Summer Library Program

Weekly Themes:

Links will be active as activities are released through the week.

Week 1 (June 29 - July 3): Independence Day

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Design a bookmark about the Summer Library Program Theme, Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover

  • Download the template here: Link

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • Find our Virtual Presentation on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

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For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 2 (July 6 - 10): Camping

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Research any National Park and tell us 3 things you learned about the park. Be sure to also tell us the name and location of the park you chose. Have your grown up email the facts to and include your name and age.

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

  • The bookmark and "I Spy" page are bonus worksheets just for fun and not valid for submission.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​

    • From the Kansas Wetlands Education Center, "Why the Opossum has a Bare Tale"​

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

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For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 3 (July 13-17): Bugs and Worms

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Make your favorite bug or worm out of recycled materials or items found in and around your home. Send us a picture of your creation at and include your name and age.

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​​

    • And check out a few more presentations:​

      • Link​

      • Link

      • Link

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

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For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 4 (July 20 - 26): Summer Storms

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Rescue Fred experiment. Link. Complete this at home experiment and email pictures of your rescue to summerreading@dcpl.info​

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​​​

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

​

For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 5 (July 27 - August 1): Kansas

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Create a picture of what you love about Kansas! Paint a picture of the state bird, the Western Meadowlark. Draw a picture of a sunflower. Create a collage of state parks. Be creative and send us a picture at

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​​​

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

​

For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 6 (August 3 - 7): Butterflies and Bees

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Create a decorative butterfly or bee mask out of items found in and around your home. Be creative and send us a picture at

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​​

    • And check out a few more presentations:​

    • Link​

    • Link

    • Link

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

​

For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.

Week 7 (August 10-14): Food / Picnics

• Monday - To go craft 

  • Pick up your craft through curbside or at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Monday - Challenge ​

  • Tell us your favorite things about summer reading. Was it a certain craft, like the caterpillar craft? Was it a certain storytime video? Was it a Thursday presentation that you just loved? Let us know by emailing: 

• Tuesday - Storytime​

  • Find our Virtual Storytime on our Youtube Page: Link​

• Wednesday - Activity Page/s

  • Find a digital copy of our activity page/s at the following link: Link or paper copies at the Main Level circulation desk.

• Thursday - Virtual Presentation​

  • • Find this week's Virtual Presentation on Youtube: Link​​

• Friday - Where's Wallace?​

  • Find the clues as to which book Wallace the Bookworm is reading each week on our website and Facebook page here: Link​ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning. Answers will be posted on Fridays at 2:00 p.m.​

  • ​​Monday Clue #1: In the final week of summer reading Wallace has found himself in a book with a look-alike friend. His little friend wants to go explore! What will they find themselves up to?
  • Wednesday Clue #2: Wallace's friend has worked up quite an appetite. On Monday, he started with an apple. What will he eat from there?
  • Friday Clue #3: Wallace's friend ate and ate and ate! Now his friend is resting in a special house he built, called a chrysalis.
    • Tip: Wallace is only in books that are located in the children's department and can be found in our catalog.

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For Challenge and Activity Page/s entries, submit a photo of the completed items to summerreading@dcpl.info. For guesses regarding "Where's Wallace?," simply e-mail guesses to no later than 2:00 p.m. each Friday.