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Youth Summer Reading Challenge

All Day 5/23–7/26
Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Events
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Literature, Summer
Event Details:

Read with us this summer as we Color Our World!

Track your reading on the Beanstack app, online at baxlib.beanstack.org, or pick up a paper from the Youth Services desk.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature, Summer
Event Details:

Stories have the power to transform, uplift, and connect us. Just like other art forms. This summer, color your world with books!

This event is in the "Children" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Community Organization, Science & Nature, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Native American Folk Art – We will explore the human desire to create! All cultures have historically been creative.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Tie-Dye T-Shirt

4:00pm–5:30pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to add some color to your summer! Join us for a hands-on tie-dye workshop where you'll create your very own colorful T-shirt. Learn all about the history of tie-dye and the cool techniques behind this awesome art form.

This event is in the "Children" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Community Organization, Science & Nature, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Native American Folk Art – We will explore the human desire to create! All cultures have historically been creative.

This event is in the "Family" group
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Summer
Event Details:

Color Your World With Books is going to be a fun show that will be jam-packed with magic, comedy, balloons for everyone, story-telling, and tons of audience participation.

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group

Toddler Story Time

10:30am–11:30am
Early Literacy
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Early Literacy
Program Type: Literature, Story Time, Summer
Event Details:

Toddlers

Enjoy reading, singing, and having fun!!!

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Eating the Rainbow: Healthy Meal Prep

2:30pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Health & Wellness, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Color Your World by learning ways to get more healthy food into your diet and that of your family. We will try to fit an entire rainbow of food into the healthy, and sometimes sneaky, recipes we talk about in this fun summer program.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Eats - Pizza Bagels

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Community Organization, Health & Wellness, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun making food with Family and Consumer Science Agent LeeAnn Blevins from the Baxter County Extension Office. 

Pizza bagels, sand bucket trail mix, summer charcuterie boards, pretzel in a bag, and quesadillas are on the menu!

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Early Literacy
Program Type: Community Organization, Literature, Story Time, Summer
Event Details:

CREATE Food, Fun, & Reading

Join us each Wednesday in July to read a story and sample a food group from myplate.gov with Family and Consumer Science Agent LeeAnn Blevins from the Baxter County Extension Office. 

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Summer Meals

11:30am–12:30pm
Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community Organization, Health & Wellness, Summer
This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Arts & Crafts with PlayStrong Pediatric Therapy

2:00pm–2:30pm
Early Literacy, Children
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children
Program Type: Community Organization, Crafts & DIY, Summer
Event Details:

Enjoy some fun summer crafts with PlayStrong Pediatric Therapy!

Paper plate suns, Dabber paintings, Turtle bowls, Coffee filter butterflies, and Tissue paper suncatchers are on the list!

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group

Babies & Books Story Time

9:30am–10:15am
Early Literacy
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room B
Age Group: Early Literacy
Program Type: Literature, Story Time, Summer
Event Details:

This is a time for caregivers and babies birth through 18 months to enjoy time together learning and playing.

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Introduction to Guitar

11:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Arts, Music, & Movies, Class/Workshop, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

A four-week introductory course for beginning guitarists seeking to get their feet wet in music-making with this versatile instrument.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Introduction to Guitar

3:00pm–4:00pm
Teens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts, Music, & Movies, Class/Workshop, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

A four-week introductory course for beginning guitarists seeking to get their feet wet in music-making with this versatile instrument.

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group

Toddler Story Time

10:30am–11:30am
Early Literacy
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Early Literacy
Program Type: Literature, Story Time, Summer
Event Details:

Toddlers

Enjoy reading, singing, and having fun!!!

This event is in the "Teens" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Studio 300
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Christmas in July!

Create sublimation ornaments of your very own!

This event is in the "Teens" group
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Community Organization, Health & Wellness, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun making food with Family and Consumer Science Agent LeeAnn Blevins from the Baxter County Extension Office. 

Pizza bagels, sand bucket trail mix, summer charcuterie boards, pretzel in a bag, and quesadillas are on the menu!

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Knox Community Room A + B combined
Age Group: Early Literacy
Program Type: Community Organization, Literature, Story Time, Summer
Event Details:

 

CREATE Food, Fun, & Reading

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Summer Meals

11:30am–12:30pm
Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Community Organization, Health & Wellness, Summer
This event is in the "Children" group

Diamond Art Keychain

12:30pm–1:30pm
Children
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put some bling on a keychain with diamond art!

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Arts & Crafts with PlayStrong Pediatric Therapy

2:00pm–2:30pm
Early Literacy, Children
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children
Program Type: Community Organization, Crafts & DIY, Summer
Event Details:

Enjoy some fun summer crafts with PlayStrong Pediatric Therapy!

Paper plate suns, Dabber paintings, Turtle bowls, Coffee filter butterflies, and Tissue paper suncatchers are on the list!

This event is in the "Early Literacy" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

Bird Beaks presented by Bull Shoals-White River State Park

9:30am–10:30am
Early Literacy, Children, Tweens
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Children's and Teen's Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Early Literacy, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Community Organization, Summer
Event Details:

Bird Beak Adaptation – Why do different bird beaks look different? What does a beak say about a bird? What does your mouth say about you?

This event is in the "Tweens" group

Origami

11:00am–12:00pm
Tweens
Registration Required
Library Branch: Baxter County Library
Room: Studio 300
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Crafts & DIY, Summer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have fun learning how to fold and create origami.