The Destin Library 2019 Summer Reading Program blasts off on Saturday, June 1. Visit the library and pick up your reading logs to chart your progress through A Universe of Stories. The deadline for turning in completed logs is August 3.
The 2019 reading rewards program has expanded to encompass pre-reading level to high school with two levels of reading log prizes. Each completed reading log and summer reading program activity attended will also earn participants an entry into the Grand Prize drawing to be held Aug. 5 sponsored by The Destin Rotary Club.
Younger explorers, ages 5 and under, can join the Space Cadet Story Hour every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. from June 6 – Aug. 1. Registration is not required.
STEAM Classes
Climb aboard the Destin Library’s STEAM-powered spaceship and blast off to Planet Discovery! Mission: Space! STEAM classes will be held at the library every Monday at 10 a.m. from June 3 – July 29. Registration is strongly encouraged and opens Sat., June 1. Register at cityofdestin.com/library.
Each week there will be a different at-home STEAM activity for parents and children 5 and under.
Summer Teen Programs
Three Code Camps are designed for students entering the 6th through 12th grades:
• Code Camp: Python Power, June 3-7, 2 – 3:30 p.m. Build your own Python-based dungeon crawl, complete with monsters, mayhem, and mystery.
• Code Camp: Explore the Scratch-a-Verse, July 15-19, 2 – 3:30 p.m. Using Scratch’s easy-to-learn visual coding interface, participants will design and code an open-world RPG-style video game, complete with moving graphics!
• Code Camp: Lego Mindstorms Mission to Mars, Aug. 5-9, 2 – 3:30 p.m. Challenge yourself to program a LEGO Mars Rover to complete a series of tasks on our simulated Mars space base.
The second round of the OCPLC Super Smash Brothers Ultimate Tournament will be held at the library on June 13 from 6 – 8 p.m. Open to players of all ages and skill levels. Registration required. Register at cityofdestin.com/library.
For more information on any of these programs, please call the library at 850-837-8572 or email Megan Fontaine at mfontaine@cityofdestin.com.
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