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Caroline County Public Library
Library Corner www.carolib.org
info@carolib.org
410-479-1343
by Jeanne Trice

OUR DOORS ARE OPEN! Beginning June 14, sign up for Summer Tails,” this year’s Summer Reading
VISIT YOUR LIBRARY TODAY! Reading at your favorite Branch! You theme, this will be a Limited Roster
will get a booklet to keep track of your Tournament. Participants’ Character
Friends of the Library progress, a flyer listing all Summer selection is restricted to only characters
Annual Meeting Reading events, and a special sign-on with tails.
Join the Friends for an outdoor meeting bonus! Online or in person registration is
and presentation! Keith Shaff er presents Then join us for some great programs required for this event.

“Inspiration: Doing What Comes this summer!
Naturally”. Keith taught English, Wednesdays from June 23-August

Drama, and Speech and Presentation Thursdays in June at 4 pm: Learn to 4 at 10:15 am: Summer Storytime
Ukulele! Mr. Cody teaches ukulele with Miss Mina! Join us for a half
Technologies at North Caroline High
basics, theory, tips, and tricks to help hour of stories, songs, fingerplays,
School for over thirty years. He has
you begin your music journey. Learn a and movement, designed for children
written over 950 poems, 28 short stories,
five full length-musicals (minus the strum, a chord, a song! Bring your own birth to age 5 with caregiver, on
music), two full length and seven ukulele, or borrow one from the library. the Courthouse Green in Denton.
Lessons will be held on the front patio Registration is required due to COVID-
one-act plays, and more than 200 essays.
at Denton, with social distancing and 19; please bring a blanket to sit on, wear
June 10, 6 pm, Martinak State Park masks required. your mask, and maintain social distance
Amphitheatre from others not in your party. In the

Seating is limited; see a staff member or
Summer Reading returns! Tales visit carolib.org to register. event of inclement weather, the program
with Tails Summer Reading will be cancelled, and registrants will
June 11 at 2 pm: Super Smash Bros. be notified via email. Free parking is
Tired of squirreling yourself away? Tournament! Middle and high school available in the library parking lot, and
Summer Reading has “clawed” its way students are invited to kick off summer the crosswalk in front of the courthouse
back again this year! with a smash at the Super Smash Bros. provides safe and easy access to the
Register for “Tales with Tails” Summer tournament. Play as one of 20 iconic Green without stairs.

tailed characters as you square off in
Reading in person or online and then June 26 at 10 am: Storytime Bubble

a fierce competition culminating in a
get reading! Don’t miss your chance Dance Party! Join us for a Bubble
head to head battle for the (unoffi cial)
to earn reading rewards and attend a Dance Party! We will begin with a craft
title of Library Super Smash Bros.
variety of programs that are fun “fur” activity, then read stories, enjoy lots of
everyone! champion! In honor of “Tales with movement and dancing, and of course,
bubbles! Designed for children birth to
age 5 with caregivers, this program will
be held on the Courthouse Green in
Denton. Registration is required due to
COVID-19; please bring a blanket to sit
on, wear your mask, and maintain social
distance from others not in your party.
Rain date for this program is 7/3; in the
event of inclement weather registrants

will be notified via email. Free parking is
available in the library parking lot, and
the crosswalk in front of the courthouse
provides safe and easy access to the
Green without stairs.
Pickup June 28-July 3: Terrarium to
Go! Register for your free terrarium,

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