Kickoff for Summer Reading Program is May 26-June 4;
Registration is open now online and at all Mesa County Libraries locations
Summer is rapidly approaching, and now is the time to register for this year’s Summer Reading Program at Mesa County Libraries. You can register online at mesacountylibraries.org/srp or in person at any of Mesa County Libraries’ eight convenient locations. There is no charge to participate, and the more you read, the more chances you have to win prizes!
Kickoff parties are planned at all eight library locations throughout the county, featuring musicians, magicians, kids’ comedians, and more. The parties happen from May 26-June 4, so be sure to catch one at your nearest library location. Here is a schedule of Kickoff Parties:
● 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 26, at the Palisade Branch with the fun music of Willie DeFord.
● 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the Fruita Branch, with comedian and magician The Amazing Arthur.
● 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, at the Central Library, with comedian and magician The Amazing Arthur.
● 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Fruita Branch, with Jump! Into Reading (complete with a bump-and-jump and crafts).
● 10 a.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Clifton Branch, with comedian and magician The Amazing Arthur.
● 10 a.m. Friday, May 29, at the Orchard Mesa Branch, with comedian and magician The Amazing Arthur.
● 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, at the Collbran Branch, with Jump! Into Reading (complete with a bump-and-jump and crafts).
● 11 a.m. Friday, May 29, at the De Beque Branch with comedian, magician, and juggler Ann Lincoln (NOTE: This will be Ann Lincoln’s only appearance at a library Kickoff Party this summer, so if you’re a fan, plan a trip to De Beque!)
● 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at the Central Library, with magician Cody Landstrom.
● 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 3, at the Central Library, with magician Cody Landstrom.
● 2 p.m. Thursday, June 4, at the Gateway Branch, with Jump! Into Reading (complete with a bump-and-jump and crafts).
● TEEN KICKOFF FEATURING THE ILLUMICIRQUE FIRE DANCERS: 7–9 p.m. Friday, May 29, at the Central Library. Don’t miss this amazing show!
In addition to the Kickoff Week performances, special events and entertainment are planned at library locations throughout the summer.
As always, everyone who enters the Summer Reading Program and reads has a chance to win some great prizes. This year, the Summer Reading Program offers divisions for pre-readers, kids, teens, and adults, so the whole family can sign up and read together!
For more information about this year’s Summer Reading Program, please visit mesacountylibraries.org/srp.
