All Ages

Fun!

Captain Cook's Lunch Lookout for Families
Tuesdays: June 13, 20, 27, July 11, 18, 25 ......................................... .... ... Noon (12PM) on the South lawn of Cook
Dads and moms, pack up your beach blanket, your own bag lunch, and bring your kids ages 2 - second graders down to the south side of the library to hear a whale of a good tale or two. No reservation.

Seafaring Stories for Families
Tuesdays: June 13, 27, July 11, 25
10:00 a.m. at Evergreen
Relax on the deck downstairs at Evergreen Library and share some salty tales, travel to far away islands, and meet favorite book characters at our drop-in Family Storytime. No registration, just get your sea legs down to the lower berth (downstairs) and we'll embark on great adventures!

Family Time Storytime, Bilingual Fun
Tuesday, June 13th, 7:00 p.m. at Evergreen .........................,................... Thursday, June 15th, 7:00 p.m. at Cook
Tuesday, July 18th, 7:00 p.m. at Evergreen ......................................... ... Thursday, July 20th, 7:00 p.m. at Cook
Families, join us as we read old favorites and new treasures alike, and enjoy some fun songs and activities, all in both Spanish and English. Reading together can be fun Leyendo juntos puede ser divertido! See you there Nos vemos all! No registration required.

The Magic of Pirate Captain Bob Kann
Wednesday, June 14th ........................................ .............. ....... 2:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church ................................... Kick off a summer of daring deeds with Pirate Captain Bob Kann'sto Cook Island.Hearof Caribbean pirates, enjoy magic,

Swaggering, Swashbuckling Josh
Wednesday, June 21st ...................................... ........... .......... ......... ......... 2:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church
Dueling pirates and their fearless leader Josh Solomon, marooned from One Theatre Company, will tell tales of their adventures and then teach Cook mates how to swagger, swash and sword fight like true pirates of the high seas! Gather round for spellbinding stories and remarkable feats! No registration, just sail on in with your Cook Library card in hand (5 years and above).

Waves and Bubbles by Geoff *Merlin* Akins
Wednesday, June 28th ........... ......... ................ .............. .............. ......... . 2:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church
Surf the waves and come on in to see the nation's most spectacular bubble magic arriving in our area this summer! You'll be enchanted by the bubble creations Geoff displays, including a giant Hawaiian lei made completely from bubbles! Fresh from his recent appearance on the NBC Today Show, you're in for a ship-shape performance! Watch closely - perhaps some day you'll want to become a bubbleologist, too. Just come ashore and show your Cook Library card. No registration required.

Hawaiian Happenings
Friday, July 21st ................................................................................ ;.... .. 6:15-8:00 p.m. at Cook Memorial Public Library
It's time for an island getaway! Put on your sandals and your best Hawaiian shirt, and head over to Cook Island for some tropical paradise fun! It's a vacation for the entire family in one evening at the library! There will be hula dancing, hula hoops, the Limbo, a Conga Line, and even challenge dances for the title of Cook Island Dance, Dance Revolution Champ! So bring on your best island hopping dance moves and prepare to party! As if all that dancing fun wasn't enough to satisfy any islander, there's more: a treasure hunt, Cook Island Croquet, exotic Hawaiian music, scrumptious tropical drinks, fabulous hand-crafted (by you!) leis, and so much more! Hop on your surf board and grab your Cook Library card, no registration!

Assisted Therapy will return to the library for children to read to them, one-on-one. You'll be amazed at how attentive the dogs are and how reading to a dog can benefit children by improving their reading fluency, as well as their confidence and self-esteem! This five-week program (dogs will be home on July 4, covering their ears against noisy fireworks) is open to accomplished, as well as beginning readers. However, neither the dogs nor their handlers will correct mistakes or provide reading instruction. Sign up for the entire five-week series, or take it one week at a time, come in, call 362-2352 ext. 773, or go to http://webres.cooklib.org to reserve your 15-minute reading slots. Registration begins Tuesday, June 6th.

Australian Great White Shark Expedition
Tuesday, July 25th ..................................................................................... . 7:00 p.m. at The Sullivan Center, 635 Aspen Dr., Vernon Hills .................... Walk the plank, if you dare, to see the huge jaws a 20-foot-long Great White Shark would have! These jaws are over 3 feet high and 3 feet wide! Come face-to-face with a Great White Shark when you meet Sheila, the 15-foot inflatable shark. Sort facts from fantasies as you view footage of actual Great White Sharks in South Australia and dive with a 15-foot-long, 3,000 pound Great White! Our expedition leaves the Sullivan Center dock in Vernon Hills with all hands on deck. Don't be late, Mateys, come on board at 7pm or you might become part of the ocean food chain! No registration required!

Surf the Big Ones With Thaddeus Rex
Wednesday, July 12th ................................... .............. ........ .. 2:00 p.m. at United Methodist Church

Crow's Nest Crafts .................... ................................................... Fridays and Saturdays from June 16th to August 5th ...................... All Day at Evergreen and Cook ............................ ................... ...............