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SUMMER READING

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Plant A Seed, Read

This summer, we’re digging deep! Our Plant a Seed, Read Summer Reading program celebrates the connection between the food that sustains us and the stories that inspire us. Join us as we explore the journey from farm to table and library to mind. Whether you're planting your first garden or harvesting a new favorite series, there’s room for everyone to grow at the library.

Summer Reading is a FREE program for all ages, and no registration is required. 

There will be 2 sessions to choose from, and they will be held at the library in the Community Room.

8 Tuesdays: June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7, July 14, and July 21.

  • Session 1 will be from 9:30 - 10:15
  • Session 2 will be from 10:30 - 11:15

We have a great lineup of weekly presenters!

June 2: Swords & Roses: In Search of Buried Treasure

  • An interactive sword-fighting/story performance

June 6:  Quincy Community Theatre: Fast Food 

  • A play suitable for K-6 grade, "Fast Food by Tracy Wells serves up a series of bite-sized episodes set at a fictional MacBurger’s restaurant. And who knows? Between crazy customer complaints, staff pranks, and lost mascots, we may finally answer life’s greatest mystery—can’t we all just get along? And why is the ice cream machine always broken?

June 16: Quincy Children's Museum

  • A variety of interactive equipment/toys for the kids to engage with

June 23: Mad Science Fire & Ice 

  • A science show performance

June 30: The Magic of Jim Percy

  • A kid's comedy magician

July 7: Mike Lockett

  • An engaging storyteller

July 14: Josh McVicar the Trickster

  • A comedy hypnotist

July 21: Foam Party

  • Get ready for a bubbly blast of fun at our Foam Party! Enjoy mountains of cool, fluffy foam!
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