Summer Reading Program

Join us at Baldwin Public Library for a summer of reading and activities for all ages! Begins June 8 and runs through August 14.

Summer Reading Materials

Summer Reading Program materials

Welcome Letter

Summer Reading Registration

Calendar of events

Summer Reading Activities

Summer Reading Kickoff

Thursday, June 4

Visit the table at the Circus Science Spectacular

Sign up and get your reading log and an event schedule for the summer.

Can’t make it on June 4th, come in anytime the week of June 8.

Read ?? minutes

Don’t slide this summer! Will you read 10, 15, 20 minutes or more a day? A whole book a day? You set your own reading goal. Visit the library each week to get your tracking form and join the reading challenge!

Bring your form back and spin the prize wheel.

Earn a free book for every 3 weeks of completed tracking forms.

End of Summer Reading Bash

Thursday, August 13

4:30-6:30 pm at the Library

Petting Zoo

Face Painting

Rootbeer Floats

Hot dogs, chips, watermelon

Prize Winners Announced

Dinosaur Excavation

Thursday, June 11 @ 3:30pm

Grab your tools and step into the prehistoric world! Your mission is to carefully dig through the sand, unearth the hidden dinosaur skeletons, and brush away the dirt to make your amazing discovery.

For all ages

Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt

Thursday, June 18 @ 3:30pm

Can you find where the dinosaurs laid their eggs? What will be inside when you find one?

Animals of the St. Croix

Tuesday, June 23 @ 2 pm

Learn about some of the amazing animals that call the St. Croix River Valley their home, and meet them up close!

Digging It

Tuesday, June 30 @ 10 am

Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that’s all around us!

Harness the power of pressure and energy with our Toilet Tornado™!
Experiment with physical vs. chemical changes with our Disappearing Polymer™!
Experience the laws of motion with the incredible Egg Drop™!
And more!

4th of July Party!

Thursday, July 2 @ 4:30 pm

Help the library celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday!

Food

Games

Scavenger Hunt

Let's Go Fishing for Great Lakes Fish

Thursday, July 9 @ 1 pm

Many things make our Great Lakes very great! They contain 20% of the world’s fresh water and 35,000 islands but what swims underwater is what delights and excites us. We’ll explore the fish that live in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior and what makes them special. A very special guest Stella Sturgeon is invited to join us!