Children’s Summer Reading Program
June 14th through August 13th
All children from birth to those entering 5th grade can register to win prizes for time spent reading!
Registration, Reading and Prizes:
Register at any ARLS library beginning June 14th
- Read for 8 hours = “Hook a Book” tote bag and a free book
- Read for 16 hours = Choose a prize
- Read for 24 hours = Choose a prize
- Read for 30 hours = Free book
- Once you complete all 30 hours turn in your reading log to be entered in the drawing for our grand prize:
a Dell Inspiron Mini Laptop!!
…And don’t forget our Runner-Up Prize:
a Four Pack of Tickets to a Flying Richmond Flying Squirrels Baseball game!!
Special Events:
- Campfire Songs with Matt Meadows
- 6/15 @ 7:00pm–Hopewell Library
- Meet the Richmond Flying Squirrels Mascot “Nutzy”
- 6/21 @ 2:30pm–Hopewell Library
- Life on the Water Living History Performance
- 6/22
- @ 10:30am–Dinwiddie Library 10:30am &
- @ 1:30pm–Hopewell Library
- 6/22
- Virginia Aquarium Show & Ocean in Motion Truck
- 7/9 –Hopewell Library
- @ 1:00pm Aquarium Show
- Truck and Touch Tank 2:00pm-6:00pm
- 7/16–McKenney Library
- @2:00pm Aquarium Show
- Truck and Touch Tank 3:00pm-7:00pm
- 7/9 –Hopewell Library
- Magician Rob Westcott
- 7/13
- @11:00am and 7:00pm–Hopewell Library
- @ 3:30pm–Rohoic Library
- 7/13
- Rainbow Company Interactive Children’s Theatre Presents “The Voyage of Sindbad”
- 7/20
- @ 11:30am– Burrowsville Library,
- @1:30pm–Hopewell Library, &
- @4:00pm–McKenney Library
- 7/20
Other Programs and Program Calendar
In addition to the special events, we have great programs all summer including storytimes, crafts, movies, and gaming.
Complete program calendars are available when you register for the program or you can print a copy here: 2010 Summer Reading Program Calendar.
Carnivals and Carnival Punch Cards
Join us for our program finale Carnivals! Enjoy carnival games, snacks, and prizes.
- Hopewell Library Carnival
- August 9th from 1:00-4:00pm
- Dinwiddie Library Carnival
- August 11th from 1:00-400pm
- Carson Library Carnival
- August 13th from 1:00-4:00pm
Bring your Carnival Punch Card to four ARLS programs this summer to receive and extra prize at the carnival!
Sea Creature Art Contest
The sea creatures art contest is a way for you to express yourself this summer by helping us create art to go along with our “Hook a Book” and “Make Waves” themes. Your art will be displayed at the library at our Sea Creature Art Show at the Hopewell Library Thursday, August 12th at 7:00pm
Winners from all three age groups will receive a gift card.
Age groups:
- Pre-school-3rd Grade
- 4th Grade-8th Grade
- 9th Grade-12th Grade
Rules:
- Your art can be created in any way: drawing, painting, computer-generated, photographs, sculptures, etc.
- You can enter only one piece of art.
- Entries must be newly created original work of the entrant, must not infringe upon third-party rights, and cannot violate copy right laws or existing trademarks.
- The design cannot have unintelligible wording, nor obscene or offensive language or imagery.
- Winners will be announced and works of art will be on display at the Hopewell Library August 12th at the Sea Creature Art Show Thursday August 12th at 7:00pm
How to enter:
Submit your art to any ARLS library or by email to:
contest@arls.org by midnight July 23rd.
Thank you for your interest in our programs and have a great summer! 
Thank you to all of our Sponsors!
Alpha Delta Kappa
American Legion Post 146
Appomattox River Woman’s Club
Bank of McKenney
Bank of Southside Virginia
Carson Ruritan Club
Dinwiddie Farm Bureau
Dinwiddie McKenney Womans Club
Ford Agency
Friends of the Library Dinwiddie
Hopewell Children’s Clinic
Hopewell Family Moose Center
Hopewell/Prince George Friends of the Library
Optimist Club of Hopewell
Old Navy of Colonial Heights
PetSmart of Colonial Heights
Richmond Flying Squirrels
Sligh Plumbing and Heating Co.
Vantage Point Credit Union
Womans Club of Prince George
Women of the Moose Hopewell 1180
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