There are two fun ways to participate in Summer Reading in the Youth Room this summer:
Book Bingo!
Pick up a Book Bingo sheet and fill it out as you read this summer. For each activity that you complete, color in or X off the square. When you get 5 in a row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal), stop by the library and show a staff member to get a GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE ticket. Fill out your whole board throughout the summer! The Grand Prizes will be drawn in August at the end of the Summer Reading program.
Weekly Reading!
Every time you come into the library this summer, fill out one raffle ticket for EVERY HALF HOUR you’ve read since your last visit to the library (for instance, if you read 5 hours since you visited the library, fill out 5 raffle tickets!). Put your raffle ticket(s) into the bucket for the prize you’re interested in winning. Winners will be drawn every Monday.
*Grand prize raffle tickets and weekly reading raffle tickets are separate entries. You can participate in both Book Bingo and Weekly Reading!*
Make sure you’re reading and visiting the library often this summer to earn lots of raffle tickets and to participate in our fun summer programs! We’ll have neat bookmarks and small prizes for visitors throughout the summer!
How the Reading Programs Work:
Teens and Adults
The kids can't have ALL the fun!! Just like the Youth program, teens and adults can participate in their own book bingo fun!!
Book Bingo!
Pick up a Book Bingo sheet and fill it out as you read this summer. For each activity that you complete, X off the square. When you get 5 in a row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal), stop by the REFERENCE DESK and show a staff member to get a GRAND PRIZE RAFFLE ticket.
Fill out your whole board throughout the summer! The Grand Prizes will be drawn in August at the end of the Summer Reading program.
Weekly Prizes for Teens! Every week that a teen comes in with their Book Bingo Sheet they will be entered into a weekly raffle that is separate from the Grand Prize Raffle! They will ALSO get free books AND a “Pirate Doubloon” scratch ticket! It is a WIN WIN summer for teens!!
Special Summer Library Programs at the Mansfield Public Library
For a list of all recurring programs and to register for these special events, please go to:
Sat. June 25th 1:00pm— Doll Making with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture
Join Debra Britt, Executive Director and founder of the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture, for an exciting and educational workshop!
Tues. June 28 6:00pm – Family Concert with Roger Tincknell (All Ages) A multi-instrumentalist who can yodel with the best of them, Roger has been teaching and entertaining children for over forty-five years!
Thur. June 30th 6:30pm - Matt York - The Highwaymen: Songs & Stories (Adult) New England singer/songwriter Matt York who will perform the songs of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings and tell stories of their careers.
JULY
Fri. July 1st 3:00-4:30pm - Ocean Jellyfish Painting with Sandy Churchill (Grades 6 thru 12) Teens will be shown how to create a fun painting of a jellyfish using mixed media drawing and painting. Registration required.
Tues. July 5th 2:00-2:45pm - HYBRID TOTALLY BOOK! Teen Book Chat (Grades 6 thru 12) We are excited to bring back a bi-weekly teen version of our popular Virtual Book Chat! Our book chat for teens in Grades 6 through 12 is a great way for teens to connect with each other through their love of books and reading! Registration required.
Wed. July 6th 6:30-8:00pm - Creative Writing With Sandy Churchill Week #1 (Grades 6 thru 12) Teen Creative Writing series features five sessions of in-person, engaging writing workshops to help foster creativity, character creation, dialogue, setting, description, and conflict. Registration required.
Mon. July 11th 6:00pm – Family Dance Party with the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (All Ages) From Sesame Street to Canal Street in the Crescent City, the music of the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble gets brains working and bodies moving!
Tues. July 19th 2:00-2:45pm - HYBRID TOTALLY BOOK! Teen Book Chat (Grades 6 thru 12) We are excited to bring back a bi-weekly teen version of our popular Virtual Book Chat! Our book chat for teens in Grades 6 through 12 is a great way for teens to connect with each other through their love of books and reading! Registration required.
Wed. July 13th 6:00pm – Puppet Show with Leigh Baltzer of Through Me To You (All Ages) Leigh Baltzer and her puppets, who brought us monthly puppet story times throughout the pandemic, visit us for a live show!
Wed. July 13th 6:30-8:00pm - Creative Writing With Sandy Churchill Week #2 (Grades 6 thru 12) Teen Creative Writing series features five sessions of in-person, engaging writing workshops to help foster creativity, character creation, dialogue, setting, description, and conflict. Registration required.
Sat. July 16th 12:00pm – Dream Tale Puppets presents Alice, or The Red King’s Dream (5 and up) Pass through Lewis Carroll’s looking glass with the master puppeteer behind Dream Tale Puppets!
Tues. July 19th 6:00pm – Family Concert with Wayne Potash (All Ages) A solo outing of the frontman of the Music Fun Band — come on out, Wayniacs!
Tues July 19th 6:30-7:30pm - Virtual Author Talk Ecological Memory by Caroline Ailanthus (Adult) All are welcome to join in a virtual discussion with author Caroline Ailanthus about her book, Ecological Memory. Registration Required.
Wed. July 20th 2:30pm – Waves, Sound + Light with the Children’s Museum of Easton (4 and up) Pleasantly loud and bright, a youth science workshop with educators from the Children’s Museum of Easton! Registration Required.
Thurs. July 21st 6:30-7:30pm - Teen/Adult Craft Night: Ocean Tote Bag Painting (13 and up) Librarian Whitney Brown will show attendees how to make a painted tote bag using shaving cream! Registration Required.
Tues. July 26th 6:30-7:30pm - Candy Sushi Wars (Grades 6 thru 12) One winner will be victorious in the great Candy Sushi Wars! Contestants will compete to make the most unusual candy sushi creation using ingredients supplied by the library. Registration Required.
Wed. July 27th 6:30-8:00pm - Creative Writing With Sandy Churchill Week #3 (Grades 6 thru 12) Teen Creative Writing series features five sessions of in-person, engaging writing workshops to help foster creativity, character creation, dialogue, setting, description, and conflict. Registration Required.
Thurs. July 28th 6:00pm – Animal World Experience (All Ages) Animal educator Matt Gabriel pays a visit to the library, with some of his animal friends!
Sat. July 30th 10:00am-1:00pm Dyeing to Wear It With Rhonda Fazio (13 and up) Interactive workshop where participants will create a beautiful and versatile piece of wearable art. Classes are infused with storytelling by the artist, filled with the textile history from the region and around the world, and how this history intersects with our shared American culture. Registration Required.
AUGUST
Tues. Aug 2nd 2:00-2:45pm - HYBRID TOTALLY BOOK! Teen Book Chat (Grades 6 thru 12) We are excited to bring back a bi-weekly teen version of our popular Virtual Book Chat! Our book chat for teens in Grades 6 through 12 is a great way for teens to connect with each other through their love of books and reading! Registration required.
Tues. Aug 2nd 6:30-8:00pm - Cape Cod Lore With Don Wilding (13 and up) Cape Cod's history is full of mysterious stories and legends, whether it be ghosts, pirates, witches, mystical dunes, shipwrecks, sea monsters, and tall tales that Cape Cod natives can't resist telling. Join Don for a look back at a collection of stories you may or may not want to believe.
Wed. Aug 3rd 6:30-8:00pm - Creative Writing With Sandy Churchill Week #4 (Grades 6 thru 12) Teen Creative Writing series features five sessions of in-person, engaging writing workshops to help foster creativity, character creation, dialogue, setting, description, and conflict. Registration Required.
Fri. Aug 5th 10:00am-3:00pm – Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop off your stuffy for a night of mischief and fun at the library! You can pick up your stuffy on Saturday between 10:00am and 3:00pm. You can see what your stuffy was up to by watching the slide show at the Circulation Desk!
Fri. Aug 5th 5:00-7:00pm – Teens Assist in Stuffed Animal Sleepover (Grades 6 thru 12) Teens can help create fun scenes for stuffed animals that get dropped off by their kids at the library for an overnight at the library! Snacks included! Registration Required.
Tues. Aug 9th 6:30-8:00pm - Author Talk - The Year the World Stood Still by Sue Brescia (Adult) In her talk, “The Year the World Stood Still”, author/artist Susan Brescia will share her own personal story of how she turned adversity into something positive during COVID-19 and what inspired her to memorialize this once-in-a-lifetime community event.
Wed. Aug 10th 6:00pm – Magic Show with Tommy James (All Ages) Tommy James keeps the kids laughing in one of New England’s premier magic shows!
Wed. Aug 10th 6:30 - 8:00pm - Creative Writing With Sandy Churchill Week #5 (Grades 6 thru 12) Teen Creative Writing series features five sessions of in-person, engaging writing workshops to help foster creativity, character creation, dialogue, setting, description, and conflict. Registration Required.
Thurs. Aug 11th 3:00-4:30pm - Sunset Whale Painting with Sandy Churchill (Grades 6 thru 12) Teens will be shown how to create a fun painting of a whale during sunset using acrylic paints. Registration required.
Tues. Aug 16th 2:00-2:45pm - HYBRID TOTALLY BOOK! Teen Book Chat (Grades 6 thru 12) We are excited to bring back a bi-weekly teen version of our popular Virtual Book Chat! Our book chat for teens in Grades 6 through 12 is a great way for teens to connect with each other through their love of books and reading! Registration required.
Thurs. Aug 18th 6:30-7:30pm - Teen/Adult Craft Night: Ocean-Themed Lantern (13 and up) Librarian Whitney Brown will show attendees how to make an ocean-themed paper lantern! Registration Required.
Fri. Aug 19th 5:30-7:30pm - End of Summer After Hours Movie Night & Pirate Party - HOOK (All Ages) All are welcome to a special “after hours” showing of Hook! Snacks will include Pirates Booty! We encourage attendees to dress up like a pirate! The best dressed pirate will win a prize.
Additional fun events happening at the library:
I SPY in the Display Case
Decorate Your Own Shell Project in July
Community Coloring Sheet in August
Special thanks to all of our sponsors:
Mansfield Public Library Board of Trustees
Friends of the Mansfield Public Library
Mansfield Local Cultural Council
Bluestone Bank
Mansfield Public Library 255 Hope St. Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048 (508) 261-7380 www.mansfieldlibraryma.com/