Missions
Our librarians have put together several activities, for a variety of challenges and levels. Complete an activity and you might unlock a more advanced one, and bragging rights, cool badges and maybe even a prize!

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A Colorful Hunt

“I never met a color I didn’t like.” – Dale Chihuly
Color is everywhere! Can you guess the color for each of these riddles?



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Animal Yoga

Learn about animals by acting them out through simple yoga poses for kids. Follow the animal yoga sequence below or make up your own yoga journey!

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Captain's Log

Captain’s logs and ship’s logs have a rich history, and provide insight into how life on seafaring vessels went (and still go today). Continue this tradition by keeping track of what, where, and how you read this summer. 

Challenge yourself to complete at least five tasks from the list below. How many can you complete?

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Community Connections

A list of activities to help you engage with your community in new and meaningful ways.

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10 Pts

Create Your Own Reading Adventure

Social distancing has made setting goals -- not to mention summer travel -- a lot more complicated. Fortunately, you set and achieve a bunch of cool book-related challenges from home.

Write down your reading bucket list for this summer. Do you want to do a book challenge? Focus on authors who have different life experiences of race, gender, or background? How about downloading an ebook for the first time, or trying an audiobook?

Share four things on your reading bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer. And go forward and adventure, without ever leaving home!



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10 Pts

Create Your Own Reading Adventure

Social distancing has made setting goals -- not to mention summer travel -- a lot more complicated. Fortunately, you set and achieve a bunch of cool book-related challenges from home.

Make your own adventures by writing down your bucket list for this summer. Do you want to do a reading challenge? Focus on authors who have different life experiences of race, gender, or background? How about downloading an ebook for the first time, or trying an audiobook?

Share four things on your reading bucket list that you hope to accomplish this summer. And go forward and adventure, without ever leaving home!



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Emojis Tale

Use the Emojis to guess the name of the book. How well do you know your Emojis?

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Guess the Fairy Tale

Using the provided clue(s), guess the name of the fairy tale!

*Need a hint? Try one of these: Alice In Wonderland, Beauty And The Beast, Cinderella, Goldilocks, Hansel And Gretel, Jack And The Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Pinocchio, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess And The Pea, The Three Little Pigs.



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Kindness Counts

Do something nice and show kindness to others! These activities are great ways to show your generosity.



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Match the Tail

Do you love animals? Guess what animal each tail belongs to! 

*Need a hint? Try one of these! Alligator, beaver, chameleon, elephant, giraffe, lemur, pig, tiger, whale, zebra.


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20 Pts

Ocean Movement

How does a jellyfish move? Little ones will learn different ways creatures in the ocean move while getting up and moving!

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Oceans of Fun

How much do you really know about the ocean? Here is your chance to test your knowledge with our ocean trivia quiz!

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Pirate Scavenger Hunt

Arrgh! Think you are ready to be a pirate? Can you find at least 5 pirate-themed items. Look around your house, the library, park, all around you!

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10 Pts

Pre-K Share Your Story

Little ones have active imaginations! Have your child tell you a story and fill in the questions below based on the story they told you.

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Random Acts of Kindness

Small gestures make the most difference on a daily basis. It's easy to get so preoccupied with our own lives that we forget about others, but with just one simple act of kindness, we can change the way someone else's day goes, and we can better ourselves and the world in the process. This challenge is designed for you to take the time to do something for someone else — and hopefully they will pay it forward to the next person!



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50 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness (Round 1)

Choose a random act of kindness from the list below or chose how you want to spread kindness in Croton!


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50 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness (Round 2)

Choose a random act of kindness from the list below or chose how you want to spread kindness in the community!


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50 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness (Round 3)

Choose a random act of kindness from the list below or chose how you want to spread kindness in the community!


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50 Pts

Random Acts of Kindness (Round 4)

Choose a random act of kindness from the list below or chose how you want to spread kindness in the community!


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ROY G BIV Poem Stack

Artists know that ROY G BIV stands for the colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Search your book shelves, a friends, family members, or the library's book shelves to find a book in each color of the rainbow. Then stack the books in ROY G BIV order to see what book spine poem is formed. Share what each book spine says and your poem below! For extra fun, take a picture of your ROY G BIV poem stack!

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Share the Joy

Let's work together! Complete the activities below with your little one.

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Taste the Rainbow

Color is all around us, including the food we eat! While there are many foods similar in color, you will be surprised how many different colors food is. Can you think of a food for each of the below colors? Type the name of at least 1 food for each color listed below.

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10 Pts

Teen Writer's Block

Every writer has moments when their mind goes blank. It can be frustrating and annoying when you really want to write something, but just don’t know where to start. Use the following activities to help you turn that blank page into an unforgettable story!  



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10 Pts

Storytime at the Blue Pig

Read or listen to the short story below and answer the questions. If you complete it, you'll earn an additional 10 points!

I love the ice cream at the Blue Pig. Pig M&M and Really Good Chocolate are my favorite flavors. My dad likes Fluffernutter and Black Cow Mocha the best. I wish the Blue Pig could be open all year long!



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Storytime at the Blue Pig

Read the short story below to your kiddo and answer the questions together. If you complete it, you'll earn an additional 10 points!

I love the ice cream at the Blue Pig. Pig M&M and Really Good Chocolate are my favorite flavors. My dad likes Fluffernutter and Black Cow Mocha the best. I wish the Blue Pig could be open all year long!



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20 Pts

Write a Review

Make your voice heard! Tell other Summer Reading participants about a book you've read and would recommend. You'll help other people find great books -- and earn 20 points toward your goal, too. 

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20 Pts

Write a Review

Make your voice heard! Tell other Summer Reading participants about a book you've read and would recommend. Just a sentence or two is great. You'll help other people find great books -- and earn 20 points toward your goal, too. 

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I Spy Rainbow Walk

Find each of the following colors on a walk around your neighborhood. What kind of interesting things do you see? Mark each color off as you find them, don't forget to look high and low!




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Reading Challenge: Platinum Reader

Take part in the Reading Challenge and read!



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Reading Challenge: Gold Reader

Take part in the Reading Challenge and read!



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Reading Challenge: Silver Reader

Take part in the Reading Challenge and read!



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Reading Challenge: Bronze Reader

Take part in the Reading Challenge and read!



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