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Catch the Reading Bug!

There’s much to do at your Baltimore County Public Library! Join the Summer Reading Program … do fun crafts … enter to win prizes … be entertained at one of our many programs! Come join us for a fun-filled summer!

Find out what the Summer Reading Program is all about.

Can't read yet? There's a Preschool Program just for you!

Hey, teens! Check out the Teen summer reading program!

New! Summer Reading Photo Gallery

Summer Reading Program – June 9 through August 2, 2008

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Booklists

Craft Instructions

Information Sheets and Program Guide

Web Sites that will "bug" you!

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Booklists

Printable School Age Booklists for Summer Reading Program [PDF]

First Chapter Books

Breakout at the Bug Lab by Ruth Horowitz

Bug in a Rug by Jamie Gilson

Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion by Suzy Kline

In the Kitchen by J. C. Greenburg

In Uncle Al by J. C. Greenburg

Maybelle in the Soup by Katie Speck

Juvenile Fiction

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon

End of the Beginning by Avi

Evil Queen Tut and the Great Ant Pyramids by Dan Greenburg

Go Eat Worms by R. L. Stine

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

Harry the Poisonous Centipede Goes to Sea by Lynne Reid Banks

Honeybee Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park

Juvenile Non-Fiction

Bug Out: The World’s Creepiest, Crawliest Critters by Ginjer Clarke J 595.7 C

Bugs: Poems About Creeping Things by David Lee Harrison J 811 H

Bugs Up Close by Diane Swanson J 595.7 S

Drawing Manga Insects by Masaki Nishida J 741.5 N

Have You Seen Bugs by Diane Opennheim J 595.7 O

I Wonder What It’s Like to be a Bee by Erin Hovanec J 595.79 H

Nic Bishop Spiders by Nic Bishop J 595.44 B

Ralph Masiello’s Bug Drawing Book by Ralph Masiello J 574.6 M

Supersize Bugs by Andrew Davis (no call number yet, on order)

Totally Cool Origami Animals by Ann Kristen Krier J 736.982 K

Ugly Bugs by Kerri O’Donnell J 595.7 O

Juvenile CDs/DVDs

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! by Jennifer Dussling (no call number yet, on order talking cd)

Happy Bees [Songs for Happy Kids] CD J 782 H

Insect Lifecycles: Metamorphosis (no call number yet, on order J Educational DVD)

Life Cycle of the Honey Bee DVD J 595.799 L

Magic School Bus: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs DVD J 595.7 M

Craft Instructions:

BUGGY HEAD BAND

  1. Make the 24” piece of paper into a circle that will fit on the top of a child’s head. Use tape to secure the 2 ends of the paper together. It is OK if the ends overlap. The main thing is that the circle is not too big or too small for the child’s head.
     
  2. Attach 3 of black 1 ½” x 12” strips on each side of the circle. They should hang off the circle like bug legs. You may need to slightly crease the “legs” about and inch from the top of the circle to give the legs a more buggy feel.
     
  3. Attach the 2 sticker eyes to the front of the circle.

PIPE CLEANER BUTTERFLY

Materials: 3 pipe cleaners (any color)

  1. Take one pipe cleaner to make the body. Fold in the middle and twist to the top, leaving about an inch and a half for the antennae.
     
  2. Take one pipe cleaner to make the top set of wings. Twist the middle of the pipe cleaner around the “body” (close to the antennae) to secure the wings. Curve each half of the pipe cleaner to form wings and twist each end around the “body” to attach.
     
  3. Take the last pipe cleaner to make the bottom set of wings. Twist the middle of the pipe cleaner around the “body” (this time, under the spot where you attached the first set of wings). Curve each half of the pipe cleaner to form wings and twist each end around the “body” to secure.
     
  4. Curve the two end pieces from the body to look like antennae.

BOOKMARK

  1. Use foam stickers to design your own bookmark.

WACKY PAPER PLATE BUGS

  1. One paper plate will be the base of the insect. Turn plate upside down and attach wiggly eyes to this plate, close to the edge.
     
  2. The two halves will be the wings for your imaginary bug. Turn the halves upside down and punch a hole in one end of each of these halves, about one inch from the edges of the plates. This is where you will attach the brad.
     
  3. Position the wings on the base plate of the bug. Run the brads through the holes in the wings and the base. Open them flat against the back of the base plate to secure the wings in place.
     
  4. Decorate as you wish, then flap the wings and fly away home!

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2008 Summer Reading Program Guide:

Catch the Reading Bug

Sing along with C. Shells for a fun interactive musical experience.

Family

Catonsville Library: 6/7/08 12:00 PM

Cockeysville Library: 6/7/08 2:00 PM

Towson Library: 6/21/08 11:00 AM

Parkville Library: 6/21/08 2:00 PM

Woodlawn Library 6/28/08 2:00 PM

Hereford Library: 7/12/08 2:00 PM

Perry Hall Library 7/14/08 11:00 AM

Randallstown Library: 7/19/08 2:00 PM

North Point Library: 8/2/08 2:00 PM

In Search of the Reading Bug

See this exciting mini-musical featuring puppets and songs on the journey to find the Reading Bug.

School Age

Hereford Library: 6/14/08 2:00 PM

Pikesville Library: 6/21/08 2:00 PM

Arbutus Library: 6/28/08 2:00 PM

Essex Library: 7/8/08 2:00 PM

Lansdowne Library: 7/8/08 7:00 PM

Parkville Library: 7/26/08 10:00 AM

North Point Library: 7/26/08 2:00 PM

Catonsville Library: 7/30/08 7:00 PM

Reisterstown Library: 7/7/08 10:30 AM

Perry Hall Library: 7/7/08 2:00 PM

Rosedale Library: 7/19/08 2:00 PM

White Marsh Library: 7/28/08 7:00 PM

Don’t Bug Me. I’m Reading…

What if bugs went on strike? You’ll find out with Megan Hicks storytelling, paper folding, and silly songs.

School Age

Lansdowne Library: 6/21/08 2:00 PM

Pikesville Library: 7/28/08 2:00 PM

Totsercise

Let your preschool child stretch, roll, jump, and crawl their way to fitness.

Preschool

North Point Library: 6/11//08 10:30 AM

Arbutus Library: 6/17/08 10:30 AM

Perry Hall Library: 6/18/08 10:30 AM

Towson Library: 6/26/08 11:00 AM

Woodlawn Library: 7/11/08 10:30 AM

White Marsh Library: 7/15/08 10:30 AM

Reisterstown Library: 7/17/08 10:30 AM

Hereford Library: 7/31/08 10:30 AM

Parkville Library: 8/9/08 10:00 AM

Catonsville Library: 8/11/08 10:30 AM

Shadow Bugs

Come to the land of shadows as Daniel Barash performs shadow puppet stories.

Preschool

White Marsh Library 6/24/08 10:30 AM

Pikesville Library: 8/8/08 10:30 AM

Bugs Don’t Bug Me

Join Tracey Eldridge for musical celebration of the garden and the wonderful tiny creatures that inhabit it.

Preschool

Parkville Library: 6/7/08 10:00 AM

Catonsville Library: 6/19/08 10:30 AM

Randallstown Library: 7/2/08 10:30 AM

North Point Library: 7/9/08 10:30 AM

Perry Hall Library: 7/16/08 10:30 AM

Reisterstown Library: 7/26/08 10:30 AM

Arbutus Library: 8/5/08 10:30 AM

White Marsh Library: 8/6/08 10:30 AM

The Rainbow Puppet Show

Funny stories are brought to life in this zany variety show featuring Joe Pipik’s Backpack puppets.

Preschool

Lansdowne Library: 6/14/08 1:00 PM

Hereford Library: 6/19/08 10:30 AM

Rosedale Library: 7/11/08 10:30 AM

Arbutus Library: 7/15/08 10:30 AM

Randallstown Library: 7/16/08 10:30 AM

North Point Library: 7/23/08 10:30 AM

Perry Hall Library: 7/25/08 2:00 PM

Loch Raven Library: 7/30/08 10:30 AM

Cockeysville Library: 8/7/08 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM

Towson Library: 8/9/08 11:00 AM

Woodlawn Library: 8/9/08 2:00 PM

Reisterstown Library: 8/23/08 10:30 AM

An Ant’s Eye View

Join illustrator, Celia Yitzhak, as the audience creates their own story through her colorful illustrations.

School Age

Pikesville Library: 8/11/08 2:00 PM

Essex Library: 8/13/08 2:00 PMs

Rosedale Library: 8/16/08 2:00 PM

Magic & Wit & Bugs

Mike Rose is back with a new interactive comedy show featuring bugs and insects.

Family

Pikesville Library: 6/4/08 7:00 PM

Arbutus Library: 6/5/08 7:00 PM

North Point Library: 6/7/08 2:00 PM

Perry Hall Library: 6/19/08 2:00 PM

Randallstown Library: 6/21/08 2:00 PM

Loch Raven Library: 6/23/08 10:30 AM

Cockeysville Library: 6/24/08 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM

Essex Library: 6/25/08 2:00 PM

Parkville Library: 6/25/08 7:00 PM

Reisterstown Library: 6/28/08 2:00 PM

White Marsh Library: 7/9/08 7:00 PM

Woodlawn Library: 7/14/08 7:00 PMs

Catonsville Library: 7/19/08 2:00 PM

Lansdowne Library: 7/21/08 7:00 PM

Hereford Library: 8/2/08 2:00 PM

The 3 Bees of Life

Miss Stephanie Catlett returns with another face painting story time.

Family

Lansdowne Library: 6/3/08 7:00 PM

Randallstown Library: 6/7/08 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM

North Point Library: 6/14/08 2:00 PM

Perry Hall Library: 6/26/08 2:00 PM

Woodlawn Library 6/27/08 10:30 AM

Hereford Library: 6/28/08 2:00 PM

White Marsh Library: 7/10/08 10:30 AM

Pikesville Library: 7/11/08 10:30 AM

Arbutus Library: 7/22/08 10:30 AM

Reisterstown Library: 8/2/08 2:00 PM

Science Rock with Flumpa & Wendy

Flumpa the tree frog accompanies Wendy the singing scientist for science, music, fitness and fun.

Family

Rosedale Library: 7/18/08 10:30 AM

Towson Library: 7/19/08 11:00 AM

Essex Library: 7/19/08 2:00 PM

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Web sites that will "bug" you!

A Bug's Life

Going Bug-gy! Facts & Fun About Bugs

Very Cool Bugs

What's that bug?

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Summer Reading Program – June 9 through August 2, 2008

Join us for a fun-filled summer!

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SUMMER READING PROGRAM
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