Our last color for the “Color Our World” summer reading theme was the color pink. We will continue to offer children’s classes for school age kids for two more weeks. Tuesdays: 10:30 am – ages 0-4 10:30 am – ages 5 & up 2:30 pm – all ages
Children’s Classes July 22, 2025: White
This week’s color was white. The little kids explored the adventures of a baby who just bought brand new white shoes. They weren’t white by the end of the book! The big kids helped a white dog named Louie find a new home. #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich
STEMed Up July 21, 2025: Makey Makey
STEMed Up explored circuits using the Makey Makey yesterday. They also played Family Feud using a Makey Makey game show button. #CCLstemedup #STEM #EducateEngageEnrich
Building Tots Session 3
The Building Tots classes enjoyed building, counting, and learning colors this summer. The last session ended this week. This class is made possible thanks to Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell #CCLbuildingtots #earlyliteracy #engineering #STEM #EducateEngageEnrich
Special Bubble Truck Bash July 15, 2025
We had our end of Summer Reading bash this week! The kids celebrated their reading goals with a bubble truck! Thank you to the Friends of Cooke County Public Library for sponsoring this event. #CCLspecialevents #bubbletruck #EducateEngageEnrich
Story time at Chick-fil-A July 14, 2025
We had a sweet little summer story time at @chickfilagainesvilletx this morning. We read about all of the things that make summer great — swimming, bubbles, ice cream, and sunshine! #CCLcommunityoutreach #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich
Building Tots Session 2
Our Building Tots participants spent the past two weeks exploring colors and numbers. They worked so hard to build super tall towers! This class is made possible thanks to Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell. #CCLbuildingtots #earlyliteracy #engineering #STEM #EducateEngageEnrich
Art in the Stacks July 7, 2025: Rainbows
Today the Art in the Stacks class painted rainbows. Most colors were straight out of the bottle but they did practice mixing sky blue and indigo. This program is made possible thanks to the Friends of Cooke County Public Library and a 2025 Summer at the Library grant from the Texas Library Association and H-E-B. #SummerattheLibrarygrant #TexasLibraryAssociation #HEB #SummerReadingPrograms #EducateEngageEnrich
Children’s Classes July 1: The Color Blue
This week our children’s classes read about things that are blue. Next week’s color is purple! #CCLchildrensclass #earlyliteracy #EducateEngageEnrich
Literary LEGOs Session 2
Session 2 of Literary LEGOs wrapped up last week. This kids created mosaics and more! This program is made possible thanks to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and Edward Jones – Financial Advisor: Lee Russell The end of session giveaway is thanks to 2025 Summer at the Library grant from the Texas Library Association and H-E-B. #SummerattheLibrarygrant #TexasLibraryAssociation #HEB #SummerReadingPrograms #EducateEngageEnrich
