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Toddler time at Bishop's Beach!

Wed, Jun 15
10:30-11:15pm

Ages 0-3
Toddler time at Bishop's Beach! Meet at the pavilion at Bishop's Beach for stories and songs, followed by a short beach walk. 

Kids Book Club! Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking and Other Natural Disasters by Lenore Look

Tue, Jul 26
3:30-4:30pm

Ages 7-12
In this humorous book a 2nd grader struggles with anxiety who overcomes challenges. Pick up your own copy at the library beginning in July. Then read off the beaten path for the month of July, and come ready to talk about the book on July 26. We'll learn about the author, the illustrator and talk together about the book! (Please choose to participate in only one of the July book clubs) Registration required. Books provided for participants.

Kids Code! (3rd-6th grade)

Thu, Jul 14
1:30-2:30pm

Grades 3-6
Coding for grades 3-6. Keep up your skills or learn new ones with an hour of coding! Fun coding games, and bots!

Kids Code! (k-2nd grade)

Fri, Jun 24
1:30-2:30pm

Join HPL’s Susan, a retired elementary teacher, in this fun introduction to coding for children K – 2nd grade. Learn to program an Ozobot using colors. We will spend an hour playing with Ozobots and programming them to do the tornado dance or light up with a variety of colors.

Read Together Book Club

Every Thu, Jun 9-Jul 7
3:30-4:30pm

Ages 7-12
We’ll read The Very Very Far North by Dan Bar-el. He’ll be at the library for a virtual visit the end of June! Read the book with the group and talk about it so you are ready for his visit! Space limited. Books provided for participants. 

Please register below. 

Outdoor Adventures and Stories with CACS

Every Tue, Jun 7-Aug 2
1:00-2:30pm

Ages 6-10
Staff from the library and the Center for Alaska Coastal Studies join for an outdoor story and activity. This is a 9 week program. Meet at the storywalk @HPL! 

Registration for this event is closed.  

End of Summer Reading Party

Fri, Jul 29
5:00-7:00pm

All Ages
End of Summer Reading Party—Join us to celebrate all the reading you’ve done over the summer! We’ll have hot dogs and ice cream, plus prizes for our Lego builders, the super readers and more! Marimba music! The book mobile!

Kids Book Club! Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett

Thu, Jul 28
3:30-4:30pm

Lego Building Contest

Bring in your lego creation for display on Fri, Jul 22 or Sat, Jul 23
Prizes awarded on Fri, Jul 29! 

All Ages
Design and create a Lego build on the theme of Read Beyond the Beaten Path. Bring your creation to the library Fri, Jul 22-Sat, Jul 23 for display in the library. Works will be judged by age group throughout the following week and prizes awarded at the end of the summer party on Fri, Jul 29! 

 

Want to use the library's Legos? Come to one of our Lego Hours to design + build!

Stories and S’mores at Bishop’s Beach

Thu, Jul 21
7:00-8:00pm

Ages 0-12 and their Families
Meet at the pavilion at Bishop’s beach where a librarian will read stories while we make s’mores at the beach. S’mores fixings provided. Weather permitting.

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