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 Registration for the Summer Reading Challenge starts June 1, 10 am, at either the Main Library or the Robert Crown Branch Library! Your kids will get a free, high quality paperback book of their choice and a cool scratch-able bingo card with fun reading and writing activities. When your kids complete five activities on the bingo card in a row (down, across or diagonal), come in for an awesome selection of fun activity kit prizes and get entered into our Grand Prize Drawing! More information. This program is for toddlers through 5th grade; the Loft has a teen program for older kids.
EPL On The Fly! Plan your June now! We will be in the parks and can't wait to see you and your kids. Come make great STEM projects and sign up for summer reading:
- Mondays, June 13, 20, 27, James Park, 11 am-1 pm: More information.
- Tuesdays, June 14, 21, 28, Fleetwood-Jourdain Park, 11 am-1 pm: More information.
- Wednesdays, June 15, 22, 29, Mason Park, 11 am-1 pm: More information.
- Thursdays, June 16, 23, 30, Brummel-Dobson Park, 5-6 pm: More information.
All park programs are weather permitting and are canceled if there are dangerous conditions (light sprinkles don't count).
Looking for wonderful book recommendations for your kids? The state of Illinois has you covered for the summer and the whole next school year! IL librarians and teachers pick out the best books for these children's choice awards:
The Monarch Award Nominees (grades K-3)
The Bluestem Award Nominees (grades 3-5)
The Rebecca Caudill Award Nominees (grades 4-8)
The nominees for these awards are located near the Children's Desk at the Main Library year round, and we just shelved the newest nominees. Come grab some!
District 65 also has a great summer reading list that will help you complete some of the squares on the EPL's READ-O card. It's called Read Beyond Borders and lets kids "travel" through reading to Europe, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Asia this summer as well as North and South America. Which continent will your kids travel to first? District 65 also has a Middle school (rising 6-8 graders) summer reading list.
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Drop In Movies at Crown! Drop in to the Robert Crown Branch Library for movies every fourth Friday of the month! Call 847-448-8101 for movie titles and start times of each film. Friday, May 27, 2-6 pm: More information.
Lantern Floating Ceremony (all ages): Join Kids Create Change for a community Lantern Floating Ceremony. This will be an opportunity for community members to come together to honor the losses resulting from the pandemic by participating in the collective act of floating lanterns. This is a program of Evanston's ASPA, run by Angela Lyonsmith of Kids Create Change. Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 pm, Arrington Lagoon: More information.
Language Adventure Time, en español! Hora de Aventuras - ¡Es primavera! (Rising grades K-5) Cuentos y juegos en español Come have fun and play games while speaking Spanish; send your TWI students to us! Acompáñanos para escuchar las cuentos y jugar al veo veo, adivina adivinanza, Simon de Palabras y más! Te esperamos en la biblioteca de Robert Crown cada lunes! Monday, June 6, 4 pm, Robert Crown Multipurpose Room: Register.
Clay Nature Impressions! (Rising grades K-5, Teens and Adults, too!) Join us for an outdoor craft and capture the imprint of local plants in this fun clay activity! Using air-dry clay and local leaves and flowers, create fossil-like impressions to learn about the nature that surrounds us Friday, June 10, 11 am-12:30 pm, Robert Crown Reading Garden: More information.
Graphic Novel Book Club (Rising grades 3-5) You love graphic novels; now come talk about them! You will love Varian Johnson's delightful graphic novel, Twins. He's also a Coretta Scott King Honor award winner! Stop by the children's desk to pick up a copy to read beforehand. Saturday, June 11, 3 pm, Children's Public Conference Room, Main Library: Register.
Virtual Microwave cooking class: Gluten Free! (Rising grades K-5) Want to learn how to cook gluten free using your microwave? This month we will be making some great gluten free food using a mug and a microwave. An ingredient list will be sent out ahead of time so you can cook your own delicious food in your own kitchen along with us. Friday, June 17, 10 am, Zoom: Register.
Lego Club (Rising grades 3-5) Come to the Robert Crown Branch Library and challenge your brain with some exciting builds! We supply the LEGO bricks, you supply the creativity and positive attitude. Monday, June 20, 2 pm, Robert Crown Branch Library: Register.
May is Jewish Heritage Month! Great ways to celebrate:
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Look at our updated list of Sidney Taylor Award Winners, the national Jewish book award for children's literature!
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Read a new 2022 Middle Grade novel that is a contender for this year's Sidney Taylor awards: Aviva vs the Dybbuk! Check out Betsy Bird's review of Aviva vs the Dybbuk as well as this excerpt from a different review: "Provides a rare and much-needed form of Jewish representation: an authentic story about an Orthodox Jewish girl that is steeped in her lifestyle without being about that lifestyle." -Leah Cypress at Sidney Taylor Schmooze, a column reviewing award contenders.
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Craft! Create a lovely, recycled Tzedakah box! What is Tzedakah? It means righteousness in Hebrew but its intent is more like "an ethical obligation to help others." The box makes it easy and fun to collect coins and then you and your kids decide whom to help! A great lesson for any child.
 We've got great books for you! Don't miss our 3 great booklists:
Then, get ready for these cool library Pride events:
Drag Queen Storytime (all ages)! Miss Coco is back to present a fun and fabulous storytime for all ages. Bring your whole family and join us for one of these special events!
Crafternoon Pride Party (ages 6-10 and caregivers)! Join us in this inclusive space to celebrate acceptance and create colorful flower crowns or affirmation stones. All materials will be provided. Monday, June 11, 3-5 pm, Main Library Children's Room, Art Garden: More information.
Rainbow Windsock Grab and Go Kits! Make a great decoration for the upcoming Youth Car Parade (see below)! Beginning June 1, while supplies last. More information.
Evanston Pride Inc has announced the following city-wide programs, too:
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Sunday, June 5, 1-2 pm, Youth Car Parade
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Sunday, June 12, 7:30 pm, Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, Candle Lighting and Remembrance Ceremony
YMCA Child Care Center has a new Story Walk up called, Errol's Garden. To prepare, watch a child read the book to you aloud! In this heart-warming tale of common purpose within a diverse community, Gillian Hibbs illustrates the power of the natural world to inspire and reward us within an urban environment. - Publisher
Then plant seeds with your kids, so they can be like Errol!
The Evanston Ecology Center and the Evanston Public Library, starting this week, have the Blueberry Winner, How to Find a Fox set up as a nature walk in the Ladd Arboretum! Come learn about foxes while enjoying the (newly gorgeous) outdoors. Available all summer long: More information.
Check out this fun Fox Mask to make with your kids, all from hearts.
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