Summer is almost here! The weather keeps getting warmer, and schools will be letting out soon.
At the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library, we are ready for our Summer Reading Program. This year’s theme is “Adventure Begins at Your Library,” as everything is based on exploration and adventure.
Starting on June 18 and continuing through Aug. 13, the library will host special programs four days per week. Our major program of the week will be on Tuesdays and be open to all ages. Our first major event is the Gary Shelton Magic Show on June 18 at 10:30 a.m.
On Wednesdays, we have two events happening simultaneously: Story Time with Lee Lolkema and our Pop-Up program for children ages 6-12. Our first Summer Reading Program Wednesday will be June 26 at 11 a.m. We’ll team up with the Edenton Historical Commission to invite “Ms. Frizzle” to take over the Edenton Trolley for an adventure through the past. The event is open to youth ages 6-12.
Ms. Frizzle will introduce children to the history of the Edenton Tea Party by taking them on a journey 250 years into the past. Attendees will meet some of the brave ladies who signed the Edenton Resolves on Oct. 25, 1774. Seating for this event is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursdays are for the teens, as we have lined up a series of cool and crafty adventure-based activities. Our first teen program is an “escape room” on June 20 at 1:30 p.m. Participants will have to navigate a pirate-themed maze of clues and discover hidden treasure.
Lastly, Fridays feature our Family Film Matinee. Participants can escape the summer heat, eat some freshly popped popcorn, and enjoy a family-friendly film that everyone will enjoy. Our first showing is on June 21 at 2 p.m. The movie follows the exploits of an Italian-American plumber as he is dropped into a new world and must help a princess take on a turtle-like villain.
During the Summer Reading Program participants can earn prizes as they read from a variety of genres and work their way to the top prize. Children younger than 10 who read 20 or more books during the summer will receive, at the end of the program, a free 3D print, a free movie ticket at the Taylor Theater complete with popcorn and soda, an ice cream scoop at Blount’s, a book, a swag bag, and much more! Teens ages 10-18 who read 10 or more books and complete a book summary card for each title will receive the same prizes!
Registration for the Summer Reading Program starts Monday, June 3, and will close on July 15. The front desk, which will transform into an airport terminal to reach your imagination destination, will start accepting reading logs on June 18 so our young adventurers can start earning prizes. See our complete Summer Reading Program schedule as well as the latest additions to the collection. Visit the front desk or call us at 252-482-4112 for more information.
Have a great week, and we hope to see you at the library!
DVDs:
”Call the Midwife”: Season 10
”Call the Midwife”: Season 12
”Shetland”: Seasons 1-3
”Outlander”: Season 6
”Dune: Part 1”
”A Woman of Substance: Complete miniseries
”The Lord of the Rings” (1978)
”The Good Doctor”: Season 2
”The Good Doctor”: Season 3
”Poirot”: The complete series (Seasons 1-13)
Video Games:
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Elden Ring (XBOX One)
Large-print fiction:
“Lone Oaks Crossing” by Janet Dailey
“Summers at the Saint” by Mary Kay Andrews
“An Unfinished Murder” by Jude Deveraux
“Toxic Prey” by John Sandford
Adult fiction:
“You Like It Darker” by Stephen King
“Mind Games” by Nora Roberts
“One Perfect Couple” by Ruth Ware
“This Strange Eventful History” by Claire Messud
“Crow Mary” by Kathleen Grissom
“The Twilight Garden” by Sara Nisha Adams
“Shark Heart: A Love Story” by Emily Habeck
“Miss Morgan’s Book Brigade” by Janet Skeslien Charles
“One Puzzling Afternoon” by Emily Critchley
“The Book of Fire” by Christy Lefteri
“The Extinction of Irena Rey” by Jennifer Croft
“Fevered Star” by Rebecca Roanhorse
“A House Like an Accordion” by Audrey Burges
“Lavender House” by Lev A.C. Rosen
“The House of Last Resort” by Christopher Golden
“How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin
“Funny Story” by Emily Henry
“Real Americans” by Rachel Khong
“Ocean’s Godori” by Elaine U. Cho
“The Parliament” by Aimee Pokwatka
“The Last Beekeeper” by Julie Carrick Dalton
”The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches” by Sangu Mandanna
“Black Water Sister” by Zen Cho
“Becoming Madam Secretary” by Stephanie Dray
“The Framed Women of Ardemore House” by Brandy Schillace
“Rogue Protocol” by Martha Wells
“The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club” by Helen Simonson
Non-fiction:
“Twenty-One Boxes” by Betsy Hester
“The Many Lives of Mama Love” by Lara Love Hardin
“Unmasking Autism” by Devon Price
“The Down and Dirty Guide to Camping with Kids” by Helen Olsson
“Unearthing Joy” by Gholdy Muhammad
“Shake It Up, Baby!” by Ken McNab
“Sincerely, Your Autistic Child” by Emily Paige Ballou
“American Sign Language for Beginners” by Rochelle Barlow
“Demystifying Disability” by Emily Ladau
Young adult fiction/non-fiction:
“Pet” by Akwaeke Emezi
“Turtle Under Ice” by Juleah del Rosario
Juvenile non-fiction:
“Made in Asian America: A History for Young People” by Erika Lee
Juvenile fiction:
“New From Here” by Kelly Yang
“Safiyyah’s War” by Hiba Noor Khan
“A Rover’s Story” by Jasmine Warga
“Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Posh Paris Adventure” by Rachel Renee Russell
“A Kind of Spark” by Elle NcNicoll
“Something Like Home” by Andrea Beatriz Arango
Juvenile easy fiction:
“The City Sings Green” by Erica Silverman & Ginnie Hsu
“From My Head to My Toes” by Aly Raisman
“How This Book Got Red” by Margaret Chiu Greanias
Easy board books:
“Discovering the Active World of the Anthill” by Petra Bartikova
Audiobooks:
“Mind Games” by Nora Roberts
“Only the Brave” by Danielle Steel
Spanish/Español:
“A Color of His Own/Su Propio Color” by Leo Lionni
“El año en que aprendimos a volar” by Jacqueline Woodson
Board games:
Clue Retro Game
Exploding Kittens
World of Disney Trivia
Mahjong Game Set.
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