Look in the Children’s Room for our Fall Flyers, which will be available by the end of August. The Fall Flyers will include information about registration for fall programs, including storytimes, book discussions, and children’s crafts and shows. For more information, ask a Children’s Librarian.

Summer Reading Club Prizes

While registration for the Summer Reading Club has ended, children who are already registered in the program can still pick up their prizes in the Children’s Room through August. The last day children can receive their Summer Reading Club prizes is on Tuesday, August 31.

Suggested Summer Reading Lists

Looking for a good book to read this summer? Then come to the Library and check out the Children’s Librarian’s Suggested Summer Reading Lists. The Children’s Room has individual reading lists for Grades K-5. There is also a reading list for children in Preschool. Each list includes fiction books, nonfiction books, poetry, fairytales, and more.

Dog Days of Summer

Enjoy the “Dog Days of Summer” by reading a good book about dogs. The Library has books on specific breeds, like the series Little Dogs Rock by various authors, Eye to Eye with Dogs by Lynn Stone, or Dogs by various authors. We also have books with general information about dogs, such as The Complete Dog Book for Kids by the American Kennel Club, The Life Cycle of a Dog by Angela Royston, and Dogs: How to Choose and Care for a Dog by Laura S. Jeffrey. If you’re interested in a chapter book about dogs, you can read The Fast and The Furriest by Andy Behrens, Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven by Graham Salisbury, or the series The Buddy Files by Dori Hillestad Butler. For picture books about dogs, you can check out Jules Feiffer’s Bark , George or the series Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Spot by Eric Hill, plus many more.

Please check the Library website www.gardencitypl.org for upcoming events and registration dates. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Friends of the Garden City Public Library. Priority for registration and participation is given to children who are Garden City Public Library cardholders.