Adults have asked for it, so here it is — your very own anime club! Saturday August 20th, 2:00-4:00PM. Watch the hottest new shows/films and enjoy japanophilia together.

All next week, join the CPL staff in dressing fun, and earn badges during the last week of Connect Your Summer too! Just come to the library in spirit-appropriate attire on the following days:

Day	Theme	Badge
Monday, August 8	Animal Clothing	Animal Lover
Tuesday, August 9	Crazy Hat	Entertainent
Wednesday, August 10	Pajamas	Dreamer
Thursday, August 11	Mis-match	Artist
Friday, August 12	Dress Like a Tourist	Traveler

Tweens and Teens, do you watch the Amazing Race on TV? Interested in embarking on your own adventure? Join us in the library for a race of your own. You will travel around the library and complete tasks from all around the world. Maybe you will be the one to conquer the Dewey Decimal System!

Who: Kids, Tweens and Teens, going into grades 4 & up
When: Friday, August 5, 1:00-2:30PM
Where: Library Community Room
Registration begins Friday, July 22

Note: This event has been canceled.

Are you a master driver or pro mushroom thrower? On August 11 from 2:00-4:00PM, teens going into grades 7-12 can prove your driving skills at our Mario Kart Tournament.

Join us Thursday, July 28, 1:00-3:00PM for Backyard Games! We'll have badminton, bocce ball, croquet, lawn bowling, bubbles, sidewalk chalk, hula hoops, and a bunch more. Bring back the joy of summer with this all ages event!

[Photo by Rachel Monroe on flickr]

Wicket, gully, bowler, batsman… learn all about the game of cricket from the Michigan Cricket Association on Thursday July 21st from 7:00-8:30PM. A major sport in England and India, cricket is becoming more popular here in the United States. In fact, Canton recently unveiled the Township's first cricket field in Heritage Park. Find out more about this game of fierce competition and skill while earning a Connect Your Summer Sports Fan Badge! No registration necessary.
Photo courtesy of eLibrary.

Drop-in play including sensory activities, puzzles and games for children, ages 5 and under, with caregiver.

• Thursday, July 7, 10:30-11:00AM
• Friday, July 22, 10:30-11:00AM
• Wednesday, July 27, 10:30-11:00AM
• Monday, August 1, 10:30-11:00AM

Storytimes are half-hour programs of activities, songs and stories for children, ages 5 and under, with caregiver.

• Thursday, July 7, 10:00-10:30AM
• Tuesday, July 12, 7:00-7:30PM
• Friday, July 22, 10:00-10:30AM
• Monday, August 1, 10:00-10:30AM

Wednesday, July 20, at 2:00PM tweens and teens going into grades 5-12 can make awesome creations out of duct tape. Registration opens July 6th.

Michigan Philharmonic

Formerly the Plymouth/Canton Symphony Orchestra. Check out their site for more details.

Event	Date	Location
Celebrate America	Saturday, July 2	Kellogg Park, Plymouth
Fairy Tale Festival	Saturday, July 23	Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Grosse Pointe Shores

Monday Night Music in the Village

Brought to you by Canton Leisure Services.

Prom kings and drama queens by Dorian Cirrone

So not the drama: a Del Rio Bay Clique novel by Paula Chase

Keysha's drama by Earl Sewell

Confessions of a teenage drama queen by Dyan Sheldon

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

Play the scene: the ultimate collection of contemporary and classic scenes and monologues by Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler

The collected plays of Neil Simon, volume IV by Neil Simon

It's a slippery slope by Spalding Gray

Children's Programs

• Movie and Craft at your Library — July 6, 10:00-10:45AM
• Pokemon Tournament — July 23, 1:00-5:00PM
• International Game Day — July 26, 1:00-3:00PM
• Family Karaoke — July 26, 7:00-8:30PM
• Backyard Games — July 28, 1:00-3:00PM
• Puppet Show and Craft at your Library — August 2, 10:00-10:45AM

Tween Programs

• Duct Tape Mania — July 20, 2:00-2:45PM
• Pokemon Tournament — July 23, 1:00-5:00PM
• The Amazing Dewey Race — August

All ages can join us on July 26th at 1:00PM as we enjoy learning about different cultures through games played around the world. You could even earn your Multicultural badge! No registration required. Weather permitting, this program will take place outside.

On Tuesday, August 2, from 10:00-10:45AM, Children, ages 2 to not yet in Kindergarten, and caregivers, may join us for a fun puppet show and craft.
Program Date: Tuesday, August 2, 10:00-10:45AM