Children’s summer reading activities planned at Shaw library

MOUNT VERNON — The Dr. Shaw Memorial Library, 344 Pond Road, has announced the following programs as part of its children’s summer reading activities on Wednesdays:

July 11 — 4 p.m., Garden Stepping Stones: Make and decorate your own stepping stone and/or make an extra one to create a path from our porch to the new addition. Bring your own special trinkets to place in it if you want, such a shells, pebbles, marbles, keys, etc. This may be messy. Wear old clothes!
July 18 — 4 p.m., Creeping Creatures Stone Art: Enjoy a hands on experience with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” with Leslie Grenier, and then create your own insect or creature out of stones.
July 25, — 4 p.m.,Turtle Banks and flowers: Make a bank for coins or other small collections or design a flower out of foam.
Aug. 1 — 4 p.m., Rock n’ Roll and Rocky Road: Listen to and sing along with Mount Vernon musician Greg Hatt, then enjoy ice cream on the lawn. Passes to the Farmington Fair will be awarded to all who bring their completed reading logs.
For more infomation, call 207-293-2565.