Thru 8/15: Teen Summer Reading: Let’s Level Up on Reading This Summer!

1) Create an online reading account at: https://stratfordlibrary.org/summer-reading-2025/

2) Log your reading time. From 6/2 to 8/15 earn 1 virtual ticket for every 30 minutes of time spent reading (or listening!) to a book, comic, magazine, news article, etc.

8/8: 3:00-4:00 pm: Author Talk: Robin McCarthy Arehart
Join Stratford native Robin McCarthy Arehart to hear about her self-published young adult novel Ecofreak. The story follows a young activist whose challenges include a proposed local power plant, her relationships with fellow students, and her own grief-driven climate anxiety. Locals may recognize how the backstory for the main character’s grief is tied to a Stratford-like Superfund site:

Following her mom’s death from mesothelioma, ninth-grader and “ecofreak” Liz Masters is spurred to activism when a new power plant is proposed for her town. Nature-loving Josh is the only one who seems to “get” her, so Liz is devastated when it turns out his dad is the lawyer for the power plant. And Liz feels she can’t turn to her new school’s EcoClub for help, since it is led by Makena, a vapid queen bee.

Ecofreak is available for check-out at the Stratford Library and for purchase on Amazon. Grades 7-13. No registration required. Location: Lovell Room.

8/12: 7:45-9:15 pm: Teen Tuesday: Black Light Bookpin Bowling-Glow Party/Bowling Mashup
Yes, we are bowling in the library again with a new twist. After hours, black lights, music, & dress to ‘glow’. Great snacks & of course, top bowler prizes. No latecomers admitted; registration required as well as a parental permission slip, which must be handed in to stay & play. NOTE: This event ends after hours. Make arrangements ahead of time to be picked up--on time--in the back parking lot. Grades 7-13. Registration required. Location: Lovell Room.

8/14: 2:00-4:30 pm: Giant Jenga
Enjoy a fun afternoon playing giant board games and making friends. Ages 10-14. Registration required. Location: Lovell Room.

8/19: 3:30-4:30 pm: Tie-Dye Mania
OH NO! Summer is coming to an end so let's have a Tie Dye Mania. You will get to choose from either a t-shirt, hair tie, or handkerchief. Grades 7-13. Registration Required. Location: Library Courtyard. *In case of inclement weather program will take place in the Lovell Room.