It’s Summer Reading Time! Kids can “Dig Into Reading” and teens can “Read Beneath the Surface” as our themed programs progress through the summer.

Sign up at the library beginning June 1 to read 10 hours by Aug. 31 and get a free paperback book. For teens, there is also an ongoing program through Aug. 17 called “Six Words or Less.: If you love a book you read this summer, tell us why in six words or less! Review sheets available at circulation desk. We’ll have lots of fun programs for children and families in June.

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The architects for the interior of the new Kingston branch library will present their design ideas at the North Kitsap Fire & Rescue headquarters fire station on Miller Bay Road on June 13 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone interested in the new library at the Village Green is invited. Questions and comments will be welcome. More information (and any changes to this schedule) will be available at www.krl.org.

Kingston Library events
— Kingston Book Group: June 5, 10 a.m. “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” by Annie Dillard.

— Kingston Friends of the Library meeting: June 11, 7 p.m.

— Movie Matinee & Craft: June 17, 1 p.m. Come for a special matinee of “Monsters Inc.” We’ll also paint pet rock monsters. Especially for tweens.

— Henna Tattoos for Tweens and Teens: June 17, 5 p.m. Award-winning artist Heidi Bennett will be applying temporary henna tattoos. You can also check in for your summer reading progress. Permission slip signed by parent/guardian is required to participate. Permission slips are available at the circulation desk or at the event. Space is limited and participants are encouraged to register early at the circulation desk.  Especially for ages 12-19.

— Classics Book Group: June 17, 6:30 p.m.  “Madame Bovary,” by Gustave Flaubert.

— Storytime & Craft: June 19 and 26, 10:30 a.m. Come for a morning full of reading, rhymes, songs, and a fun craft after storytime. Pre-readers can count storytime toward their summer-reading hours.

— Legos @ the Library: June, 20, 3 p.m. Love Legos? Drop in for a fun summer afternoon full of free play and Lego build-it challenges.

— Dr. Dave’s Reptile Safari: June 27, 1:30 p.m. Dr. Dave’s Reptile Safaris is the ultimate hands-on and interactive cold-blooded adventure where students come face-to-face with the world’s most amazing and fascinating reptiles. Space for this program is limited; call the Kingston Library at (360) 297-3330 to register.

Please check our website, www.krl.org, or call us.

The Kingston branch library is located at 11212 State Highway 104, in the Kingston Community Center.

Hours: Monday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Tuesday, 1-8 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Thursday, 1-5 p.m.; Friday, 1-6 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Little Boston Library events
— A Garden in the Middle of the World: June 3, 6-7 p.m. Terri Stanley and Terry Moyemont have 30 years of experience in landscape design, video production and garden photography. After a seven-year hiatus, photographing Northwest gardens and running a nursery for new plant selections, they returned to writing their book and producing short videos of gardens on the West Coast, dubbing this series “The Garden Road Show.” During the last months they have been working with the S’Klallam Tribe to produce a video documentary on the rebuilding of the Heronswood Nursery gardens.

See spectacular photographs of European gardens and learn about the rebuilding of a local treasure, Heronswood Gardens and Nursery.

— Little Boston Book Group: June 5, 11 a.m. Discussion of “The Coffins of Little Hope” by Timothy Schaffert.

— Storytime & Craft: June 18, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Come for a morning full of reading, rhymes, songs, and a fun craft after storytime. Pre-readers can count storytime toward their summer-reading hours. Siblings and other family members welcome.

— Henna Tattoos for Tweens and Teens: June 18, 4-6 p.m.  Award-winning artist Heidi Bennett will be applying temporary henna tattoos. You can also check in for your summer reading progress. Permission slip signed by parent/guardian is required to participate. Permission slips are available at the circulation desk or at the event. Space is limited and participants are encouraged to register early at the circulation desk.  Especially for ages 12-19.

— Legos @ the Library: June 19, 3:30-5 p.m. Love Legos? Drop in for a fun summer afternoon full of free play and Lego build-it challenges.

— Teen Gaming: June 21, 1-3 p.m. Play video games and board games. All games are rated Teen and younger. Snacks provided. Ages 12-19.

— Movie Matinee & Craft: June 24, 1-3 p.m. A special matinee of “Despicable Me.” We’ll also paint pet rock minions.

— Harmonica Pocket: June 25, 10:30 a.m. Groovy-green band The Harmonica Pocket returns with a new show for your toddler and preschooler.  Tender songs and books about earthworms, bare feet, and getting dirt under our fingernails in the garden connect parent and child to Mother Nature.

— Crafternoon: Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Bring your handwork projects and discover a new craft.

— Tomi Whalen is manager of the Kingston and Little Boston branches, Kitsap Regional Library. Contact her at twhalen@krl.org