Kids ages 5-18 are invited to LEGO Time at the Cosmos Public Library this summer! The program will be held in the library from 2-3 p.m. on the 3rd Monday of the month:
Children younger than age 8 must be accompanied by an adult or teen caregiver. Free to attend. No need to sign up. No need to bring anything – the library has the LEGOs!
This summer, kids are invited to Level Up at Your Library – the theme of this year’s summer reading program! “Level Up at Your Library” is a summer reading program based around games and puzzles.
At Cosmos Public Library the program will begin the day after Memorial Day: Tuesday, May 27. Kids ages 3-18 can sign up that day or any day throughout the summer. The program runs through August 30th.
The summer reading program is something kids do on their own time, working their way through the reading game sheets by reading or being read to and doing other fun activities. The reading log for children looks like a board game. The teen reading log is a chart to simply record hours spent reading.
When they sign up, kids get book bag filled with a few freebies, including a small word find book. When they turn in a completed reading sheet, they will earn “library loot,” play money that they can turn in for a choice of small prizes.
The goal of the summer reading program is to encourage kids to read all summer long so that they keep up their reading skills and return to school in the fall ready to learn. Because of that, kids can do one reading sheet after another all summer until late August and keep earning prizes.
So many fun activities are happening for kids at the library this summer:
Pokémon gaming: most Mondays June 2–August 25, 10:30 am—noon. No games June 23 or 30. For kids ages 7 and up
LEGO Time: 3rd Monday of the month, 2-3 pm. Ages 5-18
Storytimes: Saturdays June 7, July 19, and August 23, 10:30 am
Science Heroes: Adventure of the Missing Color: Friday June 6, 4 pm
CLIMB Theatre: Babe the Blue Ox: Friday June 13, 2 pm
Science Museum: Engineering: Monday June 23, 3 pm
Princess Kay storytime: Friday June 27, 3 pm
Space Fest mini golf: Friday July 18, 5-8 pm. All ages.
DNR Naturalist: Bats: Thursday July 24, 3 pm
Button making: August 11-16 all day
Take-home crafts and activities for a variety of ages will be available from time to time throughout the summer.
Visit Cosmos Library with the kids this summer and Level Up at Your Library!
Celebrate Dairy Month by bringing the kids to meet Minnesota’s Princess Kay of the Milky Way at the Cosmos Library! Princess Kay Rachel will present stories and more in the community room on Friday, June 27, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. No need to sign up. Free to attend.
Bring the kids to play board and card games with a different generation! A local senior citizen group will play classic games with kids ages 6-12 in the community room on Friday, June 20, from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. Lemonade and cookies will be served.
Free to attend. No need to sign up. Kids under age 8 will need an adult or teen caregiver to stay with them. Caregivers are welcome to stay for the program even with older kids.
The Science Museum of Minnesota is visiting the Cosmos Library to present a program for kids about engineering! This free event will be held in the community room next to the library on Monday, June 23, at 10 a.m. Kids of all ages are welcome; no registration is necessary.
Discover how engineers design things we use every day, from board games to pizza. This is an interactive presentation exploring engineering, technology, and design.
Pioneerland libraries will be closed on Thursday, June 19, for the Juneteenth holiday.
Kids age 7 and up, come to the Cosmos Library this summer on Mondays June 2 through August 25 to play the Pokémon trading card game! Drop by between 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. to play.
The program will not be held June 23rd or 30th.
The library has all the cards needed to play. If you want to bring your own, you can. Whether you’re a new player, experienced, or just curious, come join us in a friendly learning environment.
Kids under age 8 must have a teen or adult caregiver with them. Parents/caregivers are welcome to stay with their children.
For more information, stop at the library or call 320-440-1012.
Bring the kids for storytime with Miss Jessica at Cosmos Library this summer! We’ll have storytime one Saturday a month at 10:30 a.m. in the library: June 7, July 19, and August 23. No need to sign up.
Who can borrow seeds?
Anyone can take seeds from the seed library, even if they don’t have a library card.
How many can I take?
Each library visitor may take up to 4 small packets of seeds per week, while supplies last.
Are they full-sized seed packets?
No, you’ll take only a few seeds or a pinch of tiny seeds per envelope. The seed library is intended to give people a chance to try gardening, try a new type of plant, or expand the variety in their garden.
Do I need to return seeds to the library?
No, you aren’t required to save seeds from your plants and return them. But if you grow an heirloom or open-pollinated variety and you do save the seeds, it would be wonderful if you bring some back to the library in a labeled envelope at the end of the season. The envelope should be sealed and labeled with the plant name, the variety, and the year of harvest, and the seeds should be thoroughly dried.
I have extra seeds from planting my garden. Will you take them for the library?
Yes! We accept donations of opened or unopened seed packets you have purchased, and envelopes of saved seeds from your open-pollinated plants, labeled with the contents. No potatoes or live plants, please.
I’m new to gardening. What’s easy to grow?
Beans, peas, squash, lettuce, spinach, carrots, radishes, basil, parsley, sunflowers, zinnias, and marigolds are all good choices.
Who should I thank for this new resource?
Thank you to the Lake Elizabeth Green Thumb Garden Club and Hope Blooms Flower Farm for their donations and organization of this project!
