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Programs and Events

FOL Readers' Group Book | Story time Fridays | Summer Reading Program | 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

FOL Readers' Group Book Discussion

The Friends of the Library Readers' Group hosts book discussions throughout the year. The discussions are open to the public and are held on the second Tuesday, every other month from September through May at 7:00 pm. The books are available at the library. Everyone is welcome!

Library Reader's Group
Date	Presenter	Book	Author
March 12, 2013	Scott Stalheim	Walden	Henry David Thoreau
In 1845 Thoreau built himself a shanty in the woods by Walden Pond, where he lived from 1845-1847. Walden is a treatise on the subjects of self-sufficiency, individualism, relationship with nature, and rejection of material ambition. His residence at the pond was interrupted by a day's imprisonment for refusal to pay a poll tax to a government that supported the Mexican War. This action was in accord with his belief in passive resistance, a means of protest he explained in his essay "Civil Disobedience" (1849).
May 14, 2013		To be selected later

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Story time Fridays

Story time Fridays are for children ages 2 through 5 years old. It is the mission of Story time to provide a high quality, developmental and age-appropriate, literature-based, group story time for preschool children in a library. Please select the program best suited to your child(ren)'s age(s).

Story time activities are held during the school year. If there is no school, there is no story time.

Little Bears: 10:30 am in the large conference room.

This 20-minute program is designed for two and three year olds. The program brings young children and their parents or caregivers together in a library setting. For many, this is a new experience. Some children may participate, while others may be content to just observe. All adults are expected to participate and encourage the children to join in the fun.

The program will feature picture books, songs, finger plays, puppets, and flannel boards. Since attention spans are short for kids this age, the stories are short and simple.

The story time theme this Spring is Color My World!

Date	Little Bears Programs
January 4	Black
January 11	White
January 18	Brown
January 25	NO STORYTIME
February 1	Orange
February 8	Red
February 15	NO STORYTIME
February 22	Pink
March 1	Blue
March 8	Green
March 15	Yellow
March 22	EASTER BUNNY
March 29	NO STORYTIME
April 5	Purple
April 12	Grey
April 19	Gold

Big Bears: 10:30 am in the small conference room.

This 30 minute program is designed for BIG KIDS four and five years old as they attend story time on their own. By this age, children can do more things by themselves, such as listen to stories quietly, participate in activities, follow directions and complete crafts. Parents and caregivers do not accompany their preschoolers in the story room, but are asked to remain in the library during the session.

Story time features picture books, songs, finger plays, puppets, flannel boards, games and craft activities.

The story time theme this Spring is Color My World!

Date	Big Bears Programs
January 4	White
January 11	Black
January 18	Orange
January 25	NO STORYTIME
February 1	Brown
February 8	Red
February 15	NO STORYTIME
February 22	Blue
March 1	Pink
March 8	Yellow
March 15	Green
March 22	EASTER BUNNY
March 29	NO STORYTIME
April 5	Grey
April 12	Purple
April 19	Gold

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Summer Reading Program

Each summer, the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library, Medford, and the Jean M. Thomson Memorial Library in Stetsonville host the Summer Library Programs in cooperation with the Medford Area Public Schools. The hour-long sessions include stories and crafts.

We hope that the 2012 Summer Reading Program was an enjoyable and educational experience for all and we look forward to seeing you as you come to the library to discover more book adventures on our shelves throughout the year!

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1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

You and your child can undertake this wonderful adventure. It is an exciting activity that will provide your child with a strong foundation for learning and reading for the rest of his or her life!

How this Program Works:

Enroll your child at the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library and receive your 1,000 Book Before Kindergarten Journal.
Check out books from the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library and read them with your child. Don't forget to record these books in your journal. Only books check out at the Frances L. Simek Memorial Library are valid for this program.
After each set of 100 books you and your child read and record, bring your journal to the library to receive a prize.
When you and your child have read and recorded your 1,000th book, take your journal to the library for your final rewards!

1,000 books sounds like a lot but when you break down numbers, you can see just how easy this goal can be to accomplish! By reading one book a day with your child, you can reach this goal in less than 3 years. To reach this goal in one year, you and your child would need to read an average of 2 3/4 books every day.

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