This little participant in the Library's 2 1/2 to 5 year old craft group proudly shows her mother her beautifully painted piggy bank. The Garden City Library's Summer Reading Program for children is underway with the Summer Reading Club, arts and crafts programs, story times, book discussions, and Wednesday Family Nights. The second of five arts and crafts programs was held on Tuesday, July 8th. The children painted ceramics with Rosemarie Attard. The 21/2 to 5 year olds painted ceramic piggy banks with the help of their parents and caregivers. Children in kindergarten through second Grade painted ceramic frogs. Third through fifth graders painted ceramic butterflies. Additional dates for craft programs are Tuesdays, July 15th, 22nd, and 29th. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of The Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation in the programs is given to children who are Garden City Library cardholders.

Bethany Noak (left) and Destiny Osantes (right) joined the third to fifth graders to paint ceramic butterflies with Rosemarie Attard at the Library.Anika (left) and Anushka (right) Patel carefully apply paint to their ceramic frogs at the kindergarten to second grade summer craft program held at the Library on July 8th.Rosemarie Attard adds a few brushstrokes to two colorful ceramic piggy banks created by two children in the 21/2 to 5 year old group at the Library.Parents assisted the 21/2 to 5 year olds with the finishing touches on their ceramic piggy banks at the July 8th craft day at the Library.Grant Henneberger (left) and Deana Turner (right) carefully apply paint to their ceramic frogs at the kindergarten to second grade summer craft program held at the Library.Julian Larenas (left) and Scott Henneberger (right) enjoyed painting their ceramic frogs at the Library's craft program for kindergarten to second graders.