Summer Reading Programs

CHILDREN’S Summer Reading Program

Dream Big. Read! is the theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program and it opens up worlds of possibilities.  Signup starts for the summer reading program began on June 1^st and all books read since then count if you get signed up a little late.  Once you fill up your reading log, we have tons of great prizes for you to choose from!

 Activity days start on June 12^th at 2:00 PM in the library.  All children from age 5 to age 12 are welcome, though we do ask that children under 7 be accompanied by an adult.  Activities will run until about 3:00 PM and will involve lots of great crafts the kids can bring home.  Kids do NOT have to sign up for activity days – you can just show up!

Activities include bat puppets, glow in the dark fireflies, dream journals, marshmallow shooters, star streamers, constellation crafts, rockets, alien playdough, solar system mobiles, and much more!

Movie afternoons will be Thursdays, starting on June 14^th at 2:00PM.  All of the chosen movies have space or dream themes and all are rated G or PG.  Popcorn and juice boxes will be available during the movies and we will be showing them on a large screen in the computer lab at the back of the library.  You do not have to sign up for movie days – you can just come and have fun.  For movie day, we ask that any child under the age of 10 be accompanied by an adult.

Movies are scheduled as follows: Journey to the Center of the Earth (6/14), Tangled (6/21), Daddy Daycamp (6/28), MegaMind (7/5), Bedtime Stories (7/12), Wall-E (7/19), and Galaxy Quest (7/26).

TEEN Summer Reading Program

The teen program runs the same dates as the children’s program, from June 1^st to August 31^st.  The theme this year is Own the Night.  There are no specialized activities, but teens are more than welcome to join us for movie afternoons on Thursdays.

ADULT Summer Reading Program

This year, we’re also adding an ADULT Summer Reading Program.  Did you feel left out because your kids had an awesome program and you didn’t?  Do you miss the winter reading program so much you want to do it again?  Now’s your chance!!  This is a rather informal program, so stop by the library and we can give you a packet of entertaining quizzes and a reading log.  In order to join in the prize drawing for the end of the program, all you have to do is turn in a review or two of books that you read over the summer.  Movies and Audiobooks count, too!

The theme of the Adult Summer Reading program is Between the Covers and we have some really cute bookmarks for you to pick up next time you’re in the library.  The Adult Reading Program will be held during the same dates as the Children’s, from June 1^st until August 31^st.

PAFL Update:  Pipestone Area Friends of the Library is looking for members – anyone who is a friend to Meinders Library is welcome to join!  The Friends group works hard to promote the library, raise money for projects, and organize their yearly book sale, in addition to the HUGE amount of support they provide throughout the year.  Give us a call for the date of their next meeting!

If you have questions or have a book you’d like to reserve or renew, please don’t hesitate to give us a call at (507) 825-6714.  The summer hours for Meinders Library (from Memorial Day to Labor Day) are Monday through Thursday from 10 AM – 8 PM, Friday from 10 AM – 5 PM, and Saturday from 10 AM - Noon.  Meinders Community Library is located at 1401 7^th Street SW, on the south side of the high school.