Make. Play. Read. Learn at a library this summer

Chattanooga Public Library kicks off its summer reading, activity series

All Chattanooga Public Library branches are holding a party Saturday, June 3, at 2 p.m. It’s the kickoff of the library’s Make Play Read Learn summer learning program, which expands the former summer reading program to help children avoid slipping into a summer slide during the weeks before the new school year begins.

Families can register for the summer program at any library branch or the accompanying list of registration partners. When families register, they will be given a Make. Play. Read. Learn passport filled with 26 activities to do this summer. Fill your activity passport by visiting new places and trying new things.

Families may complete as many activity suggestions as they wish; but the more completed, the more chances they have to win prizes. A closing program celebrating these summer readers and learners will be held Saturday, July 29.

Library branches will hold MPRL events over the next eight weeks with topics such as Awesome Authors, Wow Wednesdays, Junior Historians, Full STEAM Ahead, Explorers and Cooking on 2.

MPLR EVENTS THIS WEEK

June 5: Summer STEAM, 4 p. m., Eastgate branch, for ages 5-12. Activities exploring science, technology, engineering, art and math each Monday in June and July.

June 6: Cooking on 2, 2 p. m., downtown branch, tweens and teens learn to cook something new each Tuesday on the second floor of the library.

June 7: Full STEAM Ahead, 2- 4 p. m., South Chattanooga branch, every Wednesday in June and July.

June 7: Things That Make You Say Ewww and Ooooh!, 4 p.m., downtown branch, tweens and teens make slime, edible skin, fairy glow jars, sugar scrubs and other science experiments.

June 8: Explorers, 3 p.m., Eastgate branch, for ages 4-6. Read books by authors on the Hamilton County Department of Education reading list every Thursday in June and July.

For a complete schedule, check the library calendar at chattilibrary.org/events.

Families may complete as many activity suggestions as they wish; but the more completed, the more chances they have to win prizes.