Magness Library releases summer reading schedule

Library staff members invite all youngsters, ages 2-12, to have a really ?wild? time during their 2006 Summer Reading Program, which will run from June 15 to July 13.

Early bird registration is going on right now at the library and will continue through June 1. All children who register by June 1 will be eligible to draw for early bird prizes at the opening program, June 15, 9:30 a.m., at the First United Methodist Church Outreach Building (across the street from the library).

Regular registration will be accepted at the library through June 14, and at the outreach building June 15.

Many programs, activities and crafts are planned for this summer?s lineup, all built around the safari theme. Most activities and crafts will be age-specific, with separate sessions, simultaneously, for pre-school and school-age children. All participants will come together for the aquarium and magic show programs.

Here?s the schedule:

? June 15, 9:30 a.m. at the outreach building ? Caney Fork Regional Library Puppeteers presents ?Hiss, Rumble and Roar.? Early bird prizes. Refreshments.

? June 22, 10:30 a.m. at the outreach building ? Bird Safari. Follow the flight of birds over woods and waters. Bird craft.

? June 29, 10:30 a.m., location TBA ? Storytelling Safari. Travel through jungle and desert to an African village to hear music, songs and stories. Animal craft.

? July 6, 10:30 a.m. at the outreach building ? Aquatic Safari. The Chattanooga Aquarium. Refreshments.

? July 13, 10:30 a.m. at the outreach building ? Bruce Amato?s Magic Show. Reading awards.

For more information, contact the Children?s Department at Magness Library at 473-2428.