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Kids can party with us every Wednesday during Summer Reading

We’re throwing a dance party for the pre-kindergarten set all summer long.

Starting June 5, we will throw a pre-k pop party at 11 a.m. every Wednesday during Summer Reading at our Main Branch.

The party will be full of music, movement, rhymes, a story and lots of dancing. It’s open to all 3- to 5-year-olds without an adult. No registration required. It’s perfect for high-energy kids who love to move it.

By the way, Summer Reading begins Wednesday, May 22. We’re hosting a kickoff party with the Chardon Polka Band at 6:30 p.m. that day at our Main Branch, (but you can sign up for summer reading at any of our branches.)

This year our theme is A Universe of Stories. So we’ll host different programs with space themes throughout the summer, including:

• Making galactic jewelry at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, at The HUB inside of Mentor High School. Teens can use the laser engraver in The HUB’s makerspace to create their own pendants and necklaces. By the way, as part of our summer reading program, we’re extending hours a The HUB. It be open and available to all (not just Mentor Schools students and staff) from noon to 8 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, starting June 3.
• The stomp rocket challenge at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, June 7, at tour Main Branch. Tweens and teens can make their own rockets using plastic bottles and PVC pipes.
• The opportunity to learn about some of the experiments performed on the International Space Station at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June 10, at our Main Branch. Discover some of the combustion and fluid experiments that astronauts have performed in microgravity.
• A tour across the Milk Way with our Amazing Race across the Galaxy at 2 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, outside of the Read House. Kids will race across the galaxy, completing challenges at each planet where they stop.

Additionally, we’re hosting Marvelous Mondays at 1 p.m. each Monday from June 3 to July 22 on the lawn of our Read House. Each week the we’ll offer different games, crafts and activities that tie into space, planets and even aliens. Then, families can come to Freaky Fridays at 11 a.m. each Friday at our Lake Branch. Every week, we’ll have stellar activities for kids. No registration is required to attend Marvelous Mondays or Freaky Fridays.

And that’s just a smattering of the dozens of programs we’re offering this summer. They are free to attend, though some require registration. To sign up, call us at (440) 255-8811 or visit our online event calendar.

Finally, everyone – kids, teens and adults – has a chance to win prizes when they participate our Summer Reading program. The more you read and the more programs you attend, the better chance you have of winning.