FUN HERMIT CRAB CRAFT AND STORY

Seashell Hermit Crab

Supplies Needed:
- seashells
- glue
- small googly eyes or pompoms
- feathers
- pipe cleaners

Directions:
Use the supplies listed above and other miscellaneous small items to glue onto the shell... and Voilà! You have created your own seashell hermit crab!

Pair your seashell hermit crab with Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab, a wonderful story that combines the ocean, friendship, growing, months of the year, and landscaping -- a great story to share with younger children.


For more books by Eric Carle
Try searching the LBPL catalog!

SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY HERE!

Cool off with some fun summer coloring sheets that you can print and color at home. And, visit the Long Beach Public Library Summer Reading website to find out about events and more at library locations throughout Long Beach.



Beach Coloring Sheet



High Dive Coloring Sheet




Reading Cat Coloring Sheet



Water Slide Coloring Sheet

Free at Last: Celebrate the end of Slavery

Juneteenth is on June 19th and is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. For more information on this celebration, visit the Juneteenth website.



JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE
by Carole Boston Weatherford



JUNETEENTH: FREEDOM DAY
by Muriel Miller Branch



JUNETEENTH: A DAY TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM FROM SLAVERY
by Angela Leeper



Want more books celebrating African American heritage?
Try searching the LBPL catalog for some great books to read!

CELEBRATE DADS THIS SUNDAY!

Father's Day is Sunday, June 20th.
Celebrate by reading a book with your dad
or reading a great book about dads!

Want to make something special for dad?
Check out Kaboose.com for some great ideas!


Because Your Daddy Loves You
by Andrew Clements


Daddy Hug
by Tim Warnes


Good Night, Good Knight
by Shelley Moore Thomas


Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney


In a Minute!
by Virginia Miller


Just the Two of Us
by Will Smith


My Dad
by Anthony Browne


Papa, Do You Love Me?
by Barbara Joosse


Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
by Eric Carle


Piglet and Papa
by Margaret Wild


The Daddy Book
by Todd Parr


The Father Who Had Ten Children
by Benedicte Guettier



Up!
by Kristine O'Connell George


What Dads Can't Do
by Douglas Wood



For more books about Father's Day
Try searching the LBPL Catalog!

THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM STARTS TODAY!

High and dry for something to do this summer?

Readers of all ages are invited to join the Summer Reading Program at their local library. Make waves with programs, games, and prizes for everyone from babies to adults.

Surf over to our Summer Reading page, Facebook page, and YouTube channel for more information.

TWILIGHT FANS... Read The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner Online for FREE!

www.breetanner.com

Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by this riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character first introduced in Eclipse, and the newborn vampire world she inhabits. In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

This site will be live from noon EST on June 7th until midnight EST on July 5th. Please keep in mind that you can only read the book here – you won’t be able to download it to your e-reader or phone. And you can’t print it out.


Try searching the LBPL catalog
for more Twilight materials!

WORLD CUP 2010 BEGINS JUNE 10th!

Game 1: Mexico vs. South Africa
Friday, June 11th @ 4:00pm

Team USA plays England on Saturday, June 12th
Visit the FIFA website for more information on World Cup 2010!



Soccer
by Hugh Hornby


Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment
by Mark Stewart and Mike Kennedy


Goal!
by Mina Javaherbin




Want more SOCCER books?
Search the LBPL catalog!

The Summer Reading Program starts Thursday, June 17th!

Start Date: Thursday, June 17th

To find out more information, including a list of events,
check out the LPPL website Summer Reading page.

Parents - Help your kids make the most of the Summer Reading Program.
Download the a Parents Guide (2 page PDF guide in English, Spanish, & Khmer).

GO LAKERS!

In the picture above, true Los Angeles Lakers
fans are gearing up for the first game of the
NBA finals playoff series by reading basketball (and fairy)
books at the Main Library in the Reading Bathtub.


Want more basketball books?
Try searching in the LBPL catalog!

Fight "June Gloom" with some beach books...

Beach Day!
by Patricia Lakin


I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
by Kevin Sherry


Ballyhoo Bay
by Judy Sierra


Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach
by Mélanie Watt


Wave
by Suzy Lee


Dear Fish
by Chris Gall


Flotsam
by David Wiesner


Beach Day
by Karen Roosa



Bebé Goes to the Beach
by Susan Middleton Elya



Want more beach themed books?
Try searching the LBPL catalog!