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Jamestown Philomenian Library invites young readers to solve the mystery of boredom during their Annual Summer Reading Extravaganza. The Library's Summer Reading Extravaganza, "Get a Clue @ Your Library" is a free community-wide celebration of reading including a creative writing class, morning and evening story hours, entertainment, activities and more. The Summer Reading Program is open to young people, preschool through young adult. Families are invited to join the Read-to-Me portion of the program. Young adults in 6th grade and over are invited to join their own program, "007: Licensed to Read". Independent readers will be given journals to write about the books they are reading, new words they have learned, their summer activities and ideas of all kinds.

Registration for the Summer Reading Program begins on Tuesday, May 29. Registration will be rolling all summer long in order to accommodate as many readers as possible.

The Summer Reading Program is sponsored by the Friends of Jamestown Philomenian Library, the RI Office of Library and Information Services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, McDonald's Restaurants of Rhode Island and the Citizens Bank Foundation.

• Friday, June 22, 3:00 pm: Keith Munslow's highly interactive show will delight everyone with his unique mix of funny and original songs and stories, tongue-twisting poems, oddball characters and on-the-spot cartoon drawing. Keith's rhythmic piano, skillful drawing and quick wit combine for an upbeat, positive experience with lots of audience participation. It's a fast-paced ride, so hang on and don't blink - you might miss something! Recommended for ages 4 and over.
• Wednesday, June 27, 10:30 am: Charlotte " Webspinner" shares amazing stories from around the world about people, animals and events that may or may not be entirely true. With the assistance of her puppet friend "Clara Clacker," colorful hats and participatory songs, she engages audiences with stories of remarkable events that will encourage children to check out the facts at their local library to see if the story is really true. Did a young Viking princess really become a pirate almost a thousand years ago? Can dreams really turn to gold? Can children be heroes? Come to hear Charlotte "Webspinner" and find out... Recommended for ages 4 and over.
• Tuesdays, July 10- 31, 3:00- 4:15 pm: Creative Writing for Children For 2nd through 4th graders, a four week class that meets weekly with award-winning author Kelly Easton as instructor. Registration for this free class begins on Monday, July 2 and is limited to 15 children.
• Thursday, August 2, 7:00 pm: Greg Cooney's Musical Mystery Tour uses songs and stories that will get the audience up and involved with the performance. Kids Greg introduces fun facts about a few songs and how music is made. The show will begin with a few songs and stories, but will quickly move into musical action. Greg performs a musical "Show and Tell" of instruments made from items not normally used for music making: PVC pipes, wrenches, plastic drink bottles, and things found in the kitchen sink. Recommended for ages 4 and over.
• Thursday, August 16, 3:00 pm: Participants in Pow!Science!'s SPY SCIENCE program must never reveal the secret experiments and tricks of the spy trade they will learn in this exciting exploration of Codes & Cyphers, Chemical Analysis and Dactylography (fingerprinting). Pow!Science! recommends this Program for all Agents-in-Training 3rd grade and up; reading and writing skills required for maximum enjoyment! Registration is required for this workshop as attendance is limited to 20 participants. Registration begins on Monday, August 6.

Visit the library often and/or keep an eye on the library website http://www.jamestownri.com/library/  for additional clues and activities throughout the summer!

Also, you will be able to read or be read to for 20 minutes a day to become eligible for free or discounted passes. (See where you can go with these passes!)

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Read a minimum of 20 minutes per day or one book per week to earn these free or discounted passes. Come in each week to collect your passes and enter weekly raffle contests for books and posters!

Sponsored by the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, McDonald's Restaurants of Rhode Island and the Friends of Jamestown Library.