Summer Reading Club begins June 24th for young people age 3 through young adult. Stop by either branch of the Troy Public Library on or after this date  to pick up a reading record or sign up online.  Jot down what you read or how long you read. Bring it to the library each week for a chance at bigger prizes. At the end of the summer you can choose a book to keep!

Upcoming Summer Programs for kids: (All programs are free. Please make sure to register.)
June

• June 20th: Comedian/Mime Jodi Scalise at 6:30 pm, Main Library, for all ages. No  registration necessary.
• June 28th: Music Together: an early childhood music and movement program at 10:30 am, Lansingburgh Branch, for children up to age 5
• June 29th: Comic Jam workshop with cartoonist Ira Marcks at 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, Main Library for ages 8-12. Register Online

July

• July 1st: All about the Fishes! Learn fish safety and make fish art at 2:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 6 plus. Register Online
• July 6th: Video Game Design, Part 1 (first of 3 part series, continues 7/13 and 7/27) at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Main Library  for ages 10 and up. Register Online
• July 9th: Magician Jim Snack at 6:30 pm, Main Library, for all ages. No  registration necessary.
• July 9th: Image Transfer Class* at 6:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Bring in some of your own materials (photos, and magazine pictures)  and learn how to transfer them onto other mediums to incorporate into an art piece. Sarah from Art by Sarah Jane will present this workshop. Register Online
• July 10th: Card Making Workshop* at 6:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. What better way to start the summer than with a wealth of new ideas to add to your card making arsenal and simplify your creations! Register Online

• July 13th: Video Game Design, Part 2 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Main Library  for ages 10 and up
• July 15th: Let’s Drum! With Jonathan Duda at 2:00 pm Lansingburgh Branch, for all ages. Register Online
• July 17th: Grafton Park at TPL (explore mysteries & look for treasure) at 2:00 pm, Main Library,  ages 6 plus. Register Online
• July 18th: Seed Sorting, Make Chia Turtles 2:00 pm, Main Library,  ages 5 plus. Register Online
• July 22nd: Kid’s Bracelet Workshop* at 5:30 – 7:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Learn how to make a trendy bracelet or anklet with leather cord and stainless steel bead chain. Register Online
• July 23rd: Make Art with the TANG MUSEUM  at 11:00 am, Main Library, ages5 plus
• July 23rd: Make Art with the TANG MUSEUM  at 1:30 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 5 plus
• July 27th: Egyptian Creations, Part 1* (first of 3 part series, continues 8/3 and 8/10)  at 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Come join us to take a step back in time to ancient Egypt by making unique art projects! Register Online
• July 27th: Video Game Design, Part 3 at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, Main Library  for ages 10 and up
• July 29th: Let’s Drum! With Jonathan Duda at 2:00 pm Main Library, for all ages. Register Online

August

• August 1st: All about the Fishes! (Learn fish safety and make fish art) at 11:00 am, Main Library,  ages 6 plus. Register Online
• August 3rd: Egyptian Creations, Part 2* at 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Register Online
• August 6th: Pottery Workshop, Part 1* at 6:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Come and enjoy all that clay has to offer! In order to complete the project you should plan on attending both classes. Register Online
• August 8th: Valley Cats – Meet Southpaw and Players  at 11:00 am, Main Library, ages 3 to 8
• August 10th: Egyptian Creations, Part 3* at 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Register Online
• August 13th: Pottery Workshop, Part 2* at 6:00 pm, Lansingburgh Branch, ages 8 and up. Register Online
• August 14th: Food and Fun with Michelle Reynolds  at 12:00 pm, Main Library, ages 6-12. Register Online
• August 20th: Summer Reading Club Party with Beatrice Green the Recycling Queen at 6:00 pm, Main Library, for all ages. Register Online
• August 22nd: TREAT! Troy Reads Every August Together! Enjoy a cool treat and tell us what you read this summer with Coleen Paratore at 3:30 pm, Main Library, ages 5 and up.  No  registration necessary.
• August 29th: Summer Reader Night at the “Joe” (kids who finish SRC get free tickets!). No  registration necessary.

*This project is made possible in part through a Community Art$Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.