Creativity abounds at the summer library

WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY — “Be Creative @ Your Library” is this year’s summer program at the Western Sullivan Public Library. Children in the program will create mammoth murals, learn how to use a video camera, try out new hip-hop moves and write and produce their own theater production. Special artist mentors will include actors from NACL Theater, videographer Ron Littke from Icehouse Arts and writer/performer Allan Wolf from Candlewick Press.

The program is free and open to young people Kindergarten through young adult, and offers programs, special events, art projects, prize drawings, story hours, a reading club and more. Children will be encouraged to read five books or an hour a week (family members may read to younger children) in order to qualify for weekly prizes and the grand prize raffle. The drawing will take place on August 8 at the Grand Finale Performance Showcase. The library will also present the new theater production and the new videos created over the summer.

“Be Creative @ Your Library” reading program runs for five weeks beginning July 7. The program will run from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Jeffersonville on Tuesdays, in Narrowsburg on Wednesdays, and in Callicoon on Thursdays.

Families are invited to join the program by registering their children between June 2 and 27 at the branch where they will attend. Registration bags will be available and have all the information you need.

For more information email lmoran@rcls.org call 845/482-4350.