The Deborah Rawson Memorial Library is proud to collaborate with the Jericho Town Library to bring our communities a summer full of fun! We look forward to seeing you soon.
Reading Program Registration
How does summer reading work this year?
Register online and enter for raffle prizes, and then pick up your goody bag at either library.
Starting June 14th read at least 60 minutes per week and mark it in your reading log. Show the log to a librarian at either DRML or JTL and you can pick a prize from the treasure box! You may visit the treasure box one time per calendar week .
Bonus community prize: if we can all read 1,000 hours this summer you get to pick what color Ms. Abbey dyes her hair next!
Programs
Click here to download a copy of the summer program brochure.
Ongoing Throughout the Summer
Outdoor Story Time
Tuesdays at 3pm on the back lawn of the library.
Story Walk®
Starting at the end of the sidewalk on the right side of the building and wrapping around the edge of the field. Look for a new story almost every month, or reread great stories on each visit.
Beanstack
Readers of all ages across Vermont are invited to participate in the 2022 Vermont Summer Reading Challenge, available from June 1 to August 31 at vermont.beanstack.org! Read or listen to any book and track minutes using the Beanstack web or mobile app. You can help young children participate by tracking minutes when reading to or with them. Log minutes and complete activities to earn digital badges. Collect 10 badges to complete the challenge!
Visit DRML and JTL at the Jericho Farmers’ Market – Thursdays 3-6pm
June
Stories and Songs with the Londons! – Fridays, June 10th and 17th at 11am. [preschool]
Join us on the back patio in the sunshine for songs and stories with Beth and David London.
Minecraft Social – Wednesday, June 8th from 3 – 4:30pm [teen/tween]
Bring your own device and hop on the library’s wifi network for an afternoon of Minecraft with friends! You can sign up when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Pre K Craft Day: Sandpaper Castle Collages – Wednesday, June 15th from 3-4pm [preschool]
Little ones can explore different textures and celebrate the summer program’s oceanic theme with this craft meant just for them. You can sign up when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Read to Wyatt – Thursday, June 16th from 3 to 4:30pm [all ages]
Practice your read aloud skills with therapy dog Wyatt and his handler Ms. Sue. They love when you visit and share the stories you love. You can sign up for a 15 minute spot when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Lego Club – Friday, June 17th from 3 to 4pm [ages 6+]
Whether you build a rocket ship, a garden or a house, there’s no wrong way to LEGO. Build whatever you like and when you’re done we will put it on display in the kids’ room! You can sign up when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Summer Kickoff with Rockin’ Ron the Friendly Pirate – Saturday, June 18th starting at 3pm [all ages]
Avast ye! Let’s have a rockin’ party to celebrate the start of DRML and JTL’s collaborative summer programming! Starting at 3pm we’ll have some ocean themed outdoor games to play, and Rockin’ Ron takes the stage at 4pm.
Animation Camp – Monday June 20th to Friday June 24th from 9am to 12 [ages 8+]
We’re teaming up with our community partners at MMCTV again for another week long animation camp! Whether you’ve been coming to the animation club all year, or this is something new you want to try, you’re all welcome. We’ll screen all the animations Friday starting at noon. Spots are limited to 10 participants so be sure to sign up quickly! Visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected] to sign up.
Outdoor Movie Night – Saturday, June 25th at 9pm [all ages]
We’re kicking it off this month with Finding Nemo! Bring your blankets, lawn chairs and bug spray for an outdoor movie night. Weather dependent.
Dungeons & Dragons: Sinister Secrets of Saltmarsh – Sunday, June 26th 3:30 to 5:30pm [ages 8+]
Seeking six brave adventurers to discover what’s really going on in the seaside town of Saltmarsh. In the first meeting of our summer D&D session, we will be crafting brand new characters starting at level 1. If you’ve never played and have been curious, this could be the perfect introduction. You can sign up when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Older Kid Crafts: Mermaid Lanterns – Wednesday, June 29th from 3-4pm [ages 8+]
Decorate a glass jar with an underwater scene using paint, glitter, beads and silhouettes we cut with our Cricut machine. You can sign up when you visit the library, call us at 899-4962, or email [email protected]
Very Merry Theatre presents: The Further Adventures of Peter and Wendy. Thursday, June 30th at 1pm. [all ages]
Our good friends at Very Merry Theatre will be back with their wagon to put on a great show for us. Hope to see you there!
July
Lego Club – Friday, July 1st from 3 – 4 pm [age 6+]
Build a fireworks scene, a beach scene or a battleship. There’s no wrong way to play! Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Roblox Social – Wednesday, July 6th from 3:30 to 5pm [ages 10+]
Bring your own device and join fellow players in the myriad worlds of Roblox. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Cork Boat Races – Thursday, July 7th from 3 to 4:30 [ages 8+]
How will you build a boat out of cork? Experiment with different designs and then we’ll go race them in the river. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Stuffed Animal Sleepover – Friday, July 8th [all ages]
Back by popular demand from the stuffed animals! Drop off your fuzzy friends to help Ms. Abbey and the other librarians for a day before they sleep over in the library! Check our Facebook and Instagram pages for photos. Pick up your stuffies starting Saturday, 7/9.
Maker Day: Cricut Stickers – Tuesday, July 12th from 3 to 4:30pm
We’re busting out the Cricut machine to make simple vinyl stickers to go on your water bottle, laptop or wherever you put cool stickers. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Older Kid Craft: Paper Lantern Jellyfish – Wednesday, July 13th from 3:30 to 4:30pm [ages 8+]
Turn a paper lantern into a light up jellyfish. The library has all the supplies needed for this project, but there is a limited number so sign up quickly! Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Puppetry Camp – Monday, July 18th through Friday, July 22nd from 9am to 12pm [ages 8+]
Ms. Abbey and teen helper/ puppet builder Delilah will show you all kinds of ways to make puppets. We’ll spend our week creating puppets you can take home, and writing a puppet show to perform at the end of the week. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Read to Wyatt – Thursday, July 21st from 3 to 4:30
Beat the summer slide in the most fun way possible– read to a therapy dog! Wyatt doesn’t care if mess up a word, he’s just happy to listen. Sign up for a 15 minute time slot by stopping in at the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Outdoor Movie Night – Saturday, July 23rd at 9pm
This month we’re watching Moana! Bring snacks, seats and definitely some bug spray. Weather dependent.
PreK Craft: Fishbowls – Wednesday, July 27th from 3:30 to 4:30
Little ones can practice their gluing and coloring skills while we use paper plates and plastic plates to create one of a kind aquariums to take home. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
LEGO Club – Friday, July 29th from 3 to 4pm [age 6+]
Two LEGO clubs in one month?! It must be a marvelous summer. Come back and build with us. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
VINS: Watershed Wildlife – Saturday, July 30th at 11am [all ages]
Our friends at Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences will bring some live animal friends to help us learn all about the animals who live in the water systems near us. This is always a good time and we hope to see you there! No sign up necessary. We’ll plan to be outside.
August
Codes and Ciphers – Tuesday, August 2nd from 3 – 4 pm [ages 8+]
Build a cipher wheel, develop a secret code and maybe even mess around with invisible ink (if we can find it). Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
PreK Craft: Ocean Suncatchers – Wednesday, August 10th from 3:30 to 4:30pm
Little ones will love tearing up tissue paper and feeling the sticky contact paper as we make pretty ocean themed suncatchers. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
LEGO Club – Friday, August 12th from 3 to 4pm [ages 6+]
Build a popsicle stand, a beach scene or a turbo powered, crystal energy air conditioner. We hope to see you this month at LEGO club. Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Ocean Slime craft – Tuesday, August 16th from 3 to 4pm [ages 6+]
Get messy at the library with ooey, gooey ocean slime! We’ve got everything needed to make slime that looks like it came from the bottom of the sea, or maybe out of a mermaid’s nose! This one is popular so make sure you sign up quickly! Please sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Minecraft Social – Wednesday, August 17th from 3:30 to 5pm [ages 8+]
Spend a lazy afternoon in the air conditioning while playing Minecraft with your buddies. Please bring your own device. Sign up by stopping by the library, calling us at 899-4962 or email [email protected]
Maker Day: Button Machine – Friday, August 19th. Drop in all day [all ages]Ms. Abbey will have the button machine set up in the kids’ room all day so drop by anytime to learn how to use our button machine to make pins, magnets or keychains. It’s quick, easy, and loads of fun.
Outdoor Movie Night – Saturday, August 20th at 9pm [all ages]
This month we’re watching Dolphin Tale. Bring you seats, snacks and bug spray while we enjoy a movie under the stars. Weather dependent.
Older Kid Craft: Paper Bag Sea Stars – Wednesday, August 24th from 3:30 – 4:30pm [ages 8+]
Design and build big, beautiful paper bag sea stars, then decorate them and take them home.
Star Party with Vermont Astronomical Society – Wednesday , August 24th at 8pm [all ages]
Join our friends from the Vermont Astronomical Society (VAS) for an evening of stargazing with telescopes! VAS members will bring telescopes, but you’re welcome to bring your own too. This program is weather dependent.
Stories and Songs with the Londons – Friday, August 26th at 11am [preschool]
Join us on the back patio in the sunshine, or in the fireplace room in case of rain, for songs and stories with Beth and David London