Summer Reading Program is for all ages

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The Summer Reading Program is for all ages! Kids, teens, and adults can participate in the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge and enjoy Summer Reading events in June and July. Click on the button below for more information. And you can pick up our Event Guide for the summer at any of our locations.

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We have one more Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! It’s at our Rustburg location today, June 8, from 3 to 5 p.m. Make your own “Unearth a Story” kit while supplies last. Please note that you do not need to have a Summer Reading kit to participate in the program. It’s just a bonus!

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Babygarten Summer Session I starts this week and will run through Thursday, July 9 (no classes the week of July 4). These free storytimes are open to children ages 0 – 23 months and their caregivers and involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help babies with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. Registration through CivicRec is required. For the registration link and for the schedule of locations, dates, and times, click on the button below.

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Tot Time Summer Session I will also begin this week, and it will run through Friday, July 10 (no classes the week of July 4). These free storytimes are open to children ages 2 – 3 years and their caregivers and involve board books, songs, and rhymes that help tots with language acquisition and pre-literacy skills. Registration through CivicRec is required. For the registration link and for the schedule of locations, dates, and times, click on the button below.

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Meet some wild dino characters in interactive storytime shows this summer! These will include silly book readings, costumes, songs, and laugh-out-loud fun! The after-show exploration stations may include crafts, science experiments, LEGOs, and more. Come to one or more shows across all four libraries. You are also welcome to come only for the exploration stations if that is more your jam. Geared for ages 3 – 10 years. No registration is required.

Our first show will be this Tuesday, June 9, at our Altavista location. The Storytime Show will be 2 – 2:30 p.m., and the After-Show will be 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. For a schedule of all of our locations, click on the button below.

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Meet us at the Staunton River Memorial Library in Altavista this Tuesday, June 9, 4 – 5 p.m., and help us help the planet! We have adopted the street in front of the library, which means that we will help keep it litter free. Once every season, we invite you to our Adopt-A-Street day! We have everything you will need: bags, gloves, vests, and grabbers.

This is an outdoor event and will be weather permitting. All ages are welcome, and a guardian must be present for ages 17 and under.

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Do you find chickens egg-ceptional? Do you want to have tons of fun with your favorite library fowl? Then join us for an outrageously awesome Chicken Party! Celebrate our feathered friends, including Charley the Chicken (our library mascot) with games, decorations, crafts, and more. Enjoy some fun with your flock, and chicken costumes are encouraged!

The Chicken Party will be at our main location in Rustburg this Thursday, June 11, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

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Our next Enchanted Trail will be this Friday, June 12, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. A small trail in the woods behind Timbrook Library is transformed with decorations and a story, and families are given a scavenger hunt to enjoy as they walk the trail and read the story together. For pre-K and elementary school ages and their families.

Be sure to dress appropriately to be outside for about half an hour, and sensible shoes are a must. Note this is a completely outdoor event, and the trail is not stroller friendly.

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Join us for Bad Art Night, and leave your talent at the door! Spend an hour making bad art, then browse the gallery of everyone’s pieces. If you make something terrible enough, you might even win the Best Bad Art Award!

This free event for adults will be at our Altavista location this Friday, June 12, 6 – 8 p.m. All supplies and light snacks will be provided. Registration through CivicRec is required. For more information and the registration link, click on the button below. If you have other questions, contact Miranda Lawhorn at 434-313-3106 or mglawhorn@co.campbell.va.us.

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Looking for hands-on creativity this summer? Join us for free and fun Summer Reading Art Workshops for kids and teens! These workshops require registration on CivicRec. For the registration link and descriptions of all workshops, click on the button below.

Amber Soap & Slime Workshop

Monday, June 15, 2 – 4 p.m.: Teens (ages 12 – 27) at Timbrook

Tuesday, June 23, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Kids & Teens (ages 8 – 17) at Brookneal

Stone Mosaics Workshop

Friday, June 26, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Kids & Teens (ages 8 – 17) at Altavista

Monday, July 13, 2 – 4 p.m.: Teens (ages 12 – 17) at Rustburg

Rock Painting Workshop

Friday, June 26, 2 – 4 p.m.: Kids & Teens (ages 8 – 17) at Timbrook

Friday, July 17, 2 – 4 p.m.: Kids & Teens (ages 8 – 17) at Altavista

Dinosaur /Garden Still Life Painting Workshop

Wednesday, July 8, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Kids & Teens (ages 8 – 17) at Brookneal

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Take a walk back through time and reminisce about items from the past. Bring a vintage item or two from your collection to show and tell about its history and meaning to you! This free program for adults is a Living Life Well Program. It will be held at our Rustburg location on Tuesday, June 16, 2 – 4 p.m. If you have any questions, contact Sarah at 434-332-9658 or smjohnson@co.campbell.va.us.

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Do you want to learn more about Honduras, Poland, Jamaica, Taiwan, Mexico, Guatemala, and Ukraine? Then join the Literacy Volunteers of the Campbell County Public Library and their students at the Timbrook Library (Lower Level) on Thursday, June 18, 5 – 7 p.m., for Around the World Night. At this free event, there will be games, crafts, snacks, photo booths, and the prize wheel, and each family leaves with a book and a plant for their garden! Bring a picnic dinner for under the patio and enjoy the evening. For more information, contact Ronda Matthews at 434-592-9534 or rjmatthews@co.campbell.va.us.

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Our annual Summer Solstice Lantern Sail will be on Friday, June 19, 8 – 9:30 p.m. at Timbrook Library. We will be celebrating the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year and the official first day of summer. All ages are welcome to join us on the outdoor patio and play outside until it gets dark! We will sail paper lanterns on the Timbrook Park pond, make crafts, take pictures, and create classic summer evening memories together. This event will be outdoors and is weather permitting. Rain date is Saturday, June 20.

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