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-English
Welcome Letter-Spanish (coming soon)
Calendar of events
Sample Book Tracker – English (coming soon)
Sample Book Tracker – Spanish (coming soon)
Summer Reading Activities
Summer Reading Kickoff
Thursday, June 5
At the Library
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Visit the table at the Dinosaur Dimensions
Sign up and get your reading log and an event schedule for the summer.
Can’t make it on June 5th, come in anytime after this date to sign up.
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. Download a tracking form and join the reading challenge!
End of Summer Reading Bash
Thursday, August 14
4:30-6:30 pm at the Library
Bubble Fun
Ice Cream Floats
Kid’s Book Swap and Sale
Prize Winners Announced
Pinhole Cameras
Thursday, June 12 @ 2pm
What’s a camera without a lens? A camera obscura! Light rays
reflect off of every object, and when these reflections hit the
inside of a camera, the image is reproduced upside down and
left to right.
Kids will make their own camera obscura and then get to experiment with it.
Messy Art
Thursday, June 19 @ 2pm
Create messy art projects outside! Kids will be using sponge bombs, flicking brush bristles and spraying paint to create 3 art projects
Color Exploration
Tuesday, June 24 @ 10 am
Come and explore with colors.
Can you make a new color?
What happens if you combine colors?
What if you add black or white to a color?
Kids will use their new colors to make an art project.
Slime
Thursday, July 10 @ 2pm
Learn how to make slime and then play with it!!
Weaving
Tuesday, July 15 @ 10 am
We will be weaving with straws, a cardboard loom or using a paper bowl.
Outdoor Games
Thursday, July 31 @ 4 pm
There will be a variety of outdoor games to play with and try out, includeing a parachute!
Summer Reading Performers
Dinosaur Dimensions
Thursday, June 5
@ 7 pm
Bailey Park
A night full of adventure, fun and a dinosaur show that brings prehistoric excitement to life. Meet one of the dinosaurs after the show!
MN Raptor Center
Monday, June 30
@ 1:15 pm
Greenfield Elementary Gym
Have you ever met an owl face to face? What about a hawk? A falcon? Meet some of Wisconsin’s common, but rarely encountered birds. Discover what a raptor is, hear their stories and learn what you can do to ensure they remain a significant part of the ecosystem.
Kid's Day in the Field
Tuesday, July 22
@ 10 am
Windmill Pond
Kasey for the DNR will be doing a fish management show & tell.
Bring your lunch and have a picnic after the program.
J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue
Thursday, August 7
@ Noon
Held at the Library
Come see live animals, including an intriguing assortment of snakes, lizards, insects, spiders, hedgehogs, birds, and more. If time permits, attendees have the unique opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals.
Bring your lunch and eat at the library (indoors or outside) before or after the program.
Summer Reading Events
Library Scavenger Hunt
Complete a library scavenger hunt and earn an entry into our summer prize drawing!
A new hunt begins each week.
Summer Storytimes & Lapsits
Dates
Tuesday, June 10 @ 10 am
Tuesday, July 8 @ 10 am
Tuesday, August 5 @ 10 am
Children will:
Listen to stories
Sing songs
Perform fingerplays
Create a simple craft
Summer Exploring
How many St. Croix County Parks have you explored? Pick up a park list and take a selfie at each place (be sure to include the park sign). One entry into our prize drawing for every selfie you show library staff!