Professor Steve dazzled the crowd with his Wild Water Show at Milford Public Library on June 8. Photo provided by Milford Public Library.

News Release

MILFORD — Participating in the library’s Summer Reading Program is a great way to avoid the “summer slide.” Summer Slide is when students lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. Keeping reading skills in good shape is a great reason to register children for the Summer Reading Program at Milford Public Library.

There are lots of activities, crafts, and new books, audiobooks, digital books and finally, in-person Family Story Times are back and will be held at 10:30 a.m. every Friday. Milford Library has a great line-up of storytellers this year who are excited to share ocean themed stories.

Guest storyteller, Janna Stollery, is shown reading to the group that gathered for the Family Story time on Friday, June 10. Photo provided by Milford Public Library.

Join the library staff outside as weather permits, or inside in the library’s meeting room. The guest storyteller for June 24 will be Carol Haab and the theme is Ocean Adventures. Families who stay for the entire event this week will be given a copy of Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel,” by Bowen & Ruiz. so plan on staying until the very end.

Make sure to mark your calendars for the Summer Reading grand finale party which is a FOAM-ZILLA soapy fun event and pizza party on Friday, July 22. The events are free for all Summer Reading Program participants, and you can earn a picnic ticket for the pizza party by reading five hours.

You will not want to miss these exciting events that will be happening live at the library.

Teens, read at least five hours every week this summer and enter a drawing for a $25 gift card. There will be a winner every week from June 6- July 23. There is a weekly activity packet just for you. Just ask for the packet at the adult circulation desk. Packets have crafts, a snack and a special treat.

The virtual segment of the Summer Reading Program this week is Page Turner Ocean Adventures – Coral Reef Adventures. Go to the library’s website and put your mouse over “Summer Reading ‘22” on the top bar. The most current week’s virtual program will be the choice at the bottom of the list. Click on that and you will see all the options for the week. Be sure to pick up an activity packet at the library to go along with the online content.

Check out the library’s website or Facebook page for the link to this week’s virtual event. The featured authors this week are Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey and they will talk about their picture book, “The Old Boat”. There will also be a virtual field trip with Chelsea Bennice aka “Octo-Girl” one of the world’s preeminent experts on octopuses.

These youngsters check out the items that were available following the June 10 Family Story Time at Milford Public Library. Photo provided by Milford Public Library.

MPL has recently started a subscription to a new magazine, American Essence. This subscription was generously donated by library patron, Elaine Stichter. According to the publisher, American Essence brings stories that remind us of the promise of America. It is a magazine for Americans who love their country and it focuses on traditional American values.

Regular features include: stories of the Founding Fathers and other great Americans, small farms, beautiful landscapes, small-town living, American artists, historical buildings, “Made in America” products and more. If this sounds like the type of content you enjoy, check out the American Essence magazine at the library today. The library has issues dating back to January.