Children's Summer Reading Program 2011
Storytime Around the World!
Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. June 14 - July 19 plus Wednesday July 27 @ 10:00 a.m.
Children's Librarian, Linda DeCramer, invites children and their families to travel the world via the Ripon Public Library! Enjoy approximately 45 minutes of virtual travel through, story, music, dance, craft, food, and art. Designed for ages 4 and up, although younger children are certainly welcome to attend and participate according to their own ability.
Make New Friends! 
Ripon Public Library and the Alice Baker Memorial Library in Eagle, Wisconsin have joined together to offer a Pen Pal program for youth ages 12 and under, who have a parent’s permission to participate. Twenty three children in Eagle are eagerly awaiting pen pals.
To register and be matched with a pen pal, fill out and submit an “Application to Participate” form, which is available at the library, or by clicking right here [2]! Girls will be paired with girls, & boys with boys. To protect children’s identities, letters will be sent via the library, and only first names, plus last initial will be shared. After the summer is over, children who wish to share their home address with their new friend, may do so, BUT ONLY with their parent’s permission. Pen Pal letters count toward summer reading program Literacy Logs!
Special Programs
Love to Read - Indonesia with Sue Vokmann
Let's Make-up! with actors from the Missoula Children's Theater
Tuesday, June 21 @ 10:00 a.m.
This particpatroy workshop explores the importance of make-up in the theater. For more info regarding Missoula perfromances of "King Arthur's Quest" at the Thrasher Opera house visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com [3].
“One World, Many Seas”
Peter & the horn Parade!
Friday June 24 @ 12:45 p.m.
Parade from the library to Ripon College's Rodman Center for the arts - gather at 12:45, parade at 1:00 to arrive for the 1:30 concert - for a performance of "Peter & the Horn." This free, kid friendly concert, by the world renowned Quadre Horn Quartet, is made possible by Thomas E. Casestecker. For more info visit www.greenlakefestival.org [4]
Globe Trottin'for Belly Laughs!
MILLER & MIKE!
comedy performance. No scary make-up!
Circle of Sound
Don't miss these other free musical programs for children brought to you by the Green Lake Festival of Music and Thomas Caestecker.
