encouraged to wear old clothes to one of these drop-in art workshops that will be held in the Gertrude Scott Meeting Room. Contact Cindi in youth services at 962-2587 for more information.
PEAK is a fun way for young people (ages 6-14) to learn outdoor ethics and the importance of respecting one's environment. The PEAK program at 10 am on Thursday, April 1 consists of games, activities and lessons based on an REI backpack stuffed with essential gear for outdoor adventure. Through fun activities, kids will learn the seven Leave No Trace principles:
- Know before you go
- Choose the right path
- Trash your trash
- Leave what you find
- Be careful with fire
- Respect wildlife
- Be kind to other visitors
This program is free of charge in the Gertrude Scott Meeting Room and is open to ages 6 – 14. For more information contact Dawn at 962-2587.
“Lost & Found, Safe & Sound” is a presentation by the Larimer County Search and Rescue (LCSAR)that teaches children 3-12 years of age how to prevent getting lost and what to do if they should become lost. This free program will be held in the library’s meeting room on Friday, April 2 at 1 pm. LCSAR will have its emergency response vehicle on display and staff on hand to demonstrate gear from GPS devices and avalanche beacons to ascending and rappelling devices to snowshoes and medical gear. There will also be a dog team to demonstrate how LCSAR's dog teams and handlers aid in a search. For more information contact the youth services desk at 962-2587.
Other Youth Programs
The Front Range Family Theatre Project presents Paintbox Theatre, an interactive show for elementary age youth full of imagination and improvisation. The half-hour show, Mother Goose is on the Loose by master storyteller Tom McCabe will be presented on Thursday, March 25 at 11 am. It is a 30 minute romp through the fun and folly of rhythm and rhyme with text and pictures that invite the audience to join in and play along. Home-schooled families are invited to attend. For more information contact at the youth services desk at 962-0537.
The seven weekly story times for children ages 2! and up held at the library each week are listed on the calendar along with each week’s theme. The Humpty Dumpty Story Times for children under 2! with a caregiver are held on Thursday and Friday mornings at 9 and 10 am. For more information contact youth services at 962-2587.