Space for this program is limited and registration is required. Partipicants must have an active email account to register (a parent’s email address will do.) The library will email a permission slip to the participants, which must be returned to the library before March 12 to reserve your spot in the workshop.

Introduction to Video Game Design is the first in a series of workshops introducing young adults to the concept of video game design. Additional Scratch workshops will take place on Wednesdays at 3:00 on March 24, April 7, and April 21. Funding for these programs is provided through a Teens and Tweens grant administered by the Mass. Board of Library Commissioners from the Institute of Museums and Libraries.

or call the Youth Room at 781-246-6334, ext. 3.

Preschool Crafts
Tuesday at 10:00:  Windsocks
Thursday at 10:00: Design a face

Trivia Contest and Movies
Wednesday at 10:00 Charlotte’s Web
Friday at 10:00: Happy Feet

Video Gaming for Teens
in the YA Area from 1-3.
Tuesday and Thursday: Wii Sports
Wednesday and Friday: Madden NFL 10 on Xbox 360

Costumes suggested, not required.

Visit the pumpkin display on the front stairs afterward.

Thursday, October 29, 6 – 8 p.m. in the Lecture Hall.

For ghouls in grades 5 and up.

Wednesdays, October 14, 21, 28.

2:30 – 4:30 in the Lecture Hall.

For kids in grades 5 and up.

YOUNG ADULTS:  KIDS IN GRADES 5 and UP

Wednesday, August 12, 2:00.  Airbrush Tattoos.

A huge variety of tts with Jim Brenner.

Thursday, August 13, 2:00  Lake Cleanup and Picnic

Wednesday, July 22. 2:00  Crafts

Duct tape, origami, etc.

Thursday, July 23.  2:00 Henna Tattoos

Registration required for Henna Tattoos.  Call 781-246-6334 ex. 3 or drop by the Youth Room.

Friday, July 24.  3:00 Movie:

Bring your own snacks.

Registration is also underway for Squid: Inside and Out:  a dissection program with the New England Aquarium.  Call 781-246-6334 ex. 3 or drop by the Youth Room.   This program is next week, Wednesday, July 29 at 2:00.

Wednesday, July 15. 2:00 Video Games

Thursday, July 16.  2:00 Beading

Registration required for the beading program, call 781-246-6334 ex 3 or drop by the Youth Room.

Board Games. Wednesday at 2:00.
Bring your favorite board games to share with new friends.

Guard Up! Thursday July 9 at 2:00.
Hands-on weapon training from the medieval and renaissance ages and fencing history, strategy and hands on tactics from the sport that’s called “physical chess”. PERMISSION SLIPS REQUIRED.

Get your spacesuit on and climb aboard a rocket ship destined for Planet FUN. The theme of this year’s Summer Reading Program at Beebe Library is “Starship Adventures.” Registration for the summer-long event begins Monday, June 22.
Our annual talent show will be held on Wednesday, July 1, at 7 p.m. The show is for all ages and no act is too small and no talent is too young. The Talent show is largely musical, but other acts are needed too. Kids wishing to perform should register by Monday, June 29. The rehearsal takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 30. You must attend the rehearsal to be listed in the program.

The Summer Reading Program has something for kids of all ages. Kids entering kindergarten and younger have their own summer reading club where they earn prizes for the time they spend listening to someone read to them.
There are special programs at the library for these kids as well. Mother Goose on the Loose story times will occur on several Fridays at 10:30. Beginning on Wednesday evening July 15, and continuing through August 19 at 6:30 p.m. look for Family Story time for all ages. Younger siblings are welcome to attend as well. Peter Sheridan will lead three family sing-a-longs on Saturday, June 27, Saturday, July 11 and Saturday, August 15. All performances will be at 10:30 a.m. and require registration. On Friday, July 17 at 10:30, Hugh Hanley will once again bring his “Circle of Songs”. Kidstock, original musical theatre performed by kids for kids, will be coming at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 31, and Friday, August 14. Kidstock programs do not require advance registration or tickets.

There are also great programs for kids entering grades one through four. These kids can register, track their reading and earn prizes. Every Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. from July 7 through August 18, these kids can join “Techno Scientists” to perform experiments and explore various aspects of science. In addition, there will be a program on Wednesday July 8 at 10:30 a.m. with the popular “Montana Mountain Mushers”, an opportunity to meet dogs trained to run the Iditarod in Alaska. And on Wednesday, August 5 Sparky’s Puppets will return at 10:30 a.m. A highlight of our “Starship Adventures” summer program is the rocket building and launch taking place on Thursday, August 20 at 3:30 p.m. Registration is required for this program.
The first event for middle school kids will be Slurpy Joe’s Café on Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m. Librarians Steve Conner and Gray Sawyer will serve smoothies in the program room and chat with middle school students about their choices from the required summer reading lists. This is an excellent opportunity to learn more about the books on the lists.
Kids in grades five and up will find something to do at the library on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. starting July 8, when they can tie-dye their summer tee shirts. There will also be events on Thursdays at 2 p.m. beginning July 9.

In all programs that require registration, preference is given to children who live in Wakefield. Non-residents will be placed on a waiting and if space remains, the staff will contact them the day before the program. Regretfully, Beebe Library does not provide library services, including the Summer Reading Program, to residents of communities without certified libraries.
Kids who read and are read to over the summer not only do better when they return to school in the fall, they have more fun all summer long, especially if they participate in the Summer Reading Program at Beebe Library.
For more information phone 781-246-6334, x3.