ReadSquared Reading Program

100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

List of fun things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.

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Attend an Acoustic Night Out with Joe Leary

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Attend Blue Mountain Painting

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Attend Cosplay Elements

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Attend Program: An Evening with Eleanor Roosevelt

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Attend the Summer Beach Craft

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Attend Watercolor Painting

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Attend What Is Bigfoot?

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Event: Eyes on Owls

Meet 6 live owls of varying sizes. Learn about their habitats, diets, and how to spot them in the wild (without disturbing them). Join teacher/naturalist Marcia Wilson and author/photographer/naturalist Mark Wilson in sharing their passion for owls! To register go to https://tinyurl.com/SWKevents

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Family Recipe Book

Keeping a record of your family recipes can evoke wonderful memories and keep traditions alive for generations to come. To learn more, visit the National Archives - Preserving Family Recipes.

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Find Brutus (the dog) in the Teen Library

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Level up Your Reading

Level up your reading and challenge yourself to try new things. Reading can happen anywhere, and new books await!

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Make a Junk Journal

Using a simple notebook and everyday objects, create a journal to record your everyday life. Use the following journal prompts to complete the mission and add your own entries and "junk" throughout summer and beyond.

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Southwick Animal Shelter Drive

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Southwick Food Drive

Bring a nonperishable food item to the Library. At the end of the week we will be donating all the items to the Southwick Food Bank. This mission can be completed twice for a total of four raffle ticket.

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Southwick Food Drive

Bring a nonperishable food item to the Library. At the end of the week we will be donating all the items to the Southwick Food Bank

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Event: Opening Day

Attend the Opening Day celebration

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Mission One

Bring a nonperishable food item to the Library; Pasta, soup, canned/jarred food, cake mix, etc. We will drop the food off and share the total pounds donated on our FB page.

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Pick up your Packet!!

After you register online be sure to pick up your packet. It's filled with information about the Summer Reading program including events, missions and prizes. Also, the last page of the packet contains tickets you can trade for coupons each time you visit the Library. The Coupons are redeemable for FREE treats at local businesses.

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Summer Reading Opening Day

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Event: Seed Collage

Attend the Seed Collage event on 6/29. You must register for this event by going to our Local Hop calendar. tinyurl.com/SWKevents

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Mission Two

Drop off items at the Library for the Animal Shelter. Items include wet or dry dog/cat food, paper towels, toys, treats, and blankets.

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Southwick Animal Shelter Food Drive

Bring an Item to the Library for the Southwick Animal Shelter. Items include: paper towels, dry/wet dog or cat food or treats, or blankets. This mission can be completed twice for a total of 4 raffle tickets

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Event: Food Explorers

Make your own Italian Fruit Tart by creating a homemade graham cracker crust, lemon pudding filling and your choice of seasonal, fresh fruits to decorate on top. Recipe is nut free but may contain dairy, eggs and gluten. This program requires registration. Go to https://tinyurl.com/SWKevents.

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Mission Three

Complete during the month of July. Find all the Bigfoots hiding in the Children’s Room and win a prize (while supplies last). 7/6-7/31

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Event: Science Heroes

Adventure of the Missing Color” is an interactive exploration of chemical reactions, the laws of motion, and so much more! This program requires registration. Go to tinyurl.com/SWKevents

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Mission Four

Tell any Librarian a joke and get a rubber duck! (While supplies last).

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YA Scavenger Hunt

Brutus the dog and Cicero the Gnome are hiding somewhere in the YA library! Can you find both of them? Those who do win a raffle ticket, and coming to the library will get you a sweet treat from one of our participating local eateries!*

*Provided that you haven't already made every visit on your packet.

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