July 2026 – LIBRIONYIAN

Throughout the Movie:

Whenever this happens…	Do this!
Someone combines the orb and crystal.	Combine your blocks together.
Minecraft World switches between night and day.	Hold up your sun or moon die-cut.
Garbage Man wears sunglasses.	Put your sunglasses on.
Dennis receives a bone.	Eat a bone.
Malgosha executes a pig.	Squeal like a pig.
Someone says, “General Chungus.”	Shout, “CHUNGUS!”

Follow Along with the Movie:

When this happens…	Do this!
Steve says he yearns for the mines.	Yell, “We yearn for the mines!”
The bidding war for the storage unit.	Yell out how much you would pay for it.
Henry puts on his name tag.	Put your name tag on.
Henry is about to start his jetpack.	Countdown with the kids.
Chuggy the Chip falls off the building.	Make exploding sounds.
Steve sings “Steve’s Lava Chicken.”	Sing along.
Steve shows how to craft weapons.	Create your own weapon idea on your scratch art.
Steve shows Garbage Man the diamonds.	Hold up your diamond.
Steve and Garbage Man fight the chicken and baby zombie.	Sling your chicken.
Travis shoots the iron golem.	Yell, “Travis!”
Malgosha tries to sneak attack Steve while dying.	Slowly melt all the way to floor.
The villager asks Marlene to marry him.	Reply “yes” in villager talk.

Minecraft Props — 50 sets

Prop	Quantity per person
Magnetic Blocks (100)	2
Moon/Sun Die-Cut Sets (50)	1
Sunglasses (50)	1
Graham Cracker Bones ()	3
Diamond (50)	1
Name Tag (50)	1
Scratch Art Set (50)	1
Chicken Sling (50)	1

Our summer reading kick-off was an after-hours library party! We took over the whole library and provided multiple stations and activities for families.

Decorations: We spent the week decorating. We have learned that breaking it up by chunks helps save our sanity.

Our first task was the ceiling. We purchased dinosaur pictures and swirls to hang among our year-round stars. To help create dimension, I created asteroids.

We took inspiration from Jurassic World and had dinosaurs hiding around the children’s area.

For the library’s entrance, we placed our inflatable dinosaurs. We found out too late that one of the dinosaurs was a balloon. We placed it on a ledge to prevent patron interaction. Finally, we placed dinosaur prints all over the entrance to appear as if the dinosaurs had run into the library.

We had a variety of activities:

Station 1: Large Meeting Room

Dinosaur movie: Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs.

Jurassic Snack: Prehistoric Popcorn

Photo Booth

Glitter Tattoos

Craft: Dinosaur Fossils

Station 2: Children’s Department

Scavenger Hunt

Choose your dinosaur

Dinosaur Craft: Triceratops

Dinosaur Egg Hunt

Photo Op: Dino Sam
Kids had the opportunity to take a picture with Dino Sam at set hours. I was unable to snag a picture.