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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Children enjoy an Ice Cream Sundae party at the Rabun County Public Library May 31 to kick off this year’s Summer Reading Program theme “All Together Now.”
The Rabun County Public Library Summer Reading Program is in full swing as many fun and educational activities are scheduled over the next couple of months.
The Summer Reading Program kicked off May 31 with an Ice Cream Sundae party that went right along with this year’s theme, “All Together Now.”
“The kickoff was an amazing event and we were able to reach more people in the community,” said Branch Manager and Librarian Dyana Costello-Banks.
Community sponsors Family Connections; Family Resource Center; Ferst Foundation; Rabun County Health Department; Rabun County Head Start; Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and SouthState Bank also participated during the event.
The summer reading program is open to all ages and all programming is free and open to the public. Community members can sign up any time during the summer by calling the library at 706-782-3731, registering in person, or registering on the Beanstack application. The Rabun County Public Library is located at 73 Jo Dotson Circle, Clayton.
Other programming during the summer
Free lunch will be served for ages 2-18 Monday-Friday from 11:30 a.m. to noon at the gazebo at the back entrance to the library. Meals are provided by Family Connection of Rabun County.
There will be adult matinees at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 19. A family movie will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 22. Stop by the library or call to get movie titles for the summer adult and family movies! Snacks are provided by Friends of the Library. Visit https://www.rabuncountylibrary.org/ for more information about the Summer Reading Program and information on programming.
Summer events
Community members do not have to be registered for the Summer Reading Program to attend summer events. June events so far have featured visits from Rabun County Fire Services and Ester Lipscomb Pottery. Kids were able to create pottery that will become part of a scavenger hunt on July 19 at the library.
Smithgall Woods Snakes Alive and “Kindness Rocks” rock painting for all ages, also were featured at the library. Smokey Bear made an appearance June 14 and tweens and teens enjoyed Friendship Jewelry Extravaganza June 15.
Children have also observed a Star Lab and Mobile Planetarium and Blue Ridge Activity and Tumbling (BRAT) bus. All ages also got to enjoy Chess Club in the Community Room. Recently, Pets, Pets, Pets. most any kind showed out at the pavilions.
Upcoming programming
Many more activities are upcoming in July.
-June 28 at 10:30 a.m.: Clayton Police Department will be at the pavilions behind the library and will also read a story to children.
-June 29 at 11 a.m.: Family Yoga for all ages at the pavilions.
-July 4: Closed for Independence Day
-July 5 at 10:30 a.m.: Patriotic storytime at the pavilions and an adult movie matinee at 1:30 p.m.
-July 6 at 11 a.m.: Bilingual storytime-Animal sounds around the world- in the Children’s Room.
-July 11 at 1 p.m.: Seed Library in the Community Room
-July 12 at 10:30 a.m.: Baleena the Whale. Walk inside the body of a whale inside the library!
-July 13 at 11 a.m.: Bee Kind to Bees in the Community Room.
-July 18 at 11 a.m.: All ages can make bath fizzies.
-July 19 at 10:30 a.m.: Under 18-pottery hunt and there will be a movie matinee at 1:30 p.m.
-July 20 at 11 a.m.: Wildlife Wonders Zoo to You will be at the pavilions for the Summer Finale.