Virtual 2021 Summer Reading Program

Summer Special Events

Music Colors Your World

Thursday, July 1^st, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Craig Newton celebrates the colors of music with songs about colors and demonstrates the unique colors of sound from 10 different instruments: guitar, banjo, flutes, clarinet, trombone, drum, and more. Sing along, clap along, and dance along with Craig in this fun-filled program that highlights the creativity and wonderful differences in music in our world. No registration necessary, just jump on our SDPL Virtual Hub Facebook Group at 3:30 p.m. on July 1^st and prepare to have fun while learning about music and instruments.

Michael Rayner's Found Object Juggling Show

Thursday, July 8^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Join juggler extraordinaire Michael Rayner for a combination of hilarious tricks and stunts with uproarious stand-up and a bounty of improvised fun. Some of his tricks include balancing a wheelbarrow on his chin, spinning a cheeseburger on a parasol, and juggling various surprising objects!

 

 

 

The Arty Loon Show - Reading Colors Your World

Thursday, July 15^th, 2021 @ 4:00 p.m. | Register Here

 

Join us for another Spectacular Arty Loon Show for some awesome virtual fun! Learn some Magic tricks to fool your friends with household items. Witness a classic illusion of making a person float. Play Arty’s funtastic games to win yourself an official Arty Loon Show Magic Kit! Plus much much more. Don’t miss out! Have the whole family join Arty for the Party!

 

 

 

Around the World in a Magic Hour with Rebecca Martin- Reading Colors Your World!

Thursday, July 22^nd, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Join Rachel Martin for a colorful collection of international stories and fun! Hear Rebecca tell wonderful stories from India, Ireland, West Africa and China. Go on an adventure around the world through story and song, and meet inspiring characters who will spark your imagination and awaken the child within everyone.

 

 

 

Virtual Planetarium Show

Thursday, July 29^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Join the Fleet Science Center for this Summer Reading Program: Reading Colors Your World Special Event. Shoot for the stars in a virtual planetarium show! We'll discover objects in our night sky as we talk about constellations and their stories as well as some of our neighboring planets!

 

 

 

Hullabaloo: Children's Concert

Thursday, August 5^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Join us for some toe-tapping, hand-clapping, ear-jamming kids songs from local band Hullabaloo! This 30-minute virtual concert is sure to entertain the whole family.

 

 

 

Wild Wonders: The Emerald Forest

Thursday, August 12^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Take a walk on the wild side with Wild Wonders! Celebrate our Summer Reading theme, "Color Your World" by joining our virtual safari and discovering the animals of the Emerald Forest. You'll meet AJ the Amazon parrot, Lola the green iguana, and Holly Jolly the dwarf screaming hairy armadillo, just to name a few. Register today and prepared to be amazed!

 

 

 

Katie Brady The Music Lady

Thursday, August 19^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Award winning singer/songwriter, Katie Brady, creates playful, educational, and interactive music for children. She interweaves songs kids know and love with original ones that not only entertain but also help develop early academic skills and concepts. Please come join us for a movin’ and groovin’ good time!

Zoomfari with Zovargo

Thursday, August 26^th, 2021 @ 3:30 p.m. | Register Here

 

Explore the beauty in colors and patterns of the animal world through this immersive and interactive Zovargo animal program! Rediscover the diversity of nature and learn how you can help protect the world we all call home.

Reading Log Activity Descriptions

1. Attend a Virtual Storytime through SDPL Virtual Hub - Miss your library's storytime? Attend a virtual storytime with one of our neighborhood librarians.
2. Sign up for 1000 Books Before Kindergarten - Sign up today online or get a paper log from a library location offering services. Your child will receive a lanyard with a library card holder for reading 25 books and a special Smart Stripe badge to hang on it for every 100 books you complete!
3. Count With Your Little One - Count with your little one! Go on a walk in your neighborhood or out in nature. Look for and identify as many shapes as you can find. Count how many you find as you walk
4. Make Today a Rhyming Day - Use rhyme whenever you can all day long! Use phrases like ‘snug as a bug in a rug’ or make up rhymes about things you’re doing – for example, ‘putting fish in the cat’s dish’ or 'let's crawl over on the floor to shut the bedroom door'.
5. Sing with Scarves - Little ones love playing with scarves! If you have a lightweight scarf laying around or a light material you can use as a scarf.
6. Color Scavenger Hunt - Go on a color scavenger hunt. Make a card with different colors on it and take it out on a walk or inside your home. Have your little one cross off each color as they identify something of that color.
7. Fun with Boxes - Empty boxes encourage creativity and thinking skills. Children can decide how to change the box into something they can use for pretend play, like a castle or a cave! Then they can use their imagination and problem-solving skills to turn ideas into reality. Mobile infants can crawl through large boxes or stack smaller ones.
8. Make a Family Photo Book - Make a family photo album. Place photos into a small album. Infants will enjoy seeing and learning to name/identify mommy, daddy, big brother/sister, grandparents, and the family pet!
9. Read a Wordless Book - Wordless Books are great because you can have a new story time every time you read them! Look at and talk about the pictures, make up a story. Find a wordless book at your local library to check out.
10. Fun with Flashlights - Using flashlights with older babies and toddlers is a fun sensory activity. Sensory activities build cognitive skills. In addition, babies will learn to visually track the light. Visual tracking is a skill children will use when they have to follow words on a page!

1. Listen to an Audiobook - Audiobooks on CDs can be checked out from the library and can also be checked from our eLibrary as well.
2. Attend a Virtual Summer Reading Event - Attend a Summer Reading Event. Whether you're interested in crafts, music, or magic we have something fun and free planned for you!
3. Make a Scavenger Hunt - Make a scavenger hunt for a friend or family member. Make clues using words or pictures that lead to certain places in the house and have a prize hidden at the end.
4. Read a Graphic Novel or Comic Book - Graphic Novels and Comic Books are a great choice for your summer reading list! Find a title today at your local library offering services or through our eLibrary.
5. Read and Cook up a Treat - Who's hungry? Read a few recipes either online or from a cookbook. Then make the one that sounds the most delicious to you! Cooking with kids? Check out weelicious.com for 20 easy recipes to make with children.
6. Read and Watch - Is there a movie based on a book you read this summer? Watch the movie and write down the 3 biggest differences from the book.
7. Read to a Friend - Read aloud a story to a friend, family member, a pet, or a stuffed animal!
8. Send a Letter - Everyone loves getting mail! Write a note to someone you care about and mail or hand deliver it. Not writing yet? Draw a picture!
9. Read and Write a Poem - Read a poem from a book of poetry. If you don't have a poetry book, you can check one out from the library or find a poem online. Then practice writing one of your own.
10. Tell a Story - Tell a story to someone that you made up OR retell a story that someone told to you. For more information about the history of storytelling, check out the National Geographic website.

Reading Recommendations

Reading Resources

BookFlix

A literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks from Scholastic to build a love of reading and learning.

cloudLibrary

cloudLibrary allows you to borrow and read a wide array of eBooks from the San Diego Public Library for free.

Content Video | How it works | Using a Kindle - Nook

Video Tutorials: Navigating cloudLibrary | Mobile cloudLibrary

SimplyE app: Video Tutorial

SimplyE available from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store

Comics Plus

You have unlimited, simultaneous access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, annd manga through Compics Plus- including popular titles like Avatar: the Last Airbender; Bone; The Boys; B.P.R.D; Disney Decendants; Locke & Key; Peanuts; Stranger Things; They Called Us Enemy.

Video Tutorial: Navigating Comics Plus

NoveList K-8

Find fiction titles for classroom use or reading including picture books; children's chapter books; and young adult titles.

Novelist Plus

Guide to suggested reading for all ages with reviews and other features.