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3 National Watermelon Day Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt
4 President Obama’s Birthday Of Thee I Sing by Barack Obama
10 S’mores Day
17 Davy Crockett’s Birthday
24 International Strange Music Day The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow
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5 Come to the library!
6 Come to the library!
STORY TIME @ 6:30 pm
STORY TIME @ 10:30 am
Let’s celebrate National Watermelon Day
Let’s see what Elephant and Piggie are doing today! Ribbit! Ribbit!
11 Author, Don Freeman’s Birthday Corduroy Goes to School
12 Come to the library!
13 Come to the library!
STORY TIME @ 6:30 pm
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Let’s celebrate Don Freeman’s Birthday
Let’s see what Elephant and Piggie are doing today! Chirp! Chirp!
18 Bad Poetry Day
19 Come to the library!
20 Come to the library!
STORY TIME @ 6:30 pm
STORY TIME @ 10:30 am
Let’s celebrate National Aviation Day
Let’s see what Elephant and Piggie are doing today! Toodlee-toot!
26 Come to the library!
27 Come to the library!
STORY TIME @ 6:30 pm
STORY TIME @ 10:30 am
Let’s celebrate the beginning of school
Let’s see what Elephant and Piggie are doing today! Honk! Honk!
25 National Banana Split Day Beautiful Bananas by Elizabeth Laird
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2 National Mustard Day
7 National Lighthouse Day
8 US Dollar was created in 1786
9 Smokey Bear’s Birthday
14 Illustrator, Alice Provenson’s Birthday Artist to Artist The Glorious Flight
15 National Relaxation Day
16 National Tell a Joke Day Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?
21 Back-to-School Time Marco Goes to School By Roz Chast
22 Be an Angel Day Because Brian Hugged His Mother by David Rice
23 First Photograph of Earth from the Moon 1966 Here in Space by David Milgrim
28 Author, Roger Duvoisin’s Birthday Petunia
29 International Bat Night Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies
30 Author, Laurent de Brunhoff’s Birthday Babar’s Birthday Surprise
31 National Trail Mix Day Make your own trail mix recipe
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