IN Peters Township April/May 2019 | Page 26

Please register at the Youth Services Desk unless otherwise noted. Call 724.941.9430 #3 or stop by the Youth Services Desk to sign up for weekly children’s programs from Birth to Grade 6. EASTER EGG HUNTS Saturday, April 6, 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. NATIONAL CHILDREN’S BOOK WEEK April 29 through May 5 Join us for an Easter story and egg hunt in the library. We will have a visit from the Easter Bunny! UNICORN PARTY Tuesday, April 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. On National Unicorn Day, we celebrate all things Unicorn. Join us for a magical storytime, craft, and activities. Open to Unicorn fans of all ages. BIOBLITZ Sunday, April 14, 2 to 4 p.m. Peters Township Community Recreation Center Search for biodiversity – the variety of animals and plants - at Peterswood Park. Family and friends are invited to join us as we look for birds, mammals, flowers, reptiles, insects, and more. Catalog your findings using the iNaturalist app. Contact the Youth Services Department for more information about this unique opportunity to learn more about what’s living in our park. BACKYARD WILDERNESS PROJECT The library has received an amazing exhibit which highlights the biodiversity all around us every day. Visitors of all ages can explore this interactive display and to search for plants and animals commonly found in your own backyard. Ask our Youth Services staff for more information. The display will be available through mid-April. 2019 SUMMER READING KICK OFF! A UNIVERSE OF STORIES This year is the 100th anniversary of Children’s Book Week. Help us celebrate with activities focused on reading and writing. Each time you visit the library or vote for your favorite book, you will have a chance to win an awesome prize basket! Get a free book just for attending our programs this week. On Monday, April 29 we will kick off Children’s Book Week with these activities: Book Making Center: Create your own mini book or bookmark in the library lobby. Coloring Center: Color pictures of your favorite book characters. Book Voting: See our display of the most circulated children’s books from 2018 and vote for your favorite. BOOK COOKS: IF YOU GIVE A PIG A PANCAKE Monday, April 29, 6 to 7 p.m. Join us for a delicious storytime as we read a story and then put on aprons and make some yummy pancakes! Registration is required as materials are limited. COCK-A-DOODLE-OOPS! Tuesday, April 30, 1 p.m. Cock-a-Doodle-Oops! author Lori Degman will be joining us via a live Skype chat during our preschool storytime. All are welcome to join us. PEN PALS WRITING WORKSHOP Ages: Grades 4 through 7 2 weeks, May 1 and 15, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Join local author Jim O’Brien for a two-part writing workshop. You will feel smarter and more confident when you learn how to tell your own stories with advice from a professional writer. Parents are asked to be present at both sessions to reinforce and support the learning at home. HARRY POTTER FAMILY FEUD TRIVIA CHALLENGE Thursday, May 2, 6:30 to 7:30 Do you think you know everything about Harry Potter? Challenge fellow library friends to an all-ages Harry Potter family feud. Prizes and wizard treats will be provided. For Babies Through Kindergarten Saturday, June 8, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Get ready to blast off to a summer of outer-space fun at the library. Come sign up for our summer reading program and join us for some activities that are out of this world! Jet from Ready Jet Go will be at the library, and magician Al Mazing will take the stage at noon for his Alien Magic Reading show. Summer Reading Program for grades K through 6 will run eight weeks from June 24 through August 16. Cost to register is $5 per child. 24 PETERS TOWNSHIP BOOK BABIES WITH MS. PATTY Ages: Birth to 12 months with an adult Tuesdays, 10 to 10:20 a.m. In this 20-minute program babies will have contact with language through stories, songs, rhymes, and finger plays.