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THURSDAYS IN AUGUST @ 7 PM

Visit the library FOUR Thursday evenings in August for an outdoor concert on the lawn. (No performance on Thursday, August 29.)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your family and friends to enjoy some great FREE entertainment. Popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library and bottled water for $1.

BEST OF THE BEST
Celebrate a DECADE of brilliant performers at Otsego District Library! This summer we have invited back some of our top favorite bands over the years. A patron vote has invited back Otsego Jazz Ensemble.

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OUT OF FAVOR BOYS
August 15
Out of Favor Boys is one of Southwest Michigan’s premier contemporary blues bands. They’ve been the house band at two of Kalamazoo’s longest-lasting Thursday Blues Jams at Wonderful’s Funky Basement and The 411 Club. The band has had the opportunity to play with some national blues musicians like Tab Benoit, Watermelon Slim and Robert Bradley.

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UP AND COMING CONCERTS

GREAT SCOTT
August 22
If you enjoy the Main Street Dueling Pianos, come back for Joe Laureano’s full cover band, “Great Scott.” Great Scott performs the greatest songs from the 1950’s to the new hits of today. Joe will come with a five piece band. This band is guaranteed to have you laughing, toe-tapping, and dancing along!

THURSDAYS IN AUGUST 

Visit the library FOUR Thursday evenings in August for an outdoor concert on the lawn. (No performance on Thursday, August 29.)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and your family and friends to enjoy some great FREE entertainment. Popcorn provided by the Friends of the Library and bottled water for $1.

BEST OF THE BEST
Celebrate a DECADE of brilliant performers at Otsego District Library! This summer we have invited back some of our top favorite bands over the years. A patron vote has invited back Otsego Jazz Ensemble.

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GREAT SCOTT
August 22 @ 7 PM
If you enjoy the Main Street Dueling Pianos, come back for Joe Laureano’s full cover band, “Great Scott.” Great Scott performs the greatest songs from the 1950’s to the new hits of today. Joe will come with a five piece band. This band is guaranteed to have you laughing, toe-tapping, and dancing along!

Saturday, June 15
10 AM – Noon

Join the adventures of the circus at this kick-off event!
There will be two Cirque Amongus Shows – one at 10 AM and another at 11 AM. These shows have a combination of comedy, circus skills and audience participation that will amaze and delight you.

Test your own circus skills with games and activities while enjoying some yummy snacks. Adventure awaits you at every station! The event will be outdoors, weather permitting.

JUNE 15 – JULY 27

Sign up at the library anytime during the week of June 10 – 15 to get a prize! Sign-ups continue through July 6. Set a reading goal and bring your completed finisher slips to the library for a prize bag; plus pick out your very own book! Finisher bags will be available beginning July 8.

ADVENTUROUS GRAND PRIZES
Summer Reading Program finishers can enter for a chance to win:
• 1st Place • $300 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Wolf
• 2nd Place • $200 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Fox
• 3rd Place • $100 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Raccoon
Plus: EIGHT ADVENTUROUS GRAND PRIZE PICKS that you can enter to win!

CIRQUE AMONGUS KICK-OFF EVENT (All Ages)
Saturday, June 15 from 10 AM – NOON • TWO SHOWS: 10 AM & 11 AM
Enjoy two Cirque Amongus shows that feature a combination of comedy, circus skills, and audience participation. Play circus games and activities while enjoying yummy snacks.

STROLLER ADVENTURE WALK (0 – 5 Years Old)
Mondays at 10 AM • June 17 – July 22
Join your friends while we walk to Memorial Park and play at the park.

ADVENTURONIMO PROGRAMS (Preschool – 5th Grade)

• Outdoor Fun with Dogs & Frisbees – Kzooming Disc Dogs Tuesday, June 18 @ 10 AM
• Adventure of the Lost Treasure – Science HEROES Tuesday, June 25 @ 10 AM
• “Migration” Movie & Popcorn Tuesday, July 2 @ 10 AM
• Sled Dog Adventures – Crystal Blue Sled Dogs Tuesday, July 9 @ 10 AM
• Backyard Safari Adventure – Outdoor Discovery Center Tuesday, July 16 @ 10 AM
• Joel Tacey’s Duct Tape Adventures Tuesday, July 23 @ 10 AM

ADVENTUROUS STORIES & SONGS (0 – 5 Years Old)
Wednesdays at 10 AM • June 19 – July 24
Hear stories, sing songs, play games, and create with your friends.

LET’S GO ON AN ADVENTURE (Preschool – 5th Grade)
Thursdays at 10 AM • June 20 – July 25 (No meetup July 4)
Go on weekly adventures in the library – biking, camping, hiking, swimming, and fishing.

• Biking week – June 20 – Bike safety with Otsego Police Officer, Michael Gudith
• Fishing week – July 25 – A visit from the Wolf Creek Fish Hatchery

ADVENTURE HIKE
Pick up a map at the library to go on an Adventure Hike through downtown Otsego in the month of July. Find all of the animals, do the activities, and bring your completed map back to the library for a special prize!

SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
Mark your calendars as the Scholastic Book Fair returns June 12 – 29!

JUNE 15 – JULY 27

Get ready for some summer fun at the Otsego District Library! Read a minimum of SIX books and complete TWELVE Adventure Pack Reading Challenges (challenges are listed on the bottom right) to enter the Adventurous Grand Prize drawings.

Finishers are also eligible for the Adventurous Grand Prize Picks. Once you’ve reached your reading goal, you can bring in your finisher slips to receive a Finisher Prize Bag and pick out a free book.  Finisher Prize Bags may be picked up at the circulation desk beginning Monday, July 8. Enter for a chance to win one of the ADVENTUROUS Grand PrizeS and ADVENTUROUS grand prize picks!

ADVENTUROUS GRAND PRIZES

1st Place $300 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Wolf
2nd Place $200 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Fox
3rd Place $100 Meijer Gift Card + Stuffed Raccoon

ADVENTUROUS GRAND PRIZE PICKS

• Stanley Tumbler Set + Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag Kit
• Sling Folding Camping Chair + Metal Detector
• Camping Hammock + Inflatable 2 Person Raft
• Pacific Pass 6 Person Tent + Solar Charging Bank

Please note that grand prize winners are not eligible for grand prize picks.

WEEKLY TRIVIA + PRIZES
A new trivia question will be posted each week on the wall in the teen room. Prizes will
be available to the first few CORRECT answers submitted. You can enter you name into
the weekly drawings once per day. Earn extra slips by attending library events.

TRAILBLAZING TUESDAYS

• Paracord Bracelets -Tuesday, June 18 @ 2 PM
• Origami Birds – Tuesday, June 25 @ 2 PM
• “UP” Movie & Popcorn – Tuesday, July 2
• Sunset Dot Paintings – Tuesday, July 9 @ 2 PM
• Silicone Keychains – Tuesday, July 16 @ 2 PM
• Felt Lumberjack Art – Tuesday, July 23 @ 2 PM

WONDERLUST WEDNESDAYS

Adventurer’s Writing Club
Wednesdays @ 2 PM
June 19 & July 3
Explore different writing styles and share your latest writings with other young authors.

Outdoor Book Club
Wednesdays @ 2 PM
June 26 & July 10
Share what you are reading or your favorite book with other teens and tweens.

THRILLING THURSDAYS

• Outdoor Fun with Dogs & Frisbees Kzooming Disc Dogs – Thursday, June 20 @ 2 PM
• Woodland Survival – Thursday, June 27 @ 2 PM
• Independence Day – NO EVENT – Thursday, July 4
• Nature Bookmark Prints with Chula Vista Garden Club – Thursday, July 11 @ 2 PM
• Team Adventure! – Thursday, July 18 @ 2 PM
• Indoor Campout Party – Thursday, July 25 @ 2 PM

Ages 0-5

Mondays, June 17 – July 22 at 10 AM

Join your friends while we walk to the park, play games, read a book, sing a song, and play at the park.

Please note: Program will be cancelled if inclement weather

June 18 – July 23 
Tuesdaysat 10 AM 
Ages Preschool – 5^th Grades

Outdoor Fun with Dogs and Frisbees – Kzooming Disc Dogs
June 18 @ 10 AM
Watch these high-flying dogs do lots of tricks with Frisbees! Then you can have some Frisbee fun yourselves.

Adventure of the Lost Treasure – Science Heroes
June 25 @ 10 AM
Join Science Heroes on an adventure to rescue an ancient artifact before it’s too late. Throughout the story, volunteers help conduct exciting experiments that bring the adventure to life!

“Migration” Movie & Popcorn
July 2 @ 10 AM
Munch on popcorn while you watch this adventure-filled comedy following a family of ducks who embark on a journey to Jamaica, only to wind up in NYC. (PG • 1h 23m)

Sled Dog Adventures – Crystal Blue Sled Dogs
July 9 @ 10 AM
Get up close and personal with these sled dogs and then learn all about dog sledding! Program will be outdoors rain or shine.

Backyard Safari Adventure – Outdoor Discovery Center
July 16 @ 10 AM
Have you ever explored your backyard jungle? Rolled over a log? Or turned over a rock? Come join the Outdoor Discovery Center as we go on an adventure and explore our wild backyards with the help of our captive animal ambassadors.

Duct Tape Adventures – Joel Tacey
July 23 @ 10 AM
Join in the fun as a REAL Duct Tape Artist teaches simply amazing, yet amazingly simple duct tape crafts. All of the supplies will be provided; you will only need to bring yourself, friends, family, and a sense of creativity!

Paracord Bracelets
Tuesday, June 18 @ 2 PM
Use knots to create awesome a bracelet out of Paracord.

Origami Birds
Tuesday, June 25 @ 2 PM
Learn the art of paper folding as we make paper birds.

MOVIE DAY – UP!
Tuesday, July 2 @ 2 PM
Rated: PG     Run Time: 1 hr 36 min
Watch UP with us at the library! This Disney Pixar film is about 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen and his stowaway Russel traveling to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with hundreds of balloons. Popcorn and refreshments provided.

Sunset Dot Paintings
Tuesday, July 9 @ 2 PM
Use pointillism – a technique of applying small dots of color in patterns – to create a beautiful painting.

Silicone Keychains
Tuesday, July 16 @ 2 PM
Make a custom keychain out of silicone beads.

Felt Lumberjack Art
Tuesday, July 23 @ 2 PM
Design your own scenic art piece

Ages 0-5

Wednesdays, June 19 – July 24 at 10 AM

Each week we will focus on different adventures while we hear stories, sing songs, play games, make a craft, and have sensory activities.

Wednesdays @ 2 PM
June 19 & July 3

Explore different writing styles and share your latest writings with other young authors.