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Caves

Cave-In Kickoff

Hear cave stories, sing cave songs and read poems about caves.  Then make a cave painting.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

Family Summer Reading Kickoff Celebrations

"Dig Into Reading" at your local library this summer. Stop by and sign up and enjoy special activities in celebration of the beginning of Summer Reading 2013. For more information, call your neighborhood library.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Whole Family
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Dig Into Reading II

Dig Into Summer Reading

Help us decorate the library wall of art for Summer Reading.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt at the Library

Learn about Egypt and archeology and write your name in hieroglyphics.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

Dig into Reading Crafternoon

Use recycled items to make colorful flower diggers for your garden.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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I Spy a Dinosaurs

I Spy a Dinosaur: Part I

Help your friends create a dinosaur mural. Find the parts of the dinosaur and name them.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Hampden Rocks

Hampden Rocks

Stories about rocks, stones, pebbles, rock climbing, rock collecting, rock games and a pet rock craft.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

Summer Solstice Read-in

To mark the summer solstice and in conjunction with Read Down Fines and Summer Reading, we will have a “read-in” in our garden. We will have beach blankets and umbrellas for shade and refreshments. Relax and soak up the summer and read a book. We will have books read aloud for those who like to listen as well. In the even of rain, we will decorate the program room and move the activity inside.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Birth to Two
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  • Kids: Three to Five
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  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Whole Family
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I Spy a Dinosaurs III

I Spy a Dinosaur: Part II

Help your friends create a dinosaur mural. Find and name the parts.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Digging up Buried Treasure

Stories and crafts all about things under the ground.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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I Spy a Dinosaurs

We Love Dinosaurs

Dig into the past with stories, poems, riddles, games, and easy crafts featuring dinosaurs.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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How to Eat Fried Worms

How to Eat Fried Worms

To tie into the "Dig into Reading" Summer Reading Program theme, we're talking about worms and how to eat them! We will feature the book "How to Eat Fried Worms," have worm snacks, and make a craft.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Whole Family
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Teens Dig Into Reading

Beneath the Surface: Scratch Art

Scratch away to reveal a colorful work of art. Materials provided.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Govans Branch   Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 (2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Teens
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Aquarium on Wheels

A Crazy Day on Oyster Bay
An interactive play presentation about a kid who jumps into a water-filled adventure as he joins a journey to defeat run-off. Presented by the National Aquarium in Baltimore.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Big Dig Scavenger Hunt

Dig into a great hunt. Put your searching skills to use and complete a scavenger hunt.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Whole Family
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Hieroglyphic Decoding

Decode a different Hieroglyphic word, sentence, or phrase weekly throughout Summer Reading.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Mike Rose

Magic You Will Dig!
Impossible magic tricks, weird mind-reading stunts, and off-the-wall comedy all themed around things that occur in the ground (you know, dirt!). In addition, the show features lots of audience participation, and many children will become a part of the show.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

"Sew" you want to make a book?

Can you make a book without glue?
Use beeswax, paper, needle and thread to make your own book.
Registration required for groups of five or more. Please call 410-396-5402 to register.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Central Library   Monday, Jul 01, 2013 (10:30 a.m.)
      Meyerhoff Children's Garden
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig into a Wiggly Storytime Craft

We will read a "wiggly" story, then do a "wiggly" craft!
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Three to Five
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Dig Into Trivia

Come to the library to compete in trivia about the Earth, bugs, plants and more!
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into a Book and Craft

Stories and crafts.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Open Minds Art Club

Sponsored by Creative Alliance at the Patterson

Creative Alliance presents this free program designed for children ages 8-11 combining literature with art making. Inspired by the Summer Reading theme "Dig Into Reading" participants have a chance to create art projects based on things underground, things beneath the surface, construction, fossils, gardens, roots/trees, worms, spiders, tunnels, and hidden treasure!

Program runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at both locations from June 27 to August 6 (except July 4).

Registration required. Contact Rachel Miller for a permission slip and to sign up: rachel@creativealliance.org or 410-276-1651.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Sue Trainor

Writing Songs to Learn
An engaging, interactive concert exploring a songwriter's musical tools.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Pam the Kindersinger

Tunes for Tots
Songs, games, and puppetry delight little ones and engage caregiver and child together.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Birth to Two
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Gnome Sweet Gnome In a Garden Home

Gnome and garden stories, songs, poems and garden gnome craft.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Alden Phelps

Silly Songs with the Barnyard Bard
Animal songs, colorful visuals, and animated stories give a fun appreciation of life on a farm.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Three to Five
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Dig up a Good Story

Mine storytelling gold
Interactive storytelling that doesn't get your hands dirty!
Registration required for groups of five or more. Please call 410-396-5402 to register.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Central Library   Tuesday, Jul 09, 2013 (1:00 p.m.)
      Meyerhoff Children's Garden
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Janice the Griot

An interactive and engaging storytelling experience.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Digging in Dirt

Grow Your Own Flowers
Dig into planting by decorating your own flower pot and planting seedlings to grow before your eyes.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Teens
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What's Underground?

If you were a digging a hole in your back yard, what would you find there? Use your imagination and recyclables to create what you think you'd see.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Eat Dirt!

Dig into reading and a delicious cup of dirt! Learn about the earth’s layers and enjoy a yummy treat.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Whole Family
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Subway Tunnel - People Funnel

Subway stories, songs, poems, craft about tunnels, tubes, and tracks.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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DishiBem G.R.O.W.

The Great Recycled Orchestra Workshop (G.R.O.W.) began as a simple concept--a performance piece using instruments made from repurposed materials. This interactive musical experience features instruments made out of drainage pipes, tubes, boxes, badminton racquets, even hands and feet. It's music you can dig!
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Debra Mims

Grandma's "Cautionary" Tales
Interactive stories that are an entertaining mix of ghost, folk, and "cautionary" tales found in African, African-American, and Caribbean literature.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Patricia Shih Rainbow

Patricia Shih

Reading! Can You Dig It?
Award-winning singer-songwriter Patricia Shih leads children and families through songs about understanding and speaking language and storytelling. All audience-participation songs enchant and excite with singalong, movement, sign language, dancing, games, and much more.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Ssuuna

Mujje: Come Together
In this interactive program, Ssuuna opens a window on African culture through dance, music, and storytelling. He weaves together stories and dance with music from his native Uganda, played on authentic African instruments.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Baby Yoga

Yoga for Tots

Get moving with a yoga program designed for little ones and their caregivers.

Library book pictured: Itsy Bitsy Yoga by Helen Garabedian

Adults and children should wear comfortable clothes appropriate for physical activity.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Birth to Two
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Norm Hogeland

Norman Hogeland

Fun for little ones with live guitar, music, and songs.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Three to Five
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Moles Reading

Burrow Builders

Celebrate animals who make their homes underground during this storytime and craft.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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The Bubble Lady

Enjoy the magic, fun, and science of bubbles with the Bubble Lady. You won't believe your eyes!
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

Around the World

Are your math skills up to par?
Compete with friends in a math facts race around the room!
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig Into Reading

Carrot Hats

Make root vegetable hats with large pieces of orange paper and green streamers.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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We Dig Worms

Worm Your Way into Composting
Squirmy stories and fascinating facts about worms. Learn how to build a worm bin to compost your kitchen scraps, then take some worms home.
Registration required for groups of five or more. Please call 410-396-5402 to register.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Central Library   Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013 (1:00 p.m.)
      Myerhoff Children's Garden
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Pirates and Buried Treasure

Listen to a pirate story and make a craft worthy of a buccaneer.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Zoomobile

Amazing Adaptations presented by the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
Why do elephants have trunks? Can you jump as far as a frog? Learn about some of the amazing adaptations animals have for life in the wild, and use the Zoo's challenge activities to compare them to our abilities.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Can You Dig It?

What's the dirt on archaeology?  See what your librarian digs up.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Spice Sings!

Energetic songs with movement, singing, shaking, and dancing.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Three to Five
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Dig Into Ancient Egypt

The Past Comes to Life
Make a cartouche bookmark, mummify a hot dog, and other hieroglyphic antics.
Registration required for groups of five or more. Please call 410-396-5402 to register.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Central Library   Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 (1:00 p.m.)
      Meyerhoff Children's Garden
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Dig into Dinosaurs Storytime Craft

Red Brontosaurus, Red Brontosaurus, what do you see?
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Three to Five
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Antsy

Ant stories, songs, poems, and ants on a log snack.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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Zombies: Monsters with Meaning

Presented by Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg, UMBC
Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg - co-author of Zombiemania and creator of the University of Baltimore "Media Genres" course, "Zombies in Popular Media" - explores the evolution of the zombie as a modern pop culture icon from its first cinematic appearance in 1932 to the present. Why are we drawn to these dark carnival mirror reflections of us, and what do zombies have to say about our society and what we most fear? With the help of some of the most successful examples of the zombie in media through the decades, Dr. Blumberg opens the door to the crypt and invites us to have a look inside.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Teens
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  • Adults
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  • Seniors
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Board Games

Family Game Night

Connect Four, Checkers, Trouble, Chess, and Twister!
Parents must accompany children, registration required.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
  • Hamilton Branch   
    Tuesdays from Aug 13, 2013 to Aug 20, 2013 (4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Suggested Audience:
  • Whole Family
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Dig into a Sandy Treat

Who doesn't like a day at the beach? Dig into a sandy treat and learn about beaches around the world.
Schedule: (click on the location to see map)
Suggested Audience:
  • Kids: Six to Twelve
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  • Whole Family
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