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It's the Summer Reading Kickoff Party!

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Summer Reading Kickoff Party

Level Up at Your Library!

2025-06-28 10:30:00 2025-06-28 12:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Kickoff Party Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle tickets, play games, and have lots of fun! Main Library - Children's Room, Main Lawn

Saturday, June 28
10:30am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-06-28 10:30:00 2025-06-28 12:00:00 America/New_York Summer Reading Kickoff Party Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle tickets, play games, and have lots of fun! Main Library - Children's Room, Main Lawn

Main Library

Children's Room, Main Lawn

Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle tickets, play games, and have lots of fun!

Summer Reading at the Dedham Public Library is here! The theme this year is Level Up at Your Library. If you see dragons and castles and hear people talking about sports and games, you are in the right place. Sign up anytime between June 23 and August 23. We are going to have a lot of fun programs to enjoy and prizes you can win, all while reading and enjoying your summer.

When you sign up, you will receive a reading log for tracking your reading, a backpack to keep all of your materials in, a calendar of all of our events, a raffle ticket to enter to win one of our great prizes, and more.

We have two different summer reading programs for kids:

We have the Reading Duckies and Friends Program, where you will earn a rubber duck for every 5 books you read! This program is for our youngest friends, who are learning how to read.

And we have the Reading Dragons and Friends Program, where you will earn a set of 4 dragon cards for every 2 hours you read! This program is geared for kids who are in school and are independent readers.

You can earn raffle tickets in both programs, and if you finish your program, you will receive a GRAND PRIZE raffle ticket to enter to win a Nintendo Switch Lite! We also have activities kids can complete to earn more raffle tickets. 

For all ages. Registration is not required for the Summer Reading Kickoff Party, but encouraged. See you there! Stop by either library for more information, or email Jenny at jdurant@minlib.net.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Nature & Outdoors | Fun & Games | Arts & Crafts |

Main Library

Phone: 781-751-9284

Hours
We're closed Thursday June 19 due to Juneteenth
Mon, Jun 16 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jun 17 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jun 18 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, Jun 19 Closed
(Juneteenth)
Fri, Jun 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jun 21 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jun 22 Closed

About the branch

The Main Library is located on Church Street in Dedham Square. In addition to traditional library material, the Main Library also houses town archives, the Dedham Collection.

Upcoming Events

Mon, Jun 23, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
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Tue, Jun 24, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
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Join us for an afternoon of circus adventures at the Library! The program will showcase stunning acts, circus trivia, and an interactive groundskill lesson!

Tue, Jun 24, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
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Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder.
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Tue, Jun 24, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Engage in stimulating conversation with people who love history just as much as you do! We read books in pairs, a historical fiction one month, then a related non-fiction the following month.

Wed, Jun 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
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Wed, Jun 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist... more
Join us for a musical adventure with pianist Michael Leidig!

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30... more
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30 minutes of your favorite family-friendly songs.

Thu, Jun 26, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Media Tables
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Watercolors are for everyone! Build on the skills you honed in Watercolor I and II, though no prerequisite required.
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Sat, Jun 28, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle... more
Sign up for summer reading, earn some raffle tickets, play games, and have lots of fun!

Mon, Jun 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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Members of the Boston Roller Derby League will be at the Library to give an overview of the sport and provide demonstrations of key moves of the game.

Tue, Jul 01, All day
Children's Area
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Area to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Tue, Jul 01, All day
Children's Room
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more
Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Room to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Thu, Jul 03, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
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In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm.

Fri, Jul 04, All day
Main Library
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In observance of Independence Day, the Library will be closed.

Wed, Jul 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Rotunda Space
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