Summer Reading Kick-Off at College Ave Library!

At 12:00 p.m. Kick off Kick-Off with a PLAY-centric storytime w/ Miss Emily! From 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. Face painting w/ our in-branch artist extraordinaire, Marissa Arts and crafts Stanley the Dinosaur dress-up/photo station Carnival games Weather dependent: Sidewalk Art - play with chalk and decorate the sidewalk around our East entrance! From 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Let your little one(s) explore and play with music with an Instrument Petting Zoo from Suzuki Academy! Rowdie Bear - Circle City's favorite baseball-nosed bear - will be here for the third Kick-Off in a row! From 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Enjoy folk music by local band Fall Creek Delta Boys! While you're here, you can also register for the program, pick up your trackers, get a sneak-peek at prizes, and stock up on your first round of books to start counting those reading hours! Be here from 12:00 to 2:00 pm - bring the whole family, bring your friends - to kick off Summer Reading 2026 and PLAY YOUR WAY with your community and your librarians!