Children's Story Times, Programs, and News

hotair balloons over evergreen trees The Adventure Begins at Your Library

 

         Adventure Summer Reading 2024
         June 1st - August 3rd

 

 

 

 

Adventure Storytimes

Monday & Thursday  begins 10 am 6/17 & 6/20:
     Mondays  Columbus Grove | Kalida 
     Thursdays Continental | Leipsic
Tuesday & Wednesday Storytime begins 10 am June 25 & 26
     Tuesdays Fort Jennings | Pandora
     Wednesdays Ottawa | Ottoville


Adventures In Space 
     6/17  11am Columbus Grove | Kalida
     6/20  11 am Continental | Leipsic


Cosi Science Live - Larger Than Life Science Exravaganza
     6/18  10 am Demonstration & Hands On Activities
               1 pm Demonstration & Hands On Activities


Superhero Adventures 11 am
     6/24 Columbus Grove | Kalida
     6/25 Fort Jennings | Pandora
     6/26 Ottawa | Ottoville
     6/27 Continental | Leipsic 


 Animal Adventures 11 am 
     7/8  Columbus Grove | Kalida
     7/9  Fort Jennings | Pandora
     7/10 Ottawa | Ottoville
     7/11 Continental | Leipsic


Turtle Reading Adventures 11 am
     7/15 Columbus Grove | Kalida
     7/16 Fort Jennings | Pandora
     7/17 Ottawa | Ottoville
     7/18 Continental | Leipsic


Safari Tree Adventures with Bonnie Brooks of Putnam County Soil & Water 
     7/22 11 am Kalida
              1 pm Columbus Grove
     7/23  11 am Fort Jennings
              1 pm Pandora
     7/24  11 am Ottawa
               1 pm Ottoville
     7/25   11 am Continental
                1 pm Leipsic


Back to School Bingo 11 am
     7/29  Columbus Grove | Kalida
     7/30  Fort Jennings | Pandora
     7/31  Ottawa | Ottoville
     8/1    Continental | Leipsic  


Summer Story Walks 
    Continental, Fort Jennings, Ottawa, or Ottoville locations - It is great family fun, combining reading with activities, indoors.

Magnifying Glass Scavenger Hunts
    All 8 locations of the PCDL


   

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https://ohreadytoread.org/grab-and-go-stations

The PCDL is committed to providing parents with the tools needed to help their children get ready to read. Every Child Ready to Read programs are offered weekly online - see the story time link above for the latest programs.. All programs require a caring adult to attend with the child. The five early literacy practices will help every child develop the foundation for reading, listening, writing, and learning for a lifetime. Every Child Ready To Read incorporates simple practices, based on research, to help parents and other caregivers develop early literacy skills in children from birth to age five.

5 practices for Early literacy: talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing