Summer Reading 2009 Events at Robert Beverly Hale Library

 

(401) 783-5386

 

Tuesday, June 30, 6:00-7:30 PM

Summer Reading Program Ice Cream Kickoff

An ice cream social will be held to from 6-7:30 PM to celebrate the kick off of the "Be Creative@ Your Library " Summer Reading Program at the Robert Beverly Hale Library.

 

Monday, July 6, 2:00 PM
Pet Rocks! Kids ages 6 and up are invited to Be Creative @ The Library and create a pet rock of their very own. Registration is required, call 783-5386.

Tuesday, July 7, 6:30 PM
*The Napua O Polynesia dance troupe will be performing at the Robert Beverly Hale Library on Tuesday, July 7th at 6:30 p.m. Together the dancers, drummers, and musicians bring you on a tour to the Polynesian islands of Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, the Philippines and many other tropical islands. Designed for family audiences with children ages to 4 to 11, the program lasts for 45 minutes and is free of charge.

Tuesday, July 14, 6:30 PM
*The Great Baldini will be performing at the Robert Beverly Hale Library on Tuesday, July 14 at 6:30. Audiences of all ages will be magically motivated to tap into their creative genes. Throughout the show participants will use their magical powers, and chant the magic word "cre a tiv i ty" to make objects appear and disappear. This is an audience participation show which will surely entertain the inner child in all of us. Designed for family audiences with children ages to 4 to 11, the program lasts for 45 minutes and is free of charge.

Tuesday, July 21, 6:00-7:30 PM
Sidewalk Chalk. Kids of all ages are invited to show off their creativity and art work by decorating the library steps with sidewalk chalk. This event is free and open to the public, no registration is required!

Tuesday, July 28, 6:30 PM
*Mad Science of Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island will perform at the Robert Beverly Hale Library on Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m. Children and adults will be dazzled and entertained as they interact with a Mad Scientist to find clues to solve some mysteries of science! This interactive event challenges the audience to explore the scientific method as they observe, hypothesize, and experiment. Designed for family audiences with children ages to 4 to 11, the program lasts for 45 minutes and is free of charge. Space is limited so please arrive early.

Monday, August 3, 2:00 PM
Solar Print Paper Craft
Kids ages 6 and up are invited to create a framed picture using light sensitive solar paper. Registration is required, call 783-5386.

 

Tuesday, August 11, 6:30 PM
*Keith Munslow, a Rhode Island favorite, is back with more summertime fun! His performance will be a crowd pleaser, guaranteed to have grown ups laughing just as much as the kids. In his one-of-a-kind triple whammy show, Keith delivers fun, funky music, hilarious stories, and lightning-fast cartooning to the stage. And Keith has a few new tricks up his sleeve...so don't miss this one! Designed for family audiences with children ages to 4 to 11, the program lasts for 45 minutes and is free of charge. Call the library for more information at 783-5386.

 

All events are free of charge and open to the public.

*These free programs are part of the 2009 Summer Reading Program, Be Creative @ Your Library, sponsored by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services, Rhode Island McDonald's restaurants, and the Friends of the Robert Beverly Hale Library.

Robert Beverly Hale Library, 2601 Commodore Perry Highway, Wakefield, RI 02879.

 

Updated June 3, 2009.