summer fun @ the ironwood arnegie library!

10:45am Monday, June 13 Depot Park in Ironwood

Story Time and Flower Planting (all ages)

Enjoy a free hot lunch at Depot Park & do some gardening! The

Range Master Gardeners will assist us in planting beautiful flowers to

take home with instructions on how to help them grow. We will

share “The Carrot Seed” book!

1pm-3pm Thursday, June 16 Ironwood Carnegie

Library

On Your Mark Get Set...Read Summer Kick Off Party

This summer is about exercising your

brain, your body...and just having a

whole lot of fun! Asprius Grand View

Health System will be on hand to help

us out! Pick up your summer packet

complete with reading log, a jump rope, pedometer and fun stuff!

We’ll have games, contests, and crafts...something going on for

everyone as we start summer at the library!

9:30am Thursday, June 23 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Cuddlebugs Story Time (babies and toddlers)

We’ll get moving, start singing, and enjoy rhyming and stories with

our big people! Older siblings can join us also!

1pm Thursday, June 23 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Top Chef (grades 3-6)

Do you have what it takes to make a great snack out of some unusual

ingredients? We’ll have a competition complete with your own chef

hat, apron, and supplies. Celebrity judges and prizes!

Pre-register by June 20!

4pm-5pm Thursday, June 23 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Pokémon Group (grades 2-8)

Join us to play, trade, and enjoy all things Pokémon!

10:30am Saturday, June 25 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Story Time @ the Library: Plantzilla! & other fun stories

Erin Wolf from the 4H Garden Club will join us as we enjoy a funny

story and make fairy or dinosaur terrariums to take home! 5year olds

and up will love this event!

11:00am Monday, June 27 Depot Park in Ironwood

Fun and Games @ Depot Park

The Ironwood Carnegie Library and the Great Start Collaborative will

be there with great games to get you moving and giggling after you

eat your free hot lunch!

1pm Monday, June 27 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Bird Hurdles: Nature Program (grades 2 and up)

It’s not easy being a bird! Through a fun and active obstacle

course, you’ll learn about some of the dangers that face wild birds.

Can you avoid tall buildings and powerlines? A cat? Join us to find

out! Hosted by the North Lakeland Discovery Center. Pre-register

please!

Summer Fun @ the Ironwood Carnegie Library!

4pm-5:30pm Tuesday, June 28 Ironwood

Carnegie Library

Teens Only: Henna Tattoos and

Rejuvinate Yourself! (grade 6-12)

We’re making it bigger and better this

summer! Get a great tattoo by Amanda

Szot….take a breath and let life coach

Cindi Franck help you to be in the moment...enjoy some great herbal

teas and snacks. Parental consent required for the tattoos! (pick up at

library) Pre-register please!

11am Wednesday, June 29

Story Time @ Burger King

Pete the Cat: Go Pete Go! Ding, ding. There’s nothing

Pete the Cat loves to do more on a sunny day than to

ring his little bell and pedal fast on his bicycle. But on

this sunny day, Turtle wants to race someone in his

new car. Vroom, vroom! Pete and his bicycle are up for

the challenge! Enjoy this great story, a fun activity and a healthy snack!

1pm Thursday, June 30th

Books and Bowling Club (grades 4-6)

We’ll be distributing the books we are going to read and then enjoying a

game of bowling at Larry’s Lucky Strikes. Want to join the club? YES!

Pre-register with us by calling Lynne at 932-0203. A 4HClub/Ironwood

Carnegie Library collaboration.

4pm-5pm Thursday, July 7 Ironwood Carnegie Library



4:00pm Friday, July 8 Depot Park in Ironwood

Story Time @ Depot Park: The Run Away Garden

Enjoy great stories and vegetable painting during the Ironwood farmers

market at Depot Park!

2pm Monday, July 11


We will talk about the books we’ve been reading and then enjoy a game

of bowling at Larry’s Lucky Strikes. Want to join the club? YES! Pre-

register with us by calling Lynne at 932-0203. A 4H Club/Ironwood

Carnegie Library collaboration.

1pm Tuesday, July 12

Ready, Set, Make Something Cool! Make a Foosball Game!

Ever play table soccer? We’ll make a cool version with dowels and

clothes pins for you to take home! Pre-register please!

1pm Thursday, July 14

Science @ the Library: GROSSOLOGY!

The human body is an incredible machine with some slimy, sticky and

stinky side effects. Learn about all things gross while engaging in hands on

experiments to stimulate how our body works. Presented by the

Michigan Science Center. Space limited.

Pre-register please!

Friday, July 15

KIDS’S FUN DAY @ Festival Ironwood

Join us at our booth for some Motion Commotion!

4pm-5pm Thursday, July 21

Pokémon Group (grades 2-8) Ironwood Carnegie Library


(turn to other side!)

Pick up a reading log and take part in the reading

portion of our summer programs. Some cool

prizes...and it’s up to you to read what you love!

Find out how to get a card on the following page!

Ironwood Carnegie Library

235 East Aurora

Ironwood, MI 49938

932-0203

www.uproc.lib.mi.us/Ironwood

Questions about programs?

Email

[email protected]

11am Monday, July 25 Depot Park in Ironwood

Fun and Games with the Library!

1pm Monday, July 25

Nature Program at the Library: Get Set for BUGS

(grades 2 and up)

Northwood Wildlife Center will bug us with some awesome insect-

ology fun! Do bugs make you squirm? Then be prepared! Pre-register

please!

2:00pm Tuesday, July 26 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Story Time at the Library: HILDA MUST BE DANCING!

Hilda Hippo loves to dance! But there's just one problem.

When Hilda dances, it sounds like this: Ka-bump! Crash!

Crash! Crash! Ironwood Dance Company will get us up

and moving as we enjoy a fun filled story about doing

what you love!

11am Wednesday, July 27

Story Time at Burger King

Curious George Joins the Team George learns nothing can stop

some people from joining the basketball team! A story of

determination and triumph...enjoy this great story, a fun activity

and a healthy snack!

9:30am Thursday, July 28


For babies and toddlers. We’ll get moving, start singing, and enjoy

rhyming and stories with our big people!

4:00pm Thursday, July 28th

Ready, Set...Make Something Cool! Build a Kite (Grades 1-6)

Be prepared to decorate yours just the way you want it!

We’ll make real kites that you can take home along with in-

structions on how to fly it safely . Pre-register please!

1pm Friday, July 29 Ironwood Carnegie Library

Nature Program at the Library: Where the Wild

Things Are: The Skin and Bones of Nature (grades 2-6)

We see them from a distance every day...the critters that live in the

woods. The Ottawa National Forest Service will let you get a feel for

the wild things with a program filled with pelts, skulls...and other

interesting things! Pre-register please!

4:00pm Tuesday, August 2

Story Time @ the Library: If You’re a Monster and You Know It!

Sing along with our guest musicians to a rollicking story...and make a

monster when your done! Fun for ages 5 and older!

2pm Thursday, August 4 Ironwood Memorial Building Auditorium

Annual Fancy Nancy Tea Party

It’s the event of the season! Dress up in your finest finery and join us

for a beautiful tea party. Finger foods, tea (not yucky grownup

tea...yummy fruity juicy tea), a fancy craft, and a story. Space is limited

to 25, so pre-register early please!

4pm-5pm Thursday, August 4 Ironwood Carnegie Library


Join us to play, trade, and enjoy all things Pokémon

2pm Thursday, August 11


We will talk about the books we’ve been reading and then enjoy a game

of bowling at Larry’s Lucky Strikes. Want to join the club? YES! Pre-

register with us by calling Lynne at 932-0203. A 4H Club /Ironwood Car-

negie Library collaboration.

4:00pm Friday, August 12 Depot Park in Ironwood A Very Special Story Time: A Bounty of Stories

Cygnus Storytelling comes to town for Ready, Set, Read!

Tales of Giant Turnips, Talking Pumpkins and a Lima Bean Monster will

be brought to life with songs, props, puppets and audience participation

sure to spark your imagination and tickle your funny bone! Children

(and adults) of all ages welcome! Featuring Jen Strauss and friends.

3:30pm-5pm Thursday, August 18

SUMMER READING PROGRAM PARTY

We’ll celebrate with a cook out, games, and crafts. We’ll hand out prizes

for our summer reading logs. All who have participated in the summer

reading and programs are more than welcome to join us to celebrate a

wonderful summer and to let us say thank you for taking part in our

library’s summer programs! Hosted by the Friends of the Ironwood

Carnegie Library.

11am Wednesday, August 24

Story Time @ Burger King

Bear on Bike! Can you even imagine that? Enjoy this great story, a fun

activity and a healthy snack!

9:30am Thursday, August 25 Ironwood Carnegie Library


For babies and toddlers. We’ll get moving, start singing, and enjoy rhym-

ing and stories with our big people!

Thank you to the

Friends of the Ironwood Carnegie Library

for supporting our summer programs.

Additional thanks to the following for supporting

the work we do with area children:

Pat O’Neill, Poet/Author

Aspirus Grand View Health System

Superior Health Foundation

Gogebic Range United Way

Banfield Foundation

Burger King Restaurant

New Info about Ironwood Carnegie Library

Cards

There is NO COST for library cards to

residents of Ironwood and Erwin Township.

Can’t check out books because you have fines or lost books?

GUESS WHAT? You can check out books again! We will issue a

special card to students so you can again have library privileges.

Come and see us for the details and to get registered again!

Are you a student who lives outside of the city of Ironwood or

Erwin Township? We have a special summer library card for you

so you can also check out books at a very minimal cost. Stop or

call 932-0203 and we will help you out!

All children are welcome to attend our programs...some

require pre-registration due to limited space! Make sure you

register early!

summer fun @ the ironwood arnegie library!

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