7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Location: Library Board Room Library board meets to discuss library operations and planning. The public is invited to attend.
Independence Day - Library Closed
Book Sale
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room The Friends of the Library host a twice monthly book sale. Great reads at great prices.
Little Me Storytime for ages 6 months to 2 years
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room A lap sit program for parent and infant.
Church
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Laughing Matters - Preschool to 6th grade.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room A fun mix of juggling, mime, magic and wacky humor for the whole family. Come prepared to wipe away tears of laughter.
Girls Scouts - Juniors - Registration Required.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Girl Scouts Junior (4th-5th): Want to fly a plane? Lead a rock band? Win Olympic Gold? aMuse lets you try on any role. Inspire others to try on their dream roles, too.
Girl Scouts - Brownies
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Meeting
Puppetmania! - 3rd to 6th grade. Registration required.
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Make it, and take it workshop. Learn to make a puppet head out of newspaper sculpture then decorate and embellish your puppet.
Girls Scouts - Juniors - Registration Required.
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Girl Scouts Junior (4th-5th): Want to fly a plane? Lead a rock band? Win Olympic Gold? aMuse lets you try on any role. Inspire others to try on their dream roles, too.
Storytime - Preschool to 2nd grade.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Storytime geared to preschoolers – 2nd graders, but all ages are welcome. Fill up on delicious stories and books, songs, fingerplays and movement based on food, nutrition and exercise. We will make a craft and/or snack to go along with our theme each week.
Girl Scouts - Cadettes - Registration Required.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Girl Scouts Cadette (6th-8th): Tired of not seeing your reality in the media around you? This journey is your chance to put some real ME in the media.
Hunger Games - Grades 6 to 12
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Would you survive Panem's Hunger Games? We will host our own version of “training camp”. See if you and your friends can “outlive” your competitors in a challenging round of games. You can win cool prizes and books! Registration required at the library.
Girl Scouts - Cadettes - Registration Required.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Girl Scouts Cadette (6th-8th): Tired of not seeing your reality in the media around you? This journey is your chance to put some real ME in the media.
Boys Pirate Bash - K to 5th grade. Registration Required
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Come aboard for a boys only pirate bash filled with books, stories, sea shanties, crafts, and eating with your fingers or eating a finger will be allowed, and no one will have to walk the plank (or will they?)
Library will open at 10a.m. due to Staff Meeting
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Little Me Storytime for ages 6 months to 3 years
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Storytime just for the wee little ones that is fun and interactive with stories, finger plays, lots of songs and movement lasting only 20-30 minutes.
Private Event
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Private Event
Church
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Storytime - Preschool to 2nd grade.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Storytime geared to preschoolers – 2nd graders, but all ages are welcome. Fill up on delicious stories and books, songs, fingerplays and movement based on food, nutrition and exercise. We will make a craft and/or snack to go along with our theme each week.
First Day to Turn In Summer Reading Logs
Leonardo - Preschool to 6th grade.
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room A winning entertainer who combines original songs, dance moves, and hand signs in a highly interactive presentation.
Summer Food & Nutrition Camp - Ages 8-12 with parent or caregiver. Registration required.
11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Illinois Extension Service presents a fun, interactive, hands on 4 day camp about how to be healthy and exercise; preparing meals and healthy snacks; learning how to pick better meals and portions size; cooking, crafts and activi-ties. A child and parent or caregiver learning, working and having fun together.
Pizza Tasteoff - Grades 6 to 12
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Who has the best pizza in town? You get to be one of the judges. You will be tasting with pizza from all the pizza shops in Troy and you and your friends will pick the winner. Come choose the best pizza, eat pizza and snacks, hang out with your friends and watch a movie. Registration required at the library.
Summer Food & Nutrition Camp - Ages 8-12 with parent or caregiver. Registration required.
11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Illinois Extension Service presents a fun, interactive, hands on 4 day camp about how to be healthy and exercise; preparing meals and healthy snacks; learning how to pick better meals and portions size; cooking, crafts and activi-ties. A child and parent or caregiver learning, working and having fun together.
Summer Food & Nutrition Camp - Ages 8-12 with parent or caregiver. Registration required.
11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Illinois Extension Service presents a fun, interactive, hands on 4 day camp about how to be healthy and exercise; preparing meals and healthy snacks; learning how to pick better meals and portions size; cooking, crafts and activi-ties. A child and parent or caregiver learning, working and having fun together.
Summer Food & Nutrition Camp - Ages 8-12 with parent or caregiver. Registration required.
11:00 AM - 2:00 AM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Illinois Extension Service presents a fun, interactive, hands on 4 day camp about how to be healthy and exercise; preparing meals and healthy snacks; learning how to pick better meals and portions size; cooking, crafts and activi-ties. A child and parent or caregiver learning, working and having fun together.
Little Me Storytime for ages 6 months to 3 years
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Storytime just for the wee little ones that is fun and interactive with stories, finger plays, lots of songs and movement lasting only 20-30 minutes.
Book Sale
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room The Friends of the Library host a twice monthly book sale. Great reads at great prices.
Private Event
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Private Event
Church
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Readers Theater Workshop - 3rd to 6th grade. Registration Required.
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Come be a part of a Readers Theater production of “SOUP OPERA”. We will be making props, costumes, preparing for parts (no memorizing lines) and presenting the production during that afternoon's storytime. Lunch will be provided.
Storytime - Preschool to 2nd grade.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Storytime geared to preschoolers – 2nd graders, but all ages are welcome. Fill up on delicious stories and books, songs, fingerplays and movement based on food, nutrition and exercise. We will make a craft and/or snack to go along with our theme each week.
LeGo Club - All ages.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Lego maniacs of all ages join us as we explore a theme and build with all sizes of Lego's.
Animanga for Grades 6 - 12.
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room Join us for discussions and snacks about Anime and Manga.
Videos shown are appropriate for those 13 and up.
Last Day to Turn In Summer Reading Logs
What Does An Owl Eat? - 3rd to 6th grade. Registration required.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location: Pat Huck Community Room What does an owl eat come find out by dissecting an owl pellet. Come face to face with nature by learning about food chains, prey and predator relationships, the importance of a variety of predators, and how owls help farmers control pests and play an essential role in healthy ecosystems.
Little Me Storytime for ages 6 months to 3 years
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Storytime just for the wee little ones that is fun and interactive with stories, finger plays, lots of songs and movement lasting only 20-30 minutes.
Summer Reading Program Finale - Wild Heart. Tickets required. Grades K to 5th.
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Children, K through 5th grade who complete and return their reading logs from July 16 – July 25 will receive a ticket to attend the Summer Reading Finale. They will enjoy WildHeart, a musical adventure exploring wildlife, habitats, food chains and more. There will be a drawing to win Cardinal tickets and pizza and drinks to end our delicious summer of reading.
Church