Submitted by Robbie Marshall, Brainerd Memorial Library
(August 9, 2024) — Brainerd Memorial Library in Haddam has announced its summer reading finales as well as other new programs coming up in the weeks ahead.
Children’s Summer Reading Finale/Saturday, August 17, 2024, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Kids of all ages can compete in our outdoor Pokémon Gym Badge Challenge! Earn Gym Badges by completing different fun tasks. You might even earn a few extra surprises! Ice cream will be served from Noon to 2:00 p.m.
Teen Summer Reading Finale/Tuesday, August 13, 2024 5:30 p.m.
Join us for pizza, ice cream, and a Super Soaker battle! Please bring a change of clothes to this event if you want to participate in the battle. For teens in grades 6-12.
End of Adult Summer Reading Get Together/Wednesday, August 21, 2024 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Please join us to celebrate the end of Adult Summer Reading. Enjoy snacks and refreshments while we draw the grand prize winner. Sign up on website.
Introducing: Genealogy and History Series/Every Third Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Program begins on August 20, 2024 with Genealogy 101. Considering jumping into your family history? Genealogy 101 will teach you how to connect with your roots. Sign up on website.
Wanderlust Book Club/Every 4th Wednesday of the Month at 6:30 p.m.
The first meeting is August 28, 2024. Our first read is called “After Lives” by Abdulrazak Gurnah There are copies to check out at the circulation desk. BML Director Andrew Maloney is looking forward to meeting members and discussing this National Bestseller named best book of the year!
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Brainerd Library is excited to offer “1000 Books Before Kindergarten,” thanks to support from the Friends of the Library. Read a book with your baby or toddler and collect “brag tags” at each 100-book milestone. Read just one book a night starting when your little one is an infant and you’ll hit a thousand books by the time they’re three years old! Visit BML to receive your first reading log. Once you’ve read 100 books, bring in your completed log and receive a cool brag tag. Children who read 1000 books will receive a prize.
The library also has many ongoing programs like crafts, story and music time, culinary club, Pokémon club, including: anime, movie and game nights, and art club for teens!
Visit our website or Facebook pages for more events, programs, and activities or sign up for our newsletters. https://brainerdlibrary.org/ https://www.facebook.com/brainerdlibrary/
Brainerd Memorial Library is located at 920 Saybrook Road in Haddam. Phone: 860-345-2204 Website: brainerdlibrary.org
