Birdwatching Program For Kids at Sanibel Public Library

Local birdwatching expert, Ken Burgener, will help young bird enthusiasts learn physical characteristics to help identify different local birds.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults: This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Photography During Programs: While attending library programs, visitors may be photographed by library staff. Photographs become library property and may be used in library promotions. Individuals who do not want to be photographed or recorded are responsible for removing themselves from the area or notifying the photographer of their opt-out status.

This Library program is open to the public. No registration required.

The Library invites families - locals and visitors - to register for the annual Summer Reading program. SRP is for all children up to 12th graders (ages baby-to-teen). Starting May 28, register in person at the Library, or online via the link on Children's page: https://sanlib.org/children.

Ongoing from May 28 to August 6:
Summer teen programs will be held on Thursday evenings, feature films will be shown in the Library on Friday afternoons. School-aged program presenters include Sanibel Sea School, Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum, a mammal program with live bats, Master Storyteller Windell Campell, C.R.O.W., reptiles from Adam’s Animal Adventures, and more. Check the Library's calendar for dates and times: https://sanibel.librarycalendar.com/events/month

Reading for Others:
Instead of paper logs for tracking reading and activities, the Library offers Beanstack, an online platform to record these asks. Beanstack also offers personalized book recommendations and specific tools for learning. Signing up can be done from a smart phone or other device. Beanstack offers a free, user-friendly app for Apple and Android devices.

As in years past, participants will read to earn books for patients at Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. The Sanibel Public Library Foundation matches each book “earned” with a book for patients at the Children’s Hospital. Since its inception in 2012, participants have helped to contribute more than 11,000 books to the hospital. The Library's Summer Reading Program is funded in part by a grant from the Sanibel Public Library Foundation's Joan Hunt Cory Children's Fund. The Children’s Fund was established in 2008 to honor longtime library volunteer and supporter Joan Hunt Cory, who was also a 20-year Sanibel resident.

Sign up for the Summer Reading program any time this summer, even if you cannot attend the party on May 28. The Summer Reading program runs from May 28 through August 6, 2022.

Residents & visitors are invited to participate in Summer Reading Program and programs. There is no additional cost to participate.