In celebration of the 2015 Children’s Summer Reading Program, HouseMart Ace Hardware and HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts will present “Super Hero Academy,” a free event at five selected Big Island public libraries from June 24 through July 8. ADVERTISING In
In celebration of the 2015 Children’s Summer Reading Program, HouseMart Ace Hardware and HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts will present “Super Hero Academy,” a free event at five selected Big Island public libraries from June 24 through July 8.
Keiki ages 5 and older, accompanied by a parent or caregiver, are invited to experience a special “Hardware Science” program featuring demonstrations, two interactive stations for exploring Hardware Science experiments such as making secret messages using lemons, and a superhero craft activity station to make-and-take a hero craft item.
In this one-hour program, participants will receive a stamp card to record the completion of all three activities and receive a Super Hero Academy Graduation Certificate and a chance to enter a free prize drawing.
With this year’s Children’s Summer Reading Program theme “Every Hero Has a Story,” pre-kindergarteners through fifth-graders are invited to discover the “superheroes” within themselves as they read and learn about real life, fantasy and everyday heroes among us who do extraordinary things.
Weekly reading incentives will include items such as school supplies, tasty treats and a Super Hero Activity Kit for young readers to assemble Super Library-Ann, Captain Read-A-Lot and a superhero of their own creation. Free lucky drawings also will be conducted at each library for a chance to win a Back-to-School Backpack filled with handy school supplies for registered children (two prize winners per library).
The “Super Hero Academy” program will be presented at these libraries:
• 2 p.m., June 24, Keaau Public &School Library (982-4281)
• 10 a.m., June 25, North Kohala Public Library (889-6655)
• 3 p.m., June 25, Thelma Parker Memorial Public &School Library (887-6067)
• 10 a.m., July 1, Mt. View Public &School Library (968-2322)
• 3 p.m., July 8, Kailua-Kona Public Library (327-4327)
The event schedule is subject to change. Contact the hosting library as soon as possible if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed.
