ORANGE BEACH, AL - Join the Orange Beach Public Library as it kicks off the 2016 Summer Reading Program on Thursday, June 9 at 2 p.m.

All enrichment programs this summer will be presented at the Orange Beach Recreation Center, located on the corner of Canal Road and Wilson Boulevard. The themes are “On You Mark, Get Set… Read” and “Get in the Game: Read”, and will focus on sports, fitness and wellness.

The Summer Reading Program is open to readers from preschool through 12th grade. Summer reading program participants set their own goals for summer reading, record their books on their reading logs and return the logs to the library.

Participants may attend all events without registering, but those who register will be eligible for certificates and prizes to be given at the Summer Reading Grand Finale on July 21. Participants can register at the youth services desk of the ‪‎Orange Beach Public Library.

Join Ms. Cassie for stories, songs, games, and crafts at our preschool story time every Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the library meeting room.

The Following Events will be at the Orange Beach Recreation Center at 2 pm:

June 9: Tom Foolery Juggling Extravaganza

June 16: Storytelling and balloon art from Dr. Magical Balloons

June 23: Russell Davis and the Magic of Reading

June 30: Learn about Nature’s Olympians with our friends from Animal Tales

July 7: Dance the afternoon away with South Baldwin Dance Center

July 14: Practice discipline and strength with a Kung Fu class for kids

July 21: Grand Finale! Prizes awarded