PEACH PUBLIC LIBRARIES 2021 SUMMER READING PROGRAM

PEACH PUBLIC LIBRARIES
   2021 SUMMER READING PROGRAM
                June 1, 2021 – July 30, 2021

            Sign Up begins Monday, May 24, 2021
Peach Public Libraries will be closed Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day
             and Saturday, July 03, 2021 in observance of Independence Day.

Children who sign up for the Summer Reading Program will receive a reading log to
record titles of books read each week. Track your reading progress and receive a
small prize each week. Return your final reading logs by Friday, July 23, 2021. Pick
up your 2021 Summer Reading Certificate between Monday, July 26, 2021 and
Friday, July 30, 2021.

                            Toddlers and Preschoolers
                              (Ages 1 year to 5 years old)
               Tuesdays at 11:00 AM at Thomas Public Library
               Wednesdays at 11:00 AM at Byron Public Library
WEEKLY STORYTIME TOPICS
06/01 - What is a Veterinarian? : We will make our own Vet lab coat this week.
06/08 - Dog Checkup: You may bring a stuffed animal dog for a checkup.
06/15 - Bird Checkup: You may bring a toy bird for a checkup.
06/22 - Reptile Checkup: You may bring a toy lizard, snake or turtle for a checkup.
06/29 - Cat Checkup: You may bring a stuffed animal cat for a checkup.
07/06 - Animals from the Aquarium: You may bring an aquatic animal toy for a checkup.
07/13 - Animals from the Farm: You may bring a farm animal toy for a checkup.
07/20 - Animals from the Zoo: You may bring a zoo animal toy for a checkup.

Virtual Visits From Home
    Check out the Georgia Aquarium webcams online at
https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/
    As well as the Zoo Atlanta webcams online at
https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/

Primary and Elementary Children
                                 (Ages 6 years to 11 Years old)
      *Weekly take home craft /activity available at checkout.*
WEEKLY READING TOPICS
*Libraries will be closed Monday, May 31, 2021 in observance of Memorial Day and Saturday, July 03, 2021
in observance of Independence Day.
06/01 – Once Upon a Time Tales: Fizzing Fair Potion take home craft/activity.
06/07 – Classic and Fractured Tales: Foaming Dragon take home craft/activity.
06/14 – Midnight Tales: Glow in the Dark Painted Rock take home craft/activity.
06/21 – Sea Adventure Tales: 3D Paper Fish take home craft/activity.
06/28 – Legendary Tales: Mermaid Slime take home craft/activity.
07/05 – Wild Tales: 3D Paper Snake take home craft/activity.
07/12 – Prehistoric Tales: Fizzy Dino Egg take home craft/activity.
07/19 – Family Tales: Painted Family Rock Portraits take home craft/activity.

FAMILY PROGRAMMING
Peach Public Libraries will host limited group programs this year.
Princess Visit
Princess Belle will visit the libraries to read one of her favorite books to us. Children are
encouraged to come dressed as their favorite prince or princess for pictures at the end of
the program. Princess Belle will visit the Byron Public Library on Monday, June 21, 2021
at 3:00 PM and the Thomas Public Library on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 3:00 PM.
Veterinarian Visit
Come meet a local Veterinarian as he tells us a little about his job as an animal doctor.
What’s the smallest animal the Vet has treated? What’s the biggest? The scariest?
The Veterinarian will visit the Libraries in early July. The dates and times will be
announced later on in June.

FAMILY MOVIE FRIDAYS
   Join us each Friday morning at 10:00 AM for the following viewings:
  Thomas Public Library            You may                     Byron Public Library
06/04 - Disney’s Cinderella       bring your                06/04 - Puss in Boots
06/11 - Puss in Boots            own snacks.                06/11 - Disney’s Cinderella
06/18 - Night at the Museum                                 06/18 - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
06/25 - Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas                    06/25 - Night at the Museum
07/02 - Trolls World Tour                                   07/02 – Dr. DoLittle
07/09 – Dr. DoLittle                                        07/09 - Trolls World Tour
07/16 - The Croods                                          07/16 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
07/23 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days                      07/23 - The Croods

                   A free collection of almost 15,000                     Live fish and wildlife exhibits,
                   fiction and non-fiction ebooks and                    fishing    simulators,     educational
                   audio books for kids in pre K to                      displays and much more. Family Pass
                   fourth grade.                                         is good for four (4) admissions.
                   Georgia Download Destination                          The Georgia State Park ParkPass is
                   (GADD) offers downloadable,                           good for free parking at 48 state
                   e-books, digital audiobooks, and                      parks, plus admission for up to two
                   digital magazines to member library                   people at 16 state historic sites.
                   systems in Georgia.
                                                                         The Macon Museum Pass admits up
                   A fun and easy way to help your                       to four (4) people to the Georgia
                   child develop pre-reading skills vital                Sports Hall of Fame, Museum of
                   to kindergarten readiness. Parents                    Arts and Sciences, and Tubman
                   are encouraged to read 1,000 books                    Museum.
                   with their children before age 5.
                                                                         The Passport to Puppetry admits
                   Check out the DVD, watch it, return                   four (4) people to the World of
                   it, and receive a ticket, good for                    Puppetry Museum.
                   three (3) people to Zoo Atlanta.
                                                                         When checked out and taken to the
                                                                         CNC, the Family Pass is good for four
                   Explore the major art collections
                                                                         (4) free admissions to the Center.
                   from ancient civilizations from
                   around the world at the Michael C.                    Good for four (4) free admissions to
                   Carlos Museum. Pass is good for                       the exhibition Absence of Humanity:
                   six (6) people.                                       The Holocaust Years, 1933-1945.

 For more information contact Maira Hernandez at (478) 825-1640 or hernandezm@peachpubliclibraries.org
           Visit us at www.peachpubliclibraries.org and www.facebook.com/PeachPublicLibraries

      Thomas Public Library                                              Byron Public Library
  315 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive                                        105 Church Street
      Fort Valley, GA 31030                                               Byron, GA 31008
         (478) 825-1640                                                    (478) 956-2200