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For aspiring paleontologists, a Dino Dig on June 30 gives participants the chance to excavate “fossils” from a mini dig site and work together to identify their discoveries. Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve will

“As a former circulation employee, I have seen how excited children get when armloads of books are checked

out for the Summer Reading Program,” said Mohnach. “These are great ways to stir excite

also visit June 22, bringing fossil replicas and even real shark teeth for participants to examine and take home. And for those who prefer a little suspense with their summer reading, the library will host a Prehistoric Escape Room in mid-June, where participants must work together to escape after a fiction al time machine breakdown. An adults-only Murder Mystery event on July 17 will challenge guests to solve the disappearance of both an artifact and its curator.

ment of reading for children in our community.” Participants can sign up beginning June 15 and track their reading progress throughout the six-week program. Readers earn prizes along the way, reinforcing the idea that time spent with a book is always time well spent. Parents say the program has become a summer tradition. “The library has become a true cornerstone of our family’s summer traditions,” said Christine McKenna. “The Summer Reading Program keeps our children, Maggie and Mickey, excited about

“All of the events are so fun,” said Markuss, 9. “The library has a lot of cool things to do all year long.” Library staff say that enthusiasm and creativity are exactly what Summer Reading is designed to inspire.

reading long after the school year ends.” Residents can visit the Sterling Heights Public Library to register, view the full sched ule of events and begin unearthing stories all summer long.

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