Summer Reading Program @ North Judson-Wayne Township Library

Sign-up for our Summer Reading programs started this week so be sure to contact Jennifer at 574-896-2841 to save your space. 

Tot Time will meet from 10:30-11am on Tuesdays from June 11th – July 16th.

Story Hour will meet from 1-2pm on Tuesdays from June 11th - July 16th.

Book Buddies will meet from 1-2pm on Thursdays from June 13th – July 18th.  Due to the 4th of July holiday that meeting well be held on July 3rd.

Are You an Oatmeal Lover?

We won’t take all the blame, BUT…I think one of the reasons Mother Nature may be delaying Spring is because of us.

You see, Ms. Kelsie is making plans for our Summer Reading Program and is in need of large oatmeal containers for one of the projects.  So if Mother Nature delays Spring that means that more of you might be serving your family some nice hot oatmeal for breakfast.

Or maybe you’re planning on baking some cookies for some event coming up – a bake sale, birthday gift - oatmeal cookies always go well.

When your oatmeal container is empty, please recycle it by donating it to the North Judson-Wayne Township Library.  There’s no need to rush through your current container, unless you or your family are BIG oatmeal fans.  Ms. Kelsie won’t need to prepare them until the end of May so you have plenty of time to eat your share.

Ms. Kelsie is Back!

Ms. Kelsie is back and she's lots of things planned for the summer.  Be sure you sign up by June 21st to reserve your spot for the fun!

Everyone who completes the Summer Program at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library is invited to attend the MadCap Puppet production of:

Jumping Over The Moon: A Puppet Musical

The creepy party guests have already arrived when two vaudeville actors, Sigmund and Edie, enter a mysterious old house to perform at a birthday party. They’re astonished to discover the party is for a baby monster! Thinking fast on their feet, they entertain with twists on traditional rhymes fit for a monster party.  The audience helps Sigmund and Edie with their hilarious musical numbers to appease the mischievous child in all of us.

6/9 to 7/14/2015 Summer Reading Program: Every Hero Has A Story

Registration for the Summer Reading Program at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library will begin on May 26th. Sign up and earn prizes for reading and completing your reading log every week.

Then join us from June 9th through July 14th on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 12 noon for books, games, and crafts about your favorite Superheroes and local "super" heroes.

6/8 to 7/13/2015 Summer Story Hour: Every Hero Has A Story

Our Summer Story Hour for 3 to 5 year olds will be on Mondays from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. from June 8th to July 13th. Come enjoy books, games and crafts about your favorite Superheroes and local "super" heroes.

Registration begins May 26th. Come enjoy books, games and crafts about your favorite Superheroes and local "super" heroes. Earn prizes for reading and completing your reading log every week.

6/8 to 7/13 Summer Tot-Time: Every Hero Has A Story

Our Summer Tot-Time for ages 18 months to 3 years old will be on Mondays from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon from June 8th to July 13th. Come enjoy books, games and crafts about your favorite Superheroes and local "super" heroes.

Registration begins May 26th. Come enjoy books, games and crafts about your favorite Superheroes and local "super" heroes. Earn prizes for reading and completing your reading log every week.

Last Chance To Sign-Up For Summer Reading

Hey, you!  Let's get a move on!  This Wednesday is your last chance to sign up for the Summer Reading program at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library and earn a ticket for the FREE ride at the Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum!

Everyone who has done at least 8 hours of reading AND has attended at least 4 of the Wednesday story/craft meetings will get a FREE TICKET for a Train Ride on July 26th. Each child will have to be accompanied by an adult and additional family members can also go along for the ride at a reduced rate – but everyone will have to sign up in advance. After the train ride there will be homemade corn dogs, fruit, chips, carrots and a drink waiting back at the station.

Notes From Nubi - Summer Reading Has Begun

How did summer get here so fast?  It seems as if the kids were in school just the other day and now they are coming into the library for our Summer Reading Program.

Of course, we have started the program earlier this year.  Usually the program starts closer to July, but this year it runs from June 3rd to July 26th, if you’re counting that’s eight weeks instead of the usual six.  That also means that there will be more weekly story and craft sessions for the kids to attend, which means more neat stuff to make and take home.

This year a student from Purdue University, North Central, will be running the program.  Her name is Stephanie Sierzputowski and she seems like a fun person.  Each week Stephanie will read a book that fits the theme – Dig Into Reading – and then there will be a craft, and the occasional tasty treat.  (I wonder if the treats will be pet friendly?  Maybe I should attend and find out.)

Anyway, each child is expected to either read with a family member or, if they are too young to read, have a family member read to them for at least an hour a week.  So older children can read to their younger brothers & sisters, nieces & nephews, or cousins and the time will count for everyone.

And at the end of the program there is a special treat.  Everyone who has done at least 8 hours of reading and has attended at least 4 story/craft meetings will get a FREE TICKET for a Train Ride on July 26th.  Each child will have to be accompanied by an adult and addition family members can also go along for the ride at a reduced rate – but everyone will have to sign up in advance.  After the train ride there will be homemade corn dogs, fruit, chips, carrots and a drink waiting back at the station.

Wish mom would read to me and I could go, but mom said dogs aren’t allowed on the train.  But maybe she’ll take me to meet everyone after the train ride.  And if you just happened to drop any morsels of food I’d be more than willing to clean up!

Anubis

DREAM BIG At The Library

Come join the Summer Reading Program at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library.  Every Wednesday at 1 p.m. we meet for stories, crafts, games and other fun activities.

Make a Splash at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library: READ

And make a splash they  did.  From June 28th through August 6th a total of twenty-five children took part in the six week Summer Reading program at the North Judson-Wayne Township Library.

But they didn’t spend all their time reading.   Every Wednesday they gathered to Be Creative by making crafts (ie:  a beach in a bottle, a rainstick, decorating ducks) or playing games (Make a Splash Bingo, Where’s the Duck?) and listening to stories read by Mrs. Bonnie Halascsak.  Needless to say, everyone had a good time.  By the time the program ended on August 6th, twelve of the participants had spent at least ten hours reading or being read to over the six week period. 

On August 7th we gathered by the ramp of the Civic Center to see who would win bragging rights for winning 1st North Judson-Wayne Township Duck Race, using the ducks they decorated the Wednesday before.  After the race everyone went to the library basement where certificates and prizes were passed out; a lunch of hotdogs, nachos, and s’mores was served; and the film “Kermit’s Swamp Years” was enjoyed.

Wednesday Be Creative Meetings End

Today was the last of our Wednesday Be Creative meetings for the Summer Reading program. We were hoping to have some duck races but because of the weather decided not to do any outside activities. Hope for good weather Saturday so we can have the races before we pass out certificates and prizes.