Download a .pdf copy of the Summer Reading Club brochure.
1. Summer Reading Club Reading Logs
Pick up your reading log June 17th!
1. Pick up your Reading Log at the Sechelt Library starting June 17th.
2. Add a checkmark for every day you read.
3, Bring your Reading Log to the library each week to get a sticker.
4. Bring your completed Reading Log to Sechelt Library anytime after August 17th and get a medal for your reading achievement! Note: We have reading logs for school age children 5-12 and “Read to Me” logs for children under 5.
Visit bcsrc.ca to find the Summer Reading Club app.
FAQs:
1. Do I have to start reading June 17th and finish by August 10th?
No, you do not have to finish or start your Reading Logs on any particular date. As long as you read you can come and get your medal and weekly prizes. You can also claim multiple prizes at one time if you can’t make it down to the library every week. If you miss a day, just count 7 days of reading over a longer time period to get your stickers.
2. What if I’m traveling during the summer?
You can go to any BC library and bring your reading log to get your stickers or you can wait until you’re back home to get multiple stickers at once. Just keep reading while you’re travelling!
3. How much reading should I do to count it as a day of reading?
You can set your own goal! Some people like to read twenty minutes a day, while others like to read a chapter or a whole picture book.
4. Do I have to have a library card to get a Reading Log?
No, you do not have to have a library card to get a Reading Log, but if you have one you will have access to all kinds of books to make your reading more fun!
5. What kind of books count for Summer reading?
Anything you like! Non-fiction, graphic novels, picture books, chapter books, audiobooks, ebooks – the sky is the limit!
2. Scratch and Win: Summer Reading Challenge for Teens
July 2nd-September 3rd
- Get a scratch and win ticket every time you checkout books!
- Be grade 6-12.
- Come to the library and check out books.
- Ask staff at the front desk for a Scratch Ticket.
- Get a prize!
Rules:
- Age range: You can get a Scratch ticket if you’ve just finished grade 5 and will be starting
- grade 6 or up in Fall 2022. You’re eligible for Scratch tickets if you just finished grade 12.
- Limit one Scratch Ticket per person per day.
- If you get a Losing ticket, you can submit an entry for the Grand Prize.
- If you get a winning ticket, you get the prize listed on the ticket.
- No purchase necessary to participate!
- Scratch Tickets are available July 2nd– September 3rd when the library is open.
3. SRC Drawing Workshop: Magic Mango Monsters
Wednesday, July 24th
2-3pm
Ages 8-12
Over Zoom or in the Room of Requirement.
Join this year’s Summer Reading Club illustrator, Meneka Repka, to find out what it’s like to be a children’s illustrator, and the process she goes through when illustrating a picture book from start to finish. Meneka will show us types of illustrations, thumbnailing, and character development (including how to draw monsters). Then, after reading The Mango Monster, participants will have a chance to design and create their own monster craft. We will cut, fold, and decorate monsters that can be scary, goofy, cute, or anything else!
Register to receive the Zoom link to participate at home or come watch the Zoom with a group of participants in the Room of Requirement at the Sechelt Library.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
4. Summer Reading Club: Primary Activities
Thursdays, 10:30 – 11:30 am
July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
August 8th, 15th
Community Room
Ages 5-8
Come enjoy some Summer Reading Club Themed activities at this drop-off program. Each week we will play games, read books, do art and play! This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is World of Curiosities! Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
July 4th: Mysterious Creatures
Race paper dragons and design your own creature puppet!
July 11th: Depths of the Earth
Make a fizzing volcano painting and salt dough fossils
July 18th Precious Mysteries
Make a rabbit and magic hat puppet
July 25th: Natural Curiosities
Create art from items found in nature.
August 8th: Beyond Our World
Work together to build a space-themed photo booth.
August 15th: Collections and Memories
Make a collage to tell the world all about you!
5. Summer Reading Club: Intermediate Activities
Thursdays, 1:30-2:30pm
July 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th
August 8th, 15th
Community Room
Ages 9-12
Come enjoy some Summer Reading Club Themed activities at this drop-off program. Each week we will play games, read books, do art and play! This year’s Summer Reading Club theme is World of Curiosities! Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
July 4th: Mysterious Creatures
Design your own cryptid and play some fun games.
July 11th: Depths of the Earth
Make a subterranean creature and battle for supremacy!
July 18th Precious Mysteries
Explore optical illusions and build a thaumatrope.
July 25th: Natural Curiosities
Create art from items found in nature.
August 8th: Beyond Our World
Build a straw rocket and a rocket bookmark.
August 15th: Collections and Memories
Make a macramé wall hanging.
6. SRC Take and Make Kits
Pick up at the Library the week of
Monday, July 29th – Saturday, August 3rd
Ages 5-12
Pick up a bag of the materials and instructions for an activity you can do at home. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
Age 5-8: Sunflower Art
Age 9-12: Origami
7. Messy Science: Preschool
Fridays, 10-11
July 5th, 19th, 26th
August 9th
Outside the library on the front lawn
Ages 3-4
Drop off your child or stay and explore together at this exciting program where they can experiment with science! Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
July 5th: Marble and Blow Painting
Paint a picture without using your hands!
July 19th: Lava Bottles
Learn about Liquids and density.
July 26th: Potion Station
Explore and mix different things.
August 9th: Homemade Ice Cream
Learn the science behind ice cream!
8. Messy Science: Primary
Wednesdays, 10-11
July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
August 7th, 14th
Outside the library on the front lawn – Ages 5-8
Drop off your child at this exciting program where they can experiment with science! We’ll be doing a different science experiment every week outside the library. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
July 3rd: Ooey Gooey Magnets
Make magnetic slime and play with it!
July 10th: Erupting Volcanoes
Use chemistry to erupt a volcano!
July 17th: Egg Geodes
Make a crystal wonder out of a humble egg.
July 24th: Catapult Painting
Build a catapult to launch paint!
August 7th: High-Flying Hoops
Zoom into action with a gliding speeder!
August 14th: Homemade Ice Cream
Learn the science behind ice cream!
9. Messy Science: Intermediate
Wednesdays, 11:30-12:30
July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
August 7th, 14th
Outside the library on the front lawn
Ages 9-12
Drop off your child at this exciting program where they can experiment with science! We’ll be doing a different science experiment every week outside the library. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
July 3rd: Elephant Toothpaste
Use chemistry to create a foaming reaction!
July 10th: Air Cannons
Can you knock down pins with nothing but air?
July 17th: Bottle Rockets
Shoot bottles high into the sky!
July 24th: Slime Time
Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? No, it’s slime!
August 7th: Solar Bake-off
Can you cook with the power of the sun?
August 14th: Homemade Ice Cream
Learn the science behind ice cream!
10. Summer Reading Club: Award Ceremony and Celebration
Saturday, August 17th
11am-1pm
Outside the Library on the Lawn
All Ages
Completed your reading log? Come get your certificate of completion and medal in our award ceremony and enter our prize draw! Enjoy some snacks, sign up for the prize draw and find a seat, then local children’s performers Charlotte Diamond and Matt Diamond will be performing at 11:30. Check out Charlotte Diamond’s music at https://charlottediamond.com/
After the performance, we will do prize draws and hand out medals and reading certificates.
We will have cupcakes, snacks, popsicles and drinks.
Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
11. Magic Potions
Saturday, July 20th
2-3pm
Library Lawn (or CMR in case of inclement weather)
Ages 7-13
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble! We’ll be brewing up glittery, swirly potions in glass bottles to take home. What kind of magic potion will you make? Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
12. Rock Painting
Saturday, July 13th
1-3pm
Outside the Library on the lawn
All Ages
Paint a rock outside the library, then place it somewhere outside for others to find! Rocks and materials will be provided. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
13. Partners Mario Kart Tournament
Saturday, July 27th
2-4pm
Community Room
Ages: Kids 6+
Calling all Nintendo Switch fans! Test your skills at our fun Mario Kart Tournament with a twist! You and a partner will work together: The driver will be blindfolded and has to rely on their navigator partner to tell them what turns to make! Each team will get a chance to navigate and race. We will start the afternoon off with a practice run and then the competition begins. Choose your character and compete at 100cc to see how fast you can complete the course. Prizes will be awarded to finalists.
Family and friends are welcome to come watch. We will have Lego available to play with for siblings and for participants waiting for their turn.
This is a FREE program. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
14. Library Escape Room
Tuesday, August 13th
2-3:30pm
Teen Area
Ages: Kids 9-14
Solve the puzzles to break into the box. Clues will be scattered throughout the library and you’ll have to work as a team to beat the clock!
This is a FREE program. Call or email the library to register for each individual week.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
15. Teen Book & Cook Club
Tuesdays
2-4pm
July 16th
July 23rd
July 30th
Rockwood Lodge
Ages: Kids 11-18
Come cook a meal and talk about a book with fellow food-lovers! When you sign up, we will give you a copy of the book for you to read before the program, then we will cook a meal matching the vibe of the book and eat while we talk about what we read! Please let us know of any dietary restrictions and allergies when you register.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
What’s on the Menu:
July 16th: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le – Dumplings and Pho
July 23rd: Bloom by Kevin Panetta – Pizza
July 30th: Heartless by Marissa Meyer – Cookies and Lemon Tarts