2009 Summer Reading Program
Owatonna's Place for Kids, Books, & Fun!

We had a great summer! Congratulations to all the readers, and THANK YOU to all of our volunteers and friends! Be sure to check out videos and photos of the great programs.

All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required unless noted. If special accommodations are needed, please contact Library staff at least one week in advance (phone 507-444-2460 or use "Ask a Librarian" link above).

Be Creative @ Your Library

June 5 (Friday), 3:00-6:00 p.m.
KICK-OFF the summer at Owatonna Public Library! Pick up your reading log, tattoos, and have some ice cream. March to the beat of the Owatonna High School drummers. Then get SILLY with the music of MISTER BILLY!

See what we have planned for the rest of the summer below -- Storytime, Book Fairs, more Special Events, and Adventure Club. All events take place at OPL unless otherwise noted.

Stoytime!

Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Join us this summer for Preschool Storytime (ages 0-6) on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. The final summer storytimes will be on August 25. A regular Fall schedule resumes on September 15.

Book Giveaways!

Have you read at least ten days? Pick up your free book! (all ages)
10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the following three dates:

June 25 (Thursday)
July 23 (Thursday)
August 27 (Thursday)

Special Events!

June 9 (Tuesday), 9:30-11:30 a.m.
4-H Farm Animal Friends visit (all ages)

June 10 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m.
New Books Talk (ages 5-12)

June 18 (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m.
Magical Norm the Pirate Magician (all ages)

June 24 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m.
LOCATION: Village of Yesteryear
We the People program (all ages)

July 1 (Wednesday), 9:30 a.m.-12 Noon
LEGO® Mania (ages 5-12)

July 16 (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m.
Gator Alley and Co. (all ages)
Ventriloquist Shari Ellingson

July 30 (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m.
RADZoo (all ages)

August 12 (Wednesday) from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Take-it-Apart Workshop (ages 5-12)

August 26 (Wednesday) from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Create-a-Craft (ages 5-12)

Adventure Club!

3:00 p.m. on every Wednesday of (almost) every week June 10-July 22
(ages 5-12)

June 10: Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
June 17: Outdoor Cooking
June 24: Fishing
July 1: Wet & Wild
July 15: Outdoor Crafts
July 22: Back to Nature

Blooming Prairie's Summer Reading Program Kickoff

10:00 a.m.-12 Noon on Monday, June 1 at the Blooming Prairie Branch Library

Click on EVENTS for a full calendar of summer fun in June, July, and August. Limit by location to see a calendar tailored to Blooming Prairie Branch Library, OPL Bookmobile, or Owatonna Public Library.

THANK YOU to our Friends and Partners!
Owatonna Parks and Recreation Department, Federated Insurance, Owatonna Clinic, Little Professor, Friends of the Blooming Prairie Branch Library, U of M Extension, Steele County Historical Society, Blooming Prairie's Dairy Queen, Ann Vargason-Century 21, and The Bakery.