Summer Reading Program - goshenlibrary.org

Summer Reading Program Unearth a Story. It is all about dinosaurs and archeology.

black and white sketch of dinosaur holding an open book for someone to read

Black and White sketch of dinosaur in a flower garden

Click on the dinosaur image to go to the Adopt-A-Dino page and learn more about the program

Adopt a Dino Program

There are a bunch of dinosaurs ready to find their forever homes and go on adventures with their new families.

Want to Particiapte?

Come to the kick-off for the Summer Library Program on June 26, 5:30 pm and sign-up, adopt your dino, and receive your adoption certificate! Then take your new found friend on adventures, take pictures, post them on FB and tag the Olive G Pettis Memorial Library, or, if you don't do FB email them to the library at ogplibrarian@goshenlibrary.org and I'll post them for you.

Let's see how far our dinos can go!!!

Click on the dinosaur to learn more!

Summer Library Program

Three Ways to Unearth a Story

We will be meeting the entire month of July

Come the days you can

It won't just be reading, but also exploring, crafting, and having time outdoors.

#1 - Story Hour and Crafting (3yr to entering 2nd grade)

Wednesdays 10 - 11:30 am; we will enjoy a few songs, stories, and then crafting and exploring in the Discovery Park. Dino Yoga for little ones might just be included!

#2 - Read Along and Crafting (3rd grade to 6th grade)

Thursdays 4 - 5:30 pm; A read along with Mary the Librarian. Our first book will be The Magic Misfits with a second book possible if there is enough time left in the summer. Each week I'll read a chapter or two and the kids get to read along; no pressure for anyone to read by themselves. Then, "crafting in the wild" and maybe excavating dinosaur eggs, making fairy wings, wind catchers, and other stuff from outdoor treasures excavated in the Discovery Park or your own backyard.

#3 - Teen Time at the Library

Friday 5 - 7; Time to just hang out, play games, build a puzzle or just have social time with friends and enjoy some pizza.

If it's reading you want, then I've also picked out some titles you might like. I've picked several titles and will have them all available to choose from.

Junior Titles:

This Appearing House

Garlic and the Vampire

Young Adult Titles:

What We Harvest

On the Edge of Gone

House of Dark Shadows

Crave

Summer Library Program

Three Ways to Unearth a Story

Friday 5 - 7; Time to just hang out, play games, build a puzzle or just have social time with friends and enjoy some pizza.

If it's reading you want, then I've also picked out some titles you might like. I've picked several titles and will have them all available to choose from.

The 2026 Summer Library Program is quickly approaching

Summer Reader Challenge

Once again we will have a summer reading challenge.

Become a Super Summer Reader. Come in to the library and register for the challenge.

Track how much read, listen to audio books, or read with your parents and see how far you can go.

The challenge is easy. Track every 15 minutes you read. Go at your own pace.

You chose the books and you choose when you read. Its as simple as that!

You, or your parent, have to have a library card and register for the challenge.

Don't have one? Come to the library and I can help both of those things.

Mary, your Olive G. Pettis Librarian

We will have a kick off ice cream social on June 26 5:30 pm with the Adopt-a-Dino program.

Then we will be meeting every week in July 2026 at the times scheduled below