Keep Your Kids Busy This Summer in Fitchburg

In our Summer Reading Series for 2019, we will be featuring the summer reading programs of public libraries in different towns from all over Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. Let’s take a look at the Fitchburg Public Library’s Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories.

Weekly Programs
Mondays:
10:30 to 11:00 – Jane’s Storytime. Join Ms. Jane for stories, music and movement. For children of all ages.
11:30 to 12:15 – Free Lunch for children at the Fitchburg Youth Library!
1:00 to 3:00pm – Maker Monday. Spend your Monday afternoons making at the library! Learn about electronics and coding, create fantastic works of art, build a creation out of cardboard and create a stop motion film. For children ages 6 to 12. Children under 10 will need assistance from adult. Registration is required.
6:00 to 7:00pm – Pokémon Game Night. Play Pokémon at the library with your friends.

Tuesdays:
10:30 to 11:00 – Jane’s Storytime. Join Ms. Jane for stories, music and movement. For children of all ages.
11:30 to 12:15 – Free Lunch for children at the Fitchburg Youth Library!
4:00 to 5:00pm – Crafternoon. Join Ms. June for creative and fun crafts made from recycled materials. For children ages 6 to 12. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult.

Wednesdays
10:30 to 11:30 – Art with Sahar. Take an art class with Sahar Ghavimi. Each workshop has special age requirements. Registration Required.
11:30 to 12:15 – Free Lunch for children at the Fitchburg Youth Library!
12:00 to 1pm – Listening Lunch Party. Eat your lunch at the library while listening to variety of stories and music!

Thursdays
11:30 to 12:15 – Free Lunch for children at the Fitchburg Youth Library!
3:30 to 4:30 – Lego Club. Let your imagination fly with our (seemingly) endless supply of Legos. Please leave your legos at home – we have plenty to share.

Fridaysg
11:30 to 12:15 – Free Lunch for children at the Fitchburg Youth Library!
12:30 to 1:30 pm – Food Fun Friday. Learn how to make some space-themed goodies! Ages 6 and up. Registration Required.

Events Include:
Thursday, June 27, 4 to 6pm – Kick-Off Party. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program! There will be bubbles, games, prizes, a scavenger hunt and face painting by Face Escapes!
Monday, July 15, 6 to 7pm – Universe of Stories Ventriloquist Comedy Show. Check out Kevin Driscoll and his troupe of space-themed ventriloquist dummies! Children will be able to perform on percussion instruments with the puppets, including the new astronaut puppet, Fred the Frog! Fred will be attempting his first space flight – you don’t want to miss it.
Wednesday, July 24 at 12:30pm: Sound Explorers and Super Sonics. Join Matthew Cantello in an adventure of sound and music that gets everyone playing, moving and using our ears in ways you never thought possible! Feel free to bring a percussion instrument or something out of your recycling bin to use in our Sound Explorers jam! Recommended for children 6 and up.
Thursday, August 1, 6 to 7pm. A Universe of Songs and Stories by Davis Bates. Hear how stars came to be in the sky, how foam came to be in the ocean and be prepared to sing, move and clap your hands! The program will include plenty of sing-alongs, as well as a short lesson in how to play the spoons and an appearance by an Irish dancing wooden dog named Bingo. Excellent for children ages 3 and up.
Wednesday, August 7, 2:00 to 3pm – Loony Lunar Magic Show with Debbie O’Carroll. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing with exciting magic, fun comedy and lively songs about our amazing satellite. Learn about Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, the astronauts who made this incredible journey, as well as Katherine Johnson the NASA mathematician who made their journey possible! All Ages.rrrr
Monday, August 12, 6:00 to 7pm – Science Magic: How do magic tricks really work? The Museum of Science presents, Science Magic. This program investigates the science behind the “magic” of several classic magic tricks. You might learn how to snatch a tablecloth without disturbing the items on top, make a balloon fireproof, and use electromagnetism to defy gravity. For the grand finale, our educator demonstrates how science can make it safe to lie down on a real bed of nails. All Ages.
Thursday, August 15, 4:00 to 5:30pm – Summer Wrap-up Party. Celebrate the end of Fitchburg Public Library’s wonderful Summer Reading Program with ice cream, games, bubbles and prizes.

For more information, please visit the Fitchburg Public Library’s website by clicking here.