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Build It Tuesdays

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Tuesdays at 10 AM – for ages Kindergarten – 5th Grade (younger children welcome with adult supervision)

Build A Wooden Structure with Home Depot
June 20 at 10 AM
Children can choose a structure to build such as a birdhouse, tool box, helicopter, and more!

Build A Stack of Cups with Jim Merrills
June 27 at 10 AM
Participants will build some of the world’s greatest structures including the Pyramids of Egypt, Castles of Europe, the Great Wall of China, India’s Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower of Paris, and more. Fun for the whole family!

Build A Home for Animals with Kalamazoo Nature Center
July 11 at 10 AM
Children will explore the world of nature’s builders with a variety of activities that appeal to many learning styles. Participants could construct a beaver dam, design a habitat landscape, problem solve with bees, and build their own animal community story. We’ll meet a live animal architect to end the program.

Build A New World on Mars with Air Zoo
July 18 at 10 AM
What will it take to design habitats for people to live, work, eat and play on Mars? Investigate the types of shapes and structures that can stand up to the violent dust storms and thin atmosphere on the Red Planet. Get warmed up to build with “minute to win it” challenges. Discover the difficulty of communicating and working with a team of engineers while wearing your astronaut gear and following directions from Mission Control to Earth!

Build A Fairy Garden with Home Depot
July 25 at 10 AM
Create your own whimsical miniature world! Build a fairy garden complete with structures and living plants with Judi Roberts of Home Depot.

Construction Craze Wednesdays

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Storytime & Construct-A-Craft

Stop by the library in the morning for fun and exciting sessions of Construction Storytime and in the afternoon for Construct-A-Craft!

Construction Storytime

Wednesdays at 10 AM
Ages 0-5
Backhoes and books, saws and songs, hammers and humor. It’s all in the works for a construction storytime filled with building fun and activities.

Construct-A-Craft

Wednesdays at 2 PM
Kindergarten – 5th Grade
Drop in to make a different craft each week.

Join the 2017 Summer Reading Program!

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Registration ends Saturday, July 8, 2017!

This year’s Summer Reading Program is going to be worlds of fun. Join your friends at the library to work together to Build a Better World this summer! The construction theme will help kids “gear up” to reach their reading goal. Registration begins at the world-class kickoff event on Saturday, June 17 and registration continues through Saturday, July 8, 2017.

The program allows children from birth to 5th grade to create their own personal goal for the number of days they plan to read (between 20 and 40).Drop in any time to begin to BUILD A BETTER WORLD this summer!

Children’s Summer Reading Program
JUNE 17 – JULY 29

This year’s Summer Reading Program is going to be worlds of fun. Join your friends at the library to work together to Build a Better World this summer! The construction theme will help kids “gear up” to reach their reading goal. Registration begins at the world-class kickoff event on Saturday, June 17 and registration continues through Saturday, July 8. The program allows children from birth to 5th grade to create their own personal goal for the number of days they plan to read (between 20 and 40).

Participants can read anything they want for as long as they like – read for the fun of it, every day! Readers and pre-readers will learn more about the world as they track their success on a world map. Once children reach their goal, they will receive an awesome Finisher Prize Bag suitable for all construction workers. They also have a chance to enter to win one of our GRAND PRIZES! The library will have building-themed events and activities all summer long! Children will be able to win world-class treasures every time they check out books. When they play our weekly game or attend a program, they will have a chance to win one of our weekly prizes! So GEAR UP and get ready to help us BUILD A BETTER WORLD!

Grand Prizes

Children and teens who finish their reading goal may enter to win the Grand Prize Drawing. The last day to enter is Saturday, July 29, 2017. Winners will be announced on Monday, July 31, 2017.

  • GRAND PRIZE – LEGOland and Aquarium Getaway
    Getaway includes a one-night stay at a hotel in Auburn Hills, MI; four passes for LEGOland Discovery Center and Sea Life Aquarium; and a $50 gas card.
  • SECOND PRIZE – Rebounderz Package
    Four All Access Unlimited Passes ($100 value) plus a $50 Gift Card to Rebounderz in Jenison, MI.
  • THIRD PRIZE – LEGO Shopping Spree
    Shopping spree with Miss Diane for LEGOs worth $100!

The “Art of Dr. Seuss” at your library!

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The Pinnacle Art Group Presents: “The Art of Dr. Seuss”

March 2 – 30, 2017
Gallery Open During ALL Library Hours

“From there to here and here to there, funny things are everywhere!”

The wildly imaginative creations included in the Secret Art Collection show a previously unseen dimension of this beloved author’s art. Theodor Seuss Geisel created paintings and sculptures for his own pleasure, rarely exhibiting these treasures during his lifetime. Geisel entrusted these exquisite works of art to his wife, Audrey, to fulfill his dream that they be shared with his fans upon his passing. This collection has visited galleries and museums across the world.

“And to think that I saw it on ‘Dix’ Street!”

Otsego District Library has been given a wonderful opportunity to showcase this unique art collection of Dr. Seuss’ private art work. Help us celebrate National Reading Month by viewing this amazing exhibit in the library’s program room any time the library is open during March.

The Dr. Seuss art collection presented at the Otsego District Library was brought to us by the Pinnacle Center. Visit the Pinnacle Center to see more Seuss art! The art in our gallery is collector print and sculpture reproductions printed after Seuss’ death.

Click HERE for more information on the Secret Art Collection at the Pinnacle Center.

Candyland at your library!

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Plan to bring your family and friends to visit a world of sweets!

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 – Saturday, January 21, 2017
All open library hours

Your favorite childhood game will come to life in the library’s program room during Christmas Break and January. Visit Gingerbread House, Ice Palace, Candy Castle and Chocolate Mountain! Explore Licorice Lagoon, Lollypop Woods, and Gummy Hills. Play in the Cupcake Commons and Ice Cream Slopes. Life-Size Candyland will provide an adventure for patrons of all ages!

The library is thankful for the many local businesses that have sponsored Candyland! Cost is $1.00 to play or a maximum of $5.00 per family (children 2 and under are free).

Proceeds from this event will go toward the purchase of a new playhouse and literary-based activities in the Rise & Shine Early Literacy Center.