Summer Arts

We had fun at the library this summer! The Ada Public Library’s summer reading program, "Dit It! @ The Ada Public Library," was June 2, 2003 through July 18, 2003. The program combined with the Ada Arts & Humanities Council's Summer Arts Program, providing area children with a full slate of activities for the summer.

Activities included storytime, arts and crafts, movies and special performances on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. A complete list of performers is displayed below.

The program is offered to area children without cost. For more information, contact Janet Lee, children's librarian, at the Ada Public Library, 12th and Rennie, 436-8122.

Special programs are made possible through the assistance of the Ada Arts and Humanities Council and the Oklahoma Arts Council. Theme materials are provided by the Oklahoma Department of Libaries and Sonic Drive-Ins.

**June 2003 Summer Arts Events**
Monday	Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m.; Primary Storytime, 11 a.m.
Tuesday	Preschool Storytime, 1:30 p.m.; Primary Storytime, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday	Movies will be shown each Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the large meeting room on the big screen TV. Movies include "Ice Age" on June 12; "Tuck Everlasting" on June 19; and "Atlantis Milo's Return" on June 26.
Wednesday, June 11			*"Digging Dinosaurs"* Primary 9:30 a.m.; Junior, 11 a.m.; Preschool Storytime, 1:30 p.m. An Omniplex educator will share a story and children will make their own fossil to take home. Please wear old clothes. Maximum enrollment is 30 students.
Thursday, June 12	10:30 a.m. -- Hinkle's Puppets, "Red River Raptor Rapper." John Hinkle will present stories, raps and music to introduce some of his dino pals.. John Hinkle has brought his craft to the Ada Public Library for several years now, and always brings delight and thought to those attending his special performances. For all ages.				John Hinkle and Hinkle's Puppets
Tuesday, June 17			*"Digging Dinosaurs"* Primary 9:30 a.m.; Junior, 11 a.m.; Preschool Storytime, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 18			Primary Arts and Crafts, 10:30 a.m. Junior Arts and Crafts, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 19		10:30 a.m. -- Christine Pryor, Puppets, Por Favor!, "Pumpkin, Pumpkin" The popular puppeteer presents her new show, which includes an ogre, lion and bear. Pryor has a diverse background as a puppeteer and has presented workshops and performances across the state. She is a certified Spanish teachers and always incorporates the language into her performances. She has performed in Ada several times as part of the Library's summer program.		Christine Pryor
Friday, June 20			Junior Cake Decorating Workshop 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Debbie Whelchel will teach how to decorate cupcakes. Students should bring six un-iced cupcakes. Maximum enrollment is 15.
Wednesday, June 25			Primary Arts and Crafts, 10:30 a.m. Junior Arts and Crafts, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 26	10:30 a.m. -- Susan Sykes, "The Pocket Lady". Puppets, stories and poetry for all ages. Susan Sykes was nicknamed "The Pocket Lady" by her elementary students in Virginia because they are able to select stories by choosing small puppets from the pockets of her storytelling coat. She is a speech pathologist in the Newport News Public Schools, but has presented numerous programs in public schools, libraries, at private birthday parties and at recreation department activities in the Eastern Virginia area. She has also participated in the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN.				Susan Sykes, "The Pocket Lady."

**July 2003 Ada Summer Arts Events**
Monday, July 7	Preschool Storytime, 10 a.m.; Primary Storytime, 11 a.m.
Tuesday, July 1 & 8	Preschool Storytime, 1:30 p.m.; Primary Storytime, 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 2	Primary arts and crafts, 10:30 a.m.; Junior arts and crafts, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 3	10:30 a.m. -- Prehistoric Party Time. Brett Heitzke presents Jurassic jokes and dino ditties! The audience can join in timeless sing-a-longs, painful puns and tall tales from the last of the Dinosaur Wranglers. The musician plays jawbones, rib bones, mouth bow, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and a host of unusual instruments as he tells the tale of "Big Ack", Oklahoma's own dinosaur, and "Caveman Hit Parade". "Railway Children" Movie, 1:30 p.m., 120 mins. Rated G		*Brett Hitzke*
Wednesday, July 9		Sonic Balloon Fest Workshop 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Ages 9 and up Tom Libby will teach participants how to build four-foot hot air balloons of tissue paper and then to launch them. Each class will last approximately two hours. There is a maximum enrollment of 20 students per class.
Thursday, July 10		10:30 a.m. -- "Prehistoric Magic Show" Steve Crawford will perform some tricks to mystify and some to tickle your funny bone!
Monday through Friday July 14-18		Teen Drawing Workshop 1:30 p.m. through 3 p.m. Students ages 13 and up will learn basic drawing techniques and formulas along with exercises for using the right side of the brain.
Burgers-N-Books Michael and Darlene Callahan of Burger King will once again sponsor "Burgers-N-Books," a reading incentive program for children. Sign up at the circulation desk to participate in the program, which runs through August 30.