Science Explorers at Sac City Library

Science Explorers @ the Library

Registration is now available for the after school science club at the library. Register in person at the library or call 662-7276 to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Science Explorers @ Sac City Library

This school year, the library is holding an after-school program for kids in grades 3-6 from October 3rd through November 21st (3:30 to 5:00 p.m.).  Learn fun and wacky science with Lego machines, straw rockets, snap circuits and conduct hair-raising experiments using electricity! 

Program Schedule

October 3rd: Lego Simple Machines

October 10th: Lego Motorized Machines

October 17th: Straw Rocket Launcher (meet at library but launching at Sac Community Center)

October 24th: Straw Rocket Launcher

October 31st: No Science Club – Halloween

November 7th: 75-In-One Project Lab

November 14th: Snap Circuits

November 21st: Van de Graaf Generator

Registration

Register in person at the library or call 662-7276 to reserve your spot.  Space is limited!

Special Thanks

Funding for this science program was made possible by individuals and businesses in the Sac City community who donated money to build the science kits for the after school program.  These kits will be able to be checked out after the after school program is over in Spring 2013.  Books, audiobooks and videos for this project are funded by the 2013 Renze Grant.
Please thank these sponsors for their generous contributions:

Sac City Lions Club

Sac City Masonic Lodge

Sac City LibraryFoundation

Sac City Kiwanis Club

Jerry's Plumbing

MGM Plumbing

United Bank of Iowa

Loring Hospital

Unity Point Clinic

Citizens Bank

Iowa State Bank

Sac Education Foundation

Family First Dental

Shirley Seevers

Jackson Township

Gilbert & Barb Renze Trust

Readers of all ages will explore all things underground this summer as Sac City Public Library presents “Dig Into Reading” during their summer library program.  There is a program for babies through preschool, children in grades Pre-K through 4, a teen program for middle school grades 5-8 and an adult program.  Activities for children include:

Friday, May 31^st: Literacy Fair & Mad Science Kickoff (Fair starts at 1:00/Mad Science begins 2:00)

Friday, June 7th  :  Blank Park Zoo Show & Tell at 1:00 p.m.

Friday, June 14^th: Sanford Museum’s Archaeology Program & Cave Painting at 1:00 p.m.                     

Friday, June 21^st:  ISU-E Conservation Station 10:00 to 2:00 & Craft Day 1:00 p.m.

Friday, June 28^th: Sac County Conservation- Burrowing Animals at 1:00 pm

Friday, Aug. 9^th: Rick the Magician Magic Show & Final Party (Come for Prizes & to eat the World’s Largest Gummy Worm) at 1:00 p.m.         

The Google + Maker Camp will be held for teens with Maker Mondays at 10:00 a.m. and Field Trip Fridays starting July 8^th through August 16^th.  The Adult summer reading contest will run from June 1^st through August 30^th.  The 2013 Summer Reading Program is open to all with programs, prize drawings, story hours, reading contests and more.  Registration for Dig Into Reading is now available for all ages and families are invited to attend the Literacy Fair Kickoff on May 31^st from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. to register for summer reading, make a summer reading treasure map, check out the dinosaur cave, get a balloon animal and much more.  Mad Science will be here to kick things off with a bang at 2:00 that day!  The Literacy Fair is funded by the Decat Neighborhood Networking Grant to help kids and parents learn tips to make reading a part of every day this summer and to help prevent loss of reading skills over the summer months.

For more information, call the library at 662-7276 or visit our website at www.saccity.lib.ia.us to download the Summer Reading Guide or click on the Summer Reading tab for detailed registration information. All programs are free of charge.