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Event Details
Prepare for an adventure...get ready for a big reveal...countdown for lift off...IT'S THE MMPL SUMMER READING PREMIERE!
Your local library is celebrating the start of Summer with an event full of activities, games, space travel, and more!
Here are some of the highlights:
4 PM - STORY TIME followed by UNVEILING of the MMPL Community-Made Mosaic* featuring local artist, Molly McLain [MMPL MAIN ENTRANCE - WEST SIDE]
5 PM - GALACTIC GRAND OPENING of DISCOVER EXOPLANETS: The Search For Alien Worlds Interactive Exhibit** [MMPL COMMUNITY ROOM]
6 PM - SUMMER READING PROGRAM Theme Announcement [DYKSHOORN PARK BAND SHELL]
Attendees are welcome to stop by anytime between 4 PM and 6:30 PM. Other exciting activities include:
- Lawn Games
- DJ'd Music
- Activities and Crafts with Community Partners
- Local Food Trucks on site
- And MORE!
Explore the Library and Dykshoorn Park as you visit our new NASA exhibit, look at the MMPL Community-Made Mosaic, and get assistance in signing up for the 2024 Summer Reading Program.
More information about the Reading Program, the app, and reading challenges to come.
Registration is not required, but doing so helps us make sure we have enough supplies on hand. Thanks!
This program counts toward the "Event Exploration" badge for those taking part in the MMPL Summer Reading Program: Adventures in Space.
*Produced in partnership with the ND Department of Commerce through a Main Street Initiative Vibrancy Grant
**Developed by the Space Science Institute's National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) in partnership with NASA's Universe of Learning. This project was made possible through support from NASA, under cooperative agreement number NNX16AC65A
Disclaimer(s)
Accompanying Adults
This program is designed with the intention that children are accompanied by adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.