 Hello friends at the Borisville Elementary School. It's so nice to spend this time with you and as you know every year about this time I visit you at your school to talk about the summer reading program and the summer reading program theme for this year is Imagine your story and who is this character on my shirt? You're right. It's Puss in Boots, and you know what I notice about Puss in Boots Puss in Boots is carrying some books. So I think Puss in Boots is a reader, which is really awesome Well for the kindergartners you couldn't visit the library this year and for the first and second graders I won't be able to come into your classroom and visit you this year So I thought I would just share with you some of the wonderful things that we have planned this summer Are you ready to imagine your story? Well, Mrs. Rapocio will be providing you with a link and this link You and one of your very special grown-ups can click on and you can register for the summer reading program And just like we do every year you can log in your books. You can log in your time read You can provide reviews for that book so that you can let us know what you're reading And if you like the book or maybe you didn't like us like it and you can tell us why and registration for the summer reading program begins June 1st and we have some really amazing Prizes this year that we will be rewarding to those who participate anyone who participates and those who are top readers and Also random drawings and I want to share with you a really exciting drawing that we're going to have in June So for those first students who register starting June 1st on June 19th, we will be having a random drawing and that student will win a $50 gift certificate to Jericho Drive-In isn't that wonderful that's something you can share with your family And have something really fun to do. Let me share with you a few of the things that we have planned for you some of you May remember Maybe four years ago. We had mr. Steve from Steve's songs of PBS kids Common perform alive here in Borisville at the pack at the high school and he was Amazing well, I had a wonderful conversation with mr. Steve the other day and guess what he has agreed to do a very special Facebook live Performance for us here in Borisville. Yes, and that will be on July 8th some of you May have participated and attended the virtual ceremony that you had at Borisville elementary school It will be similar to that that you'll get to log in and view the performance and also have the opportunity To chat with mr. Steve and all of your friends who join in and also How many of you are interested in being on? stage with mr. Steve Well, I say put on your dancing shoes get mom or dad to record you and you can dance some of those dance moves to Steve's songs and he will will you can send them to me and then I will send them on to him and he will Include you in that live performance Imagine that you'll be on stage with mr. Steve of Steve songs more information about that coming later So tell mom and dad what other kinds of things do we have planned at the library this summer How many of you like bugs and science and like to learn about bugs? Well, Leanna Hawkins who is a teacher and she also lives in Borisville and her two children go to Borisville elementary school She is going to be offering a backyard bug adventure We're going to learn about bugs Explore and she is even in touch with some Scientists and people at museums who will be visiting us virtually How many of you like to read together with your parents? We will be having a reading together book group of law princessa and the pee Which is a take on the Hans Christian Anderson tale of the princess and the pee What are some of the things you'll be doing in this virtual gathering? How about a dress-up adventure? How about games drawing lessons a cooking show want to learn how to make guacamole? Well, that's what you will be doing. How many of you like to create with your hands? We will be working with Mrs. Vishio Megan Vishio who also lives in Borisville and is a wonderful artist and teacher and She will be teaching you how to make fairy houses and fairy gardens And we will supply you with all the materials to do that And we want to have a virtual art show where we will be able to feature your fairy gardens And also I am hoping that we can get some get permission to Display some of those fairy gardens along the rail trail so that you your family and your friends can really enjoy The creations that you have made How about magical creature adaptations? What kind of creature might you imagine? What does it look like? Does it breathe fire? Is it nice? Is it scary? Is it mean? Where would your creature live? Well, we are going to have magical creature Adaptations with Mrs. Leanna Hawking's and we will give you all the materials to create those too How about an outdoor scavenger hunt? We'll have lots of really cool activities for you to complete How about a drive-thru nursery rhyme and fairy tale adventure? We have some really wonderful scenes all Planned out that we are hoping that you and your family will be able to drive through and enjoy and just have a wonderful time So I encourage all of you to sign up online for the summer reading program Summer adventure at the Vorpal for the Vorri's little public library registration begins June 1st have your mom or dad or favorite grown-up Go on to our calendar online through our website to check on all the wonderful things that we have planned You can even start registering right now for some of those programs I miss seeing you at the library and we will see you very very soon make sure continue reading and Imagine your story. Goodbye my friends have a wonderful