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Explore: The More You Read, the Further You Go, at Galion Public Library. The summer reading program is underway! Sign up, read books, and watch the library news for special programs.

The Friends of the Library will be holding their spring Used Book Sale. Sat, May 29^th, 9-Noon, Thu, May 27^th, 9-8pm, and Fri, May 28^th, 9-5pm.

The 2010 Summer Reading Club is open to young people in preschool through grade six. Join us for reading, programs, prizes, and story times. Registration starts June 1^st. Stop by the library and pick up your Summer Reading Log and Make a Splash book bag. Check out books to read at home, and use the reading log to keep track of either the time spent reading, or the number of books you read. The book and magazines you check for the program should be from a reading level appropriate to you.

Prizes this year include a Make a Splash tatoo, a bug-eyed frog, a flying disk, a squirter fish, a plush racoon, plus extra activities and prizes for those who really dive in. The more you read, the more you win!

GPL offers two preschool storytime sessions each week to fit your family's needs. Join Ms. Andee Tuesday nights at 6:30 for the family-style story time: stories, crafts, songs, and rhymes designed for preschoolers, parents, and older siblings to enjoy together. On Wednesday mornings at 10:30, the Toddler Storytime focuses on stories, crafts, and activities for the younger set. All preschoolers are welcome.

Join us on the lawn for games, crafts, refreshments, and fun! Kids may get a little wet, so please bring a towel.

• Wed, Jun 9^th, 1-3pm, A little TOO splashy.
• Wed, Jul 21^st, 1-3pm

Chip Richter, singer and songwriter, will be here to perform for our Summer Reading audience. Wed, Jun 16^th at 1pm and Wed, Jun 16^th at 7pm.

Paul Merklein draws Great Big Faces from literature, media, and the audience! Wed, Jun 23^rd at 7pm and Wed, Jun 23^rd at 1pm.

Magician Jason Abbott will present illusions to mystify you! Wed, Jun 30^th at 1pm and Wed, Jun 30^th at 7pm.

Splash into Reading with magical storyteller Lifeguard Tess Shimko and meet Splish, a Splash with amnesia. Through using their imaginations, activated by books from the library, Tess and the audience will help Splish remember what kind of Splash he is. Magical silliness, puppet fun, and audience members starring in the show will delight children of all ages. There is no charge for this program, and registration is not required: just come.

• Thu, Jul 1^st at 1:30pm, (This date was a misprint.)
• Thu, Jul 1^st at 7pm, (This date was a misprint.)
• Wed, Jul 7^th at 1:30pm
• Wed, Jul 7^th at 7pm

World of Differences Theater will present a Haitian folktale. Audience members will learn about Haiti and become a part of the show! Wed, Jul 14^th at 1:30pm and Wed, Jul 14^th at 7pm.

It's wet. It's wild. It's the Water Works! We'll have crafts, science experiments, books, and activities drenched in fun, six Monday afternoons this summer, for kids in grades 3-6. Sign up for one session, or for all of them! Registration starts June 1^st.

• Mon, Jun 14^th, 4-5:30pm
• Mon, Jun 21^st, 4-5:30pm
• Mon, Jun 28^th, 4-5:30pm
• Mon, Jul 12^th, 4-5:30pm
• Mon, Jul 19^th, 4-5:30pm
• Mon, Jul 26^th, 4-5:30pm

Bring your friends and favorite board game, card game, or handheld game system. We'll provide chess sets, a few board games, and refreshments. No registration is required for these; you can just show up.

• Thu, Jun 3^rd, 6:30-8:15pm
• Thu, Jul 8^th, 6:30-8:15pm
• Thu, Jul 22^nd, 6:30-8:15pm
• Thu, Aug 5^th, 6:30-8:15pm
• Thu, Aug 19^th, 6:30-8:15pm

Jim Kleefeld will present strange artifacts: old letters, a voodoo doll, shrunken heads, and photographs of passengers of the Titanic. Learn about mentalist powers and hear stories of unbelievable events. Part pseudo-psychometry, part mystic mentalism, part bizarre storytelling, and part just plain all-out creepy fun, Tales from Beyond is an exciting trip into the unknown. Registration is required. Thu, Jun 10^th at 6:30pm.

Peter Jackson is not your average teen. His mother is human, and his father is Poseidon. Monsters and demons of all sorts are out to get him. Fans of Rick Riordan's book series or the popular movie The Lightning Thief should join us for trivia and games of Olympic proportions. Registration is required. Thu, Jun 24^th, 6:30-8:15pm.

If you can't go to the beach this summer, we'll bring the beach to you! Drop in to the library and make a bottle filled with colored sand. Cool off with a root beer float while making snow globes, marbelized stationery, and sand collages. If the weather is good, we may even have crafts on the lawn. Registration is required. Thu, Jul 15^th, 6:30-8:15pm.

All teens who register for summer reading and turn in tickets for at least two books are invited to a pool party at Heise Park pool. Join us for swimming, refreshments, and activities. Details will be available when you sign up. (In case of bad weather, the party will be moved to the library.) Registration is required. Sat, Aug 7^th, 5-7pm.

Teens going into grades 7-12, sign up starting June 1^st and start reading materials from the library. For each item you read, fill out a rating form, which goes into our weekly prize drawing. Two lucky readers will win $10 gift certificates to cool places like Wendy's, Barnes & Noble, Kohl's, Best Buy, Bath & Body, Family Video, and more. All entries from the summer also go into the Grand Prize Drawing for a $50 Barnes & Noble gift certificate and other prizes. Also, teens who come to our summer programs will be able to enter Bonus Tickets in the weekly drawings.

Join us for this six-week course in drawing. Bring a sketch pad and pencils with you. We'll meet in the Community Room each week (except the week of July 4^th). Registration is required: sign up at the main desk.

• Mon, Jun 7^th, 6-7:30pm
• Mon, Jun 14^th, 6-7:30pm
• Mon, Jun 21^st, 6-7:30pm
• Mon, Jun 28^th, 6-7:30pm
• Mon, Jul 12^th, 6-7:30pm
• Mon, Jul 19^th, 6-7:30pm

Stop by the Children's Room for details. Sat, Jul 31^st, 5-7pm.

Enjoy the song stylings of Ed Piatt, as he performs 40s, 50s, and 60s music on his bass ukulele for us in the Community Room. Wed, Jul 21^st, 6-7:30pm.

Watch this space for more information.

• Mon, Aug 2^nd, Cancelled

Dr. Mansfield will be here to sign copies of his self-published book, Olentangy Legacy.

The library will close early on the evening before the holiday.

• Wed, Nov 24^th at 5pm, Thanksgiving Eve
• Fri, Dec 31^st at 5pm, New Year's Eve

The library will be closed for the holiday.

• Mon, May 31^st, Memorial Day
• Mon, Jul 5^th, Independence Day
• Mon, Sep 6^th, Labor Day
• Thu, Nov 25^th, Thanksgiving Day
• Fri, Nov 26^th, Day After Thanksgiving
• Fri, Dec 24^th, Christmas Eve
• Sat, Dec 25^th, Christmas Day
• Sat, Jan 1^st, New Year's Day

The board meets at the library at 4pm on the third Monday of each month.