Unearth a Story this Summer at your Library!
July 1, 2026
Our SummerQuest reading and activity challenge is well underway! Stop by your Library any time now through August 7 to pick up an activity log and join in all the fun of digging into a good book, uncovering hidden histories, and celebrating stories that are waiting to be told. Anyone who completes SummerQuest and returns their activity log will be entered into a raffle to win a prize at their home library.
In conjunction with SummerQuest, our librarians have invited special guests and prepared special programs for kids and teens to help them learn more about the world of paleontology, celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence, and make their own artistic creations! Check out our upcoming events below, and contact your Library to reserve a space. Visit our events directory for a full list of summer programs.
Families are invited to experience the joyful sounds of Dixieland jazz while exploring the history of America’s original art form. Through live music, instrument demonstrations, and engaging discussion, audiences of all ages will discover how this uniquely American style helped shape the nation’s musical heritage. Select programs will include interactive activities for children and families.
Teens ages 12 through 17 can visit their Library this summer to paint their very own masterpiece on a miniature canvas. All artwork will be showcased at an exhibit at the Everhart Museum in September. Enjoy the chance to share your talent and creativity and connect with new friends at the Library.
Join our friends from the Everhart Museum for this interactive program where children ages 7 to 10 will become junior field scientists. Observe specimens, create clay fossil imprints, and document your discoveries during this imaginative program that combines storytelling and art.
Paleontologists Mike Straka and Roberta Straka will show off their fossil collection at the Library. They will highlight the traits of carnivorous dinosaurs and showcase an Albertosaurus skull. Kids ages 5 through 12 will have the chance to dig up a Triceratops bone and help reconstruct the dinosaur. Space is limited.
