Our clown says "Join us for a FUNtastic Summer of Reading!"FUNtastic Summer Activities 2005

Dougherty County Public Library

The Greatest Show On Earth

  • Come to our FUNtastic Summer Reading kickoff!June 1
    • FUNtastic Summer Reading kickoff!
    • Albany Municipal Auditorium (201 North Jackson Street)
    • 10:00 am
    • Cumulus Broadcasting Live!
    • CeCe Morris and Andrea Ford, Broadcasters
    • Connect Your World with Storyteller Natalie Jones
    • Discover treasures from past and present
    • 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
    • Georgia Red Clay Songs and Story-Bios
    • Great Georgia Musicians: Historical Renditions in Songs and Music
    • Mustaqeem Graydon Piano & Music Conservatory
    • 10:45 am
    • Kiwanis Club of Albany: Reading Club Registration
    • Learn about the 5 R's of our Summer Reading Program.
    • Kiwanis Key Club and Deerfield Windsor Talent
    • Face Painting
    • Kids' Circus Animal Mask Parade
    • Jimmy Bass, Guitarist
    • Kids, bring your Circus Animal paper plate masks!
  • Listen to Far-Fetched Stories!June 3
    • Far-Fetched Stories
    • Ray Greene, Folkteller
    • Government Center, Room 100 (222 Pine Ave.)
    • 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
    • All Ages
  • Come to the Fish n Ships Shadow Extravaganza!June 6
  • Join us for Getting Into the Swing of Things!June 13
    • Getting Into the Swing of Things!
    • Durante Kirby, Director, The First Tee of Albany
    • Golf Course (Turner Field)
    • 10:00 am
    • Ages 7–13
  • Listen to Teeny Tiny Tidbit Tales!June 14
    • Teeny Tiny Tidbit Tales
    • Deborah Strathorn, Storyteller
    • 11:00 am at Government Center, Room 100 (222 Pine Ave.)
    • 2:00 pm at Westtown Library (2124 Waddell Ave.)
    • Preschool–3rd Grade
  • Join us for Move Over Mother Goose!June 15
    • Move Over Mother Goose!
    • Beth Haupt, Selena Wingfield, Storytellers
    • 10:00 am at Southside Library (821 Oakridge Dr.)
    • 2:00 pm at Northwest Library (2215 Barnsdale Way)
    • Toddlers–Preschool
  • Come watch Lion Roars! Puppetry Antics!June 16
    • Lion Roars!
    • Puppetry Antics
    • David Null & Co., Puppeteer
    • Albany Museum of Art (311 Meadowlark Drive)
    • 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
    • Preschool–5th Grade
  • Learn how to Bank and Budget Your Way to Success!June 20
    • Bank and Budget Your Way to Success!
    • Tour, Skit, and Discussion
    • Fran Crittenden, Marketing Director
    • DOCO Regional Federal Credit Union (Main Office, 107 N. Westover Blvd.)
    • 10:00 am
    • Ages 8 and up
  • Come to Talking Drums: Interactive Global Vibration Workshop!June 21
    • Talking Drums!
    • Interactive Global Vibration Workshop
    • Keta Allen, Percussionist
    • Fi'alka (107 South Jackson Street)
    • 10:00 am
    • Ages 9–13
    • Registration required, Limit 20
  • Join us for Chalk Talks: The magical art of draw and tell!June 22
    • Chalk Talks!
    • The magical art of draw and tell
    • Angela Mitchell, Artist
    • Ritz Cultural Center (225 South Jackson Street)
    • 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
    • Ages 7–10
    • Registration required, Limit 30
  • Come for Spanish Fun!June 23
    • Spanish Fun: Look, Listen, and Learn
    • Using song and stories to transmit culture and language!
    • Mary Martin and Selena Wingfield, Storytellers
    • Central Library (Headquarters Lab, 300 Pine Ave.)
    • 10:00 am
    • Ages 8–12
    • Registration required, Limit 20
  • See the Albany Police Mounted Horse & Bike Patrol!June 28
    • Albany Police Mounted Horse & Bike Patrol
    • Start with a Bang!—Monroe High Cheerleaders
    • The Barn at Tift Park (1512 North Jefferson Street)
    • 10:00 am
    • All Ages
  • Watch Tae Kwon Do with us!June 30
    • Tae Kwon Do
    • Young's Martial Arts
    • Thornton Community Center (210 Thornton Drive)
    • 10:00 am
    • All Ages
  • Listen to Old Time Story Passages!July 7
  • Come to our Story Frolics!July 13
    • Story Frolics
    • Ester Culver, Storyteller
    • 10:00 am at Albany Technical College (Kirkland Conference Center)
    • 2:00 pm at Tallulah Massey Library (2004 Stratford Dr.)
    • Preschool–5th Grade
  • Listen to our Tiger Tales!July 14
    • Tiger Tales
    • Jimmy Bass, Guitarist
    • Selena Wingfield and Beth Haupt, Storytellers
    • Government Center, Room 100 (222 Pine Ave.)
    • 10:00 am
    • Ages 8–12
  • Enjoy some Front Porch Stories!July 18
    • Front Porch Stories
    • Cheeter Galloway, Folkteller
    • The Parks at Chehaw
    • 10:00 am and 2:00 pm
    • All Ages

    • All programs are free and open to the public. For all events, groups must register 24 hours in advance by calling the Central Library at 420-3208.