This program is best for grades 7 and up. 

Imagine Your Story Read-Aloud is a new AML Summer Reading Program for 2020, presented on Zoom by Children’s Librarian Clare Seaton.

Join Clare as she reads aloud to you from fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. 

• To register for this program, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the registration form (register  for upcoming programs by 9AM the morning of the program, at the latest) 

• Questions? Email Acton Memorial Library’s children’s department at ACTChildrens@minlib.net .

• We will e-mail you the Zoom link for Imagine Your Story Read-Aloud the day before the program takes place. 

• Feel free to draw, play with legos, goof around on an etch-a sketch-or whatever you like, as you listen. 

• This event series is geared towards middle and upper elementary grades, and may appeal to children of all ages.

program dates: July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, and 25.

HOW TO USE ADOBE SKETCH APP FOR IPHONE OR IPAD- ASIAN ART CLASS (VIA ZOOM)

Ever seen panda, bamboo, waterlily or an old temple painted or drawn digitally? Would you like to learn how to create art like that? 

Register to join us for a fun art workshop for students who want to explore the fundamentals of digital drawing and painting. Ms. Hongbing Tang, an award-winning artist and college faculty member, will guide students through step-by-step instructions on how to draw and paint Asian theme art digitally.

Students will learn to use Adobe Sketch - a free app to create digital art on iPad or iPhone. 

• STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE USE OF AN IPHONE OR IPAD TO PARTICIPATE. A regular stylus pen is also recommended for this class.

• Participants should download the Adobe Sketch app from Apple Store before the class. 

• A reference image and special digital brush will be provided to registered students by email. 

• The class will be held online. A Zoom meeting link for ADOBE SKETCH FOR IPHONE OR IPAD ASIAN ART CLASS  will be sent to students before class.

• This program is sponsored by Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council and The Friends of the Acton Libraries.

• Students must be age 10 and up. 

• To register for this program, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the registration form. Space is limited and preregistration is required. 

• Questions? Email Acton Memorial Library’s children’s department at ACTChildrens@minlib.net .

Max. Class size 18

Join us on Zoom for Craft Together Program! Children's Librarians Lee, Elise, or Jane will show you how to create a new craft every Thursday this summer on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed a zoom link to this program at 9 am the morning of the program.  

Please join our Zoom Family Storytime, on Fridays at 10:00. Look for lively singing, intriguing fingerplays, wonderful stories, prompts for fun crafts and happy time with your favorite librarians Miss Elise, Miss Jane and Lee. 

• To register for this program, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the registration form (register  for upcoming programs by 9AM the morning of the program, at the latest) 

• Questions? Email Acton Memorial Library’s children’s department at ACTChildrens@minlib.net .

• We will e-mail you the Zoom link for Zoom Family Storytime the day before the program takes place. 

• Stay for as much of the program as you would like.

• This event series is a family program and all ages are welcome. 

program dates: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, and 28.

This program is best for grades 7 and up. 

Imagine Your Story Read-Aloud is a new AML Summer Reading Program for 2020, presented on Zoom by Children’s Librarian Clare Seaton.

Join Clare as she reads aloud to you from fairy tales, myths and legends from around the world. 

• To register for this program, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the registration form (register  for upcoming programs by 9AM the morning of the program, at the latest) 

• Questions? Email Acton Memorial Library’s children’s department at ACTChildrens@minlib.net .

• We will e-mail you the Zoom link for Imagine Your Story Read-Aloud the day before the program takes place. 

• Feel free to draw, play with legos, goof around on an etch-a sketch-or whatever you like, as you listen. 

• This event series is geared towards middle and upper elementary grades, and may appeal to children of all ages.

program dates: July 7, 14, 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, and 25.

Join us on Zoom for Craft Together Program! Children's Librarians Lee, Elise, or Jane will show you how to create a new craft every Thursday this summer on Zoom. Registrants will be emailed a zoom link to this program at 9 am the morning of the program.  

Please join our Zoom Family Storytime, on Fridays at 10:00. Look for lively singing, intriguing fingerplays, wonderful stories, prompts for fun crafts and happy time with your favorite librarians Miss Elise, Miss Jane and Lee. 

• To register for this program, click on the REGISTER button below and complete the registration form (register  for upcoming programs by 9AM the morning of the program, at the latest) 

• Questions? Email Acton Memorial Library’s children’s department at ACTChildrens@minlib.net .

• We will e-mail you the Zoom link for Zoom Family Storytime the day before the program takes place. 

• Stay for as much of the program as you would like.

• This event series is a family program and all ages are welcome. 

program dates: July 10, 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21, and 28.

This program is best for grades 7 and up. 

This month's book discussion is Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey N. Cep. Copies will be available for check out at the circulation desk. An additional title to be discussed this month is How Demcracies Die by Steve Levitsky.