Kid's Summer Reading

Spend the summer with us at Louttit Library with activities and reading challenges for all ages!

Programs:

For Younger Children: No registration required

Outdoor Storytime: Begins Monday, June 29 @10:30am.

Join Ms. Kathryn on Mondays at 10:30am under the pavilion for stories, songs, and bubble dancing! Recommended for ages 2-6, families welcome.

Rock-A-Baby: Wednesday, July 29 @10:30am.

Join the puppets Rhythm, Melody, Harmony, and the rest of the Rock-a-Baby crew for an interactive musical event perfect for babies, toddlers, and young children!

Fiddle N' Fun: Monday, August 3 @10:30am.

Fiddle 'N' Fun is an interactive musical event that will have everyone singing and dancing! Recommended for ages 2-6, families welcome!

Trucks of West Greenwich: Friday, August 7 @11am

Check out all the trucks of West Greenwich! Families welcome! Rain date: Fri, Aug 14 @ 11am

Storywalk:

Walk the trail behind the library and read a story as you go! We’ll change it out monthly.

Kids Take Home Craft:

New crafts every Monday! First come, first served. Ages 3+

For Kids: Grades 2-5: (Registration required)

Art Labs with The Creative Space:

Quilled Paper Flowers: Tuesday, June 30 @2pm

Create a garden landscape and learn how to make flowers using paper quilling!

Squeegee Sandcastle: Tuesday, July 7 @2pm

Use a squeegee to paint a gradient background for your sandcastle!

Firefly Fingerpainting: Tuesday, July 28 @2pm

Create a jar of fireflies using fingerpainting and then insert a string of fairy lights to make them glow!

Healthy Habits with RI Community Food Bank:

Food Around the World: Thursday, July 9 @1pm

Discover cooking tools and foods unique to 6 continents while filling your food passport.

Fueling Movement: Thursday, July 23 @1pm

Explore types of exercise and macronutrients with taste tests and movement.

Science Programs with the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center and the Roger Williams Zoomobile

Every Seed Tells a Story: Thursday, July 2 @1pm

Meet live animals, explore the seed journey, and create a craft to help plant native habitat in your own community.

Rainforest Adaptations: Tuesday, July 14 @2pm

Students will explore the four layers of the rainforest and the structural adaptations that help animals survive in each.

Birds are Dinosaurs: Thursday, July 16 @1pm

Meet a live bird ambassador, enjoy hands-on activities, and unearth the incredible story of how modern birds are living dinosaurs!

Cool Skills with RI Circus Space: Grades 3-6

Hula-Hooping and Juggling: Friday, July 10 @1pm

View the Teen Summer Reading page to see events for grades 6-12.

Family Programs:

Magic Show with Russ DeSimone: Wednesday, July 22 @11am

Magician Russ DeSimone is back to delight audiences of all ages. He’ll be assisted by Presto the Rabbit, Flutter the Fish AND the audience!

LED Mini Golf with One-Up Games: Monday, July 27 @3-6pm

Come play 9-hole glow in the dark mini golf at the library!

After-Hours Escape Room: Friday, July 17 @5pm or 6:30pm

Join us for a Mr. Lemoncello's Library themed escape room! Bring a team and complete activities to solve the riddle. Recommended max of four people per team and suggested for ages 8+, families welcome. Note: Reading the book is not required to understand or to participate in the escape room.

Reading Challenges:

Challenges run June 29 - August 14. Track your reading on Beanstack! www.louttitlibrary.beanstack.org

Little Readers: For ages 0-6.

Read 10 books, earn prizes and free books along the way, and receive tickets to enter into a prize basket drawing!

Kids: For grades 2-5 (ages 7-12).

Read 600 minutes this summer! Log your reading as you go to earn Spin the Wheel prizes, free books, and to receive tickets to enter into grand prize drawings. Additional tickets can be gained by submitting book reviews and attending library programs!

Teens: For grades 6-12 (ages 13-17).

Read 600 minutes this summer! Log your reading as you go to earn free books, opportunities to pick from our teen treasure chest, and receive tickets to enter into grand prize drawings. Additional tickets can be gained by reading varying genres, submitting book reviews, and attending library programs!

Adults: Ages 18+

Read 600 minutes this summer! Log your reading as you go to earn opportunities to pick from our adult treasure chest and receive tickets to enter into grand prize drawings. Additional tickets can be gained by reading varying genres and submitting book reviews. Participants who complete the challenge will earn a library branded grand prize!