Children's Vacation Reading Program
How the Vacation Reading Program Works
• Visit any of our library branches to sign up and get a reading log and tracking sheet. It's Free!
• Every time you read for 10 minutes, color in a square in order on your tracking sheet. When you finish a section, bring your reading log and tracking sheet to the library, get a sticker for your reading log and pick out a prize from our prize box!
• When you fill up all of the squares on your tracking sheet, come to the library and receive a reading certificate, a coupon for a free kids meal and pick out a free book from our book box!
• Parents of infants and toddlers can still participate by doing any of the valuable literacy activities instead of tracking minutes read. All infants and toddlers will receive a book for their participation!
• Return to the library by Saturday, July 31st to claim your prizes!
Check it Out!
Take the Hawks/Thrashers Reading Challenge! Read any five books, then go online and receive a free child's ticket to a Hawks or Thrashers game!
Important Dates
May 21st - Vacation Reading signups start
May 31st - Library closed
July 5th - Library closed
July 31st -- Vacation Reading ends
Our Friends
We would like to thank all of the local businesses and community leaders who donated resources to this summer's program.
THANK YOU!
Cartersville Service League
City of Cartersville
Don Massey Heating
Friends of the Bartow County Public Library
Harris Five Forks Grocery
IHOP
Kohl's
Merle Norman Cosmetics
One Day Sign
Open Door Christian Bookstore
Dr. William Payne, M.D.
Six Flags
Sonic
Sterimed, Inc.
Tennessee Aquarium
United Community Bank
W. Lamar Pinson
Young Brothers Pharmacy
This list includes all donations received at the time of printing; to see the full list, check out our display in the Children's Department.
Movie and Storytimes
Cartersville
Rock N' Rhyme Baby Time - Infants to 18 months
Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Time - Ages 18 months - 3 years
Tuesdays at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m.
Preschool Storytime - Ages 3-5 yrs -
Fridays at 11:00 a.m.
Afternoon Adventures - Ages 5 and up.
Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. (Starting June 9th!)
Family Storytime - Stories and crafts for the whole family!
Saturday, June 12th, 10:30 a.m.
Monday Movies- 2 p.m. - June 7th, 21st and July 12th, 19th. See library for screening information.
Adairsville
Toddler Time - Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
Afternoon Adventures - Ages 5 and up. Monday, June 7th - 3:30 p.m. , Monday, July 12th - 3:30 p.m
Friday Movie Matinees - 2:00 p.m. , June 4th, June 11th, July 2nd, July 9th. See library for screening information.
Euharlee
Toddler Time - Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.
Afternoon Adventures - Ages 5 and up - Tuesday, June 1st - 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6th - 3:30 p.m. .
Friday Movie Matinees - 2:00 p.m. - June 4th, June 18th, July 2nd, July 9th. See library for screening information.
Cartersville Special Events
Wednesday, June 2nd - 1:00 p.m. - Summer Reading Kickoff Puppet Show with Lee Bryan-Circus Fanta-Sea!
Thursday, June 3rd - 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Wii Resort Videogame Tournament - Compete on the Wii in wakeboarding, basketball and archery. Registration limited! Registration Starts May 7th!
Thursday, June 10th - 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. - Touch-A-Truck - Get up close to trucks and things that go! Make a cool truck craft inside the Civic Center ! Sponsored by Kohl's and the City of Cartersville .
Friday, June 11th - 1:00 p.m. - Boats! - Make a boat out of an old shoebox and cardboard tubes. Bring a shoebox! Registration Required. Registration starts May 21st!
Monday, June 14th - 2:00 p.m. - Drippy's Daring Adventures - Join Drippy on a fun water-filled trip through some of your favorite stories and picture books by Eric Carle , Ezra Jack Keats and others! Featuring Barry Stewart Mann!
Tuesday, June 15th - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Chess Club - Compete against other chess players and learn chess strategy. (Ages 6-18)
Thursday, June 17th - 1:00 p.m. - Mini Horses - Come see and learn all about mini horses! Featuring David Herrin from the Wild Mustang Rescue of North GA.
Friday, June 18th - 6:00 - 7:45 p.m. - Girl's Club - Game Night! Girls, ages 8-13, come play video games, board games and card games! Registration Required. Registration starts May 21st.
Thursday, June 24th - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Awesome Arcade ! - Wii and PS2 games on the big screen. (Ages 6-11)
Monday, June 28th - 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. - Kindermusik Storytime - Music and movement for kids ages 1-4. Featuring Katie Hurley. Registration Required. Registration starts June 7th.
Monday, June 28h - 1:30 p.m. - Percussionist Scott Douglas - Scott Douglas of the Atlanta Percussion Trio will tell and perform musical stories from around the world!
Tuesday, June 29th - 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Treefort! - Boys, ages 8-13, come and make rubber band cars out of cardboard! Registration Required. Registration starts June 1st.
Friday, July 2nd - 2:00 p.m. , - Tie Dye! Kids, 5 and up, make your own tie dye T-shirt creation. Must bring a white t-shirt. Registration Required. Registration starts June 14th.
Tuesday, July 6th - 10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. - Toddler Dance Party! - Jump up and sing and dance along. It's 90 minutes of music and fun. Drop in and stay as long as you'd like! For ages 18 months-3 years.
Thursday, July 8th - 10:30 a.m. - Ken Panse, Reptile Wrangler - Come see and learn all about all types of reptiles and creatures! See a big boa constrictor!
Friday, July 9th - 6:00 - 7:45 p.m. - Girl's Club -Grossology! Join us for a program of gross games, books and gross-looking snacks! For girls ages 8-13. Registration Required. Registration starts June 18th.
Thursday, July 15th - 2:00 p.m. - Etowah Indian Mounds - Join our park rangers for a program of Native American stories and artifacts.
Tuesday, July 20th - 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Chess Club - Compete against other chess players and learn chess strategy. (Ages 6-18)
Thursday, July 22nd - 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Flying Things w/ Tellus Science Museum - Kids, ages 5-6, make Alka-Seltzer rockets and do bubble experiments, Kids, ages 7-10, make a water rocket and launch it on the library lawn. Registration Required. Registration starts June 28th.
Friday, July 23rd - 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Pirate Day! - Join us for a swashbuckling afternoon of pirate crafts, stories and games, including a wet and wild pirate water balloon fight. Registration Required. Registration starts June 21st. Ages 5 and up.
Monday, July 26th - 2:00 p.m. - Working Dogs! - Join us for a program featuring two real working dogs! Sue Hopkins with her dog, Myrtle, will talk about dogs who help others and Ray Figueroa will talk about police dogs and bring a dog in-training!
Tuesday, July 27th - 3:00 p.m.- TAB Players Children's Drama Show - Come see some fun children's stories dramatically interpreted and performed by our library teens!
Wednesday, July 28th - 3:30 p.m. - Fishy Tales - It's a water themed puppet show about all things with fins performed by your very own Children's Staff!
Thursday, July 29th - 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. - Kindermusik Storytime - Music and movement for kids ages 1-4. Featuring Katie Hurley. Registration Required. Registration starts July 6th!
Thursday, July 29th - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. - Awesome Arcade ! - Wii and PS2 games on the big screen! (Ages 6-11)
Adairsville Special Events
Wednesday, June 2nd - 3:30 p.m. - Summer Reading Kickoff Puppet Show with Lee Bryan-Circus Fanta-Sea!
Friday, June 28h - 11:00 a.m. - Percussionist Scott Douglas - Scott Douglas of the Atlanta Percussion Trio will tell and perform musical stories from around the world!
Thursday, July 8th - 3:30 p.m. - Ken Panse, Reptile Wrangler - Come see and learn all about all types of reptiles and creatures! See a big boa constrictor!
Friday, July 16th - 2:00 p.m. - Etowah Indian Mounds - Join our park rangers for a program of Native American stories and artifacts.
Thursday, June 29th - 2:00 p.m. - Fishy Tales - It's a water themed puppet show about all things with fins performed by your very own Children's Staff!
Euharlee Special Events
Wednesday, June 2nd - 10:30 a.m. - Summer Reading Kickoff Puppet Show with Lee Bryan-Circus Fanta-Sea!
Thursday, June 24th - 1:00 p.m. - Mini Horses - Come see and learn about mini horses! Featuring David Herrin from the Wild Mustang Rescue of North Georgia .
Friday, June 28th - 4:00 p.m. - Percussionist Scott Douglas - Scott Douglas of the Atlanta Percussion Trio will tell and perform musical stories from around the world!
Thursday, July 8th - 1:00 p.m. - Ken Panse, Reptile Wrangler - Come see and learn all about all types of reptiles and creatures! See a big boa constrictor!
Wednesday, July 14th - 2:00 p.m. - Etowah Indian Mounds - Join our park rangers for a program of Native American stories and artifacts!
Friday, June 30th - 2:00 p.m. - Fishy Tales - It's a water themed puppet show about all things with fins performed by your very own Children's Staff!
