Yankee Doodle Bike Parade [Registration Req.]
Sat. June 17 | 10am
We’ll supply flags, pinwheels, garland and more for kids to “Yankee-Doodle” up your bike and then ride with us in the parade!

Indonesian Batik Craft
Mon. June 19 | 2pm – 4pm
Create a beautiful garden flag using washable glue and dye. Best for 7+.

Henna to Dye For: Mehndi Workshop for Teens & Tweens [Registration Req.]
Mon. June 19 | 6pm – 7pm
Teens explore the culture and traditions of India, while creating beautiful mehndi (henna) art in this presentation from renowned mehndi artist Anshu Varma. Supplies included, for tweens and older.

Paddle On! Intro to Paddle Sports [Registration Req.]
Tues. June 20 | 6pm – 8pm
Jaycee Park Pavilion and Launch
Join the experienced paddlers from the Lansing Oar & Paddle Club for an intro to paddle sports in mid-Michigan! See different types of paddle craft, learn about boating safety from Lansing Flotilla, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. Watercraft livery to try from Grand Kayak and Dimondale Canoe & Kayak! Youth 10+, adults, families.

STEAM: Building Together – Marble Machines [Registration Req.]
Wed. June 21 | 2pm – 3pm
Work Together and build a marble obstacle track! Ages 4 – 12.

Tulips, Klompen & Windmills: Dutch History & Culture in Michigan [Registration Req.]
Thurs. June 22 | 2pm – 3pm
Kids enjoy a peek into the culture of the Dutch people in West Michigan, try on klompen, enjoy a Dutch story & snack and make a fun craft too!

Get Your Reading Logs Here!

Earn Fun Prizes!

Instant Prizes – Turn in each completed Reading Log to instantly win prizes like jump ropes, tie-dye spintops, punch balls, mini dominos, Austrialian rubber duckies, tropical bird slide puzzles, plus ice cream, pizza and other treats!

Complete all Five Logs! Choose your own book to keep from our take home shelf.

Grand Prizes – Each Reading Log completed is also an entry for a chance to win the Grand Prize for each grade group. Grand Prize packages for all ages stuffed with goodies– gift cards, tote bags, games, topys, and much, much  more!! 

Visit GLADL to pick up your prizes (courtesy of our local businesses and the Friends of the Library). Bring in your paper logs to turn in—GLADL will confirm your Read Squared logs digitally.

Friends of the Library

Pizza Hut

Taco Bell

Corner Cone

Zap Zone Laser Tag

Potter Park Zoo

Fun Tyme Golf

Pam’s Pantry

Nick Cypher — Farm Bureau

Eaton Co. Parks & Rec

Macdowell’s Flower and
Gift Shop

Volunteering at GLADL this Summer

The Grand Ledge Area District Library is in need of volunteers for the summer. We welcome anyone 13 or over who would like to help with programs, our carnival, or just sit at the library and prepare crafts. You can find our volunteer form on our website and once it is filled out and returned to the library, we will send you our Sign Up Genius. We have day and evening times available and you pick what you would like to help with.

To begin volunteering, please print off our Volunteer Information Form and return it to the library or email it to admin@gladl.org

For more information about volunteer opportunities, please contact us at outreach@gladl.org.

Why Is Summer Reading Important?

Sure, the GLADL Summer Reading Program is lots of fun—but it’s more than fun. Reading over the summer helps your imagination take flight, and is incredibly important for students and their academic achievement, from preschool to grade three and beyond:

• Children who don’t read over the summer experience summer learning loss, forgetting some of what they’ve learned during the school year. Worse, the effect is cumulative– children who lose reading skills over the summer may be up to two years behind their classmates by the end of 6th grade. Children actively participating in a library Summer Reading Program gain reading skills and increase literacy.
• The Summer Reading Program encourages kids to read whatever they want, to enjoy reading for recreation. Studies show children who read for fun often academically out-perform children who don’t.
• When families engage in summer reading together, they have meaningful conversations, share adventures and experiences while also making an impact on their child’s learning.
• The Summer Reading Program and all of its associated activities are FREE– safe, engaging, educational opportunities for all ages, all summer long!

For more about the importance of summer reading for our children, follow the link to an article from School Library Journal.  For an impassioned statement about libraries, reading and daydreaming for adults by Neil Gaiman, read this article from The Guardian. Thanks to the Madison Public Library and ed.gov for contributed material.