Summer Reading Events at the Public Library

Have you all signed up for the summer reading program at the public library? This year’s theme is “Dream Big. Read.” Related activities explore dreams and nightmares, what kids want to be when they grow up, and how to make North Smithfield a better place to live. Each week, kids who read 80 minutes or more will be entered into a raffle. Did you know that the library hosts weekly events for different age groups?

Sign up for stories, booktalks, and crafts:

7-8 yrs - Tuesdays @ 1:00 or Thursdays @ 1:00 
9-10 yrs - Wednesdays @ 1:00
11-12yrs - Wednesdays @ 3:30

And you can sign up for special events, too:

July 23 – Moira Richardson - Find your inner artist and create a painting of a nighttime scene using Van Gogh’s Starry Night as inspiration.
July 30 – Mat Franco - Throughout the show, some of the magical effects exemplify how reading has played a role in Mat’s success in following his dream to be a professional magician
August 2 – Ric Morin - Let your imagination run free to create rhythms using buckets, cans, voices, hands, recyclable materials, real percussion instruments, and more
August 17 – Greg Cooney - Join the musical fun with as you learn about people who had BIG DREAMS that changed the world.