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Starry Safari & Stories by Starlight

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StarLAB by Connecticut Children’s Museum in concert with the Durham Public Library presents; Starry Safari & Stories by Starlight

The planetarium uses an inflatable dome and state-of-the-art projection system to present amazing images of the night sky to the young audiences invited to the presentation. 

Tuesday, June 20th at the Durham Community Center, formerly Korn School.

Starry Safari at 2:30 pm

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Stories by Starlight at 3:45 pm or 5 pm

3:45 pm Session

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5pm Session

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Starry Safari

A special tour of creature constellations from around the world. Hear the amazing tales people told about how those animals got placed up in the night sky. Bring a constellation to life and meet a live animal from the wildlife sanctuary.

Starry Safari is most appropriate for preschoolers to 1st-grade audiences and a caregiver

Space is limited inside the inflatable planetarium dome, please consider this when registering adults.

Stories by Starlight

This program will introduce the children to the cultures and customs of early, but advanced, civilizations as they were influenced by the stars. Among the cultures to be included in the presentation, are those of Ancient Greece, Chinese, Egyptian, Native American Indian tribes, the Aztecs, the KhoiSan, and others. In each case, their stories will be told in relation to their studies and understanding of the stars.

Stories by Starlight is geared toward kids in grades 2 through 6

Space is limited inside the inflatable planetarium dome, please consider this when registering adults.

Summer Reading 2023 Kids, Teens, Adults

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Summer Reading Program: Find Your Voice

Join us this summer for a fun and exciting reading program. Starting on June 20th, head to the library to pick up a summer reading log. If you’ll be entering 6th grade in the fall of 2023, please skip to the Teen Program. If you’re not yet in Kindergarten ask for a board game. Adults, don’t leave empty-handed, make sure to take an Adult BINGO board.

Birth -Pre K – Board Game

Starting Tuesday, June 20th  parents and children ( ages 0-4, not entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2023) can visit the Summer Reading Desk and pick up a Pre-K Summer Reading Challenge.  If their child is entering kindergarten this fall start them with the K-5 program, Read & Bead.

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Kids in Grades K-5- Read & Bead

Kids in grades K- 5 ( as of Fall 2023) will be doing Read & Bead.

To register, simply visit the library’s Summer Reading Desk and grab a Summer Read & Bead Activity Log along with your Read & Bead chain and your first brag tag. If you can’t make it to the library right away, you can print your log at home and backdate any activities with your caregiver’s approval.

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Here’s how to play:

  • Read or complete any other activities listed in your log each day
  • Color in the day to mark your progress
  • There’s no timing or counting necessary, just have fun and enjoy the program
  • Bring your log to the Summer Reading Desk and collect the beads you’ve earned
  • Trade in your beads for more exciting shapes and colors

Remember, you must bring your log with you to the library to collect your beads. If you’re exchanging beads to level up, please bring them with you as well.

To finish the program, simply turn in your log by September 1st and receive a small surprise. And don’t forget, all beads earned are yours to keep.

Teens ( Grades 6 -12 in the Fall of 2023)

Teens entering grades 6-12 in the fall of 2023 are invited to stop by the summer reading desk and grab a Teen BINGO card. When they’ve completed a row they can turn the board in as an entry for several possible prize baskets.

Teens can complete as many BINGO cards as they like until 8/13.

In order to be eligible for a prize basket players need to return their filled-out Bingo cards with their name and contact information fully filled out.

All prizes by September 1st.

Adults

Adults 18+ (or older teens who would rather do the adult bingo) can participate by picking up Bingo Card.

To register, simply visit the library’s Summer Reading Desk or the front desk and grab an Adult Bingo Card.

Participants can play as many cards as they like, there is no limit. Finished one? Grab another!

In order to be eligible for a prize basket players need to return their filled-out Bingo cards with their name and contact information fully filled out.

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Starting July 7, there will be a drawing every two weeks for the summer reading prize. There will be a total of 4 drawings. If a name is not selected, it will be kept in the drawing for the subsequent rounds.

The four drawing dates are as follows: July 7, July 21, August 4, and August 18.

All Prizes must be claimed before September 1st