Summer Reading Adventure Begins at Fremont Library

The Fremont Area District Library begins their summer reading program on Friday, June 7th. All ages are welcome to come in and sign up on or after June 7th to begin earning prizes for your reading.

Children can earn a free pizza, free ice cream, a toy, a free book, Whitecaps, Rise, and Griffins passes, and entry into the grand prize drawings for an RC car, birthday party at NorthPointe Gymnastics, a trip to Boyne Mountain, Avalanche Bay, Skybridge Michigan, and more!
​Teens can earn free entrée from McDonald’s, ice cream from Koffee Kuppe, pizza from Spanky’s, order a free book, and for every book they read, they can enter for chances to win many prizes from local restaurants and stores. Plus finishers will be entered into the grand prize drawing for a $100 Meijer gift card or a paddle board! Adults can earn a free ice cream or drink from Koffee Kuppe, sunglasses or candy, a free book from the Friends Gift Shop, and for every book they read, they can enter for chances to win many prizes from local restaurants and stores. Grand prize drawing options are a $100 Meijer gift card, Oakley sunglasses, and a 6-month gym membership at Tamarac!

The Summer Reading Program is important in helping to prevent the “summer slide,” which is the tendency for students to lose some of the achievement gains they made in school the previous year. So grab some books, have fun reading, and come to our free events this summer!

Children’s June Events
Our Summer Reading Kickoff party takes place in the Children’s Department on Friday, June 7th from 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sign up for Summer Reading, make summer crafts, play games, and get a temporary tattoo! Storytimes for babies & toddlers (up to age 3) will be on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., starting June 12th. Family Storytime (up to age 5) will be on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m., starting on June 13th. Saturday Storytime will be on June 8th at 11:00 a.m. We’ll also show an afternoon movie (title coming soon) on June 27th at 2:00 p.m.

Our very popular Discovery Tuesday programs will take place in the Community Room on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 a.m. and last 45 minutes to 1 hour. On June 11th, a presentation about Bubble Science will kick off our Discovery Tuesday programs. From June 18th-21st, we’ll have a Scholastic Book Fair in the library’s Community Room. Hours are: Tue, Wed, Fri 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00; Thur 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-7:00. Mat Emerick will bring us his juggling and comedy show on June 25th.

Teen/Adult June Events
The Teen Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be on Friday, June 7th, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the teen area. At the kickoff teens can hang out and watch Spider-Man: Across the Universe (PG; 140 min), sign up for Summer Reading, and eat snacks. A Puzzle Competition (Registration Required in teams of 4) for all ages will be in the Community Room on Thursday, June 13th at 6:30 p.m. Try your hand at pickleball on Thursday, June 20th at 6:30 p.m. when we host a Family Pickleball Clinic for all ages at the courts outside the Rec Center. Fantasy Mapmaking (Registration Required) for ages 11-adults will take place on Thursday, June 27th at 6:30 p.m. For those that require registration, call the library at 231-928-0256.

We’ll have a Movie Monday on June 10th at 2:00 p.m. to show Arthur the King (PG-13; 107 min). Snacks provided! Junk Journaling will be on Tuesday, June 11th from 5:30-7:30 at the south tables along the parking lot. The new Books & Bites book group will meet on Monday, June 12th at 9:00 a.m. to discuss Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar. New members are welcome and this book group enjoys free breakfast pastries and coffee while discussing books! 

Nancy DeJong will present a program about Hiking the North Country Trail on Tuesday, June 25th at 7:00 p.m. Nancy hiked all impressive 1,164 miles of the North Country National Scenic Trail in Michigan and some miles in all of the other 8 states that comprise the trail. She will talk about her experience with hiking and encourage attendees of all ages to explore the trails close to home.

This year’s Summer Reading Program is generously sponsored by: Blades Hair Design and Boutique, Blondie Blossom Boutique, American Truck Accessories/Bruce's Glass Shop, Bogen Massage, Brant Electric, CBD Store of Michigan, ChoiceOne Bank, David M. Byrne, Attorney at Law, Discovery Toys-Pat Durham, Elsie's Ice Cream, Excellence in Vision, Eye Care One, Firestorm Gaming, Friends of the Fremont Area District Library, Geers Family Chiropractic, Gerber Federal Credit Union, Karsten Financial Group-Raymond James, Koffee Kuppe, McDonald’s, Meijer, Moon Dance Café, Nieboer Electric, NCCA-Artsplace, NorthPointe Gymnastics, Paulsen Heating & Cooling, Pawsitive Counseling, Pizza Hut, Red Pine Crafts & Gifts, Spanky's Pizza, Sportsmans Bar, Tamarac, The Blind Squirrel Tavern, The Original Print Shop, and Tire Wholesalers Plus. For more information about library programs, visit http://www.fremontlibrary.net, or call 231-924-3480.