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Summer Reading Monday, June 1 - Saturday, August 8

All ages. Read over the summer and earn prizes! Track your time spent reading on the free Beanstack app or pick up a paper log from the Information Desk. When you finish your reading challenge, check in with the librarian at the Information Desk to receive your prizes. Youth finishers will receive a book of their choice to take home, a spin on our new prize wheel, and an entry into the grand prize drawing.

The last day to turn in your log and claim your prize is Saturday, August 8. Limit one challenge per participant.

The Summer Reading Program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Northville District Library.

  • William Snakespeare

    June 1 – August 31 All ages. Help us grow our garden snake, William Snakespeare. Bring your own painted rock to the Library and add it to our snake as he slithers around the garden in front of the Library.

  • Book Walk: How Tall was a T.Rex?

    July 1 – July 31 (Drop in) All ages. Join us on a reading adventure. Start near the Library’s entrance and follow the signs into the park behind the Library while reading this dino-rific book.

  • Lego Free Building

    Wednesday, July 22 at 6 PM Ages 5-11. If you enjoy building with Lego, drop in to free build your own Lego creations using the Library’s bricks. Drop in. No Registration Required.

  • Unearth a Story Storytime

    Friday, July 24 at 10:30 AM Ages birth – 5 years, with a caring adult.  Get ready for a dino-mite storytime that includes songs, rhymes, movements, and stories that let little explorers hatch their big imaginations while building early literacy skills. Register for Unearth a Story Storytime.

  • Leslie Nature Center: Rock On!

    Wednesday, July 29 at 4 PM Wednesday, July 29 at 6 PM Ages 8-11 years. Leave no stone unturned as participants explore rocks, minerals, and the processes that formed them. Through experiments and observation, participants learn how scientists identify mystery specimens and uncover the stories written in stone. No younger siblings, please. Please register for only one session. Register for Leslie Nature Center: Rock On!

  • Unearth a Story Storytime

    Friday, July 31 at 10:30 AM Ages birth – 5 years, with a caring adult.  Get ready for a dino-mite storytime that includes songs, rhymes, movements, and stories that let little explorers hatch their big imaginations while building early literacy skills. Register for Unearth a Story Storytime.

  • Summer Reading Finale Party

    Wednesday, August 5 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM Rain Date: Wednesday, August 12 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM Park next to the library 212 West Cady St, Northville, MI, 48167 All ages. Join us for an evening of outdoor fun, games, and treats to celebrate the end of Summer Reading. The party will take place in the park behind the Library.  Drop in. In the case of inclement weather, this event will take place on Wednesday, August 12 from 5:30-7:30 PM. No Registration Required.

  • Unearth a Story Storytime

    Friday, August 7 at 10:30 AM Ages birth – 5 years, with a caring adult.  Get ready for a dino-mite storytime that includes songs, rhymes, movements, and stories that let little explorers hatch their big imaginations while building early literacy skills. Register for Unearth a Story Storytime.

  • STEAM Discovery Stations

    Saturday, August 8 at 11 AM Ages 5-12.  Explore a variety of STEAM activities, such as Snap Circuits, marble runs, building projects, and more, at your own pace. Register for STEAM Discovery Stations.