We wish to thank our generous sponsors, including many local businesses, for helping make Burlington’s Summer Reading Program possible. The Friends of Fletcher Free Library and the Vermont Department of Libraries also graciously provide us with funds and materials.

This flyer is also available on the library’s website fletcherfree.org/btvsrp2016

Fletcher Free Library235 College Street, BurlingtonTel. 802.865.7216

BURLINGTON’S SUMMER READING PROGRAM

2016

How It Works: • Sign up starting June 13th at the library or online @ www.btvsrp.com • Participate in free, active, and lively library programming! • Read every day and track your success! • Visit the library to read and play with t(w)een Reading Buddies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11am to 3pm through August 6th. • Show your enthusiasm for reading by sporting your free SRP t-shirt! • Our Outreach sites around Burlington for children enrolled in summer programs are: Boys and Girls Club, King Street Youth Center, Sara Holbrook Community Center and Burlington School District Summer Schools and Nutrition Sites.

This summer explore sports, games, and movement through books, activities, innovative projects, and more at your local library! Come to Fletcher Free and our outreach sites to try new things, develop healthy reading habits and explore!Our free Summer Reading Program offers diverse programming for all children: Early Learners, Youth (K-5th), as well as Teens and Tweens (6th – 12th). ON YOUR MARK, GET SET... READ!

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Cardboard Box Parade (All Ages):Join FFL readers in the Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Cardboard Box Parade! Come in costume as a super athlete or wear your SRP t-shirt. Meet library staff at the top of Church Street at 1:00pm to march to City Hall Park for a spectacular event!

DATES: Thursday, July 14, 1-3pm

Tinkering Tuesdays (Ages 8 & Up): Activate your brain and creative energy to experiment with hands-on STEM-type projects, to tinker with electrical circuits, gears, pulleys & more. Followed by Lunch at the Library for all children, tweens, and teens.

DATES: Tuesdays, July 5, 12, 19 & 26, 10:30-noon.

Trad Camp Showcase (All Ages): Join campers and instructors from Young Tradition Vermont’s summer Trad Camp for songs, tunes, and dances. Performers include Pete Sutherland, Brian Perkins, Jane Oxnard & others.

DATES: Wednesday, July 27, 6-7pm.

Summer Wellness Carnival (All Ages):Reading champs, get set to party! Celebrate a summer of sportstastic reading at a carnival on the library lawn! Enjoy face painting, a sports hero photo station, music, watermelon & more! Family and friends welcome!

DATES: Wednesday, August 10, 6-7:30 pm.

YOUTH (K-5th)Develop positive habits: read and make healthy choices every day! • Read with a buddy! Come to the library to read with middle and high schoolers. Play games, read aloud, find new favorite books, and make new friends on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11am-3pm through August 6th. • Participate in free, active, and lively library programming, including face painting, a book giveaway, a parade, and a musical showcase. Celebrate your summer of reading at our BTV SRP Wellness Carnival on August 10th!

Extreme Book Giveaway (Ages 4 & up):Get ready to listen to winning stories performed by a Children’s Literacy Foundation (CLiF) star storyteller, and score your own new book to keep! Please call to pre-register on 865-7216.DATE: Thursday, June 16, 10:30-11:30am.

Championship Central (Ages 3 & Up):Exercise your mind with sports and wellness books, games, puzzles and crafts at the Summer Reading Program activity table.

DATES: Beginning June 18. All day, every day!

Native American Games: (Ages 5 & Up):Run races, play hoop and stick, Cat’s cradle, the Cherokee butterbean game, and more with popular children’s author, storyteller and musician Michael Caduto! Join us for an exciting hour of games in the Native American tradition. Followed by Lunch at the Library for all children, tweens, and teens. DATE: Thursday, June 23, 10:30-11:30am.

Yoga for Kids (Ages 4-11):Calling all young yogis! Engage your natural energy and explore yoga poses, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques. Followed by Lunch at the Library for all children, tweens, and teens.

DATES: Thursdays, June 30, July 7, 14, 21, 28, & August 4, 11-11:45am

Ready, Set, Stories with Megan (Ages 3-6)Get ready for a fun-filled storytime with Megan!

DATES: Mondays, July 11, 18, & 25, August 1, 8, 15, & 22, 11-11:30am.

Spanish Musical Kids (Ages 1-5):Hola Amigos! Vengan a cantar y aprender! Share Con-stancia’s love of Spanish through Latin American songs and games. Followed by Lunch at the Library for all children, tweens and teens.

DATES: Tuesdays, June 21 & 28, July 5, 12, 19, & 26, August 2 & 9, 11-11:45am.

Lunch at the Library (Ages 18 & Under):The Burlington School Food Project invites you to enjoy nutritious meals at the library. All children 18 and under from all towns & communities are welcome! DATES: Every Tuesday and Thursday, June 21-August 11, 11:45-12:30.

Bring your preschooler to the library to read, talk, sing, and play!

• Read and sing with your preschooler to develop early literacy, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. Join Megan for storytime and Constancia for “Spanish Musical Kids!” See schedule below. • Talk and play with other early learners and library staff in the children’s area, while exploring toys, books, and learning manipulatives.

EARLY LEARNERS

Lunch at the Library (Ages 18 & Under):The Burlington School Food Project invites you to enjoy nutritious meals at the Library. All children 18 and under from all towns & communities are welcome! DATES: Every Tuesday and Thursday, June 21-August 11, 11:45-12:30.

ON YOUR MARK,

TEENS & TWEENS(6th-12th)FFL presents its first-ever summer reading program for teens and tweens!

How to participate: • Mentor young readers in Burlington: Be a Reading Buddy at Fletcher Free this summer! Help elementary students in Burlington discover the joy of reading! Create positive connections through conversation, games and activities, reading stories aloud, and sharing your favorite children’s books. Register to be Reading Buddy at http://goo.gl/UZgjVn. • Participate in fun & energetic programs with peers! Come to Fletcher Free for fantastic and free teen programming, including Bubble Soccer, teen Quidditch, improv challenges, and more! • Cultivate healthy reading habits and lifestyle choices! Read every day! Track your reading, write mini book reviews, model healthy reading habits to peers and young readers, and enter to win raffles.

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Early Learner/Youth Contact: Rebecca Goldberg, Youth Services Librarianrgoldberg@burlingtonvt.gov or 802-865-7216

Author Talk, Writing Workshop, & Pizza with Dayna Lorentz co-sponsored by Phoenix Books: What happens when four teens and hundreds of shoppers are trapped in a mall with a biological bomb? Danya Lorentz, author of No Safety in Numbers trilogy will leave you sweating and plotting your escape from futuristic demise. Join us after the author talk for a breakout writing workshop, where you’ll generate new ideas and work to take with you. Round off the afternoon with pizza and further conversation with Dayna and friends!

DATE: June 24th, 10:30am-1:30pmSCHEDULE: 10:30 - 11:30: Author Talk 11:30 - 12:30: Writing Workshop12:30 - 1:30: Lunch with Dayna!

The Vermont Comedy Club presents: Improv Games!Join Vermont area comedians and learn the ins and outs of improv! No experience necessary. Laughter encouraged. We’ll provide the snacks! (Come to Round 1, 2, or both! Different improv games and techniques will be offered each session.) 20 participants maximum. Pre-registration required, call (802) 540-2546.

DATES: Monday, July 11th, 11:00am-2:00pm (Round 1) Monday, July 25th 11:00am-2:00pm (Round 2)

The Generator presents: Mind Games In this series of complex games, makers and thinkers from the Generator will challenge you to solve puzzles, quirky tasks, and maker trials utilizing commons tools, including team building, communication, and cooperative engagement. (Come to Round 1, 2, or both! Different games will be offered each session.) 20 partici-pants maximum. Pre-registration required, call (802) 540-2546.

DATES: Wednesday, July 13th, 2:00-4:00pm (Round 1)Wednesday, July 20th, 2:00-4:30pm (Round 2)

242 Main presents: Lipsync ChallengeYou’ve seen it on TV. You’ve secretly dreamt of your chance to concoct the world’s best lip sync number. The time is now. Accept the challenge. Battle your fellow peers via lipsync. Pizza will be provided.

DATE: Friday, July 22nd, 5:00-7:00pm at 242 Main, 242 Main St., Burlington

Teen Movie NightWe’ll provide the popcorn, you bring a friend! See the Fletcher Free website for movie details. DATE: Saturday, August 13th, 4:00pm-6:00pm

UVM Quidditch Club presents: Teen Quidditch!All of your geektastic dreams have come true! Join UVM’s Quidditch Club in an epic quidditch tutorial and game. Yes, this is the real thing. And yes, there is a “flying” snitch. Fingers crossed that the Weasley crew makes an appear-ance. Bring your own household broom, Swiffer™, stick, light saber, or the like! DATE: Saturday, August 20th, 11:00am-1:00pm on the FFL Front Lawn

Bubble Soccer! Co-sponsored by Burlington Parks, Recreation, and WaterfrontOkay, you may know how to play soccer...but have you tried bubble soccer?! Come and compete against Burlington’s Fire and Rescue workers in a game as ridiculous and magical as it sounds. Yes, we’re talking soccer whilst wearing a plastic, spherical bubble suit. Who will score? Who will bounce? Who will be down for the count and endlessly rolling around? DATE: Thursday, August 4th, 10:00am-12:30pm at the Waterfront Park, 10 College Street, Burlington

TEENS & TWEENS (Cont.)Volunteer at Fletcher Free!Fletcher Free Library needs your help! Become a Reading Buddy in the Burlington Summer Reading Program, where rising 7th to 12th graders mentor younger readers and assist library staff with BTV SRP activities, programs, and duties.

Teen/Tween Contact:Lisa Buckton, Teen Librarianlbuckton@burlingtonvt.gov@FFLteenspace