Summer reading at the Elizabeth Taber Library runs from June 22 through August 15. This literacy-based program is designed to connect school-aged children and their families with books and library programs during the summer to combat summer slide! Additionally, our early childhood programs continue, because early literacy development doesn’t stop when the weather gets warmer!
If you have any questions about summer reading, please email our children’s librarian, Miss Macy, at mdavis@sailsinc.org
Reading Challenge
- Register starting June 22 in-person at the Library or online. Kids will be asked to set their own read goals. Kids ages 0-12 are invited to register. We have a separate reading program for teens and adults
- Take home a book of your child’s choice to help them get started reading right away!
- Read between June 22 and August 15! Your child’s goal might include reading a specific number of books, a set number of minutes each day, finishing the big series they’ve been reading
- Reach your goal and show your log book at the Library to receive another book of your choice as a prize
- Visit the Library over the summer to receive coupons to local businesses!
Regularly Scheduled Programs
All regularly scheduled programs will be held outdoors unless there is inclement weather or extreme heat. Programs will be moved in doors and announcements will be made on our social media page and by text. You can text @etlkids to 81010 to sign up for text notifications regarding children’s programs. We recommend bringing a blanket or towel to sit on, sunscreen or a hat (or both!), and a water bottle to all outdoor programs.
Lapsit Storytime
Held Mondays at 10:00 AM, lapsit storytime is designed for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 24 months. The focus of this program is on active caregiver participation and building caregiver familiarity with early literacy skills. We use the same songs, rhymes, and bounces for 6 to 8 weeks.
There will be no Lapsit Storytime on Monday, July 6
Outdoor Storytime
Family storytime is designed for ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Storytime is held on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM and focuses on the five early literacy skills: reading, writing, singing, talking, and playing. These skills are highlighted in songs, stories, rhymes, movement activities, and more. We use flannel boards, egg shakers, scarves, rhythm sticks, and puppets regularly!
Messy Morning
Messy Morning is our sensory art program for toddlers and preschoolers ages 2-5. This program is held on Thursday mornings at 10:30 AM. We provide aprons, but encourage participants to dress for a mess. Some past projects include dot painting, ice painting, playdough, and puffy painting.
There will be no Messy Morning on Thursday, July 2
Special Programs
Click on the links for each program to find more information include recommended age groups, location, and more. Registration for select programs opens Monday, June 1 at 10 AM.
Sippican School Reading Lists
PreK/Kindergarten
- How to Hatch by Sara Ackerman
- If We Were Dogs by Sophie Blackall
- Mungo on His Own by Matthew Burgess
- The Rare Bird by Elisha Cooper
- Broccoli is Trying to Kill Me by Katie Evans
- We Can Help! A Book of First Aid by Vivian French
- There Is Not Usually a Hole By Daisy Hirst
- Call Me Moby by Lars Kennseth
- Two Artists, Grandad and Me by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
- Bored by Felicita Sala
- If You Call on a Banana Phone by Gideon Sterer
- The Case of Old MacDonald and His Farm by Mark Teague
First Grade
- If You Go Walking by Erin Alladin
- The Future Book by Mac Barnett
- The Colors of Nature by Catherine Barr
- Don’t Eat Eustace by Lian Cho
- So Rude! Animals Behaving Badly by Jessica Fries-Gaither
- The Day the Books Disappeared by Joanna Ho
- When You See Us: the mysterious world of aquatic insects by Katherine Hocker
- Outside In and Inside Out: A Story of Arnold Lobel by Emmy Kastner
- NuNu and the Sea by Isabella Kung
- The Language of Birds by Jon-Erik Lappano
- Cat Nap by Brian Lies
- The Letter Setters (series) by Ethan Long
- Hooray for My Brain! by Pail Meisel
- Mouse and Spoon (series) by Cynthia Rylant
- Tate Tuber Space Spud by Michael Slack
Second Grade
- Loch Ness Monster’s Unbelievable Science by Anne Appert
- Cabin Head and Tree Head by Scott Campbell
- The One About the Blackbird by Melanie Florence
- The Faraway Forest by Debbie Fong
- Tiny Bean’s Big Adventures by Stephaie Graegin
- The Shindig is Coming by Charise Mericle Harper
- Bog Buddies by Amy Hevron
- Bud Finds Her Gift by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Wildlife Rescue (series) by Kate Messner
- Trial and Error by Robin Newman
- How a Bear Became a Book by Annette Pimentel
- Earl and Worm (series) by Greg Pizzoli
- This is Orange by Rachel Poliquin
- When Paul Revere Rode by Sarah Thomson
- Dog Meets Dog by Dan Yaccarino
Third Grade
- The Brainstormerz by Kwame Alexander
- Pocketbear by Katherine Applegate
- Dino Poet by Tom Angleberger
- Salmon Run by Annie Chen
- Frank the Monster by Mats Strandberg
- Ms. Pennypickle’s Puzzle Quest by Chris Grabenstein
- The Afterschool Kindness Crew by Goldie Hawn
- The Unlikely Adventuras of Ramon and El Cucuy by Donna Barbara Higuera
- The Boy Who Became a Parrot by Wolverton Hill
- Melodies of Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
- Ella Josephine (series) by Nina LaCour
- Marty Moose by Claire Powell
- From BAM! to BURP! by Melissa Steward
- Hot Dog: The History of America’s Favorite Sausage by Christine Van Zandt
- The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class (series) by multiple authors
Fourth Grade
- The Mighty Macy by Kwame Alexander
- Wombat Waiting by Katherine Applegate
- The Apprenticeship of Andrew Wyeth by Gene Baretta
- Abby in Between (series) by Megan Bryant
- Growing Home by Beth Ferry
- The Picasso Curse by Dan Gutman
- Reaching Across the Sky: A Celebration of Bridges by Christy Hale
- The Academy (series) by T.Z. Layton
- The Setback by Lynn Leitch
- If You Went to the Bottom of the Ocean by Brooke McIntyre
- Snowlands: A Blood Moon by Meroz Moor
- My Bicentennial Summer by G. Neri
- The Night Chef by Mika Song
- Poems for Every Season by Bette Westera
Fifth Grade
- The Great Big Book of Museums by Eva Bensard
- At the Edge of Lost by Martha Brockenborough
- Cast and Crew: Setting the Stage by Lindsay Champion
- Both Sides Now: A Story of Young Joni Mitchell by Lydia Corry
- I Witnessed the Great Train Robbery of 1963 by Andrea Debbink
- The Froggy Library by Julie Fiveash
- The New Norm by Matthew Gilbert
- The Second Life of Snap by Erin Entrada Kelly
- Limelight! Curtain Up on Poetry Comics by Renee LaTulippe
- The Big Book of Pi by Anita Lehman
- Kindred Dragons by Sarah Mensinga
- Basketball by Kadir Nelson
- The Lions Run by Sara Pennypacker
- The Experiment by Erin Stead
- Life on the Moon by Matthew Swanson
Sixth Grade
- Dear Jackie by Jessixa Bagley
- Origin by Nat Cardozo
- Books Good Enough For You by Nancy Hudgins
- When Tomorrow Burns by Tae Keller
- At Last She Stood by Erin Entrada Kelly
- The Atlas of Languages by Rachel Lancashire
- The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller
- The Teacher of Nomad Land by Daniel Nayeri
- Track (series) by Jason Reynolds
- Styx and Stones by Gary Schmidt
- You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This by Aaron Starmer
- Scarlet Morning by N.D. Stevenson
- Schooled by Jamie Sumner
- Facing Feelings: Inside the World of Raina Telgemeir by Raina Telgemeir
- The AI Incident by J.E. Thomas