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STORYTIME & BOOK CLUB KITS

Grab one of our virtual do-it-at-home storytime or book club kits for all ages. Included: a free copy of the book and activities that tie into it. Visit www.splyouth.org to discuss the books or comment. Supplies are limited, so grab one ASAP!

Preschool: The Caring Me I Want to Be by Mary DiPalermo

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQnkcu0gU5M to watch Colusa County Office of Education’s read aloud. Enjoy the activities! Everything is yours to keep!

Grades K-3: Big Dog and Little Dog / Perrazo y Perrito by Dav Pilkey

Big Dog and Little Dog are canine companions who stick together through thick and thin. In their first adventure, Big Dog and Little Dog are hungry! And as any good dog knows, friends who chow down together nap together.

Grades 3-5: The Littles by John Peterson

The Littles live in the walls of the Bigg family house where they get everything they need. In return, they make sure the house is always in good repair. But when the Biggs go away for the summer, the Newcombs come to stay in their house. And the Newcombs are slobs! The mess they make attracts mice – and then they bring a cat to live with them! How can this little family get out of such big trouble?

Grades 5-8: Wildfire by Rodman Philbrick

Trapped in a forest fire, Sam teams up with a lost girl to survive the flames consuming their Maine summer camp.

Grades 9-12: The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron

17-year-old Katharine Tulman is sent to her uncle’s estate to have him committed to an asylum. But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor who is employing a village of nine hundred people rescued from the workhouses of London. As the mysteries of the estate begin to unravel, it is clear that not only is her uncle’s world at stake, but also the state of England as Katharine knows it...

SPL’s summer reading program thanks the following:

Our performers:

  • Do Art Productions
  • Four of a Kind Entertainment
  • ECO Discovery! and Maureen Schell
  • Gracie the therapy dog and Shauna Gilsdorf
  • Merrill Rainey
  • Metroparks Toledo at Oak Openings
  • State Line Gem & Mineral Society
  • Swanton High School band students
  • Trapped Toledo

Our sponsors:

  • Bennett Management/Burger King, Maumee
  • Honey Bear, Swanton
  • Natural Inquirer
  • Kari Oberlin
  • Ohio Renaissance Festival
  • Ohio State Fair
  • Ohio State Parks
  • O.U.R.C.C.L.
  • The Spot, Swanton
  • Swanton Sports Center
  • Tano’s Pizza, Swanton

Our lunch sponsors:

  • Airport Auto Parts
  • Alpha Lambda
  • Corn Festival Committee
  • Delray Busch Marketing LLC
  • F&M Bank
  • Faith Lutheran Church
  • Five Lakes Church
  • FOSPL
  • Lion’s Club
  • Sampsel’s Body Shop
  • Bryan Sanchez
  • Swanton Alumni Foundation
  • Swanton Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Tony Tribble of Ballas Chevrolet
  • Pat Turpening
  • Trinity UMC

Our Summer Reading volunteers:

  • Volunteers from Ohio Alpha Lambda, who helped make signup packs
  • Peggy Green, who organized activity packets
  • Joey Braden and Brooke Chinni, who hosted one of the daily lunches
  • Emily Eckhardt, who made storytime crafts
  • Audrey & Gavin McFarland, Ellie & Atleigh Sgro, Olivia Silveous, and Vivian Weaver, who assisted with program setup

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