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It is not feasible for Tredyffrin Library to hold a summer reading program due to continued construction throughout the summer.
In July, the Children’s Department will move to temporary quarters on the upper level while the lower level and entry parking lot is renovated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause our young readers and welcome you to join the Paoli Library Summer Reading Club. Please contact Elektra Greer at 610.296.7996 if you are interested.
Easttown Library and Information Center, Phoenixville Public Library, and Radnor Memorial Library also have active summer reading programs. To accommodate the needs of area teenagers and children looking for best sellers and books on summer reading lists, the Tredyffrin librarians have transferred a collection of books to Easttown Library and Information Center, 720 First Avenue, Berwyn.
Storytime at Tredyffrin is always fun with songs, books and
games for children of various ages. Last month, the toddlers
above enjoyed early-learning activities, led by Tredyffrin Children's
staff member Carla Vastine.
 
Up, Down, and Around, a beautiful picture book for ages 3 to 6, written by Pennsylvania author Katherine Ayres and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott, has been named the 2008 selection of the third annual Pennsylvania One Book, Every Young Child early literacy program.
The book is billed as a “rollicking celebration of things that grow,” featuring children learning about a garden teeming with life, producing a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around.
Visit www.paonebook.org for more lots of One Book, Every Young Child information, resources and activities.
As construction continues, programs and access to the Children's Department may be reduced, but you can still connect to many of its resources and activities through the Internet.
Look to NoveList K-8 for great and popular children's literature. You can search for award winners (lists and lists of them!), find a picture book by subject, supplement your teaching curriculum, find a book by Lexile Reading Level, and much more.
NoveList K-8 is a resource provided to you by the Chester County Library System. You will need your library card number to access it from your personal computer. To use NoveList: go to ccls.org, choose Power Library, enter your library card number, in Children's Resources box select NoveList K-8.
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Ongoing; no registration required.
Wee Ones (Birth to 18 months + adult)
Tuesdays, 10 to 10:30 am
Meet new friends, new books and new energies! Wee-Ones Storytimes include fingerplays, books, music and play.
Toddlers (18 months to 3 years old)
Tuesdays, 11 to 11:30 am
Enjoy new friends and early-learner reading activities with your high energy toddlers. Storytimes will include books, music and lots of interactive play.
Threes and Preschool Storytime (3 years old + younger siblings welcome)
Thursdays, 10 to 10:45 am
This family storytime includes early literacy activities, stories, music and crafts. Come make new friends for you and your little ones.
Program Details
Register to be part of this year’s Summer Reading Club and enjoy a season of great reads, great events and great friends. All programs are free—just sign up at Paoli Library and let the fun begin!
Read-to-me Club
Ages 2 and up. Share Library books with your favorite grown-ups. Pick a prize from our treasure chest for each week that you read and record your favorite book.
Summer Reading Club
Ages 6 and up
Keep track of what you read on a reading log and earn Library Book Bucks that can be used to purchase rewards at the SRC Library Store from August 6 to 15. (If you will be out of town during that time, let Elektra Greer know in advance, and we’ll give you a special “preview” of the prizes.)
Free t-shirts are available for the first 90 SRC members who earn Book Bucks—so get started early!
Check out our new 5-day Backyard Safari
Science- in-the-Summer Camp
with field trips!
Monday, July 7 through Friday, July 11
Drop off: 10 a.m. Pick up: 4 p.m.
Monday-Thursday Mornings: Nature Walks, Science Stories & Group Collages
Monday-Thursday Afternoons: Oceanography & Science in the Summer by GlaxoSmithKline
Friday: All-Day Field trip to the Academy of Natural Sciences
Parents & Caregivers: Email Elektra Greer at egreer@ccls.org for registration and information. This is a free camp, limited to first 24 registrants entering grades 2 through 5.
MORNING STORYTIMES
No registration necessary.
Tuesdays: 10 a.m. Wee-Ones (0-18 months) Enjoy a morning of stories, songs, and fingerplays.
Tuesdays: 11a.m. Toddlers (18 months-3 years old) Enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and lots of movement!
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and Thursdays: 11 to 11:45 a.m. Pre-School Storytime. This storytime is for children who are more independent and can engage in activities for longer periods of time. Best for ages 4 and older. Stories, songs, learning activities and crafts.
Thursdays: 10 a.m. Family Storytime. Stories, songs and games appropriate for children, ages 5 and younger. This is a multi-age storytelling event.
Special Music Circle Storytimes:
Wednesday, June 18, 10 to 10:45 a.m. and Thursday, June 19, 11 to 11:45 a.m. (Spanish Music Circles)
Tuesday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 29, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, August 5, 10:30 a.m.
REGISTRATION KICK-OFF EVENT
Evening Magic Show with Eric Paul
Thursday, June 19, 7 to 8 p.m. at Paoli Library
Register for SRC and pick up your Backyard Safari Nature guide!
Summer Solstice Evening
Community BBQ and Nature Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, June 21, 5 to 7 p.m. at Friendship Park. Bring your own drinks and blankets. Food provided. Don’t forget your Backyard Safari Nature guide!
“Catch the Reading Bug” Storytelling with Miss Collette
Wednesday, June 25, 7 to 8 p.m. For Ages 5 and up. Bring your favorite “bug-in-a-jar” for bonus book bucks!
Friday Night Ice Cream Social
and “Animated Shorts” Movie Festival
Friday, June 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fun for the whole family.
Backyard Safari-Science in the Summer Camp
Week of July 7. Nature and Oceanography themes.
Academy of Natural Sciences Field Trip
Friday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Available for free, to first 50 registrants.
“Backyard Safari” Soap Making
Saturday, July 19, 4 to 6 p.m.
Make soap with small natural objects from your backyard. Ages 6 and up.
Backyard Safari Art Collage Workshop
with local artist Christa Krumbhaar
Tuesday, July 22, 7 to 8 p.m.
Bring “found objects” from your backyard and make an art collage for the whole family. Ages 6 and up.
Campfire Camp-Out with Miss Collette
Friday, July 18, 7 to 8 p.m.
Storytelling and s’mores inside the library! Bring your sleeping bags and come in your pajamas! Ages 5 and up.
Wildflowers Perfume and Card Making
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Perfume making and crafts activities with your choice of hand-picked flowers. Bring your own flowers and enjoy an evening of creative fun! Fun for ages 5 and up. Desserts will be served!
Bee-Keeping and Beeswax Candle-Making!
Friday, August 1, 7 to 8 p.m.
Come learn about the practice of bee-keeping. Enjoy some fun honey-tastings, and then stay and make your very own beeswax candles. Ages 6 and up.
Backyard Birds: Backyard Safari Celebration!
Wednesday, August 6, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Come celebrate a successful summer reading program with a backyard birds program followed by our raffle drawings and the opening of our SRC store. Pizza, Desserts, Crafts and Fun for all Ages!
Don’t forget about our grade-level storytimes to keep your Elementary-age Readers on track for Fall ‘08.
(Chosen authors follow GVSD Reading Standards)
Storytimes begin at 7 p.m. at Paoli Library.
July 8 Eric Carle
July 10 Suzy Kline
July 17 and July 24 Roald Dahl
(sign-up for both days)
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