This year there are FIVE distinct summer reading programs:

Every program:

• tracks TIME spent reading in MINUTES
• has 10 levels
• awards a prize for each level reached
• awards 1 point for each 1 minute read
• provides opportunities to earn more points completing missions and reading books on reading lists

Special Events

ALL AGES

6/8 @ 2pm:  Summer Kickoff: Family Concert with Jim Gill

6/16 @ 10am:  Pint-Sized Polkas

Mondays beginning 6/18:  Monday Funday: Fun for the Whole Family

8/8 PokeCraft
Love Pokémon? Join us for Poké-fun as we create cool Poké-art.

Friday, August 8: 6-8pm
Carrollton Library: Josey Ranch Lake
All ages welcome

8/17 End of Summer Party
Join us for swimming, fun activities, prizes, and snacks. Summer Reading Program participants will receive an email invitation to show at the entrance in order to attend. Celebrate your reading success this summer!

Friday, August 17: 6:30-9:30pm
Rosemeade Rainforest Aquatic Complex
1334 E Rosemeade Pkwy, Carrollton, TX 75007
All ages welcome

8/23 Back to School Party
Kick off the new school year with dancing, games, and music. Bring yourself, your friends, and the whole family!

Thursday, August 23: 7-8pm
Carrollton Library: Hebron & Josey
All ages welcome

KIDS

Wednesdays beginning 6/13:  Summer STEAM Rocks

7/7 The Strike Scrape and Shake Show
Performer and educator Mark Shelton will bring his high energy one-man program to introduce us to the world of percussion. Drums, rhythm bones, hammered dulcimer, and electronic percussion included. Be prepared to get in on the act!

Saturday, July 7: 10am
Carrollton Library: Josey Ranch Lake
Ages 6+

7/17 Chivalry Rocks!
Visit with a knight or queen from Medieval Times, hear a story about a courageous knight, and learn the Code of Chivalry. Are you chivalrous enough to be knighted or appointed to an order of chivalry?

Tuesday, July 17: 1pm
Carrollton Library: Josey Ranch Lake
Ages 6-10

7/21 Fossil Dig with Science Safari
Libraries rock, and so does Susan Campbell with Science Safari. Come learn about a time when North Texas was at the bottom of a shallow sea. Extract your own 90-million-year-old local marine fossil and view it in a video microscope, so you can see yours at a magnificent magnification.
Space is limited; Register online at carrolltonpl.libcal.com or call 972-466-4800 for assistance.

Saturday, July 21: 2-3pm
Carrollton Library: Josey Ranch Lake
Ages 8-12

8/4 Carrollton Fire Rescue Pipe and Drum Corp
This group is made up of active Carrollton firefighters. It began as a way to honor fellow firefighters, but continues an old tradition started more than 150 years ago by Irish firefighters. Enjoy traditional Celtic tunes, and if you’ve never heard bagpipes and drums together, be prepared to rock!

Saturday, August 4, 10:00am
Carrollton Library: Josey Ranch Lake
Ages 5+

TWEENS

6/12 Tween SRP Kickoff: The Trials of Apollo

Mondays, 2-3pm:  Tween Coding

Tuesdays (times vary): Tween Tuesdays

TEENS

6/8 @ 6:30-8:30pm:  Teen SRP Kickoff: Escape Room

Mondays @ 3:30pm – Teen Coding

Select Tuesdays: Teens Take Over Tuesdays

Select Sundays: Teen Anime Club

6/27 & 7/25:  Teen Cookies & Crafting