Counteract the ‘Summer Learning Slide’ at Snoqualmie library

Children and teens who spend their summer reading and learning, come back in the fall better prepared for school than those who don’t—so King County Library System created a new summer learning program called Thinkology: The Study of Fun. Young Valley readers can build robots, do hands-on science projects, learn magic, create puppets and read during the summer program.

June 23, 2014 9:42 am

Children and teens who spend their summer reading and learning, come back in the fall better prepared for school than those who don’t—so King County Library System created a new summer learning program called Thinkology: The Study of Fun.

Young Valley readers can build robots, do hands-on science projects, learn magic, create puppets and read during the summer program.

For details, visit any KCLS library or kcls.org/kids/summer.

Snoqualmie Library hosts a number of programs for children:

• On Saturday, June 26, the library hosts the “Jack Chapeau Meets the Gill Man” puppet show, 7 p.m.

• On Wednesday, July 9, the library hosts the Robot Garage with the Museum of Flight, 1 p.m.

• On Thursday, July 24, the Planet of the Amps family concert is 2 p.m.

• On Tuesday, July 29, “A Day at the Beach: Create a Watercolor Journal,” for children age 8 and older, 1:30 p.m.

• Wednesday, July 30, “Tad and Fry Puppet Show, 10:30 a.m., presented by Tears of Joy Theater.

• Thursday, Aug. 7, “The Fastastical Magical Math Spell Show, 2 p.m., presented by Cindy Arnold of Live Paint.

• Thursday, Aug. 14, “Sing a Song of Science,” presented by Nancy Stewart, 10:30 a.m.