Summer Fun at the Library
by Amber Lansing
Summertime is my favorite time of year! Vacations! Beaches! No
School! OH MY! During this time of year you may be looking for
something new and fun to do. How about trying some experiments with
weather, be creative with glue and paint, have a picnic lunch while
listening to music and stories, hold a tag sale and make ice cream
sundaes? These are all fun things that will be taking place at your
local library this summer!
You may not have realized all the great activities that your
library can offer! Here at the Avon Free Public Library summertime
is our busiest time of year. Children of all ages can participate in
our fun summer reading club themed, “Make a Splash at Your Library.”
They can even earn prizes while completing their summer reading
requirements for school!
Stop by the Avon Free Public Library to learn more or visit your
local library to see what they are offering this summer. It’s sure
to be a lot of fun!
Books Sure to Make a Splash!
 Swimming through picture books this summer? Kevin Sherry’s,
I’m
the Biggest Thing in the Ocean is a perfect way to start summer.
Join a giant squid as he explores and learns about different sea
creatures and believes he is the biggest in the ocean — or is he?
Laugh over silly verses about sea creatures in Commotion in the
Ocean by Giles Andreae. Don’t forget about the classic, Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister. See the most beautiful fish in the ocean learn
about friendship and sharing!
 Experience Flotsam, a wordless picture book, by Caldecott Winner
David Wiesner. This unique story sends the reader on an exploration
of the many layers of the world through photographs found by the
main character on a lost camera.
Follow a group of rubber ducks in this true story as they venture
out into the world of the big blue ocean when a storm hits their
cargo ship in Eric Carle’s 10 Rubber Ducks.
 Dive into tsunamis, surfing and more with High Tide in Hawaii by
Mary Pope Osborne. When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie
off to Hawaii it’s for more than a vacation — they’re in search of a
fourth kind of magic for Morgan! On the way they help an island
community survive a tidal wave and, of course, take some time out to
surf!
 Find out Emily Windsnap’s secret in, The Tail of Emily Windsnap
by Liz Kessler. What secret will Emily uncover when she starts to
take swimming lessons?
Check out historical fiction from Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award
Nominees. Gifts From the Sea by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock and Attack of
the Turtle by Drew Carlson will let you discover what happens on the
edge of the sea.
Uncover the mysterious world of shipwrecks and survival when six
kids are forced to travel across the Pacific Ocean and live on an
island with no water and no food in Gordon Korman’s series, Island.
Events at the Avon Free Public Library
- Every Thursday the library hosts Art Mart! Open arts and crafts
are available from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
- Family Storytime takes place Tuesday, July 20 at 6:30 p.m. Join
the library’s new addition to storytime! All ages are welcome!
- Wednesday, July 14 from 1-4 p.m. is Ice Cream Social & Game Day!
Celebrate summer with the Friends of the Library by making an ice
cream sundae. Stay and play some fun outdoor games! Best of all,
it’s all FREE!
- Hampstead Stage Company presents Treasure Island for Family Night
on Friday, July 23 at 6:30 p.m. Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic,
Treasure Island, is a fantastical tale of pirates, adventure and
buried treasure! It tells the story of young Jim Hawkins and his
perilous search for the buried treasure of the notorious Captain
Flint. Children will meet Long John Silver and his band of marauding
pirates, while on an exciting journey across the seven seas.
Throughout this swashbuckling tale, children learn the danger of
greed and the importance of helping others.
- The Kids Tag Sale/Craft Fair will be on Wednesday, August 18 from
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Have a booth or get some shopping in while at the
library!
- Drop-In Lunch on the Lawn programs are on August 2, 13 and 20 at
noon. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy stories, music and more.
- The End of Summer Reading Carnival will be on Wednesday, August
25 from 2-4 p.m.
Avon Free Public Library is located at 281 Country Club Road in
Avon. For more information, call 860-673-9712 or visit
www.avonctlibrary.info.™
Amber Lansing is the Children’s Librarian at Avon Free Public
Library in Avon.
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