Read, Create, Celebrate!
June 7 – July 19
Track your reading, join fun events, and explore your creativity all summer! Open to all ages.
📚 Goal: Read 800 minutes by July 19 and earn your chance to win a prize!
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Reader Zone Codes | Adult: 15e55 | Teen: 27aab | Children: 4fc2d
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Downloadable Paper Logs: Available for Adults | Teens | Children
Prizes
- Adult: Cricket Joy or gift certificate to a local painting class with Gini Deaton, a Bob Ross certified painter.
- Teens: Toybox 3D Printer or a deluxe art set.
- Children: At 400 minutes: small prize | At 800 minutes: small prize, a book, and a raffle ticket to enter for the big prizes!
Additionally, we have partnered with Pizza Hut and their BOOK IT! Program, and everyone who reads 800 minutes will receive a certificate for a single-topping personal pan pizza!
🎉 Kick-Off Party
Saturday, June 7 | 1–3 PM | Art Association
Start the adventure at the Art Association Pavilion with tons of art, crafts, and shaved ice!
🖌️Children’s Events
Marvelous Mondays @ 10 AM | Arts Park Pavilion
- June 9: Silly Safaris
- June 16: Butterfly Tents
- June 23: Mark’s Ark
- June 30: Indiana Wild
- July 7: Hedgehog Hannah
- July 14: Banzi Balloons
- July 21: Mark’s Ark II
Pop-Up Storytimes
- Wednesdays @ 10 AM – Baker Park
- Thursdays @ 10 AM – Osborne Park
Library in the Lot
Mondays & Thursdays | 3–4 PM | New Castle High School Lot
Browse books from the library hauler before the foam party.
No events on June 19 or July 3
Foam Parties
Mondays & Thursdays | 4–5 PM | New Castle High School Lot
Walk through and play in the foam! Bring towels, swimsuits, and goggles for max fun.
🍽️ Food distribution from the New Castle Summer Meal Program served 4:15–5:30 PM.
No foam on June 19 or July 3
🖍️ Teen Events | Tuesdays @ 4 PM
- June 9 & 16: Teen D&D (Mondays)
- June 10: Diamond Art Bookmarks
- June 17: Tie Dye Bags
- June 24: DIY Posters
- July 1: Melted Crayon Art
- July 8: Blacklight Painting
- July 15: Cake Painting
🎨 Adult Events | Thursdays @ 6 PM
- June 12: Stained Glass Bottle Art
- June 24 (Tues.): Dragon City Book Club
- June 26: Miniature Painting Class @ the Art Association
- July 3: Rose City Book Club @ Ky’s American Bistro
- July 10: The Art of the Beginning: Photography with Marvin Groves
- July 17: Wooden Coaster Art
🖼️ Closing Event: “Once Upon a Palette Gallery”
Saturday, July 19 | All Day @ the Library
The library transforms into a one-day-only community art gallery!
Browse local artwork, enjoy snacks, and celebrate a summer of creativity.
🎨 Want to submit your art? [Click here to learn how—you could win prizes!]
Questions? Stop by the library or visit our website to learn more. Let’s make Summer Reading 2025 one to remember!
