The New Lebanon Library kicks off its annual Summer Reading Program with Rocket Science on July 9 at 1 pm at Shatford Park. Mad Science of the Mid-Hudson will introduce us to rocketry, explaining how and why rockets fly and then will launch model rockets that soar several hundred feet into the air and deploy parachutes for their return. An ice cream social follows. Shatford Memorial Park is located on Route 22 approximately ¼ mile north of the Routes 20/22 split.
The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program is Fizz, Boom, Read. Children who participate will receive a record book to keep track of all the books they read during the summer. They will receive a prize for every ten picture books, three chapter books or one teen or adult book they complete. Each time they visit the Library, they will be able to fill out an entry form for biweekly prize drawings.
Adults and teens also may participate. For each book they read over the summer, they may fill out an entry for biweekly prize drawings. The drawings will run from July 23 through August. There will be three drawings each session, one for children, one for teens and one for adults.
Special activities are planned. The first one is on July 16 at 1 pm in which kids ages 4-14 will build a Sunflower Castle for the whole town to enjoy.
The NL Library is open to all patrons, and all activities are free. A complete activities schedule is available at http://newlebanonlibrary.org/calendar/ or call the Library for more informationÑ794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.