Thru 8/15: Teen Summer Reading: Let’s Level Up on Reading This Summer!
- Create an online reading account at: https://stratfordlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/
- Log your reading time. From 6/2 to 8/15; earn 1 virtual ticket for every 30 minutes of time spent reading (or listening!) to a book, comic, magazine, news article, etc.
7/1: 2:00 pm-4:00 pm: Karaoke and Chill
Grades 7-13. No registration required. Location: Lovell Room.
Let’s Level Up our summer with some Karaoke and Chill time with friends. Get ready for tasty snacks, board games and some much needed fun.
7/8: 7:45 pm-9:00 pm: Nerf Wars
Grades 7-13. Location: Lovell Room.
No latecomers admitted; registration required as well as a parental permission slip, which must be handed in to stay & play.
It’s time to Level Up the fun!Treasure seekers join the hunt! We’ve hidden gold in the stacks & it’s up to each team to work together to find the biggest hoard. Bring your own Nerf blaster or borrow one of ours. For safety: blasters cannot hold more than 6 darts at a time, cannot use “Nerf Rival Balls” & cannot be oversized. NOTE: This event ends after hours. Make arrangements ahead of time to be picked up–on time–in the back parking lot.
7/10: 3:30-4:30 pm: Singing Bowl Experience
Grades 7-13. Registration required. Location: Lovell Room.
Learn the history of singing bowls. Focus on Tibetan lineage and join a discussion about how healing works. There will be plenty of time for questions plus a short meditation while we all play together.
7/15: 3:00-4:30 pm: Pokémon Party
Grades 7-13. No registration required. Location: Lovell Room.
Trainers: You’re invited to our annual Poké Party! Join us for anime, a Pokémon Party craft, Pokémon stickers, and button-making, video gaming, and Poké snacks. Come dressed as your favorite character for the chance to win a prize.
7/17: 4:00-5:00 pm: Courtyard Book Discussion
Grades 6-8. Registration required. Location: Library Courtyard.
Level Up your summer with a book discussion about Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol. Whether you loved the book, hated it, aren’t sure about it, or haven’t finished it yet, all are welcome to join our informal, fun discussion and enjoy some snacks! Stop by the teen desk to pick up a copy of the book from June 30th – July 3rd. Have your own copy? Great, just let us know you will be attending!
7/22: 3:00-4:30 pm: Squirt Gun Painting
Grades 7-13. No registration required. Location: Library Courtyard.
Are you ready to Level Up the fun with some non-traditional painting fun? Let’s forget the paint brushes and bring out the squirt guns! All supplies provided.
7/26: 12:25-1:15 pm: Lightsaber Training for Adults & Teens
Grades 7-adult. Registration required. Location: Lovell Room.
Learn about the ways of the Force and how to wield a lightsaber from real Jedi Masters. Kessel Temple is the Connecticut chapter of Saber Guild, an international Star Wars lightsaber performance organization. Costumes encouraged!
