Summer Reading 2020! "Imagine Your Story!" Beginning on May 18, 2020, children ages 0 to 17 can earn a Barnes & Noble gift card and enjoy new, online programs at home for Summer Reading 2020 at the Blue Earth County Libraries! The sign-up form and the reading logs are available on the Summer Reading link on our website’s homepage. All children will earn a Barnes & Noble gift card for reading and recording ten books by Aug. 31, 2020. Children ages 0 to 3 will earn a 5.00 card; children ages 4 to 11 will earn a 10.00 card; kids ages 12 to 17 will earn a 15.00 card. The links for the video programs will be posted on the news flash of our website’s homepage and also on our Facebook page. Please call 304 - 4020 for more information. This program is made possible by the generosity of the Glen A. Taylor Foundation (primary sponsor), The Friends of the Deep Valley Libraries and the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund of Minnesota.

Long, long ago, two kids go on a daring adventure to find a dragon and save the kingdom from the Ice Sorceress! When things go awry, they must turn to themselves (and to science!) for the answer. A fun, fantasy adventure with dry-ice effects. Click on this link to view the 35-minute program beginning on May 26 and running through August 31.

Peter Bloedel has created an amazing new pandemic show for our Summer Reading Program! It’s a new version of this "Perpetual Variety Show," full of magic, comedy, music, juggling and more!

In addition to completing reading logs and watching online programs, summer reading participants can receive a different activity kit each week through August! Beginning on June 15, kits can be picked up curbside with books or call to have them mailed: 304 - 4020. There will be a different theme and different activities each week so that kids can stay sharp all summer! This program is made possible by the generosity of the Glen A. Taylor Foundation.

If you enjoyed Mike Prestby's "Imagine The Magic of Your Story" Magic Show, you'll love this behind-the-scenes workshop!

Kids of all ages will enjoy seeing creatures from the Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo:

Fred Keller is a musician and a historian with a passion for Minnesota History and local stories. His 20-year musical career is steeped in traditions of Irish, Early American, blues, Tin Pan Alley and ragtime music.