Missions
Our librarians have put together several activities, for a variety of challenges and levels. Complete an activity and you might unlock a more advanced one, and bragging rights, cool badges and maybe even a prize!

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100 Things To Do Before Kindergarten

Things to do with your child before they enter kindergarten.



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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?



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Alphabet Walk

Go for a walk and look for letters of the alphabet all around you! For example, two branches on the ground might form the letter T. The goal is to find the letters without having to move items around to create the letter. Mark off each letter as you find it!



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50 Pts

Artwork & Writing Display



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Artwork & Writing Display



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100 Pts

Camping Trip

We are going on a camping trip, but first we need to pack! Below are the definitions for 18 items you should bring camping. Enter a correct answer for each one to complete.  Once you answer 10, you earn 100 points.

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Community Connections

A list of activities to help you engage with your community in new and meaningful ways.

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!




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Kindness Counts

Do something nice and show kindness to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.



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Little Explorers

Get your little ones to expand their horizons. This can be accomplished by trying something new or seeing things in a different light. Teach your little ones that you don’t have to travel far to explore new things—wonderment can be found everywhere!



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Mandala Nature Art

Go on an outdoor adventure hunt and create a nature mandala with the materials found on your adventure.  Use the mandala as a wall or window decoration.

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Nighttime Scavenger Hunt

Go for a walk after dark to see how many things you can find!  Feel free to use binoculars, telescopes, apps, websites, and books to help you out if you get stuck.  Complete 5 to earn 100 points.

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Ocean Expert

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz!

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Random Acts of Kindness

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!



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Reading Around

Books can take you around the world and back, even if you're only in your backyard! Show us all the fun and exciting places you read by marking each place you read. Get out and read!



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Reading Beyond

Go beyond just reading this summer! Mix up how or where you read, or maybe what you do after reading a book.

Challenge yourself to complete at least five tasks from the list below. How many can you complete?



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100 Pts

ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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Scavenger Hunt

Time for some outdoor fun! Walk around your city or town and see what you can find for each letter of the alphabet. Bring a camera or list and pencil to keep track of the items you find. We've included some examples, but what else can you find? Good luck!

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Share the Joy

Let's work together! Complete the activities below with your little one.

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50 Pts

Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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The Five Practices Outside

There are five simple, powerful, and fun practices that parents/caregivers are encouraged to incorporate into their everyday lives that can help establish a strong foundation for early literacy. Those practices are: Reading, Writing, Talking, Singing, and Playing. Try to incorporate the outdoors in each practice and have fun! 

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Try A New Genre: Fantasy/Science Fiction

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Genre: Mystery

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points for each of these genres on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Genre: YA Biography

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points for each of these genres on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Genre: YA Classic

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Genre: YA Fiction (Summer Book List)

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Genre: YA Non-Fiction

Reading different types of books from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points for each of these genres on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same book.   Win, win!!  

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Try A New Magazine

Reading magazines from different perspectives in life, really can color our world.  Give one a try and you might discover that a whole new world has opened up for you!  This mission allows you to earn 50 extra points on top of the points you already receive for each page of reading that same magazine.   Win, win!!  

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100 Pts

Try Freegal Music

Freegal is a downloadable music service from the library. All you need is your library card number! Freegal offers access to about 3 million songs. 

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100 Pts

Virtual Field Trip

Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!  Travel to 4 to earn your badge and points!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.  

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100 Pts

Virtual Field Trip

Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!  Travel to 4 to earn your badge and points!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.  

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100 Pts

Virtual Field Trip

Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!  Travel to 4 to earn your badge and points!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.  

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100 Pts

Virtual Field Trip

Take a virtual field trip with animal, parks, space, geography and history!  Travel to 4 to earn your badge and points!
Don't forget to mark each activity as complete once you've explored.  

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100 Pts

Read a Magazine from the Library Website (Libby)

Enjoy your favorite magazines without ever having to pay for a subscription! Enjoy over 3,000 popular magazines. Libby is a free app where you can download magazines for offline use and read anytime. 

 



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