Everything You Need to Know About Summer Reading 2020!

Summer Reading 2021

People of ALL AGES are invited to join us to engage in reading, exploring, learning, and fun this summer!

READ!!  
Join our online Summer Challenge to work toward reading and activity goals, earn virtual badges, and earn chances to win gift cards!  Participants can log their reading and activity progress using an online tool called Beanstack.  Create an account here, and make sure that you choose Brentwood Library from the list of available challenges.  Caregivers should make a master account and then add children under that account.

Once on Brentwood Library's Beanstack page, you'll see different tabs.  One presents our reading challenge, where participants will report reading (or being read to) each week between June 14th and August 6th.  Every weekly goal met will earn a chance to win a grand prize--a $50 gift card to the store of your choice!  Also, youth birth through 8th grade who reach their reading goal every week for the full eight weeks will automatically win a $5 gift card.  There will be one $50 gift card prize for each of the three challenge groups - Birth through 2nd grade, 3rd grade through 8th grade, and 9th grade through adult.

Our challenges for younger participants offer chances to earn activity badges.  Each badge earned will be rewarded with a chance for the grand prize raffle mentioned above.

EVENTS!!

We will be offering some outdoor, in-person events this summer, as well as some virtual ones.  Be sure to check our events calendar frequently to find out what's happening each week.  

We are thrilled to offer these opportunities to people of ALL AGES this summer!

Miss Barb's Favorite Playdough Recipe

Make this easy playdough recipe which is good for all ages.  Add different colors and create shapes letters, animals or structures! Or add googly eyes to make monsters; press with forks to make fun designs: try out cookie cutter shapes; or make your name.

Playdough Recipe 

2 cups all-purpose flour 

3/4 cup salt 

4 teaspoons cream of tartar 

2 cups lukewarm water 

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil (coconut oil works too) 

OPTIONAL: FOOD COLORING 

INSTRUCTIONS 

Stir together the flour, salt and cream of tartar in a large pot. Next add the water and oil. If you’re only making one color, stir in the color now. 

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Continue stirring until the dough has thickened and begins to form into a ball. Remove from heat and then place inside a bowl, gallon sized bag or onto wax paper. 

Allow to cool slightly and then knead until smooth. If you’re adding colors after, divide the dough into balls (for how many colors you want) and then put the dough into the quart sized bags. Start with about 5 drops of color and add more to brighten it. Knead the dough, while inside the bag so it doesn’t stain your hands. Once it’s all mixed together, you’re ready to PLAY. 

Store the play dough inside the bags to keep soft. If stored properly it will keep soft for up to 3 months.