Children's Programs

• Potato Play — June 29, 7:00-7:45PM
• Fruit Fun — June 30, 7:00-7:45PM
• Marshmallow Madness — August 3, 2:00-2:45PM

Teen Programs

• International Cook-Off — July 18, 2:00-3:00PM

Adult Programs

• International Cooking Contest and Demo — August 9, 7:00-8:30PM

Picture Books

The adventures of Bert by Allan Ahlberg & Raymond Briggs

The adventures of Patty and the big red bus by Meghan McCarthy

The adventures of Polo by Regis Faller

All aboard! by James Stevenson

Eat, pray, love: one woman's search for everything across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

The hidden magic of Walt Disney World: over 600 secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom by Susan Veness

In a sunburned country by Bill Bryson

Into

All Ages Programs

• International Game Day — July 26, 1:00-3:00PM

Children's Programs

• Happy Birthday, USA — June 28, 7:00-7:45PM
• Folktales Around the World — July 11, 11:00-11:45AM
• Where in the World… — July 13, 7:00-7:45PM
• Adventures in Masks — August 8, 1:00-1:45PM
• Tamil Storytime — July 7 and August 4, 7:00-8:00PM

Tween and Teen Programs

• Manga Drawing Contest — June 20-July 31
• International Cook-Off — July 18, 2:00-3:00PM
• Animanga Club — July 20, 6:30-8:

13 little blue envelopes by Maureen Johnson

An abundance of Katherines by John Green

Are we there yet? by David Levithan

Destination unexpected: short stories by edited by Donald R. Gallo

Canton Township prides itself on providing an excellent system of parks which offer a variety of activities for residents, plus a place for families to gather for picnics and other outdoor activities:

• Parks & Facilities — Canton Leisure Services
• Park Locator — Canton Leisure Services
• Canton Sports Center on Michigan Ave.
• Category:Parks on CantonWiki

Deal Sites

• Expedia — Expedia is a great travel website worth visiting when you are planning a trip. It provides vacation packages, cruises and even helps you build your travel online primarily because it is also a travel agency
• Hotwire — Hotwire is a robust site that offers some of the best travel deals available. Also Hotwire partners offer unsold inventory at big savings
• Hostel World — A huge portfolio of hostels is offered on this site. This is one of the most comprehensive sites for budget accommodations
• Kayak — The only place you need to search for discounted airfare is Kayak.

The art book for children by text by Amanda Renshaw and Gilda Williams Ruggi

How to read a work of art by Laura J. Hensley

Art that moves: animation around the world by John Bliss

Exploring the life, myth, and art of India by Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad

Enemies among us: a thriller by Bob Hamer

Every boat turns south by J.P. White

Fragment by Warren Fahy

The lost lady of the Amazon: the story of Isabela Godin and her epic journey by Anthony Smith

The adventures of Marco and Polo by Dieter Wiesmüller; translated from the German by Beate Peter

All aboard!: a traveling alphabet by concept by Chris L. Demarest; illustrated by Bill Mayer

Bee & Bird by Craig Frazier

How to travel with grownups by Elizabeth Bridgman; pictures by Eleanor Hazard

Alex Fitzgerald's cure for nightmares by Kathleen Krull; illustrated by Wendy Edelson

Another day in the Milky Way by David Milgrim

Ben's dream: story and pictures by Chris Van Allsburg

The Berenstain bears and the bad dream by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Children's programs

• Dear Dumb, Dork and Wimpy Diaries — July 7, 2:00-2:45PM

Tween programs

• Dear Dumb, Dork and Wimpy Diaries — July 7, 2:00-2:45PM
• Memory Box — July 28, 10:00-10:45AM

Teen programs

• Creative Writing, Discovering Your Inner Voice from 10:00-11:15AM on:
  • June 25
  • July 9
  • July 23
  • August 6
  • August 13

Adult programs

• Your Pecha Kucha — July 27, 7:00-8:30PM
• Adults Writing Children's Lit Group — July 16 and August 27, 2:00-3:00PM

Amy & Roger's epic detour by Morgan Matson

The enchanted quest by Frewin Jones

Crash into me by Albert Borris

Car trouble: a novel by Jeanne DuPrau

12 fabulously funny fairy tale plays by Justin McCory Martin

15 Plays for Beginning Readers Famous Americans by Carol Pugliano-Martin

Cinderella outgrows the glass slipper and other zany fractured fairy tale plays by J. M. Wolf

Dream girl by Lauren Mechling

Dream factory by Brad Barkley & Heather Hepler

Dream journal by Karen Halvorsen Schreck

Dream spinner by Bonnie Dobkin

Children's Programs

• Storytime at the Farmer's Market — June 26, 11:00-11:45AM or 1:00-1:45PM
• Fun in the Garden — June 27, 11:00-11:45AM
• Family Storytime - July 7, 22, and 27 10:00-10:30AM July 12, 7:00-7:30PM
• Dear Dumb, Dork and Wimpy Diaries — July 7, 2:00-2:45PM
• First and Second Grade Book Discussion — July 12, 2:00-2:45PM
• Third and Fourth Grade Book Discussion — July 13, 2:00-2:45PM
• Reading Assistance Dogs — July 28 and August 10, 6:30-8:30PM

Tween Programs

• Dear Dumb, Do

Hey Kids! Are you a lover of animals? If so, check out these awesome animal books and get your Animal Lover Badge.

Picture Books

My farm friends by Wendell Minor

Chicken, chicken, duck! by Nadia Krilanovich

Gilbert Goldfish wants a pet by Kelly DiPucchio; illustrated by Bob Shea

If you're looking for books and more about dreaming, check out the following:

Active dreaming: journeying beyond self-limitation to a life of wild freedom by Robert Moss

The secret history of dreaming by Robert Moss

Dreaming souls: sleep, dreams, and the evolution of the conscious mind by Owen Flanagan

Book-Club-in-a-Bag is designed to help you hold your own book discussion with friends or colleagues. Each kit contains:

• 8 copies of a particular book
• Material to facilitate conversations

Kits can be checked out for 8 weeks, and cannot be renewed. The library has book-club-in-a-bag kits for adults and children, such as:

Adults

Mennonite in a little black dress: a memoir of going home by Rhoda Janzen

All-Ages Programs

• Backyard Games — July 28, 1:00-3:00PM
• 2011 Great Paper Airplane Contest — July 21, 11:00-Noon
• Open Chess from 1:00-5:00PM on
  • June 26
  • July 10
  • July 24
  • August 14
  • August 28
• Summer Reading with the Plymouth Whalers — June 27 and 29, 2:00-2:30PM
• Summer Reading with the Plymouth Whalers — July 14, 11:00-11:30AM
• International Game Day — July 26, 1:00-3:00PM

Tween programs