Kanawha County Public Library

Summer Library ClubMay 30 through Aug. 1

2015GUIDEBOOK

of The LibraryFoundationof Kanawha County, Inc.

FriendsMARY JO BRICK

Martha Gaines and Russell Wehrle Foundation

What is Summer Library Club?Kanawha County Public Library’s Summer Library Club is a reading and adventure program meant to keep everyone reading all summer long. It isn’t just about reading, though. It’s about being a part of something bigger, learning new things, meeting new friends, and maybe even earning a few prizes too. The theme for Summer Library Club this year is “Every Hero Has a Story!”

Cool, so how do I sign up?If you’re reading this, then you are already on your way. The best place to start is to talk to a library staff member at your local branch library. They can help you get registered online, help explain the game sheet, and get you on the right track. All you need is a library card.

Headlining EventsHero Hotcakes with Chef April HamiltonCan a chef be a hero? Chef April certainly is! Join Food Revolution Hero, cookbook author, and The Charleston Gazette columnist April Hamilton for her Kids in the Kitchen class to create and taste “Hero Hotcakes.” Registration is limited to 20 participants. Children • Registration required.

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, June 3, 11 a.m.

Main LibraryWednesday, June 3, 6 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, June 4, 10:30 a.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryMonday, June 1, 6 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryTuesday, June 2, 11 a.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryTuesday, June 2, 6 p.m.

Create your own superhero costume, complete with cape, mask and cuffs. Ages 6-11 years and families • Registration required.

Create Your Own Costume

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, June 11, 10:30 a.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryMonday, June 15, 1:30 p.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryMonday, June 29, 6 p.m.

Glasgow Branch LibraryTuesday, June 2, 6 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryTuesday, June 9, 2 p.m.

Main LibraryWednesday, June 10, 2 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryThursday, June 4, 6 p.m.

Marmet Branch LibraryFriday, June 5, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryFriday, June 5, 2 p.m.

Nitro Public LibraryMonday, June 15, 11 a.m.

Get creative with your favorite graphic novel characters at the library! Make a Baby Mouse craft, comic book magnets, Pokemon ears and a graphic novel storage box! Registration begins June 24. Ages 6-11 years • Registration required.

Ka-POW! Graphic Novel Crafts for Kids

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, July 8, 2 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryThursday, July 9, 11 a.m.

Main LibrarySaturday, July 11, 11 a.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryTuesday, June 9, 2 p.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryTuesday, June 23, 2:30 p.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, June 24, 3 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, July 16, 10:30 a.m.

Marmet Branch LibraryFriday, July 17, 10:30 a.m.

Nitro Public LibraryWednesday, July 22, 2 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryWednesday, July 29, 2 p.m.

Turtle Power! Meet and greet turtles, bearded dragons, snakes and surprise amphibians with The Turtle Lady. Family.

The Turtle Lady

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, June 10, 11 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, June 10, 2 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryThursday, June 11, 11 a.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryMonday, June 8, 6 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryTuesday, June 9, 10:30 a.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryTuesday, June 9, 6 p.m.

Join Batman and the Hopemobile of Heroes4Higher for Hero Training! Take a photo with Batman after you learn about how to “be the hero!” Family.

Hero Training with Batman!

Sissonville Branch LibraryWednesday, June 17, 11 a.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryWednesday, June 17, 1:15 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryWednesday, June 17, 3 p.m.

Main LibraryThursday, June 18, 2 p.m.

Nitro Public LibraryWednesday, June 10, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryTuesday, June 16, 1 p.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryTuesday, June 16, 3 p.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryTuesday, June 16, 4:30 p.m.

The zany Mark Wood Fun Show is coming to a library near you! Professional entertainer Mark Wood will dazzle you with magic, juggling, and balloon art. Free balloon for each child who participates. Family.

Mark Wood Fun Show

Main LibraryWednesday, July 1, 6 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryThursday, July 2, 10:30 a.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, July 1, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, July 1, 2 p.m.

Madcap Puppets presents: Once Upon a Clock. Dare to enter a world of enchanting stories with Alvis and Sydney, two kids attempting to unlock the secrets of their uncle’s mysterious clock shop. Each time they climb through his magical grandfather clock, they are swept away to a land of exciting stories - each more heart-pounding than the last. Family.

Madcap Puppets

St. Albans Branch LibraryFriday, June 26, 10:30 a.m.

Main LibraryFriday, June 26, 2 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, June 25, 10:30 a.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryThursday, June 25, 6 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryThursday, June 11, 2 p.m.

Main LibraryThursday, June 11, 6 p.m.

Marmet Branch LibraryFriday, June 12, 10:30 a.m.

Marmet Branch LibraryThursday, June 18, 4 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, June 18, 5:30 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryThursday, July 2, 2 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, July 2, 6 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryTuesday, July 7, 6 p.m.

Marmet Branch LibraryFriday, July 10, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryThursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryThursday, July 16, 6:30 p.m.

Register for events by going to our website.www.kanawhalibrary.org/events-classes

Register for events by going to our website.www.kanawhalibrary.org/events-classes

More Headlining Events Game Sheet Instructions:Incredible BatsJoin us for a visit from bat conservationists and educators Daniel and Sharon Peterson. See live African Straw-Colored Bats and Egyptian Fruit Bats! Family.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, July 15, 2:30 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryTuesday, July 14, 4 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryTuesday, July 14, 6:30 p.m.

Throw on your labcoat and get ready to experience forces and reactions through several exciting, hands-on experiments that will have you laughing, learning and having fun! Enjoy this spectacular adventure and be swept away to a place where truly ‘super’ heroes really do exist! Children and families.

Sciencetellers

Riverside Public LibraryTuesday, July 21, 10:30 a.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryTuesday, July 21, 2 p.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryTuesday, July 21, 6 p.m.

Main LibraryThursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryThursday, July 23, 6 p.m.

KCPL and The Pottery Place are teaming up for some “super” fun! Registered participants will paint a 16oz mug. Mugs will be fired at The Pottery Place and returned to the library for pick-up. Registration opens July 8th and is limited to 20 participants at each location. Children, ages 6-11 • Registration required.

The Pottery Place @ KCPL

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, July 22, 11 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, July 22, 2 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, July 23, 10:30 a.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryMonday, July 20, 6 p.m.

Main LibraryTuesday, July 21, 1 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryTuesday, July 21, 6 p.m.

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Captain Friendship! This super hero-themed show offers young audiences the opportunity to stand up to a bullying bandit and empower themselves, all while having a great time! Family.

Bright Star Touring Theatre Presents: Captain Friendship and the Bully Bandit

Elk Valley Branch LibraryWednesday, July 29, 6 p.m.

Riverside Public LibraryThursday, July 30, 10:30 a.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, July 29, 11 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryWednesday, July 29, 2 p.m.

Main LibraryWednesday, July 15, 10 a.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryWednesday, July 15, 12:30 p.m.

Main LibraryThursday, July 30, 2:30 p.m.

Sissonville Branch LibraryThursday, July 30, 6 p.m.

On the next two pages, you will find a picture of two super kids. Behind those super kids is a city that is surrounded by a stormy cloud. There must be some trouble brewing in the city, because there are spotlights on the rooftops of the buildings. The lights are shining the word, “hero,” into the sky!

It looks like they’re calling all heroes and heroines to action. They’re calling for you!

If you look even more closely, you will see that the picture is broken into 60 blocks. Every time you read for a total of 20 minutes or attend a library event or class, you can color in one block of the picture. You can use crayons, colored pencils, or whatever else you would like to use that will work on the paper. It’s pretty easy, and it doesn’t have to be perfect.

Once you have colored 15 blocks in the picture, bring your game sheet to your local branch library to pick up a prize.

For each 15 blocks you color, you get another prize. That means you will get a prize when you have colored 30 blocks, and you will get another prize when you have colored 45 blocks.

Once you have colored in all 60 blocks to finish your picture, you will get to choose a book to keep, and you’ll also get a KCPL drawstring backpack to keep, too.

Everyone who completes their picture by coloring in all 60 blocks will be entered into a drawing for the grand prize: a Kindle Fire!

Remember, you have until the library closes on August 1 to complete your game sheet and bring it to your local branch library to collect your prizes and register for the grand prize drawing.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryThursday, July 23, 6 p.m.

Register for events by going to our website.www.kanawhalibrary.org/events-classes

Color in a square when you finish a task. Don’t worry; it doesn’t have to be perfect! Color in a square when you finish a task. Don’t worry; it doesn’t have to be perfect!

Jack: The Appalachian SuperheroKings, giants, ogres, robbers, princesses and animals -- Jack outwits them all! He didn’t just climb a beanstalk, he’s our own Appalachian superhero and the star of Granny Sue’s exciting stories. Songs, puppets and fun make this lively event a good time for the whole family.

St. Albans Branch LibraryTuesday, July 21, 10:30 a.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryThursday, July 23, 11 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryThursday, July 23, 2 p.m.

J.D. Williamson’s Super ArtSuper-talented J.D. Williamson will visit the library to create some spectacular superhero art! J.D. will tell us stories of real life superheroes as he creates awesome cartoon drawings. Family.

Nitro Public LibraryThursday, July 30, 2 p.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryThursday, July 30, 6 p.m.

Additional Events

There are more than 100 events and classes that are part of this year’s Summer Library Club.Check for more events on our online calendar. www.kanawhalibrary.org/events-classes

Contact your local branch library for more details.

Hero DogMeet “Soot,” a 2012 American Humane Association “Hero Dog,” and his handler Lorrie. Soot is an air scent (scent discriminating) certified search and rescue dog trained to find lost subjects in the wilderness. Family.

Riverside Public LibraryWednesday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.

Cross Lanes Branch LibraryThursday, July 9, 6 p.m.

Craft Time FunVisit the Mobile Library at Coonskin Park for craft time fun. Family.

Mobile Library @ Coonskin ParkWednesdays, June 3 & 17, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Wednesdays, July 1, 15 & 29, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.Wednesdays, August 12 & 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Cereal Box Pop Art WorkshopMichael Albert, pop artist and author of An Artist’s America, shows us how to find the artistic value in simple recyclable materials. You

will make your own piece of exciting pop art in this workshop. Registration begins June 15. Family • Registration required.

Main LibraryMonday, June 29, 10 a.m.

Dunbar Branch LibraryMonday, June 29, 2 p.m.

Nitro Public LibraryMonday, June 29, 5 p.m.

Clendenin Branch LibraryTuesday, June 30, 2 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryWednesday, July 1, 6 p.m.

Elk Valley Branch LibraryThursday, July 16, 6 p.m.

St. Albans Branch LibraryThursday, July 23, 6 p.m.

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Register for events by going to our website.www.kanawhalibrary.org/events-classes