Berkley Summer Reading

If you read for at least 51 days, you’ll be entered into the grand prize drawing. This year, we have several grand prize options on display in the display case near the children’s room. Each prize will have its own raffle, so you can choose what you’d like a chance to win. 

Registration and logging begin Monday, June 19.

We’ll have weekly activities and storytimes throughout the summer. The full list is below.
You can find a calendar view of all library events (year-round) here.
Download a flyer of all the summer events here.

Family Storytime
Alternating Tuesdays at 10:30am
June 20, July 18,  August 1
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs! Activities will focus on ages 2-6, but all ages are welcome. No registration required.

Kids Craft Time
Alternating Tuesdays at 10:30am
June 27, July 11 & 25,  August 8
Enjoy an assortment of crafts and other activities. Recommended for ages 3-8. No registration required.

Baby Playtime
Thursdays at 10:30am
June 22 & 29, July 6, 13, 20, & 27, August 3 & 10
Enjoy open-ended play with your infant and social interaction with other families. Our toys are best suited for 6 months-3 years. Siblings welcome. No registration required

June
Ice Cream Social
Monday, June 19, 6:00pm
Sign up for the reading challenge and enjoy some ice cream! The party is hosted by the Friends of Berkley Public Library. No registration required.

Tuesday, June 20, 2:00pm
Make your own comics! Learn about developing a story, creating a character, and of course how to draw all your great ideas and turn them into a comic book!

Light-Up Circuit Friendship Bracelets
Tuesday, June 27, 2:00pm
Make a high-tech friendship bracelet that lights up!

Thursday, July 6, 2:00pm
Decorate a rock that you can hide around town to brighten someone's day!

Unlikely heroes must work together to save the planet from a super-polluter! Talewise will use science experiments and audience volunteers to help tell the story! Thanks to Vibe Credit Union for sponsoring this program!

Wednesday, July 19, 2:00pm
Local author A. Kidd will share her new picture book, Yasuko and the Dream Eater, a bedtime story based on a Japanese legend. Learn about tapirs, make a dream eater puppet, and take home instructions for folding origami from the story. Books will be available for purchase and signing. (Purchase not required to attend.) Thanks to Vibe Credit Union for sponsoring this program!

Monday, July 17, 6:30pm
Babies communicate with their facial expressions, voices, and bodies. 
When we treat babies’ body language as communication and try to figure out what they’re telling us, it’s easier for us to meet babies’ needs, get to know our babies better, feel closer to them, and start two-way conversation even before they can talk.
Learn how you can model, encourage, and respond to babies’ body language by using gestures and baby signs as you talk with children in everyday interactions.

Tuesday, July 25, 2:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of friendly competition! We'll play games that take teamwork to succeed, and have prizes for the winning team.

Open Spot Theater 
Wednesday, August 2, 2:00pm
Learn and practice the three pillars of theater: singing, dancing, and acting. Then work together to create a short skit to perform at the end!

Caribbean Steel Drums Concert
Wednesday, August 9, 6:30pm
Celebrate the end of Summer Reading with the cool sounds of Caribbean steel drums.

Reading Challenge
Visit the adult reference desk to sign up for the reading challenge and receive your reading log, then log any combination of 3 activities to win a book and any additional 3 activities to complete the program and receive the final prize pack (including a Clark’s Ice Cream coupon!).

Lost your reading log? Download a new one here. 
Email any questions to youth@berkleymich.net

Events
We have events and kits every other week, and they count towards completing your log! Registration is required unless otherwise noted. The full list is below–sign up by clicking on the event title. Registration opens Monday, June 19 at 10:00 am.

Ice Cream Social
Monday, June 19, 6:00pm
Sign up for the reading challenge and enjoy some ice cream! The party is hosted by the Friends of Berkley Public Library.

Escape Room: Exit Protocol
Wednesday, June 28, 4:00, 4:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, & 5:40pm

A top level CIA field office has been compromised. The operative has been told to initiate the Exit Protocol. All attempts to reach him have failed. It is imperative that the classified information at the location be retrieved and the office neutralized. It is up to you to secure the classified agent information and execute the evacuation procedure.

July

Battle of the Books 
Thursday, July 13, 4pm (at Huntington Woods Library)

Join us for an afternoon of book trivia! Read the books in advance and get a team together, or compete solo. Pizza will be provided, and there will be prizes for the winning team. The books are: Roxy by Neal Shusterman; Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew; Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim; I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys; and Huda F are You? by Huda Fahmy.

Week of July 24
Pick up materials to decorate a rock you can hide around town to brighten someone's day!

August
Movie Night Kit
Week of August 7
Get some friends together for an at-home movie night, with popcorn and candy provided by the library!